Sins Of The Past

Chapter Five

Natalie was sitting on her bed crying while Tyler hovered around her and Chloe slept on a couch.

"You don't have to cry every time you see him you know." Tyler said.

"I can't help it." She sobbed.
"It just brings back a lot of memories."

"No Natalie, he's not worth your tears."

"Yes." She agreed wiping her eyes. "But...t..there's something in me that wants to hear him out and...and maybe forgive him."

"What? Tell me you're not planning to do that." Tyler said taking her face in his hands.

"But what if he has a good reason?"

"A good reason? For leaving you? What kind of man leaves his girlfriend for six years? I'll tell you, a man that doesn't care. He may be trying to apologize now, but that won't have happened if he didn't come to California. Natalie don't make the mistake you made six years ago. Don't trust that man again, you'll only regret it. Promise me Natalie, promise me you won't see that man again."

"It's not possible, we have business with him." She replied.

"Damn the business Nat! He's not the only architect in the states."

"But one of the best in the world."

Natalie rubbed her forehead. "I have a headache, I should go to bed. Goodnight Tyler."

He murmured a goodnight and quietly left.

Natalie then went to tuck Eva in. She found her little girl fast asleep. She quietly tiptoed to her bed and kissed her forehead.

Eva stirred and opened her eyes. She smiled when she saw her mother.

"Go to sleep amadora." She whispered smiling back.

"Mom, I dreamt of dad, you both got married...he was really handsome."
She said, yawning at the last sentence.

Natalie froze. Now how would this girl dream of a man she doesn't know?" She thought.

"Shh...go to sleep." She whispered.

Natalie went back to her room and slept for the night."

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"What do you mean you're a father?" An exasperated Axel asked Ethan.

"Apparently, Nathalie was pregnant when I left...but she didn't freaking tell me!" Ethan replied.

"But when I checked on the net I didn't..."

"That's it! We'll check again!"

They both rushed to Axel's laptop.

"There she is!" Axel said when they had searched for Mrs. Natalie Audrigo. "Eva Audrigo."

She was posing before a limousine that had 'Audrigo' written in place of a plate number, dressed in a  sun dress and a hat.