How to steal a heart: 2 [COMPLETE]✔️

Chapter 3

I placed him in his bed and walked out quietly so that he wouldn't wake up. I decided that I would just leave and not try and talk to anyone. I walk down the stairs quietly and quickly make my way outside. I let out a sigh of relief as I sit in my car but soon grow upset and disappointed when my car won't start. "Shit!" I say slamming my hand against the steering wheel when my car continues to sputter and not start. I instantly think of taking an uber home but curse when I realize that I left my purse back inside the house. I sit and contemplate whether I can go back inside until I just say 'fuck it' and go back inside the house.

I close the door behind me and instantly head to the living room, where I last remember seeing my purse. I'm surprised that I don't see anybody and wonder where everyone went. I dig in my purse for my wallet and search for my credit card. I can't find it. I panic and dump my whole purse out on the couch and search for my credit card. "Fuck! Where is it?" I say, wondering where it is and how I'm going to get home. "Natalie?" I hear Elizabeth question from the kitchen. I curse myself for being so loud and turn around to see her standing behind me. "Hey, I was looking for you, can we talk?" I wasn't in the mood since I couldn't find my credit card but it didn't seem like I was going anywhere anytime soon. "Sure why not." I say sitting on the couch. She comes and sits beside me."Okay, listen, I know that you know, that when....... you got pregnant with Noah, I was jealous. I did everything to take him away from you and I'm really sorry for that. I know that sorry will never cut it for taking your kid away from you, but I still have to say it. I know-now how it feels to be a mother and for you to have your child taken away from you at just a couple of months old, is crazy. I can't begin to imagine what I would do if Hannah or Anna were to be taken away. What I'm really trying to say is that I'm truly sorry for the way I acted, and for what I did to you, Charles and Noah."

I didn't have any words. I was speechless.
"Wow, I'm- thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate your apology but what's done is done and right now, I just want to do everything I can to be a part of Noah's life." She nods. "Yea yea, I understand. I also wanted to say that even though you and Charles aren't really on the best of terms, you should know that Charles really misses you. Every day." For some reason I felt the same way but I was with Ben. I shouldn't have feelings for him.
"Yea well....... it's a little too late for that now. I'm with Ben. Anyways I would've been long gone by now if my car had started and I can't find my credit card so I don't know how I'm going to get home." I said frustrated.
"Why don't you stay here? I mean Charles won't mind, and there's no way to get you home, so stay." I look at her and back to the ground. "I don't know." I said contemplating. She puts her hand on my shoulder. "Come on, stay please?" I give her a weak smile and finally nod my head yes. It's just for a night, I'll be ok.

.................

"Okay you can stay in here, if you need anything I'm one door down." Says Charles as he shows me where I was sleeping. Apparently, everyone left after my outburst earlier so it's just me, Noah, Charles and Josie in the house since she's staying with him for a little while. I go in the room and he walks away. I grab the t-shirt that he gave me, and put it on. I remembered this shirt. It's the same shirt from the night we met. I was wearing this same shirt when I woke up beside him in bed the next day. As I wore it, I felt like it was yesterday the day we met. I pulled the collar of the shirt up to my nose to smell it. It smelled like his cologne, and I loved it.

The thought of Ben instantly came across my mind. God what am I doing? This is Charles's house, and his old t shirt, I need to stop acting like a creep, I have a man. With Ben on my mind, I grabbed my phone and texted him.

'Hey, you up?' I sent, before lying down on the bed.
'Yea, how was Noah's birthday party?'
'It was................ good, but also complicated.'
'I figured. You ok?'
'Yea I'm good, how's London?'
'It's been crazy, a lot of work at the hospital lately.'
'Yea, you working now?'
'Yea'
'Oh, should I stop texting you?'
'I would have said no 30 seconds ago but someone just came in from an accident, so I got to go. Talk later?'
'Yeah, go and save lives.' He sends a laughing emoji.
'Okay bye love.'
'Bye'
Should I have written back love, as well? Did he mean that he 'love love's' me or is he just saying that just to say it. I do love him, right? What am I thinking, of course I love him. That's my man but am I gaining feelings for Charles too?