Heartless pt.2

Good news

Gabriel woke up earlier than Nathalie, he looked at the sleeping woman beside him and put his arm around her. She woke up a few minutes after him and realized, she wasn't wearing anything, she anxiously pulled the covers up higher, but noticed Gabriel's arm was around her, and she could feel his breathing.

N- Good morning, Gabriel.

G- Hello, my dear.

He jokingly pulled the covers down a bit, she smirked and pulled them back up, pecking his lips.

N- We should get ready for the day, shouldn't we?

G- Well, if you must.

N- You naughty man.

She cupped her hand and put it on his cheek, then went up to the bathroom for a shower, the got dressed and dried her hair. Gabriel had showered the night before, so he threw on his suit and knocked on the door. She told him to come in and finished tying her hair up in the bun, adjusting her sweater so that the bruises were covered.

N- Look what you did to me.

She joked, and let the collar stay, covering her neck. Gabriel hugged her and pecked her cheek from behind, they then went downstairs to the kitchen to get coffee, Loren was already down, siting at the dining room table and sipping her coffee slowly from a mug she'd brought.

L- Morning  guys, how was your rest?

N- My arm feels better, still aches, but better.

L- Okay, um.. How l'on did you think you could hide it from me? I'm your best friend Nath, I know everything.

N- I'm going to get the coffee.

They proceeded into the kitchen and Loren laughed, knowing something had happened last night. They agreed not to say anything to her parents yet, until at least after the wedding if they had to. They sat back down at the table with Loren and their coffee. 

L- I'm glad Sean was arrested, now I don't have to live in fear of what he might do.

G- You do seem calmer than usual today.

N- We can't let our guard down, apparently Sean teamed up with someone else who hates me equally, and I think I know who.

Gabriel was upset, he didn't understand how anyone could possibly hurt this woman, though, he had let her hurt himself. But he's set out to fix his past mistakes, and now he's stumped at why anyone would WANT to hurt her.

G- Who could it be?

N- Give it time, it will be obvious soon enough.

They finished their coffee when the Sanceours came down, Nathalie brought their mugs to the sink, rinsed them, and got new ones for her parents. She handed the, the coffee and sat down again. 

MS- Mr. and Mrs. Agreste Sure do enjoy sleeping in.

She sipped her coffee.

N- They have unfortunately been woken up to horrible things since they've come here.

Mr.S- Do things like this always happen in Paris?

G- Well, that depends, not murders, usually something else.

Mr.S- On of those akuma things?

G- Yes, but those have stopped for good.

N- For Sure.

She held Gabriel's hand under the table, he held hers back.

L- So, what's on the table for today?

N- We have to start decorating today, and I have to meet with the planner at 2 pm. 

Once everyone was awake and had their coffee and breakfast, they set out to the Eiffel Tower with the decorations in the back of the limo. They got a few tables set up and covered them, then started hanging up the streamers, while Gabriel, Adrien and the Gorilla set up the speakers for the party. Luckily, there was an overhang so when it started to rain, just a bit, it would be covered, it never got wet. When they were hanging up a few more things, Nathalie's phone rang, it was the party planner, she was late, so she ran to the elevator  and down the street, where the house was.

...- Your late, oh my gosh, your soaked, come in dear.

N- I'm so sorry, I was distracted. And it started to pour.

...- Yes, do you have a change of clothes?

N- No, but I'll be fine, I just won't sit down on any furniture.

...- Nonsense, I'll get you a towel. Just take off your shoes and stand on the door mat for now.

N- Thank you.

She grabbed Nathalie a towel and let her sit down, then they started discussing how everything was going to work out, when she received a call from Gabriel.

N- What's wrong?

G- We had to go home, it was raining too hard. The wind blew everything around, on a related note, there are balloons and streamers flying all over Paris.

N- Oh no! Really!

G- Yes, so the Mayor let us use the louvre instead, there is still the ballroom, remember.

N- That's too bad, but it's nice that we still get to have it at one of Paris's main tourist attraction.

G- We're in the ballroom drying off now, the gorilla will bring you here in an hour.

N- Okay see you then.

She hung up and got back to discussing things with the party planner, then gave her the towel back and thanked when there was a honk from outside. She slipped on her shoes and ran out to the limo, which drove her to the Louvre. She was shivering from the rain when she got in the ballroom, Gabriel was up on a ladder, so Adrien brought her a towel from the back room.

N- How long have you been here?

A- About an hour and a half, why?

N- It looks pretty good for the short amount of time.

A- Are you cold?

N- No, I'm fine, just need to dry my hair a bit, but leave it for a few minutes and it should be good. What can I do to help?

A- Your father's fixing the speakers, there was rain that got in them, he might use some help. I need to go help my father now.

He got up and passed his father a few screws, then a hammer, and finally a drill. 

AN- Audre dear please stop!

AU- How dare you, your an idiot Andre, utterly and idiot!

None other walked in the ballroom just then, than Audre Bourgeois.