Chapter 13 chapter 13
Chapter 13
After the surprise proposal from Sean, the farewell party finally came to an end.
Sean personally drove Natalie and Jojo home. On the way back, Natalie wanted to explain everything to Sean, but looking at how excited Jojo was, she did not have the heart to dampen her mood.
“Mommy, are you really daddy’s girlfriend now?”
Natalie looked at her daughter, not knowing what to say. Would Jojo understand if she told her that she had only done it to save her Uncle Sean’s face?
Sean looked at Natalie from the rearview, and he could read her mind before she even said anything.
While he was still waiting for her reply earlier, he did not miss the hesitation in her eyes. His heart turned cold at that moment, and he knew that Natalie was going to reject him.
So, when she finally said yes, Sean was stunned. But regardless of the reason why she finally accepted his proposal, Sean was a happy man tonight.
He knew well how Natalie had been hurt by her ex-husband, who happened to be her first love. That was why he had secretly loved her for five years. But now that he had made his intentions clear, he was going to make sure that Natalie forgot about that bastard and fell in love with him.
“Baby, why are you asking your mommy such stupid questions? Didn’t you see your mom say yes when I asked her to be my girlfriend?”
“Ah, daddy, it just feels like a dream, that's why I asked. Thank you for making Jojo happy, mommy and daddy!”
Sean felt his heart melt. How he wished he could just give Jojo the whole world.
After dropping them off, Natalie was about to say something, but Jojo called out, “Mommy, I am so tired and sleepy. Will you take me to my room, please?”
Natalie looked at the time on her phone and realized that it was way past Jojo’s bedtime, so she scooped her up in her arms and walked towards the house.
She looked at Sean, wanting to say something, but no words came out.
Sean looked at her and smiled, “I know you have a lot you want to say to me. It has been a long night for us all. Go get some rest, and I will pick you up tomorrow morning.”
“Pick me up? Where will you be taking me?” Natalie asked as she adjusted Jojo, who had already fallen asleep on her shoulder.
Sean smiled mysteriously, “It is a surprise.”
Natalie had just taken a few steps when Sean stopped her, “Nat!”
When Natalie turned around, Sean was standing right before her. They were so close that they could feel each other’s breath. If not for the fact that Jojo was between them, their lips might have collided.
Sean looked at her with tenderness in his eyes. He could no longer hide the strong feelings he had for her.
He leaned over and left a soft kiss on Natalie’s forehead. His voice was gentle as he spoke, “Sleep tight, my love.”
Natalie felt her heart stop beating as she looked at Sean with wide eyes. She even lost her ability to speak, and she could not utter a single word.
Sean looked at her one last time before he flashed her the cutest smile she had ever seen. With tenderness that could melt even the coldest hearts, he said the three endearing words, “I love you, Nat.”
Not caring about the impact his words had left on Natalie, Sean entered the car and drove away without looking back. He was afraid that if he stayed there another second, he might not be able to leave.
He did not want to scare Natalie more than he already had.
The roaring of the car engine made Natalie’s heart start beating again. She stood in the same spot as if she had been frozen in time.
She only came back to her senses when Jojo squirmed uncomfortably in her arms. When Natalie tried to move, she realized that her legs had turned numb, and she couldn’t feel anything as she walked to the house.
Natalie carefully placed Jojo in bed, and after making sure that she was comfortable and well covered, she headed to the bathroom.
She had a habit of freshening up before she slept, and although she had showered not long ago, she couldn’t sleep without washing up.
Natalie let the water flow over her body as she recalled everything that had happened today. Sean had been with her for the past five years, and they had a very unique bond, something that Natalie never saw coming.
But even so, she had always thought of Sean as nothing more than her best friend. The thought of being romantically involved with him had never crossed her mind.
She recalled the words that he had said, ‘Dr. Hart, will you be my girlfriend? Let me love you in a way that no man ever loved you and ever will.’
‘Sleep tight, my love.’
‘I love you, Nat.’
When the last words crossed her mind, Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, forcing her to jolt back to reality.
She tightly pressed on the left side of her chest as if she was trying to suffocate the fluffy feelings that were making her knees grow weak.
“No… I can’t think about this! Sean and I are just friends. I only said yes to him to save his face. I can’t wait till tomorrow. I will just have to call him and explain everything to him so that he doesn't misunderstand.”
Natalie finished her shower and went to do her night skincare routine.
She looked at herself in the mirror and applied some night serum to her hand. Just as her palm touched her forehead, her mind seemed to have remembered something, and she hurriedly removed her hand from her forehead as if it had been scalded.
That was the part where Sean had kissed her.
It was the most tender kiss Natalie had ever received all her life. It was as if she were the most treasured person in Sean’s life, and just the thought of it made her heart beat thunderously, and her face flushed a deep pink.
Natalie looked at herself in the mirror and mumbled, “Sean, what have you done to me?”