Saving Me [MxM]

Chapter 04 (Part Two)

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Nathan hadn't gone back to Varian's after work, unusually. Instead, he went home. And when he got there, he was glad he did. 

Elle had pushed the coffee table off to the side of the living room, and was sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by papers, and pictures, and a book that she kept off to the side. Nathan walked up, glancing down to a few of the pictures. Most of them consisted of what looked like a younger version of Elle, and a man that had dark brown hair, that most definitely wasn't Eric. 

It was Daniel. His father. 

"So. What're you doing?" Nathan asked quietly. Elle glanced up, seeming to just notice him as she smiled slightly, motioning for him to sit. He complied, sitting across from her as she handed him a picture. It was Elle again, with what Nathan assumed was Daniel, and they seemed to be in a hospital. Elle was in a bed, and Daniel was smiling next to her. Nathan had to squint because the photo was blurry, but he could just barely make out a pink bundle in Elle's arms.

"That was when Vanessa was born." Elle explained. Nathan glanced up at her before looking back to the photo. "Daniel was so happy. More excited than I was." she added, handing him another picture. 

This one was of a toddler that vaguely reminded Nathan of Venerra, though they looked nothing alike. The girl in the picture had straight, dark blonde hair that fell down to her shoulders, and she seemed to be a little chubby. However, she seemed ridiculously happy, smiling widely at the camera with a pair of bright blue eyes. 

"That was her third birthday. She was so excited because she'd gotten...oh, what was it..." Elle paused, frowning before shaking her head. "Well, that's not important. She was happy." 

Nathan smiled slightly, looking back to the floor. He noticed that all the papers were letters, to Elle from Daniel. He picked one up, reading the first few lines out loud. "Dear Elle, I miss you so much. I can't wait to be home to see our beautiful little girl." Nathan stopped, frowning as he looked up at Elle. "What did he do?"

"Military. He moved around a lot. Sometimes we moved with him, most of the time we didn't. He said he didn't like the idea of Vanessa moving around a lot." Elle explained. Nathan nodded, looking back to the letter and clearing his throat. 

"I love you so much. I can't wait to see you again. You have no idea how much I miss you, and your laughter. But what I miss the most is your..." Nathan stopped, gaping at the letter before looking up to Elle. "What the fuck, mom. Could have told me it was a sex letter." 

Elle blushed lightly, shrugging. "It's been a few years. I can't quite remember which ones were."

"Ones? There's more?"

"...Possibly."

Nathan dropped the letter, sucking on his teeth as he wiped his hands on his jeans. "And that is disgusting." he said. Elle rolled her eyes.