Forever Yours novel Chapter 14

The entire Sunday, Michelle wasn't herself, she was awfully quiet and spent most of the day in the bedroom. It hurt Derek a lot, seeing her that way and not being able to do anything about it. He and Nathan didn't like to see her sad but they had no choice but to respect her decision, she wanted to be alone so the least they could do was give her her space.

It was Monday, Derek woke up quite early to prepare for work because his dad had called him the previous day to let him know that he would be paying him a visit, that's why he has to be at the office early today. He didn't bother waking Michelle because he wasn't hungry, although she always made sure he had breakfast before leaving for work, she usually claimed it was good for his health and she didn't want him going to work on an empty stomach. She was sound asleep and he didn't want to be the one to ruin her sleep for his own selfish reasons but he sincerely wanted her to see him off to work like she always did. He gave her a goodbye kiss on the cheek and walked out of the room.

Michelle woke up and was greeted with an empty bed, she was surprised to see that Derek had already left for work, she felt bad for sleeping in, now Derek and Nathan didn't have breakfast because of that, she was disappointed with herself. She slowly got out of bed, she wondered why she was feeling really lazy, maybe it was because she let Saturday's incident get to her, she shrugged those thoughts and went into the bathroom to freshen up. After showering, she came out of the bathroom feeling clean, she got dressed in a green v-neck shirt and denim short.

Michelle didn't feel like going to the restaurant that day so she called Sam and asked him to be in charge of the restaurant as she wouldn't be able to make it because she was sick, Sam wished her a quick recovery and hung up. She went downstairs to have breakfast, on reaching the kitchen, she noticed that Nathan may had helped himself to some cereals because Derek definitely never took breakfast without her forcing him, she then decided to have cereals as well.

When Michelle was done with breakfast and washing the dishes, she went into the living room and decided to browse through some magazines. She was looking through a magazine when suddenly it was snatched from her hands, she was shocked at first but felt relief when she saw it was only Nathan. He was wearing a black T-shirt that hugged his body and biceps perfectly with dark blue jeans, she had never seen him dress so simple and to be honest, this look suited him

"Hey! What was that for?" She complained

Nathan was smiling as he held the magazine above his head, daring her to collect it from him. She tried several times to reach the magazine but Nathan was quite tall compared to her. They were currently standing really close to each other, she could feel the heat coming from his body, he was looking down at her with a smirk on his face and she couldn't help but blush, she then retreated

"Fine. I give up" She said with a smile

"Now, that was the smile I was looking for" Nathan said with a sense of accomplishment

"Good morning" He greeted

"Good morning" She replied, taking the magazine from his hand

"I had no idea you were still at home"

"Yeah. I decided to skip work today because there are a few houses I'll be looking at today"

"Oh, that"

"And you?... I didn't think I'd find you home at this hour. What's up?"

"I decided not to go to the restaurant today cos I don't feel like it" Michelle replied, now sitting on the couch

"I'm sorry I wasn't up early to make breakfast for you guys"

"Oh. That's not a problem at all. I helped myself to some cereals" Nathan explain with a smile

Michelle couldn't help but smile back, she was right when she guessed that he was the one who had the cereals, she liked how carefree he was. Nathan then sat on the couch beside Michelle, he took a deep breath and began

"Michelle. Please... I need you to say something"

"No... Derek hasn't said anything to your mom"

Michelle had no idea why she felt so hurt and betrayed while saying those words. Nathan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, nodding his head like he understood

"And do you have any idea why?" He suddenly asked when Michelle thought the conversation was over

"How should I know? She's his mother...please Nathan. This is a really sensitive subject..." She replied, her voice shaking at the last part

"I'm sorry" He immediately apologized

She stood up and turned her back against him so he wouldn't see the tears already blurring her vision

"Would you like to come see the houses with me?" He suddenly asked, changing the subject

"Um. Yeah... I'll go change. Give me a minute" She replied still backing him before hurriedly going upstairs.