𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 (𝐺𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑡ℎ)

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 3 - 𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔

Nathalie's POV:

Here I am, my job at the Agreste's mansion is lost and I need to find a new one as soon as possible.

I sit on my sofa and I close my eyes, I can't stop thinking about Gabriel it has already been two days since I quit my job.

I wonder how he is doing.

Sometimes I think it has been a mistake to leave him all alone with his grief.

He may not feel the same love I feel for him but he definitely looks quite comfortable when I'm around.

I took my phone from the table.

I should call him.

I really need to know if he's ok but I also remember our discussion and I don't think it's a good idea after all.

Adrien: hey Nathalie.

I look at the message on my screen and I smile.

Nathalie: hello Adrien, how are you?

Adrien: I'm good thanks.

Maybe I should just ask him how Gabriel is doing without texting him directly.

Nathalie: what about your father?

Adrien: I see, you want me to tell you about my father because you are too embarrassed for texting him directly, am I right?

Nathalie: what? No, I just want to know how he's doing.

Adrien: you still love him right?

Nathalie: Adrien please.

I can already picture him dancing around his bedroom in happiness.

Adrien: I don't really know to be honest.

Nathalie: what do you mean?

Adrien: I don't see him often, he stays closed in his office working all day.

This is not news, he always works way too much and he spends a lot of time in his office, however I noticed he didn't send his akumas in the past two days and that's unusual.

Nathalie: all right Adrien, thank you.

Adrien: Nathalie please, think about returning working here.

Nathalie: I can't assure you anything.

Adrien: please just promise me you will at least think about it.

Nathalie: all right Adrien, I promise you I'm going to think about it.

Adrien: thank you Nathalie, have a good day.

Nathalie: you too boy.

I put my phone away and I lay on my sofa closing my eyes for a while.

I have promised Adrien I would have thought about returning working for Gabriel but it isn't that easy.

That man was so angry at me.

I can understand his feelings after all, he loves his wife very much and maybe telling him he should have given up on her wasn't the best thing to do especially after helping him many times.

Maybe the reason I think it's wrong it's because I'm jealous of her and I should just let Gabriel revive Emilie and living happily again.

No, it's not healthy.

That's what I keep thinking.

✨ Two weeks later ✨

I finally got a job, it's nothing but a simple secretary employment at the TV station's offices but it's better than anything.

People are nice here but I miss working for Gabriel, after two weeks I have kinda moved on from my previous job but I don't think I could get over it.

I still love Gabriel more than anyone else but I have to accept to work far away from him from now on.

I keep receiving news about him from Adrien but they aren't really helpful to guess how he is exactly doing.

How could I blame him after all? From Adrien's point of view his father is always distant from him and that's all.

It really upsets me not knowing what he is doing, there hasn't been any akuma attack in two weeks, a good news for Paris but a bad news for me, it's not like him. 

I just can't stop thinking about him no matter how much work I have to do, he's always my first thought.

Even now sitting at my new desk writing at my computer, I can't stop thinking about him and being a little anxious.

Adrien: hello Nathalie.

Nathalie: hello Adrien.

Adrien: I just wanted to tell you good morning.

Nathalie: that's so kind of you boy but remember to get ready for school or you will be late.

Adrien: yeah, don't worry about that.

Nathalie: how is your father doing today?

It's a very long pause, it seems like the boy is carefully thinking about what to say.

I know him too well, he always acts like that when he doesn't know what to answer.

Adrien: he's good.

I'm not very sure if I should believe him.

Nathalie: all right Adrien bye.

Adrien: bye Nathalie.

For the rest of the day I can't stop thinking about that chat I had with Adrien, something is wrong, I can feel it.

At evening I return home, I have my dinner, I prepare myself for the night and I go to bed.

But just as I'm about to fall asleep I hear my phone ringing, Adrien had sent me some texts.

Adrien: father is missing.