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Save Him 159|Legacy
Natalie was gone when Levi woke up the next morning. He reached for his phone on the end table and called her, but she didn't pick up.He sent her a text. She read it but didn't respond.Frowning, he rolled out of bed and strolled to the bathroom to take a leak, thinking back to last night.Sure, the romantic evening he'd planned didn't pan out so well, but they'd kissed and made up, so he couldn't understand why she'd just up and leave him in bed, especially when they were going to the same office.With his most urgent business out of the way, he headed back to the master bedroom and called Angela to check Natalie's whereabouts."Yes, Mr Van Holt, she's at work. I just saw her now in the elevator with her friend," his assistant assured him."Thanks, Angela. I'm meeting my parents shortly; I'll head to the office straight after."Forty minutes later, Levi sat in his parents' suite at The Empress, the animosity between him and his father palpable as he updated them up on Colleen's case
Save Him 160|Passengers
Angela was waiting for Levi at Rise after he left his parents, and they spent an unnecessarily long time trying to decide what to get Natalie for lunch."What does she like?" Angela asked."Ice cream, pizza and wine, Alfredo pasta and mutton curry," he rattled off everything Amber had told him, happy to put his gruelling confrontation with his parents aside and focus on something mundane, like ordering lunch for his girlfriend.He knew he'd have to deal with all their revelations at some point, but until Linda Swartz's receptionist got back to him, he'd have to neatly compartmentalise his feelings in a mental box and try not to peek inside."—Well, they don't sell any of that, sir," Angela informed him as she looked through the menu. "How about a chocolate croissant or a bran muffin?"Levi looked at her doubtfully, but agreed, adding a few more items."We'll be working on the third floor today," he told her as they made their way to the office."I don't think that's a good idea," Ange
Save Him 161|Push A Little Further
Levi spent the rest of his morning with the developers sorting out the patch. He was eyeballs deep in code when Mark came to pick him, and they set off for Riversands.Seth had decided to stay behind and follow up on Aunty Viv's other properties.Mark sat behind the wheel for a large part of their six-hour drive, and Levi was grouchy the whole time. He still thought a chopper would have saved them both a lot of time."Where's the element of surprise?" Mark asked softly.Levi pulled his attention away from the laptop long enough to throw him a concerned look.Ever since he told him about the meeting with his parents, Mark had slipped into some far off place, and no matter how hard Levi tried to reach him, he couldn't.But he had to try again. Otherwise, it would just eat away at his partner away if they didn't get it off his chest, so he asked him, "Do you want to talk about it? The stuff with Colleen?"Mark shook his head, and they drove in silence for some time until Levi screamed an
Save Him 162|Namaqualand
"Oh, Snap!" Emily couldn't hide her excitement when they walked into Levi's penthouse Wednesday evening."Mr Scissors doesn't fuck around!" she gushed as she dumped her bag on the couch and ran up the glass staircase to the entertainment room on the first floor.Natalie ran after her. "Em, I don't think we're supposed to be here."She'd only been up here once when Levi took her on the tour of the house. They usually spent most of their time downstairs, in the master bedroom, situation room, or open plan living area."What do you mean you're not supposed to be here?" Emily giggled as she jumped on the massage chair and turned it on. "This is your house."Natalie shook her head. As much as she'd love to call it hers, she still felt like a guest. But it wasn't Levi's fault. He'd gone out of his way to make her comfortable. She just wasn't used to his life. Everything was expensive and fancy, and she was afraid if she so much as touched something, it would break.Emily, though, had no issu
Save Him 163|Answers-Part 1
They left work earlier than usual, and Emily complained the whole time they drove to the meeting spot, an industrial town two hours away.It wasn't Natalie's idea. She'd wanted to pass along the information to Levi and Mark and let them follow up on the lead. But Colleen had made it clear she'd only talk face to face and only with her.If Natalie so much as tried something stupid like call the police or involve third parties, Colleen had threatened to vanish without a trace again. She'd done it before and had no problem doing it again.Caught between a rock and a hard place, Natalie had agreed to her demands.Hunched over the steering wheel, Emily asked. "So, what's the plan?"Natalie shrugged. There wasn't a plan. But convincing Colleen to return to Rock Union seemed like a solid start. If all went well, they'd be back in Green Point by 10:00 PM latest."I think we're walking into a trap. This has Paul written all over it," Emily said for the hundredth time since they left Chassis.T
Save Him 164|Answers-Part 2
They were silent for some time, processing Colleen's announcement.Having had her fair share of run-ins with the owner of Dreams, Natalie couldn't say she was surprised, though.But Emily...Emily really seemed to be struggling."What do you mean Aunty Viv wants you dead?"Colleen laughed, but her eyes remained limp, and the sound splattering through her cracked lips wasn't cheerful at all. "I'd get out if I were you. No matter what Aunty Viv says, don't trust her."Sensing a meltdown looming, Natalie tried to redirect the conversation to a less stressful topic. She couldn't have Colleen getting agitated again. Aunty Viv was clearly a sore subject for her. "Why did you want to meet with me?""I wanted to see Paul's other victim. I was curious to see the idiot posting about brass knuckles and a plastic surgeon on a forum where Paul can easily find you," Colleen said as she ran her hand through her tangled hair."I'm not a victim. I'm a survivor," Natalie said with conviction. It took h
