I will love again

Part 32 - Glad you finally told him

A/N: Well after checking on google, how the pregnancies in France are handled, I just decided, to not change any previous parts of the story and keep it to the way it's done in Germany, like regular appointments and examinations.

They arrived at the doctor's office about an hour early. Gabriel looked around carefully to see if they had been followed by anyone. Like some blond, female reporter or maybe even a complete film team or paparazzi.

For the moment they seemed to be safe.

"If I see you looking around like that, I start to think, you are scared to be seen with me", Nathalie chuckled nervously.

"In fact, I am. But not because I don't want to be seen with you, but because I'm afraid what you might do, if someone saw us go into 'that' kind of doctor's office together. I just want to protect you", he explained sadly.

The assistant could hear in his voice that she hurt him.

"Sorry", she whispered, "I'm just nervous and scared. Let's just go, okay?"

The designer squeezed her hand shortly and got out of the driver's seat to walk around the car and help her out. Nathalie blushed slightly at this courtesy. She took the hand, he was holding out for her, but after she had stood up from her seat, she cuddled up against his chest, wrapping both arms around his waist.

Gabriel raised his brows.

"I like that", he hummed. "Are you ready to go inside?"

"Just a few minutes, please. We're early anyway", Nathalie pleaded.

Now he couldn't help it, he had to tease her a little bit. He laid his chin on top of her head and with pretend shock said:

"First you accuse me of being ashamed of you, then you say, you're scared and nervous and almost push me out of the car and now you're stalling. What am I supposed to do with you?"

He had put his arms protectively around her small and to him still fragile body while he spoke and was now holding on to her just as much as she did to him, both not yet ready to let go of the other and leave the, to them felt, 'safety 'of the parking lot.

"Well, we weren't cuddling then. And I was acting totally unfair to you so...kinda my way of saying sorry?! And uhm....., it......, uhm......., just feels nice to...., how do I say this......, stand in some random place...., and follow the urge to hug you, without thinking about the consequences!"

She tried to explain, how special that was to her, as she never before had been able to do anything like that.

Considering all the years she had secretly loved him, this felt like some kind of dream to her. Lifting her head to look into his eyes, Nathalie smiled sheepishly, hoping he would understand.

Though he couldn't completely, Gabriel was delighted to see the woman he had fallen so hard for, loosen up and eventually get comfortable with the whole situation.

He now cupped her face and after wondering: "If you like the cuddling, how does that feel then?", he tilted his head and closed his eyes to meet her lips with a soft and loving kiss.

The young woman's instant reaction to his affections surprised them both once again, when she pressed herself tauter against him, her hands sliding down to grab his butt, when she vigorously pulled back and mumbled an apology, eyes avoiding to meet his.

"Hey, look at me", the amused man beseeched her with a smirk and while he bent down he tilted his head to look into her eyes from below. Nathalie slowly looked up, to meet his gaze.

"As I told you before, there is nothing you have to be ashamed of towards me!", he then gently encouraged her, then winked with his left eye. "Come on my love, let's go inside, before you lure me into your trap and make me give in to your attempts to seduce me."