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153|Crazy Stupid Ways
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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
Save Him 160|Passengers
Angela was waiting for Levi at Rise after he left his parents, and they spent an unnecessarily long time trying to decide what to get Natalie for lunch."What does she like?" Angela asked."Ice cream, pizza and wine, Alfredo pasta and mutton curry," he rattled off everything Amber had told him, happy to put his gruelling confrontation with his parents aside and focus on something mundane, like ordering lunch for his girlfriend.He knew he'd have to deal with all their revelations at some point, but until Linda Swartz's receptionist got back to him, he'd have to neatly compartmentalise his feelings in a mental box and try not to peek inside."—Well, they don't sell any of that, sir," Angela informed him as she looked through the menu. "How about a chocolate croissant or a bran muffin?"Levi looked at her doubtfully, but agreed, adding a few more items."We'll be working on the third floor today," he told her as they made their way to the office."I don't think that's a good idea," Ange
Save Him 161|Push A Little Further
Levi spent the rest of his morning with the developers sorting out the patch. He was eyeballs deep in code when Mark came to pick him, and they set off for Riversands.Seth had decided to stay behind and follow up on Aunty Viv's other properties.Mark sat behind the wheel for a large part of their six-hour drive, and Levi was grouchy the whole time. He still thought a chopper would have saved them both a lot of time."Where's the element of surprise?" Mark asked softly.Levi pulled his attention away from the laptop long enough to throw him a concerned look.Ever since he told him about the meeting with his parents, Mark had slipped into some far off place, and no matter how hard Levi tried to reach him, he couldn't.But he had to try again. Otherwise, it would just eat away at his partner away if they didn't get it off his chest, so he asked him, "Do you want to talk about it? The stuff with Colleen?"Mark shook his head, and they drove in silence for some time until Levi screamed an
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