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74|Smiths Town-Part 1
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Save Him 75|Smiths Town-Part 2
Halfway through their trip, they topped up on petrol at a desolate fuel station and stopped for an early supper at a sleepy diner an hour away from Smiths Town.Their food was delivered by a bubbly waitress five minutes after placing their order.Martie chatted non stop while they ate. Her coffee tasted far better than the burger and fries special she'd practically bullied them into buying.She asked all sorts of things, happy to have guests from out of town. But her beady eyes narrowed with scepticism, and the smile she'd worn all along quickly vanished when she learned they were in the business of making games."Is that even a job?" she sneered as she shook her head. In her neck of the woods, men had to be out in the sweltering heat building roads and stuff with their hands or in the cold, shovelling snow and chopping wood.With their nice cushy jobs and fancy air-conditioned offices, Levi and Mark were not real men as far as Martie was concerned. She stormed off and poured all her
Save Him 76|Smiths Town-Part 3
They spent the next hour and a half canvassing the main street, hopping from one business to the next, flashing out Colleen's photo.The town didn't look so unnerving with the smattering of residents out and about now, rushing home after a long day of work. A few barely stopped, casting them suspicious looks as they scurried off, refusing to talk or even glance at the picture. Others paused long enough to give a cursory look at the photo before confirming they'd never seen Colleen.Their luck finally turned when they walked into the post office just before the 5:00 PM closing time. A clerk in the collections counter confirmed she'd picked Colleen up around the town square when she noticed she couldn't walk. She'd dropped her off at the bus station and sent her away with her uneaten lunch of peanut butter sandwich, or was it tuna?"Did she say where she was headed?" Levi asked, hoping for one more clue.But Martha crushed his heart when she shook her head. Colleen never spoke much. She
Save Him 77|Team Building-Part 1
"Are you kidding me?" Natalie rolled her eyes in exasperation when she drew the curtains, and bright sunlight flooded her room. The dark, heavy clouds that had blanketed the city over the past few days had disappeared overnight. The day was bright, the sky clear. This wasn't how her day was supposed to start.'On the bright side, you'll have a new partner for the three-legged race,' Hopeful Natalie was wide awake, ready to cheer her on as she turned to her closet.There was no way Levi would have kept her as his partner. Not after her disastrous presentation and their unpleasant phone call last night. She was pretty sure he swapped her with someone else as soon as he saw the roster.She spent a long time looking through her clothes, trying to find the right outfit. She had lots of cute dresses, perfect for picnic dates with her imaginary, hot boyfriend. None would work for the mud wading and wall climbing the Internal Comms team had in store for everyone. So she settled on short denim
Save Him 78|Team Building-Part 2
When the time for the three-legged race rolled around, Levi was anxious as fuck, convinced Natalie had ditched him, and they'd be disqualified from the race.She'd played far away from him after Jen's opening speech, choosing instead to spend all her time with the guys from her department when she wasn't participating in any activities.Of course, he'd spent the whole morning following her around with his eyes like a lovesick puppy until Mark took it upon himself to intervene and coax him into taking part in a 5-A-Side soccer tournament.Now, as Levi looked around him anxiously, he wished he hadn't given in to Mark's enthusiasm. He was sweaty and grimy, not at all the look he was going for, especially when he had to be up close and personal with Natalie in just a few minutes and woo the shit out of her.Where was she, he wondered as he roamed his eyes over the crowd.Hard as he tried to hide his smile when he saw Natalie stalk her way across the field, he couldn't. His lips seemed to
Save Him 79|Team Building-Part 3
"If you don't stop making those sounds—" Levi murmured as he pulled her even closer. "I won't be held responsible for what I'll do next.""No!" Natalie suddenly cried as she pushed away from him. "We can't.""We can't what?" Levi asked, a puzzled look in his eyes."This!" she said, waving her hands at the two of them."What's wrong with this?" he asked again, trying to reach for her, but she darted away and held herself away from him, firmly putting her walls back in place."Look, Natalie, we have to talk, and you have to tell me what's wrong.""Why would anything be wrong?" Natalie smiled even though there was a lot wrong, starting with how he broke her heart in his office and how she'd bled for him for thirty days and sent him text messages like a crazy person.She got angry all over again when she remembered how he'd ignored every one of her messages, and now he was smiling at her, like nothing ever happened, like he didn't leave her wounded and almost out of her mind with sorrow.S
Save Him 80|Possibilities
As much as Levi wanted to go after Natalie and never let her go until she agreed to give him another chance, he knew he couldn't. Her hurt was still too raw and her anger too fresh. Allowing her time and space to cool off was the best thing he could do for her. For the moment, at least.But giving up on her stopped being an option when he thought he'd go out of his mind from missing her.Sighing, he watched her walk away, taking huge chunks of his heart with her, her back growing smaller until she eventually merged with the throngs of their colleagues.His phone rang, momentarily snatching his thoughts away from all his regrets.He frowned at the caller ID as his heart rate quickened, convinced the PI had terrible news to share about his twin. They weren't due for their weekly check-in till Sunday."Seth," he said as he picked up the call. "What's going on?""Where are you? Can we meet up?"Levi explained he was at Chassis' team building at Zoo Lake."Any chance you can cut it short?
Save Him 81|My World
Weary and worried out of his mind, Levi closed the front door behind him and slumped on the couch, where he spent a long time deliberating.He hated asking his folks for anything, and after his bitter fight with his father five years ago over the company succession, he swore he'd never use his family's resources. But finding a reputable security team, one he could trust with the life of the person most precious to him, would take time. And it was becoming more apparent each day that time was something he no longer had.Gritting his teeth, Levi swallowed his pride and called his mother. He'd try her first, and if she refused, he'd have to go to Leviticus and throw himself at his feet. Something he seriously dreaded and despised with a passion."Levi, is everything okay?" his mom asked as soon as she picked up on the third ring. "Is it Colleen? Do we have any news? She's gone, isn't she?""Mom, it's not Colleen." Levi spent a few minutes assuring her he was okay, and there was nothing n
Save Him 82|Promises
Levi spent the whole weekend restless as fuck. He'd lost count of the number of times he was tempted to call Natalie but had somehow managed to resist the urge.He was a mess of note by Monday, more so since he was flying out to Ghana in the afternoon and would likely be gone for a week.He was at the office bright and early and spent a large part of his morning in back to back meetings, leaving instructions with the heads of the R&D area and the Game development team, the two departments that reported directly to him.Around lunchtime, he buzzed Angela in."Yes, Mr Van Holt?" she said as she waltzed through the door with his lunch and coffee. "You still have forty minutes before we have to head to the airport. You can have something to eat quickly."Levi wasn't hungry—not for food, at least.So he asked his assistant to bring Natalie in."I don't think that's a good idea, sir. The last few times Ms Taylor was here, you weren't too happy with her, and I saw how hurt she was.""Angela!
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