Reunited

-Chapter -4 - Photographs pt2 -

Wednesday, 12:47am

Before unlocking the front door with her key, Nathalie made sure she took her heels off before walking in. Once she opened the door, she turned the lights on as she look ahead to step inside, she noticed Nathaniel and Lucy standing in front of her. Nathalie took a deep breath and then proceeded to place her heels in the shoe rack that was by her left, then looked at them.

"Nathalie we need to talk." Nathaniel said in a monotone voice.

"Please not today..." She looked at her older brother. "I am tired" she added, but as she was about to walk pass them, Nathaniel grabbed her by the arm.

"Let me go." Nathalie said in a quiet monotone voice.

Nathaniel let her go and looked directly at her. "No. we will talk. I let you pass by this topic multiple times before and I won't let that anymore, not today." Nathaniel said in a harsh voice, but he wasn't yelling at his sister. He looked at her dead in her eyes, Nathalie felt slightly intimidated. She started to walk towards the living room and settled in one of the couch. Lucy and Nathaniel followed and settled themselves in the couch across from Nathalie.

"Nathalie as a mother, I understand you have worries about letting Gabriella go to Paris, especially when her father's there, but I've spoken to her. She doesn't have the intention to go to Paris to meet with Gabriel because she trusts you. She trusts that you yourself, will take her to him, personally. " Lucy stated in a sedate tone of voice.

Nathalie looked at Lucy, "I've always allowed her to go with you whenever she asks, but please, just this time. I don't want her to go. I can't lose my daughter, I can't risk losing her." she justified.

Nathaniel looked at his sister, "Nathalie where is this all coming from? You've never told Gabriel that you were pregnant, you didn't even consider telling him. He doesn't know anything about Gabriella. None of us have a social media. I am sorry but, I told my niece I would do everything I could possibly do to make you agree. You're being selfish. Don't you trust us?"

"I do. I do trust and appreciate you both so much, but please let me make a decision for my own daughter, I hope you understand." She said calmly before walking out, leaving the two.

"She has a point. Gabriella is her daughter, I don't think we can change her mind, but at least we tired." Lucy hugged her husband tightly. Nathaniel rested his chin in his wife's shoulder and hugged her back.

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Nathalie slowly opened the door, making sure she doesn't make as much sound as possible. She entered the room and couldn't help but smile finding her daughter peacefully as sleep on their bed. Before approaching Gabriella, Nathalie had put her stuff away. Nathalie approached her sleeping daughter, and couldn't help but chuckle glancing at the way Gabby was sleeping. Gabby looked like she was ready to cannonball into a pool. She was hugging her legs while she was on her side. She didn't even bother to use the blanket.

"Dear god..." Nathalie let out a chuckle as she walked closer to her daughter. Nathalie decided to fix the way she was sleeping but as she took Gabriella's arms off that were around her legs, she found a picture of her and Gabriel. The picture was from when Gabriel decided to "give up" on trying to bring his wife back.

Nathalie let go of Gabby gently. She took the photo in her hand and stared at it for a moment, she bit her bottom lip at looked at her daughter. A single tear started to roll down her cheek, Nathalie put the photo of her and Gabriel in the nightstand and sat on the bed to kiss her daughter's hair.

Nathalie started to feel horrible for not letting Gabriella grow up with Gabriel by her side, but she kept reminding herself that it was the best thing to do for everyone, plus, she didn't want to hurt her daughter if ever her father Gabriel didn't want to accept her. Nathalie loves her daughter with all her heart, and she is willing to do everything she can to protect her daughter from getting hurt by anyone. Nathalie kissed her daughter once more before getting up and getting all of her stuff she needed like her phone, towel and her pajamas before proceeding to the bathroom.