The Parent Trap

Surprise, Surprise

The night of love had ended for the two lovebirds at the break of dawn. The night they had spent together was completely spent catching up intimately, making up for everything they had longed to share together over the past year. Both had fallen asleep wrapped in a white sheet.

When the late morning arrived, Agnetha had opened her eyes blinded from the bright morning sunshine. The storm from the previous night had ended bringing along the chirping morning birds and a clear sky.

She couldn't understand why she had the pounding headache. She felt chills on her body and realized she wasn't dressed. She panicked and turned around to see who had spent the night with her fearing it was the plumber, but it was Björn. No, no, no, she thought.

This was going to be a mistake and she knew it. Everything had been going so well for them the past year and now, this could change it all. She quickly got out of bed quietly, not wanting to wake him. She immediately went into the bathroom with some clothes, had put on her rain boots and immediately left the house.

She drove around in circles before finding herself at the park with a pounding headache from her hangover. As she remembered scenes of their night, her headache increased. How could they face each other now?

"Last stop: bedroom," Björn smirked as he carried her in his arms.

"It's nearly 3:30," she laughed as he playfully kissed her jawline. "You tired me."

"I told you, I'm going to tell you and show you how much I love you until you say yes to me."

"But I've said yes already."

"And what if I want to hear it again and again, what's wrong with that? I'm happy."

"I'm very happy, too."

"So, tell me again."

"Yes, I'll marry you, Björn. My heart is yours."

Agnetha covered her mouth and cried in the car. As many people had been enjoying their morning jogging, she sat inside her car not knowing what to do with the fragments of memories that appeared.

She was in a serious relationship with Dick, but what happened with Björn never made sense. This marriage talk... maybe it wasn't serious. Maybe they enjoyed themselves a little too much and spilled their secrets. She didn't know what to believe.

Agnetha took a tablet of aspirin and left the car to take a walk in the woods to clear her mind. She walked through the empty forest trying to calm her mind but that was impossible. The memories of the night kept flashing like a scene of a movie.

His voice stayed in her mind as much as she tried to keep it out. Everything he said to her came rushing back to her.

No one compares to you. I'm going to divorce Lena and make you mine. You're the love of my life. Mrs. Ulvaeus.

She spun around in the park not knowing where to go, where to turn, what to think. She sat on the ground in the woods, surrounded by trees and logs while she cried. She was supposed to find a solution with Dick, but she had only found herself another problem now. There wasn't a doubt that she still loves him, but asking someone for a divorce... It's not simple. It's not black and white.

An hour and a half later, Agnetha went home. She had left Björn afraid to see him but knew she couldn't stay outside of her house forever. They'd be seeing each other the next day anyway for the Dick Cavett television special, day one of three.

She didn't see Björn's car in the driveway and felt relieved. She didn't have to have the hangover talk with him. Maybe he didn't remember a word he had said, either.