-Chapter -10 - I'm on my way -

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9 plus hours later:

Manchester UK:

4:15am:

Nathaniel, Blaire, and Lucy arrived nine hours later in Manchester. He kept thinking about his sister during the train ride, he wasn't afraid of her, he was more afraid of what she would think of him, now that he had done what she told him not to do. But Gabriel, on the other hand, deserved to with their daughter after all these years. Eight years for him was enough.

Blaire was as sleep in his arms as they waited for the taxi they had requested to take them home. A couple of minutes later, the taxi arrived, and they were on their way back home.

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Nathaniel and Lucy stood in front of the front door, taking their time before opening it.

"You did what you thought was best...," Lucy says to her husband, taking his left hand in hers. Nathaniel nodded, and allowed her to open the front door.

When she pushed the door opened, the house was pitch black, no lights were turned on, not even the light from Nathalie's bedroom. Nathaniel shuts his eyes and exhales.

Nathalie was asleep on the couch when Lucy turned on the lights in the living room, she has been waiting for them but she had fallen asleep while doing so.

The two froze as they watched Nathalie awaken. The light and breeze from outside awoken her, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the two adults and Blaire asleep in her father's arms.

"I was waiting on the couch, but I fell asleep, how was Paris?" Nathalie stands up from the couch

She searches for her daughter, she worries when she doesn't see her, but remains calm, "where is Gabriella?" Nathalie was almost speaking in a hush tone. Nathaniel gave her a look before handing his daughter Blaire over to her mother.

Lucy leaves them both and takes herself and her daughter in their bedroom. Nathalie shoves her brother aside, and steps outside. She starts to panic when she doesn't see her daughter, but perhaps she is already in their bedroom? Nathalie checks their bedroom as well as the bathroom but saw no trace of Gabriella....

Nathalie returns to the living room where Nathaniel was, her heart was racing. She couldn't bear the thought of her brother leaving HER daughter in Paris. He wouldn't, would he? He promised, didn't he?

She steps closer to him, "Nathaniel.... Where is my daughter?" she asks calmly hoping for a direct answer.

"Natha-"

"WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER, NATHANIEL?!" Nathalie shouts, her eyes were glaring at him.

"Nathalie please stay cal-"

"NO! WHERE IS GABRIELLA?!"

"YOU WANT TO KNOW?! I LEFT HER IN PARIS WITH GABRIEL!" He doesn't hesitate to tell her, Nathalie's hands clench.

"WHY NATHANIEL?! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?" Her tears were rolling down her cheeks, he betrayed her after he promised.

"GABRIELLA NEEDS HER FATHER!" Nathaniel shouts

"SHE HAS ME!" Nathalie shouts back

"COME ON NATHALIE!" Nathaniel slams the door behind him, "YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT TO HAVE A FATHER BECAUSE YOU TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED IT WITH OUR OWN!"  Nathaniel reminds her

"Don't you dare bring him into this." She says harshly, her right hand still clenched.

"Why do you do the same thing to your daughter? Nathalie you should have seen how happy Gabriella was to see her father, and Gabriel... he was over joyed... I only did something you hadn't been able to do for years! You should be thanking me!"

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