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It’s already dawn but Nathalie doesn’t have enough change to buy Brianna a proper meal.
They relocated their panhandling area.
During their walk, Nathalie encountered once more a scammer of the kind that stages being struck by a vehicle, feigns injury, and demands payment from the person they have deceived.
During their one-month period of living on the streets, Nathalie has witnessed such scams on multiple occasions.
There have
CALIX'S POV š–“I’m going now,” I said laconically.Veronica smiled again. She tiptoed, took hold of both my arms, then gave me a kiss on the lips. I nearly pushed her, had she not gripped my arms firmly.“Don’t go overboard and get too exhausted to your work, babe.”I gave a restrained nod and answered equally reservedly, “Hm.”I slowly released her grip on my arm. “I have to go. I might be late for my breakfast meeting.”“I understand. Give me a call or even just send a quick text when you get to your breakfast meeting. I just want to make sure you’re there safely and not be worried.”“Sure. I'll go now.” I bid farewell once more, and stepped away from where she stood.I was already holding the door knob when Veronica called me again.“Babe!”I made an effort not
NATHALIE'S POV š-āYes,ā I answered without hesitation. āI am sure.āāAre you still sticking to that answer?āāCertainly.āāNat, weāre still friends, right? Same as before?āāWithout a doubt.āāIn that case, why lie?ā he let out a chuckle. āAfter all, itās nothing new for you to come to me first and open up about your real feelings for the one you love.āI frowned. āMe? Lying? Iām not.āāPerhaps you arenāt aware of it yourself.āāWhich one?āāThere is a spot reserved for him in your heart.āāWho? Tyler?āāSadly, yes.āāTy is my friend. Or rather, a special friend.āāDid you notice in yourself, that sweet smile you had when I asked you about him?āāW-What?ā I asked in a panic.I touched both ends of my lips at the same time.He laughed out loud. āWhy are you so nervous?āāJust go ahead and cook!ā I said in annoyance.I wasnāt smiling.What I wasnāt sure about was what he was saying, about my sweet smile...Harrison and I didnāt talk about that anymore because he needed to focus on c
NATHALIE'S POV š-āOuch!ā I yelped as I cut my finger while slicing the cabbage.āNat!āHarrison moved to my side in the blink of an eye.He gently held my hand. āAre you alright?āāYes. Iāll wash it first.āI rose and walked over to the sink, Harrison still by my side, as he opened the tap.āDo you have a medicine box?āāYes. Itās in that cabinet,ā I then pointed to that cabinet.āIāll take it first.āI nodded my head then looked back at my finger.Right after I turned off the faucet, Harrison returned to my side, carrying the medicine box.āLet me treat your wound in the living room.āāI can do it.āāWhoās the doctor here?ā he asked in a tone was both authoritative and playful.āI give up, Harrison!ā I said with a big smile, just laughing at him.Then we headed to the living room.We came upon Xander as he was enjoying a lively talk with Ty and Sapphire.It wasnāt until we got close to the sofa that my son noticed us.āMommy!āXander stood up, walked over to me, and gave me a hug.
NATHALIE'S POV šāāNo, mommy. Cause you werenāt with me, Mommy. I called you so many times and you didnāt answer. I thought you left me behind.āāSorry, little one. I fell asleep in the living room. And besides, I wonāt leave you. I love you.āāI love you too, mommy.āāIām just about to cook our breakfast. Letās go to the kitchen?āXander nodded happily.I picked up my son and we went downstairs.āXander, what do you want for breakfast?ā āHmm... Mommy, is it okay if we skip the broccoli this time?āUpon reaching the bottom of the stairs, I stared at my child. I blinked repeatedly, yet he is a smiling.āPlease, mommy.āāOkay, son. But, what about broccoli shake?ā I joked.āMommy, I donāt want it.āāJust kidding, little one. Okay, no broccoli for today.āāYe-hey!āI was about to head to the kitchen when at the same time my phone on the sofa rang and the door bell also rang.I made my way to the door, and seeing Harrison through the digital viewer, I didnāt hesitate to open it.āHarr
NATHALIE'S POV š-Calix stooped down and held my arm tightly but carefully to keep me from losing my balance.My expression melted as I looked at him, gazing deeply into his handsome face and his captivating gray eyes.I have many things I want to say, full of reproach and blame, but even though I try to open my mouth, the words just wonāt come out.I feel a heavy weight inside me and I am completely worn out.āIām sorry...āHe brought my head to his arm, I felt his other hand rubbing my back.Everything came to mind all at once: all that we and my kids went through starting over four years ago, when he suddenly vanished just when we needed him the most.āC-Calix...ā I called, hoarsely. My tears completely giving way and I cried.āY-You... Y-You... h-had n.. n-no i...i-idea...āI was crying so hard that I couldnāt utter a single word.He stopped patting my back and held me close..Iām not sure how long I cried, how long my mind went blank, however Calix didnāt let go of me the enti
VERONICA'S POV šāāHahahaha! Holy crap, Harrison! Hahaha!āI couldnāt stop myself from laughing loudly. Yet, every laugh was mixed with annoyance and rage at him and even his friend.My voice echoed throughout the parking lot. I almost fell over laughing.I glimpsed at Harrison. His serious gaze only made me burst out laughing even more.āāYouāre so funny. HAHAHAHA!āāVeronica,ā he called my name threateningly.I breathed in deeply and looked right back into his serious eyes. āWow! Listening to you, aski about what happened to me? I could almost believe your concern is genuine.ā A soft chuckle slips out at my lips. āI find this hard to believe.āāWe may not be friends, but we practically grew up together. Thatās why I still concerned about you.āāStop repeating that, donāt say it ever againāitās just hilarious. You? Concerned... to me?ā I let out a small laugh, then quickly switched back to a serious tone. āIf youāre genuinely worried about me, tell me the truth about where Calix is
NATHALIEāS POV-With so much that happened yesterday, even though Sir Calix kissed me again and how he called me running through my mind and heart, I fell asleep right after I changed my clothes. And when I woke up, I found myself smiling while thinking about that thing.Iām afraid of the reason f
NATHALIEāS POV-I stared at the father and daughter, a sense of bewilderment washing over me. Speechless, I was unsure what reaction to give them.Thereās no explanation accompanying the drawing, but Iām incredibly grateful Brianna isnāt angry or hurt by it.Suddenly she hugged me, I hugged her bac
NATHALIEāS POV-āSirāāāYou canāt use Brianna as an excuse. I heard from you sheās fast asleep and canāt sneak into your room.āāSir, are you listening to the conversation?āāI didnāt mean to overhear. I went back to her room to say goodnight to again before she went to sleep.ā His hand slid to th
NATHALIEāS POV-Sir Calix gently grabbed both of my arms and switched our positions. The tables had turned; now he was hovering above me, one of his legs nestled intimately between my thighs. His gaze was intense, his lips curved in a smile that danced in his silvery-gray eyes.He shifted, support