Save Him 165|Answers-Part 3
"He's an asshole, but he's not bad—" Colleen tried to say. Natalie cut her off, though. She'd listen to everything, but that. After watching him kill Ethan in cold blood, she refused to be an Andrei sympathiser.She shook her head incredulously. "He pulled a gun on your brother, and you say he's not bad?""When?" Colleen turned ashen at her announcement."Levi will tell you when you see him, but I sure as hell hope you've cut all ties with Andrei.""There's no love lost between us, but I'm still alive because of him. He helped me get away from Aunty Viv, and he brings me supplies every month.""Why? What does he want from you? What does he get out of this?""Indigo," Colleen replied. "Half of it.""Jesus Christ." Natalie couldn't believe her ears. "For fuck's sake, he's the fucking mob, do you honestly think—""I know who he is!" Colleen held up her hand. "Don't you lecture me about Andrei! I grew up with him, and you know what, between him and Aunty Viv, I'll take my chances with him
Save Him 166|Answers-Part 4
They spent half the night trying to convince Colleen to return to Rock Union with them.Colleen admitted she missed her family, especially her twin, but the risk of damaging their reputation was too high. She couldn't, wouldn't destroy her father's life's work."So you plan to live this way for the rest of your life?" Emily asked, making a point of roaming her eyes over the shabby living conditions."Andrei asked me to sit tight while he figures something out about Dreams.""What is he planning to do?" Emily was brimming with questions."I don't know much," Colleen shrugged. "But I know he's trying to offload his shares at Dreams, and once he has, what comes after won't be anything good for Aunty Viv and Paul.""So basically, there is no plan, and you trusted Andrei's word?" Natalie was totally flabbergasted."We both need time to figure things out," Colleen retorted sharply."We can go to the police," Natalie said, stunning them all with her suggestion.The thought had never crossed
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Save Him 214|Follow The Sun
"Something's different," Natalie murmured as she flicked her gaze through the room.Levi gave her a back hug and kissed the top of her head. "I installed shutters.""Why?""This is our second home, Nat, and I wanted you to feel safe and comfortable.""Thank you," she turned around and hugged him, resting her head on his chest. "The windows don't look as scary and frightening as they did when I first stayed over.""That was the plan. To make them look less frightening." He tapped her nose and asked, "are you hungry?""For something else.""I was hoping you'd say that!" he replied and promptly threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes as he carried her to their bedroom."You sexy brute!" Natalie scolded him. "Put me down. The housekeepers will see us!"But he paid her no mind and only set her down once they were in their room."Say it again," he commanded as he moved over her on the bed and nibbled her lower lip. "Tell me all the filthy things you want me to do to you."Natalie
Save Him 213|Precious Love
Natalie had to blink a few times at the picturesque scene before her. It was hard to believe this place, decorated splendidly in ivory and silver motifs, was the same town hall used by Sparrow Beach's residence association to host their weekly meetings."This is amazing," she whispered as she swept her gaze through the room, at all the tiny details, the little things she would never have thought of if she was left to her own devices. Cynthia and the wedding planners had done an incredible job transforming it into a venue fit for a grand wedding reception. Natalie couldn't pry her eyes away from string fairy lights draping the ceiling. But the smell of white lilies permeating the room transported her back to her balcony at The Empress the night Levi proposed to her, and she turned him down. It felt like a lifetime ago, and as she gave him a sidelong glance and caught him looking at her, she couldn't help but be glad he never gave up on her, and she had the sense to say yes on his sixth
Save Him 212|Runaway Bride
At the altar, Seth and Mark seemed to be way more nervous than Levi."Are you sure about this?" Mark asked for the hundredth time, and Levi gritted his teeth for the hundredth time."How many times should I tell you? I love Nat, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her.""Well, I'm just saying marriage is forever, you know." Mark dabbed his forehead with his handkerchief."Why are you sweating? It's not even your wedding," Seth said as he pulled out his own handkerchief and patted his face."Can I have some water?" Liam asked. "God, I need some water. What did that crazy Russian do to me last night?""You fell for his dare again," Mark tried to fill in the blanks for him. "He made you a Russian fuck bomb—that's what he called it. Still don't know what was in it. But you were a goner after you drank that shit, and we had to help Eden carry you back to your room at the B&B.""No wonder she's mad as fuck at me," Liam whispered. "Is she looking at me right now? Guys, I can feel he
Save Him 211|Heart Is At Ease
