Nathalie's Breakup

Part 16 - Revelations

The pregnant woman had her arms wrapped around her tiny bump, holding Gabriel's hand in her own, as she spat:

"Who do you think you are? You 'let' me keep the baby? I already told you, this isn't your child any longer! It's mine and I never want to see you again! Do you understand me? I don't need you and your toxic behaviour any longer. I've had enough of it! Even before I found out about the baby, you tried to manipulate me all the time! By threatening to commit suicide, by doing many things, I don't want to talk about right now! Just leave, Jérôme and don't you dare to ever set foot into this house again!"

Now the man scoffed and ranted:

"Well, the last word isn't spoken yet! I know, you'll come crawling back to me, when you need a father for 'your' child. When you finally see, that nobody except for me, will ever want you at all! You'll see, babe! I'm all you got!"

Gabriel gave the woman in his arms a short glimpse, as if he was asking for her permission. But seeing, how she was barely holding it together, he just took the initiative and began to speak to the man, who was getting back on his feet at the very moment, very quietly, yet his tone was threatening enough, to make him wince, as he looked at the much taller man.

"Nathalie already has a father for her child. One who will not only take care of her and the baby,  but also is able, to please her instead of hurting her mentally and even physically, by hitting a pregnant woman into her belly! I don't care, if it was a so called accident! If I ever see you closer than at least my arm's length near the woman, I love, be sure, that you will regret it!", he said coldly.

Jérôme made one last attempt, knowing well, that he had become very dependent on the woman's income, by saying:

"You? You want to act as the child's father? Can't you see the difference between us? You're the typical pale snob, while I am a real french guy, with a way darker skin than yours could even become! How are you going to make anyone believe it to be yours?"

The designer began to laugh.

"Are you serious? Nobody will even care about the looks. Not me, not Nathalie. And least of all, will Adrien! He's so sweet and good, he would even try to be nice to you still! Maybe even after he found out, what a scumbag you are!", he mocked the younger man with a contemptuous grin.

"No, I won't! I've heard enough, to not even want to look at this guy, if he so much as just tried to hurt Nathalie!", came an angry voice from the door and a second later, Adrien entered, a young female following shyly behind him.

The artist whirled around, staring at the boy, then at the girl, saying snidely:

"Obviously father and son have the same taste in women! Dark haired, too skinny and in so much need of love, that they would take any guy, who comes along!"

The young woman, who was walking behind the teenage boy though, answered fast and coldly:

"Well, I am not sure, what you did, to fool Nathalie back then, but seeing you, I can only say, if you were on fire and I had a bucket of water, I'd rather drink it in one go, than trying to save you with it!"

The two adults and Adrien broke into a guffaw, while the of alcohol reeking man stumbled down the stairs and off the premises. As soon as the gate was closed behind him, Nathalie let out a long breath of relief.

Gabriel quickly pulled her tauter, asking with concern:

"Are you alright, love? Do you need to lie down? Come, at least sit over there!"

He walked her to the chairs in the corner and made her sit down in one. The new couple turned towards the teenagers with a sheepish expression, then the man addressed his son:

"I guess, we'll have some explaining to do, right?"

Adrien though shrugged and responded:

"Well, if I understood you right, Nathalie is having a baby and this guy didn't want it! So you stepped up and eventually confessed your love to her and you will raise this baby together. I am fine with your decision, as long as Nathalie is moving back in!"

He now looked directly at the assistant as he whispered:

"I've missed you so much! Welcome home."

Then he hugged her vigorously.

The pregnant female couldn't hold back her tears, as she closed her arms around the boy and held him taut to her chest.

"I missed you too! I'll always be here for you, yeah?"

Adrien nodded, then he pecked her cheek and teased her with a wink:

"So will I, 'mum'!"

Gabriel, who had still been holding her hand, quickly squeezed it gently, as she tightened her grip around his.

The young man now informed them, that he and Marinette needed to do some school project together and if his father and Nathalie were okay, if they went upstairs into his room for that. 

"School project, huh?", Gabriel mocked him and the teenagers both blushed. Despite his reluctance in the beginning of his son's relationship with the girl, he had at some point given his permission and was now even very proud of how good they were together. Each of them brought out the best of the other. "Just leave one door open, so we'll be able to hear you!"

"Dad!", Adrien whined, "you're totally embarrassing me!"

"Good! That means, you will feel to flustered to even try anything for the next couple of hours!"

Nathalie looked questioningly from one to the other.

"What did I miss?", she then asked.

"Oh, I didn't tell you about that, I... Sorry, but I tried to not bother you with all my problems, so you could be happy.... I was so wrong.... Anyway, I walked in on them, let me say, they were still dressed but not enough, to go outside!"

"DAD!", the young man now cried and buried his face in his hands, while Marinette only gazed towards the high ceiling, trying to not blush even more.

The assistant though giggled, then scolded him:

"Will you please stop, messing with them! Remember when you were their age! Adrien, Marinette, just go upstairs and you 'can' close the door. Just promise me, to not to anything, you'll regret very soon. I figure, you know, what I'm talking about?"

Gulping the boy nodded, then replied:

"Yup and I promise you, we haven't gone that far yet and we both agreed to take it slow! Thank you, Nath, for the trust!"