Four years prior

Raivis nervously twiddled his thumbs as he awaited for Erika's arrival. He had been waiting for this moment ever since he realized he was in love with her. It had taken time of course, they had known each other since they were about four or five. However, he quickly had to suppress his feelings since he was rather weak and not physically attractive enough compared to his peers. But as time went on, he couldn't stay quiet anymore. So on the day of their high school graduation, which was only four months prior, he told her he loved her.

To his surprise, she had been in love with him as well. Unfortunately they were in different countries now and could only see each other on holidays.  Suddenly a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts and he quickly ran to the door. He creaked it open, checking to see who it was. As Erika's face became visible, he opened door further and smiled at her, his cheeks turning red.

" You look nice."

Erika smiled "  so do you, Raivis.

Raivis moved out of the way to let Erika into his apartment. Erika stepped in and he closed the door behind her. The two sat in the dining area and talked endlessly. They talked mostly about university life, since that was the most significant thing in their daily lives. Raivis was a chemical engineering major and Erika was a biology/ pre-dental major. Soon things got quiet and Raivis decided they needed some wine, since it was a good social drink.

" Erika, would you like some wine?" Raivis offered politely.

Erika normally wouldn't accept, since she didn't like to drink, but decided a glass wouldn't hurt " Sure"

Raivis served two glasses of red wine, one for himself and one for Erika. He took the wine bottle with him and sat back down. Just as he imagined, the drinks opened up more conversations. This time, they began to discuss food, mostly about what they liked and didnt like. They had similar likes and dislikes. Though Erika was more picky than Raivis. As the conversation went on, he had already had three glasses. Erika noticed and moved the wine bottle away.

" Don't make yourself sick." Erika's voice was gentle and reassuring, but also concerned.

" I have a pretty good tolerance. I'll be fine." Raivis smiled, pecking her cheek gently. He liked himself more in this state of mind, he felt so much more confident.

She smiled and pressed her lips onto his. He kissed back, deepening the kiss.  It quickly got to the point where they would need to relocate themselves. The pair quickly went to his bedroom and locked the door behind them.

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Erika looked at her phone screen, pain filling her heart as she watched the snapchat video sent by her good friend Irunya. It showed Raivis at a gay nightclub grinding on Amelia, a hotter, curvier, outgoing, and lesbian version of herself. He proceeded to pick her up and twirl her around. Erika knew she shouldn't have felt this way, Amelia would never be into him in that way, but it wasn't about her , it was about him. She thought that going to medical school in London and living with Ravis there while he got a master's degree there would make things easier. Especially since they had two children together, who mostly lived with Raivis. But instead, it did just the opposite. They fought more, and didn't spend much time with each other.

" Why is he even at a gay nightclub?" She muttered in a bitter tone of voice "He hates even being called gay as a joke."

She regretted not asking Raivis where he would be when he left the house, or better yet, make him stay. If she hadn't felt so sick, she likely would have done so. She looked through her friend's snapchat stories mindlessly. Many were trivial things like videos of their cats or pictures of their food. She suddenly came across one taken place in that same LGBT club. Raivis was shirtless and had large purple  hickeys covering his torso and neck. He was sitting on the lap of a tall blond man who wore a thick scarf. She had never seen this man before, but she instantly had a gut feeling just by looking at him. The two kissed, right then. That's when she decided enough was enough. She was going to end it now.

She slowly walked to the kitchen and grabbed a thick knife. She twirled it in her hand, as if thinking a bit. She crept upstairs and creaked open a door of another room. This room happened to be the room of their three year old son, Fredrick. The little boy was fast asleep.  She knew how much Raivis loved him. The boy clearly resembled Raivis greatly. She took a nearby pillow and pressed it against his face. She held it there even as the child began crying and twitching all over. After a few minutes, the toddler became quiet. She took the pillow off and carried the dead body to the kitchen. There, she drained all of the blood out of his body and mixed it in with a cake mix and baked in the oven. As that was baking, she quickly went through her dead son's toys and found a baseball bat lying around, she slipped on some gloves from the bathroom and smashed the bedroom window with the bat, to make it appear as if it were forced entry.

She then ran to the basement and fetched some sulphuric acid, which Raivis used for his work, and placed the dead body into the tub and hid it in the back of the other tubs and placed items on top of it.

The next morning, she woke up early, as if nothing happened. She decided to heat up the tea cakes she baked the night before so they would be fresh for Raivis. She set the table and iced the cakes before placing them on the table. As she went upstairs to dress herself, she heard crying in the other room. Of course, it was their other son, Alvin, who normally wakes up around this hour. She went to his room and gently picked him up.

" let's go wake daddy" she cooed and carried him to the couple's bedroom. She placed Alvin on the bed and he got onto his father's stomach and laughed loudly. Raivis groaned as Alvin bounced and opened his eyes.

" Good morning Alvin" Raivis kissed his son affectionately and sat up, lifting the boy up. Holding him, he stood up and kissed Erika gently " Good morning, beautiful. Where's our little Freddie at?"

" Probably just sleeping. He was so tired last night." Erika replied " Come, I made some tea cake."

She started downstairs and the boys followed. She poured some tea in the cups that were preset as Raivis sat with Alvin on his lap. Alvin took the first cake he saw and stuffed it in his mouth. Raivis set a piece on his plate and ate it quickly.

" Wow, you've outdone yourself." Raivis smiled as he finished off the rest of the cake. " Why aren't you eating any?"

She sighed " I've been feeling sick for the past couple of weeks. I throw up everything I eat, I have headaches..."

Raivis raised an eyebrow " Have you been to the doctor?"

She shook her head " Not yet... honestly, it feels very similar to how I felt when I was pregnant with Alvin.."

Raivis's eyes widened and he smiled "You think maybe-"

She nodded " I need to wait another week before I can confirm it though."

He stood up and kissed her " This is great! Did you hear that Alvin? You might be a big brother!"  The family hugged for a bit. Alvin, being only two, innocently looked up at them and smiled.

Raivis handed Alvin to Erika " I'm going to check on Freddie. "

Raivis walked upstairs gleefully and opened the door. However, to his horror he saw the child wasn't there. He looked at the broken window and his hands began to shake violently. He rushed downstairs, unsure of how to tell his wife. He didn't want her to be stressed because that would be bad for the pregnancy. He simply grabbed the house phone and dialed for police.

" Hello, I think someone kidnapped my son. His name is Fredrick Allen Galante. He's three years old. He has curly blond hair and blue eyes-"

Erika's eyes widened. She stepped closer to Raivis who continued giving details. He wrapped his arm around Erika and pulled her closer.

" Yes. Yes. Thanks." Raivis hung up and tears formed in his eyes.

" I should've stayed home..." Raivis murmured.

" Oh honey, I know it was just for work, you couldn't help it..." Erika's voice trailed off.

Raivis paused " If I stayed, there would be more eyes to watch. We have two kids. This isn't your fault Erika. You're pregnant and I'm sure Alvin was impossible to put to sleep. I should've installed that alarm system like you suggested-"

" sssh..." Erika whispered " We'll get through this together."