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136|All Kinds Of Mad
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Save Him 137|Time And Distance-Part 1
Levi had been at work for over an hour now since Zachary and Carlos dropped him off, but hard as he tried to settle down and focus, he couldn't. To say he was restless from all his pent up rage was an understatement. So to keep himself from going on a rampage and doing something he'd regret, he decided to stay put in his office.He drifted off to the window and gazed at the buildings across. One of them housed a dying, daily newspaper. The other was once a thriving hotel but had now been reduced to cheap accommodation for college students. It had a nice rooftop garden, though— the hotel college—and that was what Levi was staring at now, at the group of boys of around eighteen or so, weed out their vegetable garden when a soft knock on his door pulled him away from the window.Without waiting for an invitation, Angela came in. The sour expression on her face matched the dark pantsuit she wore. She set a macchiato from Rise, his change of clothing and Natalie's backpack on the coffee ta
Save Him 138|Time And Distance-Part 2
Half an hour later, all freshened up and feeling more like himself again, Levi joined Seth on the couch while Mark caught up on the financial markets on his iPad.The PI brought up an Excel spreadsheet on his laptop and shoved it at Levi."What am I looking at?" he asked as he scanned through a long list of series of numbers."That's Colleen's client list," Seth explained."Should I even ask how you got it?" Levi asked, already dreading his response."How else were we supposed to get it?" Mark confirmed his suspicions, and Levi suddenly needed a very strong drink; Angela's now cold macchiato wasn't going to cut it."What the actual hell, Mark?" he pushed the laptop away, stalked to the bar to pour them both a generous amount of whiskey and grabbed some water for Seth."Calm down! It won't trace back to us. Seth's guy is a pro." Mark retorted as he took the glass and knocked back his drink.Levi hoped he was right. There was still a very real possibility he might be booked for assault i
Save Him 139|Restless As The Sea
For two weeks, Natalie went through the motions. She went to work, did what she needed to do, sat in her game-planning meetings and typed up her reports. Soon, though, her listlessness began to seep into every aspect of her work.Norah called her in a few times, did the standard check-in, and Natalie assured her everything was perfectly fine.The second week when she messed up yet another report, Anna from HR had to intervene. She took her across to Rise for a coffee chat. Natalie saw through the whole thing, though. Just because their chat wasn't in Anna's office didn't make it any less of a verbal warning."Is everything okay?" Anna asked for what felt like the millionth time, and Natalie answered with her usual standard response. She was perfectly okay.What else was she supposed to say?She couldn't tell her that she was pining for their boss and she missed him terribly.Cutting off communication with Levi this time around was way more brutal because she'd become too emotionally i
Save Him 140|On The Run
Since the prosecutor who'd held the party in Glen Eagles was still on vacation abroad, and they didn't have any other new leads on Colleen, Levi decided they should go back to the drawing board and do things the old school way. They couldn't just sit back and twiddle their thumbs for another two weeks while they waited for the man's return.So immediately after his walkthrough of What If, Levi went home, had a nap that somehow turned into a few hours of solid sleep, and when he woke up sometime after 7:00 PM, they canvassed the streets of the western suburbs.Their searches in the past had centred around the north and surrounding areas. Branching out to areas that Colleen wouldn't normally go to seemed like a good way to help breathe new life into a case on the verge of turning cold. But, none of the transient groups they came across had ever seen Colleen, and their luck didn't improve when they hit the homeless shelters."How does a whole human vanish without a trace?" Mark asked, hi
Save Him 141|Ik Heb Je, Liefde
All the big shots of the gaming industry and Chassis' fans came out and showed up for the beta access launch of Speed Freak.By the time Natalie and Emily arrived at Rock Castle's Convention Centre, fashionably late because it was the only way to make a statement—according to Emily—the black carpet was ablaze with cameras and microphones as reporters tried to get the most iconic shots and memorable quotes from those they deemed worthy of their time and attention.Natalie called Jamie and Amber to give them a glimpse of the launch. She headed inside the venue and panned her camera around while Emily remained outside and took hundreds of photos on the carpet.Amber was underwhelmed. She couldn't understand what the fuss was about. As impressed as Jamie was, he wanted to get back to the live stream."What live stream?" Puzzled by his announcement, Natalie asked."The live stream Chassis set up for some of their fans." Jamie couldn't keep the impatience from his voice. "Nat, I want to cat
Save Him 142|Damage Control-Part 1
It took Natalie a long time to stop shaking. It took Levi's heart rate just as long to come down slowly.He held her tightly and kissed her forehead, grateful to have her back in his arms and in his bed.The past couple of weeks were torture for him.There were times when he'd been so terrified she'd never return to him.There were moments of intense jealousy and feelings of inadequacy whenever he saw her chatting with other guys in the office, smiled at them or laughed at their jokes. He wanted to be the only man who made her smile and laugh. He wanted to be the only man she looked at and thought about.Now that she was back in his arms, he planned to hold on to her forever. She said she loved him; Levi hoped she'd meant it, and it wasn't just her anger and petty jealousy talking. He knew she wanted him. Their drenched sheets were evidence of their desire for the other. But he desperately wanted her heart, too."Natalie," he whispered as he sought her lips in the dark and moved over h
Save Him 143|Damage Control-Part 2
"Van Holt, we can't just fire people!" Mark glared at him as he slammed the door shut. "Do you know how long it took to calm her down? She wanted to quit.""Let her. I mean, with her few brain cells, it seems all that university education has gone to waste, don't you think?" Levi clenched his jaw. "Who is she again?""She's a PR intern.""Why was an intern sitting in a crisis management meeting?"Mark rolled his eyes in frustration and stalked to the bar. He brought a bottle of whiskey and three glasses. Natalie declined. Levi was more than happy to be her white knight, so he knocked back both drinks."Are you sure about this?" Mark asked as they sipped their drinks in silence.Levi shook his head. He wasn't sure, but it had to be done. He'd acted irresponsibly. Natalie wasn't his direct subordinate, but he had to declare their relationship since a fallout from an office romance could be catastrophic for him as the CEO. It was one of the many reasons he'd never gotten involved with an
Save Him 144|Things He Never Talks About-Part 1
They were in the kitchen, going over their plans for the day while Levi made them coffee to jumpstart their brains.He felt it was too soon for Natalie to return to work after their meeting with Anna, and he wanted her to work from home."All the more reason I should go, don't you think? I don't want everyone to think I'm taking liberties just because I'm dating the boss," she argued as she took the mug from him and sniffed it, relishing the intense smell of coffee beans.Levi placed his cup on the counter and draped his arms around her, engulfing her in his warmth as he dropped kisses down her neck. "You can take all the liberties you want."Natalie liked the sound of that. In fact, she liked it so much, she turned around and kissed him fully on the lips, and it didn't take long for their not-so-innocent smooch to morph into a heavy make-out session."Let's go back to bed. I have a surprise for you." Levi nipped her upper lip playfully.He had her at 'surprise', and Natalie was ready
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