I will love again

Part 47 - Memory Path

A/N: Lucky me, the weather in France at the weekend I chose for this chapter was just the way I need it, as it was a rather warm and sunny one. 24° to 28° C, that's around 75.2° to 82.4° F. And now enjoy, we're approaching the finale. What would you like? Dramatic or smooth? Who am I kidding, I just can't go without the drama!!!

They started early. The Gorilla was of course driving and the couple was seated in the back. Gabriel was lucky, that his wife had let him pull her head onto his lap and due to that didn't see, where they were headed.

And as she couldn't sleep very well during the nights lately, she was soon softly snoring. With a loving smile he watched the young woman, that he loved so much, sleeping peacefully in his lap, while he played with her beautiful hair and the pink strand, that was barely visible now, as she couldn't dye it during her pregnancy.

Humming a random melody, Gabriel closed his eyes and thought about the things that had happened, since Emilie's funeral and sighed deeply. He didn't want to change anything about his actual situation. But if he dared to think about, what this beautiful, young woman in his lap had to endure over those last years, just because he had been too blind to recognize her feelings for him, he felt more than guilty and wished he could turn back the time.

Why would she willingly give her own life for the life of his wife, if not out of love. He had only realized what the price for his wish would be, when it was almost too late. Even when he tried to unify Nooroo and Duusu, he still needed her to become Mayura sometimes. For example, when he went to New York, to try and get a hold of the eagle miraculous. She had stayed behind in her weakened state and had created a Sentimonster to avert the attention of the Superheroes to the centre of Paris. None of them could have known, that he himself had sent ChatNoir to New York too.

An unexpected movement and a displeased groan made him open his eyes again and look at Nathalie. But she had just shifted a little bit and repositioned herself and was now laying still, her right hand resting on her belly.

With a smile he placed his own on top of hers, tenderly stroking the back of her hand with his thumb, something, she liked very much.

When the car came to a sudden stop, Gabriel opened is eyes again and noticed, that he ha fallen asleep too.

Nathalie yawned soundly and stretched slowly, to then groan again and rub the small of her back with her flat hand.

"Is something wrong, my love?", he instantly asked with concern.

"It's nothing, just a little pain in my back. Nothing I haven't grown used to over the last couple of months", the pregnant woman replied quietly. "Sorry, that I've been sleeping all of the time, Honey!"

He snickered. "To be completely honest, I just woke up as well!"

"That's good. I won't feel too bad then, that I was lying on your lap all the time and kept you from moving!"

"Neither would you have had to feel bad, if I had been awake, dear. Now take a look outside and tell me what you think!"

Nathalie shook her head with a smirk.

"Why not, Nath? If there is anything bothering you, please tell me, I am starting to get worried", he demanded nervously.

Now laughing the for once well rested woman informed him:

"I'm still fine, but I need a kiss to refill my energy, or I won't be able to get out of the car! So I will close my eyes until you have kissed me. Of course that kiss has to be special, not just a peck!"

Gabriel started to grin widely as he helped his sweet wife to sit up straight.

Then he seductively whispered into her ear: