Free Forgetting Him by Anna Belle Page B

back to his office, locked the door and put the blinds down. While he tried to focus on work, Marie's face is the only thing that kept appearing before his eyes. He couldn't wait for her to come to work so he could see her, and maybe get some answers for all the questions that flew around his mind.

Chapter 19
     
     
                  "Where do you want me to put it?" The delivery man asked Nathan. He held a large bouquet of flowers that Nathan ordered earlier for Marie, but in light of recent events, he had no interest for them.
                  The delivery man stared at Nathan as he walked around his penthouse in his pajamas and an empty cup of, what used to be, coffee. The man that he looked at, at that moment, didn't look like the type that would enjoy flowers.
                  "Come with me." Nathan said as he stared walking towards his office. "Put them there." He pointed towards a stand next to his table.
                  He gave the delivery man a tip and showed him the way out. He went back into the kitchen to pour some more coffee in his cup.
                  "I didn't know that you liked flowers." Maria commented as she was getting ready to head home.
                  "I don't." He answered as he stared at her with his lifeless eyes.
                  "I still don't understand how you could have fallen asleep on the terrace." She changed the topic quickly.
                  Nathan told her that he slept on the terrace because he wanted to be outside and relax a bit from all the work that he had; that's why he felt so sick at that moment. Luckily for him, she believed the story and spent her whole day trying to make him feel better.
                  Nathan really enjoyed her company, all the soups and tea she made for him truly made him feel loved.
                  "I was tired and it sort of just happened." He continued to lie.
                  "But it was so cold last night." She said as she looked at his red eyes and face. "Looks like you have a fever. Do you want me to stay?"
                  "No, thank you."
                  "I made a lot of tea for you and left it on the stove to cool."
                  "Thank you." In his voice, just like on his face, Marie noticed how genuinely thankful he was.
                  "No problem." She said with a smile.
                  "I hope that you'll feel better tomorrow." She added as she grabbed her things and headed home.
                  Nathan left his cup of coffee on the marble island as he grabbed another cup and poured himself some tea. He walked over to the living room and sat on a comfortable sofa. He threw the blanket over himself and turned on the TV. He heard the large penthouse door open and close, thinking it was Maria, he yelled out.
                  "I'm in the living room. Seems like you forgot something again?"
                  Marie stopped at the entrance to the living room. She felt guilty when she saw him, laying on his sofa, all draped in his blanket with a cup of tea in his hand. The guilt she felt didn't allow her to think about anything else than what she did to him.
                  "Mar..." He started to say as he felt someone standing behind him. He turned his gaze away from the TV to see Marie standing behind him.
                  "The door was unlocked so I just came in." She said softly as she motioned towards the front door.
                  "I came to see how you were doing." She added quickly, trying to push her mind away from the time an open door meant an invitation to her lover's embrace.
                  "Amazing!" He said as he coughed loudly. Tears appeared in his eyes from the flurry of coughing fits he had. "See, nothing but tears of joy." He added ironically while he wiped away his