Forbidden Love

Chapter 21-The Enigma Of Ed

Emily POV

I woke up to Edward putting me on a bundle of blankets. My eyesight was very groggy. I can hear the crunching of snow. My body felt weak and suddenly hear, 

"Don't worry, Emily. The spray won't affect your child or should I say children based on your sonogram." 

I look up to see Edward holding a shovel and a gun in his waistband.

 "What the fuck, Edward?" I said with a gasp. 

Edward stopped what he was doing and was looking at me. 

"You know Emily, I liked you. I truly did. But no, you had to be friends with Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and fuck Jerome Valeska and carry his children. You were the only one who understood me, did riddles with me, and cared for me. I even found this in your car." 

Edward tossed me a piece of crumpled paper. It was the note that Edward left for me when I was going to meet him at the restaurant all those months ago.

I apologize for the subterfuge

Never trust someone who can't keep track of

Endless time.

Exciting, isn't it? That I am

Deciding to contact you.

How can I describe it?

Ecstasy or Obsession

Life is tiring, but you?

Pleasure is all you bring.

EN

I look up at Edward. He had a smile on his face that could scare the devil himself. 

"Do you know what kind of message that is, my dear? Look hard and closer. The answer is in your face." 

I look at the message. I look around the note until it hit me. The letter was an acrostic, which technically is another form of writing in which the first letter of each line spells out a message. I look at the first letters and spell the message,

"I need help"

I look back at Edward. He was stepping forward with the gun in his hand and the shovel on the ground. Panic began to set in. The one time I don't have my firearm on me. Quickly, I began to say to him, 

"Edward, please don't do this. I swear to God, I won't say anything. I swear Edward." I begged. 

Edward was holding the gun at close range. I started to shed some tears as I was holding my stomach. Edward looks at me with a sadistic grin but his eyes are telling me a different story. He wanted to spare me but something wasn't allowing him to. He comes close to me and kisses me on the cheek. 

"Goodbye, my dear." 

Then, I hear a twig snapping. Both Edward and I look behind us and it's Jim. Edward chuckles and says, 

"Jim Gordon. So you did find Penguin. And that little bird sang." 

Jim began to raise his hands and replies, 

"No, I just followed you."

 Edward looks down at me and back at Jim. Edward starts laughing and then says, 

"You fed information to that little miscreant assuming that I'd hear. Or no. No-no-no. Of course, you were in cahoots. Of course, you were in cahoots. Well, either way, bravo Jim. I'd clap but I have your gun in my hand." 

I then tried to shuffle slowly away but Edward noticed and grabbed me; holding me close to his chest in a lock and aiming the gun at Jim. 

"How did this happen to you?" Jim asks. "How did you become this?" 

Edward smiles and answers, 

"You dummy, this is who I am. It was just admitting the truth to myself. Well, that and murdering some people." 

Edward holds the gun to my head, pressing it hard against my head. 

"I don't believe that," Jim says sharply. 

"You don't believe it. Why, Jim?" Edward asks. "Cause it would make you incompetent? To know that I was under your nose the entire time? Or you don't want to admit there is a monster in all of us, because you, of all people, should know that. That's what made it so easy to frame you." Edward laughs. 

Shaking his head in disbelief, Jim says, "I was your friend and so was she." 

"Were you, Jim? Were you my friend? And you, Emily? Were you my friend? Or did you just pity me? "Oh, poor, weird, little Ed. With his little, silly wordplay and his little riddles." 

Jim finally says what Edward wanted to hear, "You're completely insane." 

Edward scoffs and says, 

"Yeah. It's probably easier for both of you to think that. How about one last riddle, for old time's sake?" 

Jim looks at me and back at Edward. Ed starts his riddle. 

"A nightmare for some. For others, a savior, I come. My hands, cold and bleak, it's the warm hearts they seek." 

Jim, nonchalantly says, "Death." 

Edward looks at Jim, giving him a thumbs-up, and says, 

"Right again."

 Pointing the gun at Jim, Edward declares, "Goodbye Jim." 

"Drop the gun!" A thunderous voice boomed. 

We all turn to see Captain Barnes, Detective Harvey, and several other officers surrounding us. Edward abruptly pushes me to Jim's arms. Jim holds me close to him, protecting me from Edward's gun. 

"C-Captain Barnes, I'm arresting Jim and saving this defenseless and pregnant girl!" 

Frustrated, Barnes yells, 

"Stop it, Ed! We heard everything. Now, drop the gun and get on your knees!" 

Edward was stammering. "No, this is-This-I'm-He's-He's!" 

"Last chance!" Barnes yells. 

Edward stares at me and Jim with hate-filled eyes. Edward decides to run, only to trip on a log and be arrested on the spot. Jim looks at me and says, 

"Are you alright? You okay?" I nod and hug Jim. Jim breathes a sigh of relief. We all start making our way to the clear pathway. Edward was being put away in a police car. Something tells me to talk to Ed one last time before he leaves. "Wait, stop!" I yell. The officers stop as I approach Edward. "Edward, I was and I will be your friend. You just need to give me time to recover from this. Please take care of yourself." Edward looks at me and gives me a small corner smile. He is then placed in the police car and it drives away. Jim walks up to me and asks, "Why did you do that? He almost killed you." I grin and say, "If there's anything that being pregnant has taught me, it's always positive and forgiving. That way, everything goes-" 

SPLASH! 

I start groaning in pain. My knees begin to buckle. My water broke. Jim rushes to hold me. 

"Oh, God have mercy!!" I scream. 

Pains were hitting me like electricity. Jim has a look of panic and concern on his face. Scanning for his car, Jim says, 

"Harvey, start the car! We need to go to Gotham Central!" 

Harvey runs from Barnes, gets the car keys from his pocket while Jim and I get into the car. Jim gets into the backseat with me. Harvey starts the car and begins to speed like a bat out of hell to get to the main highway. This is it. My babies are arriving soon.