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Save Him 61|Denial Was So Much Easier
Emily was right on the money about Levi. He wondered what had made Natalie so happy that she just had to dance around the room and ask her friend to marry her. He couldn't ask Mark for hints. They were still recovering from their fight."Since Elektra's out, any ideas on who we can get on board?" Mark asked in between mouthfuls of Mac and Cheese.Levi envied his voracious appetite. Lately, food was the last thing on his mind. He ate because he had to."We'll move on to the next candidate. Dreams approved the contract. It should stand with whoever we settle on. I'll leave that to you." Levi said, trying his best to not gawk at Natalie. A damn near impossible challenge. Every part of him ached for her. Those two minutes he'd held her in his arms were heaven."I found something in one of the chats." Seth looked up from his screen.Returning his focus to his sister and the case, Levi asked, "What?""A user with the handle JWL040393 posted in a 'Where Can I Find' forum for doctors outside
Save Him 62|Haven't Known A Moments Peace
Ten minutes later, Natalie stood just inside the door of his office."Mr Van Holt, you wanted to see me?" she asked, her voice breaking a little when he turned from the window and stared at her, searching her face as if all the answers to his questions were written there."Do you plan to stand over there the whole day?" Levi asked as he leaned on his desk."Is something wrong?"Yes. Everything was so wrong, and she was the only one who could fix it.But he ignored her question and asked one of his own. "Did I stutter, Ms Taylor? How long do you plan to stand over there?"The edge in his voice startled her out of her indecisiveness, and in a flash, Natalie crossed the room and paused in front of him, her intoxicating scent paralysing him.Levi gripped the sides of his desk to stop himself from reaching for her. Even when he was so confused, he still wanted her with a fierceness that shook him to his very core."Who are you?" he asked after a tense minute of silence from him and a bit o
Save Him 63|Is There No Chance At All?
They'd done this dance before, in the meeting room on the third floor. But, Natalie saw the anguish in Levi's eyes for the first time today, and she finally understood what he had been trying to say all along.Paul had not only tainted her life, but he'd poisoned Levi's world, too, with the photos.She wished he hadn't seen them."I—Uh—" She began but stopped herself.She couldn't tell Levi the truth about Paul without sharing all the parts about Emily too. And she couldn't expose her friend's secret and her moonlighting at Dreams."Promise to answer me two things at least?" Levi pleaded, tears glistening in his eyes, and she hated herself for causing him so much agony.She wanted him to be okay, to find peace. She would have given him anything if it meant he'd stop hurting."Alright. I promise." Natalie nodded, seeing their ending play out right in front of her eyes. They were a tragic accident waiting to happen the moment she stepped in front of his car. He'd hit the brakes in time,
Save Him 64|Thirty Days-Part 1
The moment Levi was alone, he went on a rampage, hurling everything from his shelves and desk across the room, papers and files scattered in the air, glass pieces shattered on the floor, accolades of years of hard work attesting to his greatness destroyed in an instant.His laptop and computer screen didn't survive the carnage either.By the time his partner and Angela came in, there was nothing left to salvage.Mark dealt with the aftermath, starting with Angela. He asked her to cancel all Levi's appointments and ensure no staff came to the tenth floor.He got the first aid kit and joined Levi on the floor amongst the broken glass and his shattered dreams."Oh, God!" Levi clutched his chest, blood gushing from his palm. His heart ached so much he thought he was dying. "Mark, what do I do?""Steady there." Mark pressed his hand tightly to stop the bleeding. "Shit was bound to happen. It's better you found out now before you got in too deep."They stayed on the floor until two bottles
Save Him 65|Thirty Days-Part 2
Thirty days passed in a blur for Natalie.She buried herself in her work, and her life returned to the way it was before Levi. She avoided all the places she knew she'd likely run into him—the staff canteen, Rise and Lennie's.For thirty days, she dressed up elegantly, did her hair and went on dinner dates and attended events with men—and women—she had no interest in. She'd talk, dance, laugh and smile when all she wanted to do was fall to pieces.For thirty days, she made enough money to pay off Aunty Viv's debt and put some away for Jamie's medical expenses.For thirty days, Natalie went through all the stages of grief.Denial lasted the longest. She held out hope, prayed and wished Levi would finally calm down and reach out to her. But when her text messages, pleading with him to give her a chance to explain everything about Paul and the assault, went unanswered, she quickly moved on to anger.How dare he judge her choices?How dare he make her feel unworthy of love and happiness s
Save Him 66|If You Can't Have Love
The doctor called Natalie as soon as Amber hung up with some bad news.Unfortunately, her blood type wasn't compatible with Jamie's. So even though she was relatively healthy—but on the underweight side—and as much as she wanted to, she couldn't donate her kidney.Since Amber was a match, though, their brother's chances had improved considerably. Over the next few weeks, her siblings would have to go through a few more tests and meet with various specialists to prepare them for the transplant, which still largely depended on their finances.Natalie was already crunching the numbers while the doctor brought her up to speed; the various specialists he'd mentioned and the transplant team sounded very costly.She was still reeling from the doctor's call, and her eyes still red from crying at Amber's news when she walked into the meeting she normally wouldn't sit in. But Norah had asked her to represent the office support area and take notes for her since she had a clash in her diary.All
Save Him 67|Rules Are Rules
"What have you done now?" Emily asked, and Natalie shrugged.She was pretty sure it had nothing to do with any of her reports. They always went to Angela first before she passed them on to the relevant executive committee member. So if there was something wrong, she would have told her.Would she, though, Scared Natalie wanted to know.It was hard not to get used to the many versions of herself. They all popped up every so often, influencing her day one way or another.She took the elevator instead of the usual stairs. Common sense was in abundance today. Stupid Natalie seemed to have perished in the Battle Royale with Levi last month. She hadn't made an appearance since, and Natalie was okay with that.Angela showed her in after they'd exchanged polite greetings and exhausted all small talk about the horrid weather and the upcoming team-building outing.The first thing Natalie noticed was the luggage—a dark brown leather duffel bag sitting just inside the door. A messenger laptop bag
Save Him 68|Bled For Her
"She's right," Mark said from the window when Levi turned back to his desk. "Your fifteen minutes of barking and growling at her could have been a simple email, you know."Of course, he knew. The whole game proposal was a sham, a way to save face for giving in to his compulsive need to see her, especially after Angela had handed him that bullshit resignation letter.He'd read somewhere it took ninety days to get over someone. Thirty was the longest he could go without Natalie. Anything over that was enough to send him to a white padded room."I'm just saying—" Mark carried on.Levi shot him down with a snarl as he roamed his eyes on the laptop. "Don't say anything!"He didn't know what was worse. Natalie making suggestions about how he should manage his time. Mark's know-it-all attitude. Or the jumbled up mess on his desktop."Fucking hell!" he growled. His files and documents were still syncing from the cloud, making it impossible to find what he needed.Mark sprung from the window a
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