Katelyn couldn't help but feel amazed by Nathan. He was such a gentleman. He cut up the meat and debone the fish before giving it to her. He served everything she wanted to eat without complaining. Seriously all her plans were slowly entering the Atlantic Ocean in fast waves!
She sighed and finally gave up her ideas to make the man dislike her. She had more chance in the future and she sure that his patience's would run out eventually.
'Just like I want it.' She sadly thought.
"Here try this. It seems that you like spicy dishes more. The next time we come here I'll make sure to get these." Nathan already said they were coming here again.
So he will live up to that promise. He will use any chance to cling onto her heart and let her know that his feeling are the same as his.
Katelyn in the other hand became speechless by his sudden words. He was really sure that they will come here a second time.
"Mr. Kingston you have a lot of high hopes, huh? Why are you so sure I would agree the next time?"
"It's because your the first woman to not put up a pretentious act in front of me. Or even try to touch me or seduce me." He said looking at her and continued, "You also act like you don't even care who's sitting in front of you. I sort of feel hurt." He gave a helpless smile.
Katelyn body froze hearing his words. Well he wasn't wrong. She wasn't exactly here to seduce him or even climb up his bed even though her heart wanted to do that.
She was here to make sure that he would leave here infuriated by her. But it just went downhill after a few tiring try's.
"That's interesting. So if I was pretentious or would do any of things you mention, would you still be sitting here?" She asked curiously.
She felt like an idea start hitting her brain.
"Yes, since such a beautiful woman is here accompany me." He said it so seriously that she could only blink multiple times before breaking out into a red blush.
'Seriously!!!!' She was done for.
His word really made her think about many things. She even felt butterflies in her stomach when she heard his tone. But was he really telling the truth?
"Your really good at jokes. There are many beautiful women like me around. How could I possibly compare?" She used her fork to stab the piece of meat before bringing it to her mouth.
"Maybe because you give me a sense of familiarity that I feel comfortable around you." A familiar warmth that he missed in his last life. A faint sad look pass his eyes.
They where like strangers in the same house and occasionally talking a few times. But most of time they would have fights or small conflicts. They would usually make up but the gap kept on expanding until it finally broke.
'Katelyn why didn't you want to tell me? Is it because you fear them that much? Or fear that they will harm me? Or were you scared that I wouldn't believe you?' His eye held a melancholic look as he remembered his every action and words that would dig a deeper hole of guilt.
"Mr. Kingston!! Are you okay!?!" She asked when she saw the soup spill on his hand.
Nathan snapped back from his thoughts when he felt her hand gentle holding his. She grabbed the cold water beside their table and placed it awkwardly against his hand. She looked panicked and called over the waiter to get them an ice pack.
He couldn't help but feel touched while his heart swelled with warmth.
"Umm should we go to the hospital? The soup was super hot!! Maybe you should go forget about the the dinner-" she placed the ice pack on his hand.
"It's fine. Don't worry to much. I didn't even winch from pain. Doesn't that mean I'm fine?" Nathan tried to calm her down.
"Your not lying are you? Even though you say it like that, the glaring red on your hand says otherwise." She worriedly said.
It was super red! Who knew such a thing would happen to the ever so cautious Nathan!! She couldn't help but still feel worried about his hand.
All her fretting and worrying made the man only happier! Nathan felt like this was worth it if he could get his wife to drop her mask and care for him.
"Katelyn." He called out to her.
She froze hearing her name from his mouth. She looked up to him and saw his ever so handsome face that enchanted her. She wanted to say something but her words couldn't even form. Where does she even start? She found herself seduce by him and hearing him call her name felt like a morning song she could listen on repeat.
Nathan saw her silent approval and love in her eyes and felt his heart skip a beat.
'Is this what they called love?'
"Can I call you Katelyn?" He asked politely. He felt that in one day they were moving faster than a shooting star.
Katelyn felt her heart move before she gave him a full blown smile, "Of course you can!!" Her voice had a little excitement.
"Then call me Nathan!" He beamed.
Katelyn eyes shook with sadness before she covered it up. "Okay, I'll call you Nathan."
'I can be a little selfish right?' She thought.
The both of them had an amazing dinner. Nathan found out many things from her while she also learned a few things from him.
The day was no longer bright and soon night fell where they came and said their goodbyes.
Nathan watched her car driver away and stood their for a long time even after she left. He felt his heart become empty once again. It was like watching an ice cream cone fall straight to ground without having a lick.
But then he remembered that he gave her his phone number and vice versa. So they can communicate whenever they want. He found himself smiling remembering all her vivid faces and cute actions.
'I should have taken her home.' He thought regretfully.
Assistant Kai who was waiting for his boss looked at the silhouette for the nth time. He rolled his eyes in annoyance and pitifully waited for his boss to come.
5 minutes later. 10 minutes later. 20 minutes later.
1 HOUR LATER!!!!
Assistant Kai finally grabbed his courage to call out his boss when he notices the man silently slip into the car by himself and closed it too.
"Drive home." Nathan commanded.
Kai: "....." he felt like banging his head against the wall.
He sighed and obliged to his boss before driving away into the silent night.