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188|Back In The Blue Room-Part 2
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Save Him 189|Shut Up, Leviticus!
Leviticus called the whole night like a madman, and Levi ignored every one of his calls. He was too caught up with Natalie and their babies to worry about anything outside the walls of his penthouse."Maybe you should answer it?" Natalie suggested after Leviticus' eighth attempt to reach him.Levi shook his head and switched off his phone. "It's not important. But you are."He dipped his head and kissed her slowly, his hand resting on her tummy. He still found it incredible that Natalie didn't have just one, but two human beings growing inside her. And those two humans were a part of him as much as they were a part of her.Ten weeks.That was how far along she was, and he was already dying to tell everyone who'd listen he was going to be a father to two amazing humans.Natalie blocked out a very loud yawn with her hand. It was an emotionally taxing day for both of them, and she was clearly tired. They should get some rest. But Levi was afraid if he so much as fell asleep, she'd try an
Save Him 190|Forget The Pancakes
The first thing Natalie saw when she opened her eyes the next morning was the diamond halo ring on her finger. She sat up, rubbed her still sleepy eyes, and checked her hand again, convinced she was hallucinating."OH MY GOD!" she screeched her head off when she realised she wasn't hallucinating, startling a still-sleeping Levi awake."What is it? What's going on? Is it the twins?""No! This!" she held out her hand."You don't like it?""I love it," she whispered, her eyes suddenly misty. It was the most beautiful ring she'd ever seen—not that she'd seen many—but it literally took her breath away.As in love as she was with it, though, her conscience wouldn't allow her to wear something so precious and no doubt insanely expensive.Levi was quick to put her mind at ease, calling over his shoulder as he stepped into the bathroom to do his business. "It's insured."Natalie was still staring at her finger when he came back."Be honest, do you like it?" he asked, plopping down beside her.
Save Him 191|Surprises Are More Fun
After their doctor's visit, they headed straight home to prepare for their trip to Sparrow Beach.Levi did all the prepping while Natalie simply sat on the bed and watched him stuff his leather duffel bag with as many clothes as it would hold."Aren't you packing?" he asked."I'm done, remember?" Natalie pointed at her travel backpack in front of the walk-in closet, glad she'd had the foresight to not unpack last night."And that's enough clothes for two weeks?" Levi looked a little sceptical as he zipped up his bag and grabbed her backpack.She reached up and kissed him on the cheek. "If I need something, I can always grab it in Sparrow Beach."He didn't look convinced, but he followed her into the living room anyway. "So, what was the plan yesterday? Were you just going to run off to Sparrow Beach if I didn't stop you in time?""Who said I was running home? I was planning to head to Cape Town.""Why?""Because I've never travelled, and well, I wanted to see the world, and I figured
Save Him 192|Illuminating Experience
When Levi drifted downstairs at the crack of dawn, he didn't expect anyone to be up. But Amber stood in front of the kitchen window, nursing a cup of something hot in her hand."Good morning. Are you also an insomniac, like Nat?"She turned away from the window and smiled into her cup. "Hardly. I just have a lot on my mind. Why are you up? Nat kicked you out of bed?"Levi pulled out a chair and yawned in his hand. "Kind of. She wants pancakes."Mild intrigue stirred in Amber's eyes. "That's weird. She doesn't like pancakes. It must be the kiddos. Congrats, by the way, and on the engagement as well.""Thanks," he said, gently massaging the back of his neck. "She gave me a hell of a hard time, though. Took me six tries to get her to say yes.""I told you she's a runner!" Amber reminded him as she set her cup on the table. "Come on, I'll help you with the pancakes."Levi gladly accepted her offer, and for a little while, they worked in silence, with Amber doing most of the heavy lifting.
Save Him 193|Out Of Her Grasp
Levi kept up with her easily. "Nat, I can't afford to antagonise Andrei more than I already have. I have to think about your safety. And if it means keeping him close, then so be it."Natalie stopped and asked. "When exactly did you invite him to this wedding that I'm pretty sure didn't even exist at the time?""A few weeks ago at The Empress when he gave me the file on Dreams and Vivienne.""That was awfully presumptuous of you, don't you think? I hadn't even agreed to marry you, and yet you were already sending out invitations!"It had been a while since Levi saw her so pissed off, and all he could do was worry about her blood pressure. Dr Neville said she shouldn't be stressed out. Maybe he was a little overzealous when he extended an olive branch to the Russian, and he admitted as much to her. "Look, Love, I should have discussed this with you first, and I'm sorry."Natalie closed her eyes and inhaled and exhaled a couple of times. When she brought her gaze to his again, she didn'
Save Him 194|Beautifully Poetic
Natalie looked up from her screen at the sound of her bedroom door banging shut. But she gazed unseeingly at Levi, stunned disbelief in her eyes.Was it all true?Was this how everything ended?The countless hours of drifting between anger and hate, those endless moments spent ebbing and flowing between shame and grief, propelled forward by the oars of her guilt…Was this what it had all boiled down to?Paul's lifeless body sprawled on some cheap metal table of an overcrowded prison's canteen, his insides spewing out of his fleshy, wobbly stomach like a gutted fish?It seemed so beautifully poetic that for someone who had obsessed over beauty and revelled in degrading women, Paul had been left out in the open, in such a humiliating pose that not only screamed of his vulnerability but the raw ugliness of his final moments, too.The beauty of it all, though, was the message—WOMAN BEATER—tattooed on his chest with what Natalie assumed was a barbaric instrument made in the bowels of some d
Save Him 195|No Real Closure
Supper was a little subdued that night. Amber and Jamie were bummed they were leaving so soon. They thought they still had two more days with them."Something came up at work," Natalie said.Amber nodded, and Jamie stared glumly at his plate."But you guys can always come up to see me," Natalie tried to cheer them up. "In fact, I insist you guys should come up. Make a road trip of it.""Yeah, that would be awesome." Amber grinned. "Heritage Day weekend. We'll drive up. Is that okay with you, Levi?""You're welcome anytime, and my folks would love to meet you, hopefully before the wedding.""It's settled then." Amber bobbed her head.Jamie stirred to life in his seat, his eyes as huge as saucers. "Did you guys see the video of that guy in prison, the one on that metal table? At first, I thought they were performing an autopsy, but it turned out someone shanked him in his stomach, and his insides actually trickled out. Did you guys know your stomach is the size of your fist? But I don't
Save Him 196|Bury An Asshole-Part 1
The only funeral Natalie had ever attended was her mom's, seven years ago.She remembered the days leading up to those final moments so clearly because it rained for a week non-stop in Sparrow Beach, a strange phenomenon for a town that prided itself on its warm weather to match the balmy temperament of its residents.It rained sometimes. Just not often. Just not every day for a week straight like it did back then.It was like Natalie and her siblings didn't have enough tears to express all their grief and sorrow, and the heavens above had decided to intervene and help them out.The rain, relentless and steady in its stubbornness to share in their mourning, was as quietly unobtrusive as the depression that had snuck in soon after the doctors informed them nothing more could be done for June Taylor.No, the rain never bothered Natalie.It was the eerie silence that crept in once the doctors turned their white-coated backs and returned to the business of saving lives or breaking hearts—
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