The weatherman had predicted strong winds and heavy rain. But Natalie's big day dawned bright and sunny. The sky was as blue as the ocean behind her house, with no cloud in sight. Amber and Colleen thought it was a good omen, and Emily, not a believer of anything really, agreed with them."You are the most beautiful bride I've ever seen," Amber said for what felt like the hundredth time since Natalie had stepped into her wedding dress.They were in one of the smaller administration rooms on the chapel's grounds, and the stylists had turned it into a makeshift dressing room."What are you talking about? I'm the only bride you've ever seen!" Natalie teased, but she really was overwhelmed by all the love her sister and friends had shown her, and she was trying so hard not to cry and ruin her makeup."Just accept the compliment already," Colleen scolded her as she fussed over the hem of Natalie's dress."Yeah, Nat, you need to learn to work on accepting compliments graciously," Emily agre
Save Him 210|Cold Feet
"Is everything okay with you two?" Colleen approached him. "I'm sensing a weird vibe. Are you guys getting cold feet?""I don't know about Nat, but I'm not," Levi replied and pushed his hands in his pockets. "How was she today? I don't know…These last two weeks, she's been so calm.""And how is that a bad thing?""Because I know Nat. A wedding is a huge, life-altering event, and she doesn't do life-altering events well. Her knee-jerk reaction is to run. I'm just scared that—Never mind.""No," Colleen refused to let him leave her with half the info. "You're scared of what?""She's too calm, Leeny. The last time she was this way was when she threw you the welcome party. The very next day, she made a run for it without telling me about the twins.""That was months ago!" Colleen reminded him. "You're overthinking this. I've seen the way Nat looks at you. She's crazy about you and your babies. She won't leave you in the lurch! Besides, where would she run to? This is her home town."Right,
Save Him 209|Midnight Rendezvous
Julian and Andrei took it upon themselves to throw Levi the biggest and craziest bachelor party Sparrow Beach had ever seen.And Levi was only happy to blame Mark for everything."What did I do? I followed your 'no bachelor party' rule to the T." His best friend held up his hands as they watched Liam, Jaxon and Matthew try to outdrink each other over a beer pong game."That's exactly why it's your fault. You didn't enforce the rule hard enough," Levi replied, his attention stolen away briefly by Julian and Andrei sipping champagne from the navel of one of the three models-slash-strippers they'd flown in for the occasion.The said model was laid out on the pool table, her half-naked body out on display for everyone to see, and Levi wondered just how Joe had allowed this debauchery to carry on at his family-friendly establishment."Seriously, Mark, as my best man, how do you think Natalie will feel about all this crap?"Ten—maybe even two years ago—this was totally his scene. But now, a
Save Him 208|One Thing Right At Least
In theory, the idea of having twins had sounded fun and appealing. But the reality was far from it, as Natalie and Levi soon learned over the next few weeks.Indeed, it was double the blessing, double the fun, and double the joy. But it was also double the work, and it didn't help that the first week after they brought them home, Juno and Mars decided to go on different sleep schedules.If she and Levi didn't have a strong support system to rely on, Natalie knew they would have lost their minds in those first few weeks.Mrs Ackerman semi-moved in with them, splitting her time between the Blue Mountains and Green Point. It was nice having her around; she was a pro at the never-ending laundry of tiny-sized human clothes and the general upkeep of the house.Levi suggested hiring a nanny full time, but Natalie wasn't sold on the idea. She wanted to be hands-on and involved in the twins' upbringing."Love, it's not working," he said after one particularly difficult night. They were running
Save Him 207|Life's Little Moments
Natalie received a clean bill of health five days after the twins' arrival, and two days later, they were all finally allowed to leave the hospital.After months of being cooped up in bed and eating terrible hospital food, she couldn't get home fast enough.She couldn't stop raving about all the stuff she'd do when they got home, like taking an actual shower and sleeping in her own bed—all the things she used to take for granted before her bed rest.Zachary and Carlos picked them up, and they spent a few minutes gazing at the twins in their double infant stroller, trying to decide who they resembled the most."I really can't tell who they look like," Carlos admitted at last."Neither can we," Levi said with a smile as he covered the twins with a light blanket and turned to Natalie. "Ready to go?"She took one last look around the ward, ensuring they had all their stuff. Satisfied everything was packed away, she nodded. "Yep, let's go home."She hooked her arm around Levi's, and he pus
Save Him 206|Juno and Mars
Levi called his assistant on his way back to the hospital and cancelled all his meetings for the week."Sir," Angela said before they could hang up. "We are all thinking of you. Norah and Natalie's team are beside themselves with worry. But she's a fighter. She'll be out of the hospital in no time.""Thank you," he smiled into the phone, praying with all his heart she was right. He'd lose his mind if anything had to happen to Natalie and their twins. They'd come too far for him to lose her now, especially after everything they'd been through.After he hung up from Angela, he called Amber. She was hysterical, and it took him a long time to calm her down and assure her Natalie, and their babies were fine, and there was no need for them to drive down to Rock Union.He was immensely relieved when he found Natalie sitting up, chatting with his folks and her bestie.Now that he was back, his parents and Emily excused themselves, promising to return later to relieve him."See, I told you I'l
