Forty-One

~ Nathan’s POV

I quickly wiped away my tears and stayed rooted on my knees, acting as if I was comforting Bella.

“I’m sorry about your loss, Mrs Bella,” I said.

“What’s going on here?” Conan said.

It’s Conan.

I sighed in relief when I heard his voice as I already thought it was Damien who had come in. I stood up and turned to him. “Mrs Bella had woken up and won’t stop crying. I was only trying to comfort her,” I said, calmly.

“Oh…” He said as he walked closer to me.

“Was that why you were crying?” He asked, peering at my face while he was smiling.

“What?” I asked, feeling surprised, barely able to hold back myself from reaching up to my face to touch my cheeks.

“C’mon, Brad. You are a man. You claimed you were comforting Bella and yet you cried alongside her, how did you expect her to react?” He said, still smiling.

“I'm just a bit sensitive, is that all right?” I asked him, smiling awkwardly.

“Yes," he said.

I felt silent and I watched Conan as he walked over to Bella’s bedside. Sh