Natalie stiffened as soon as those words left his mouth and she just stared at outer space for a minute or two before she chuckled, laughing it off, "You're so good at making jokes,"
Only that Eric was as serious as hell and he made sure she knew that.
"I wasn't joking," He said without a trace of a smile on his face and that was when it hit her, he was God damn serious.
Natalie swallowed deeply, straightening up. She ran her hand through her hair nervously as if she didn't know how to express what she was about to say, "Eric..." She said when he cut her off with a gesture.
