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138|Time And Distance-Part 2
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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
Save Him 145|Things He Never Talks About-Part 2
Emily was already waiting, tapping her fingers impatiently on the steering wheel.Natalie jumped in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt."So I met the ex," she said as soon as they pulled away from the entrance."I was there, remember?" Emily rolled her eyes."No, I mean. Today. I've just left her with Levi—""What?" Emily rammed on the brakes so hard if Natalie didn't have her seatbelt on, she was pretty sure she would have flown through the windscreen.The driver behind them complained, but Emily pretended not to see him as he overtook them and flipped them off."What do you mean you left her with Levi? Why would you do that? God, Nat! Can you honestly be so naive? You never ever leave your boyfriend with his ex!""Why not?" Natalie asked."Because there's a thing called casual sex between exes.""I trust Levi. Besides, Melissa seems nice. She's not at all like the evil blonde witch we imagined. Gosh, I feel so awful for stalking her socials and hating her for no reason, Em
Save Him 146|Left Unseen
Natalie rushed through her morning routine, and at 6:00 AM on the dot, she was on the bus on her way to work.By 07:00 AM, she was already logged in to her workstation and anxious as fuck, waiting for Levi to come in. She sent him a text, checking how far he was. She was dying to tell him about her little discovery.But when he still hadn't responded to her messages a couple of hours later, she dashed to the 10th floor."Mr Van Holt is out of the country. But he asked me to give you this." Angela smiled politely behind her glasses.Natalie took the envelope, puzzled by the PA's announcement. "But I spoke with him last night. He said he'll be here today.""He got a call at the crack of dawn. It seems the issue with the overseas distributor is much bigger than we'd anticipated—" Angela explained, but lost interest halfway through, leaving Natalie to fill in the blanks herself."When is he coming back?""Depends on how soon they reach an agreement.""Is Mark in yet? Can I see him?"Angel
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