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151|Enough Tears To Fill The Ocean
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Save Him 152|Working Towards Something
They didn't have a plan after leaving the hospital. So they all ended up at Natalie's house and spent a large part of their Saturday evening going over Colleen's case.Natalie thought it would be better if they all worked backwards and tried to piece together everything about Colleen's disappearance from there."Okay, so November 5th is her last known sighting," Emily said from her place on the floor at Natalie's feet as she rapidly ran her hands on the keys of her MacBook.Levi didn't like the idea that she and Natalie were already so heavily invested in searching for his twin, especially with their close ties to Dreams. The last thing he wanted was to put them in danger. But he didn't have the heart to tell them they were not on the case. So he watched the two of them plot out a neat timeline on a PowerPoint presentation."Before that, it was October 28th, at Smiths Town," Natalie said. She seemed utterly absorbed with their slide. It was almost as if he, Mark and Seth weren't even
Save Him 153|Crazy Stupid Ways
They had a long journey ahead of them on Sunday, so they woke up early, took a quick shower and raced off to the hospital to see Natalie's siblings one last time before they drove back to Rock Union.Their first stop was the cemetery. Natalie wanted to see her parents and place flowers on their graves before leaving Sparrow Beach.So they walked to the chapel Levi had seen when they drove through town on Friday.He stood a respectable distance from her to give her some privacy while she spoke with her mom, but she waved him over.He knelt beside her and took her hand."Mom, this is the man I told you about the last time. He's a good man. Most of the time. But he does crazy stupid things, like picking fights with random strangers," she smiled tearfully, and Levi laughed.Yeah, crazy and stupid summed him up well, especially where she was concerned."But because of his crazy stupid ways, Jamie's going to be okay. And I wanted you two to meet, at least once," she openly wept, and Levi hug
Save Him 154|End Badly For Someone
Ten minutes before they were supposed to leave, everyone excused themselves to give Natalie some alone time with her siblings, and she spent the whole time crying over their shoulders while she hugged them.The weekend had flown by too quickly, and she wished she could stay longer. But she had work tomorrow."Nat," Amber said sternly. "You can't keep crying every time you come home. We'll be fine.""I know," Natalie said as she brushed away her tears. "But I should be here, looking after you guys.""That's what the nurses are for," Jamie said reasonably, barely looking up from his laptop. He was still fixated on the issues Levi had pointed out in his code."Besides, we'll have a caregiver when we leave here in a few days," Amber reminded her.Knowing they'd be in good hands throughout their recovery was the only reason Natalie was able to return to Rock Union somewhat relieved.She kissed them on their foreheads, and before she could slip out of the ward, Amber stopped her."He's a go
Save Him 155|The List-Part 1
By the time Emily dragged herself out of bed Monday morning, Natalie was almost done packing her clothes and boxing up her cutlery and the few pieces of decor she owned. She still had her flea market books to contend with. But she'd make them tonight's problem.Her phone went off on the end table.Emily grabbed it, mumbling when she handed it over, "it's a text from Aunty Viv."A sinking feeling settled in Natalie's tummy as she read the snippy message."She wants to meet tonight."She didn't realise she'd said the words out loud until Emily cursed."Fuck Nat! This is not good. Do you think she knows about the list?""I doubt it. She probably wants to check how the girlfriend contract's going," Natalie said, trying to keep the panic from her voice. But she was pretty sure Emily was right on the money about the list. There was no way Aunty Viv wanted to meet for a friendly dinner considering their last confrontation had left a bitter taste in both their mouths."Do you want me to come
Save Him 156|The List-Part 2
"Yes, she's alive, living an unassuming life," Aunt Viv replied at last."That's great. I'm so relieved," Natalie nodded and released a shaky sigh, her eyes shimmering brightly with tears.Aunty Viv clutched her hand tightly. "Promise me you'll stop looking into Jewel. Some roads lead to nowhere good, Noelle. Jewel is one of those roads.""But—" Natalie tried to say.Aunty Viv quickly cut her off, though. "No buts, Noelle! Drop this business about Jewel and leave the fucking client list alone. I won't have this chat with you again. The backers wanted you to know they've allowed you to keep your life because there are no names on that list. But if you do anything crazy again, no one can stop them from coming after you."Aunty Viv stood up, threw on her infamous leopard print coat and picked up her clutch before she drained her martini and sashayed out of the room.Terrified out of her head, Natalie ran to the bathroom and locked herself in one of the stalls.She quickly pulled out her
Save Him 157|My Person-Part 1
It was late, and they were both tired when they made it back to Green Point.Natalie ran straight to the guest room, but Levi was only too happy to dash her plans."Our room is over there!" He pointed at the master bedroom and promptly took her suitcase there. Her books and TV were still in the car. Mr Ackerman, his butler, would take care of them during the week.Like he knew she would, Natalie tried to argue with him. "But that's my room.""No, that's Colleen's room." Levi smiled and pushed her inside the walk-in closet. Mrs Ackerman had cleared some space, and the outfits he'd bought Natalie were already on the hangers and the shoes and handbags on the shelves."Don't you think things are moving too fast?" she asked, stepping deeper into the closet.Levi thought they were moving too damn slow. He wanted to fast forward to the parts where they were happy and without a care in the world. But there were still too many issues between them, like the upcoming visit to his folks' ranch an
Save Him 158|My Person-Part 2
They were discussing Vivienne Lume—Seth had finally figured out her surname from the clothing boutique invoice—when Natalie came in, dressed in one of his shirts.Mark and Seth hugged her after scolding her for her stunt earlier."Guys, I'm okay!" she assured them. "I'm not made of glass."Levi's anger eased some when his eyes travelled down her small frame appreciatively. She really seemed to have a thing for his clothes, specifically his shirts. But he wasn't complaining. They looked good on her, and he loved that even when she was upset with him, she still wanted him close to her.His stomach flip-flopped when he remembered her words earlier about wanting to be his person. How could she even think she wasn't?"I'll just sit in. I won't work the case," Natalie mumbled as she leaned on the doorframe and crossed her arms.Levi stared at her, convinced she was testing his patience. The earnestness in her eyes, though, softened the knot in his heart, and he found himself nodding."Great
Save Him 159|Legacy
Natalie was gone when Levi woke up the next morning. He reached for his phone on the end table and called her, but she didn't pick up.He sent her a text. She read it but didn't respond.Frowning, he rolled out of bed and strolled to the bathroom to take a leak, thinking back to last night.Sure, the romantic evening he'd planned didn't pan out so well, but they'd kissed and made up, so he couldn't understand why she'd just up and leave him in bed, especially when they were going to the same office.With his most urgent business out of the way, he headed back to the master bedroom and called Angela to check Natalie's whereabouts."Yes, Mr Van Holt, she's at work. I just saw her now in the elevator with her friend," his assistant assured him."Thanks, Angela. I'm meeting my parents shortly; I'll head to the office straight after."Forty minutes later, Levi sat in his parents' suite at The Empress, the animosity between him and his father palpable as he updated them up on Colleen's case
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