***
When Natalie woke up, the call was still connected.
She gasped when she realized she had fallen asleep on the phone with Hary .
“Natalie ?”
A warmth settled over her as she heard his voice coming from the receiver. She picked it up and brought it to her ear.
“Hary ?”
“Hey…” he smiled.
“Hey,” she smiled back.
“Are you feeling better?” he asked.
Natalie remembered the night before, getting the call from Bell that Renee’s body had finally given out from the strain of whatever it was that happened to her. Natalie had been devastated, filled with pain and sadness so intense that she couldn’t breathe.
And then Hary had called.
He had soothed her, made her feel like he was lying in bed beside her with no motives, no expectations. Just being there with her as her heart broke.
This
