There was once a lump forming in his throat. He swallowed it and persevered walking. Finally, Raymond stopped war the pull he always felt to her, letting her feel him coming. He watched, painfully, as she hid her tears from him. Then, when she stood up to look at him, she smiled. Never
before had he felt anything but pleasure from her smile.
Until now.
***
“You understand, right?” Natalie requested nervously.
“Ash, I already instructed you I understand. We’re all good, babe,” he reassured her with a smile and a kiss on the cheek. “I was once more worried about you than anything.”
Natalie nodded.
When she had felt Raymond coming near from the trees, she was afraid he would misunderstand. That he would make assumptions about why she had been alone with Harry or query why she had even
