Shattered - Chapter 21: Chapter 21

We arrive at Nathan's parents house to drop off their grandson for the night, "bye baby! Have fun, give mommy a kiss before I go." I tell him and he gives me a peck on my cheek and a big hug before running into the house. He was really excited to go drive the four wheeler with Anthony, I'm not really sure how I felt after that came up in the conversation. It did end with me telling them to wear helmets to protect themselves and not to drive too recklessly.
Ben stays at the house with Leo, while me and Nathan get into his black Lamborghini that was getting upgrades this week. I sit in the car a little upset that Leo wasn't going to be with me tonight, he was the one constant person that stayed with me throughout everything. Even one night would make me miss him so much that it would be difficult to fall asleep without knowing he was in the same house.
"Babe, do you miss him already?" Nathan chuckles putting his hand on my thigh as he starts to drive off.
"Maybe just a little," I frown looking at him, "okay a lot already..." I tell him and he laughs.
"It's literally only been five minutes, I think you can survive a day- well one night without him."
"My cuddle bug won't be with me tonight."
"I'll be your cuddle bug," he says to make me feel better.
"You're not the same," I whine.
"Ouch, that hurt," he chuckles while keeping his eyes glued to the road as he drove in the direction to his building. "If you want we can even make another cuddle bug right now."
"Haha! Nathan you're so funny," I say sarcastically, "I don't think I can have another one right now, so much has changed already. Give me a little time."
"Okay, sure, but I still want another one..." he mumbles the last part. Little did he know that I was in control over what happens to my body right now, I was on the shot and it was pointless trying now.
"We will later on, just not right now."
"Alright woman."
He pulled up to the front of the building parking in the lot that had a sign with the word 'boss' right in front of it. It giggled at the way he had his own sign for his spot, couldn't he use numbers to label it like all the other employees signs?
We both exited the car then walked in together with our fingers intertwined, everyone greeted us politely while keeping their eyes glued to us. Some murmurs were heard from all around, probably because I was back in Nathan's life and it's been four years.
We made it to his elevator, as he typed the code in my eyes trailed around to observe the very plain building. It looks like a prison in here with barely any colour compare to how I left it. No flowers, colourful paintings and no more pictures of groups of employees. It seemed like the employees weren't as close to each other as to before I left them.
Walking into his elevator, as soon as his door closes my curiosity speaks its mind, "it's so dead in here..."
"Yeah, everything changed, you know? With everything..."
"Do you think maybe I can help redecorate again?"
"I'd be happy to have you decorate, you always brought colour and life here. Everyone could lighten their mood."
"I have the perfect idea! What we hosted an employee party or breakfast? Something to bring everyone together?" I ask getting myself excited at the possibility.
"That could happen, let me guess, you'd like to make it happen?"
"Can I?"
"Whatever you want baby," he says kissing my lips and the elevator doors open.
I wave 'hi' to Catherine when she comes into sight at the reception desk of this floor. He leads me to his office so we can hangout together even though we weren't doing anything together and off to our own occupations. Nathan closes the door then passes me a laptop of his, "you can buy whatever you need with this and when your finish just let me know I'll use my card."
"It's okay, I can pay for it."
"No Alina, if it involves my work I'll provide it."
"Fine, Mr. Big Boss."
He arches an eyebrow and smirks, "Mr. Big Boss?" Nathan recites my words amused.
I roll my eyes to go back to my plans while he goes to his desk starting to type things on the his computer, so the plan is to lighten the atmosphere here and to bring these people together. What can be fun for everyone to do together? What if we even rented out a place to do fun things? We could do paintball, water park, or I could ask to reserve an amusement park for the day, I'm sure Nathan could ask around for me.
It's supposed to be families bringing each other together, I'll just ask him if we can all hangout at the beach for a day and ask for some catering. I'm sure that people would enjoy it, no stress for that day and it would be so much fun! It was difficult to maintain a straight face so a smile crept its way on my face forcing my face muscles to move.
"Hey Alina, can I ask you something?" Nathan asks stopping what he was doing and appointing his attention to me.
"Yeah, what's up?" I ask closing the laptop.
"Do you think you'd be able to come in maybe next week this week or whenever to help out with a contract? I need a lawyer to check everything before I sign anything, there are multiple small companies coming to pitch me their offer, I just want to take precautions and no loopholes."
"I think I'm free on Wednesday after I drop Leo off at school. I'll come by, how long will it be?"
"The meeting can start at nine-thirty till ten-thirty, I'll have to meet you here because there are things that have to get done before, I'll notify everyone to change it to Wednesday."
"If it doesn't work out I can-" he cuts me off.
"Email already sent, I'll work around your time since I'm the one asking you." He tells me putting his phone down, I barely even noticed him taking it and typing in the first place.
"So you're working around my schedule? Don't I have the best husband?" I say sarcastically.
"I sure you hope you have the best husband if not, I'll need to step up my game, besides it really isn't a big deal because they work around my schedule. Like you said, 'Mr. Big Boss'." He smiles saying it in a joking manner bringing out his egoistic side.
"Also! I have an idea of what we can do!" I tell him jumping off the black leather sofa, "this is the best plan ever."
He chuckles at my excitement, "please babe, elaborate on your amazing idea."
"Would it be possible to bring some caterer's to a beach and have like a picnic? We could also have their families come, Leo could meet some of their kids! What if I bought water guns for their kids?" I start to ramble on being very expressive with my hands getting a little ahead of myself. "What do you think..?"
"I think that would be absolutely great. Have you found the stuff online yet? Just email it to Catherine and I'll ask her to look for the catering place."
"This is going to be so fun!" I mention while closing the laptop and placing it on the coffee table in front of me. "Do you still have my vinyl record?"
Nathan takes a few seconds to think, then it pops into his mind, "try the right bottom drawer of the shelf, it has all your things from the building you left."
Making my way to the drawer, opening it up to be reacquainted with my vinyl record player and records. Taking it out I place it on the table taking my favourite record and playing it's, "do you remember this song?" I smile.
"You used to play this all the time, it was on repeat, what's the name..." he snaps his fingers directing them at me and clenching his other hand trying to spark some type of memory. "Wait, is it 'At Last' by- oh! Etta James!"
"Very good, you remember it."
"I can never forget this song, just thinking about it. You sang a lot."
"I did actually, before, still do though. How's Catherine been doing? I haven't gotten around to hangout with her..." I ask him going up to him and taking a seat on his lap. He didn't argue with me when I did it.
He shifts as my body makes contact with his, Nathan wraps his arm around my waist cuddling into the crook of my neck. "Catherine's doing fine, she and Vincent are hoping for a child."
"They're trying?" My voice comes out in surprise, she always wanted to be a mom, I just expected her to have a kid already especially because of her want of kids.
"Yeah, they've had a few setbacks, both of them have been trying for a year already and nothing so far..."
"That's really sad," my eyes start to tear up, "infertility must suck... it must be hard."
"It was before, I talked to her but now they are trying to stay positive and I've been keeping up with her so she doesn't overwork herself."
"That's good, you should help her out because honestly I haven't personally experienced it firsthand but it sounds brutal. Like imagine I was unable to produce anymore, our sex life would fall apart, our marriage would fall apart, you'd probably find another woman to help you produce an—"
"Jesus Alina. Stop there, I wouldn't of left you to produce with another woman. Why are you doubting my feelings for you? First off, I'd try to mend the situation and there are other alternatives. Not every outcomes ends up with you being left, I promise it won't happen again." We look at each other as our eyes meet, a look of admiration all over my face and we kissed passionately on the lips.