Chapter 18

"Nathan Harrison"

I was waiting for Bella at the court after my class for today ended. Well.....I promised to take her for a dinner tonight as our first date together. But I still don't really know yet where should I take her. I never have a girlfriend before, so I'm really bad at this thing.

And about the basketball thing, I need to practice more because my team has a tournament with against a team which is from our university too. I'm not sure who are they yet, but I bet they are not too good either because if they were, Mr Goodman maybe has already selected them into our team.

I shoot the ball into the hoop from the three pointers range for several times since it is my specialty.

"Good job," I heard an angelic voice coming from my right side. She is none other than, my gorgeous wife, Isabella Dawson.

I don't know why, but I'm so excited when I saw her. Maybe her look more beautiful today with the denim shirt and dark-blue jeans. Her hair was tied into a ponytail, oh god.... I don't know how to describe her anymore, but I'm totally into her.

I swiftly run towards her and hug her tightly.

"Hey.... you're smelly, you know." She giggled a bit as I planted a kiss on her cheek.

"I'm sorry, I just can't resist with your beauty." I rest my forehead against her, her pale grey eyes were on mine.

She giggled. "Very funny, Nathan." She puts her index finger on my lips to stop me from kiss her lips.

"Seriously, I spoke the truth. I never lie to you, believe it." I'm sure I am behaving like a kid right now, because she just knits her eyebrow to me.

"Okay.... okay... I trust you." She then gave me a quick peck. "So, please take a shower.....'cause I'm starving now."

I saluted her. "Yes, ma'am."

"Attaboy," I winced a bit as she pinched my nose.

*

The next day...

"Hey dope, shoot now!!!" Seth shouted for me so he could pass me the ball.

I caught the ball that he threw it and shoot it into the hoop, gaining three points for our team.

I really didn't expect that the opposing team is Taylor's. Why is he always trying to mess up my life.

I really don't understand him at all.

God, damn it!!!

He is really a jerk!

The referee blew his whistle as it's for the half time now. We went to the side of the court to grab our drinks.

"Hey dude!!!" Henry patted my shoulder. "Good job, Nathan."

"Hey.... you too, Henry." I replied.

"Where are the girls, by the way?" Sam looked at me then to Seth.

I shrugged. "I'm not sure, though. But Bella said that they have a test this morning."

"Oh, right, Cecilia already told me yesterday." Sam seems a bit disappointed when his girlfriend didn't come to watch the match.

So do I....

I miss her so damn much.

The match starts again as the referee blows his whistle again. This time the opponent team plays aggressively, that force us to be more cautions when passing the ball. Especially, Taylor who keeps blocking my way now.

"Hey dude!!!" I shouted at him. "What is your problem?"

He only gave me a smirked.

Seth passed me the ball, but as I jump to shoot it into the hoop, I feel someone was pushing me hard that cause me fall on the floor. I don't know who, my foot, which is already injured long time ago was really painful. Someone was just stepped on it in a very hard way that made me can't move my feet now.

Oh god....it's really hurts!!!

The referee stopped the game in an instant and call the medic team to help me.

"Hey dude!!!" I heard Seth was scolding someone. "I know what you did to him. You asked your teammate to push him so you could injure him, right?! You're really a bastard, Taylor!"

"I'm not!!!" Taylor protested. "I'm just trying to get the ball and accidentally tripped his leg."

"Liar!!!" Henry was fuming.

"Don't call me that, weirdo!!!" Taylor replied.

"Hey Nathan, your foot is looking so bad. I think we need to go to the hospital now." Sam suggested as he examined my feet.

Oh god... I think my foot is broken now.

At the hospital.....

I woke up in the hospital bed with my right foot was fully bandage. The pain already decreased as the doctor asked me to take a painkiller awhile ago.

According to the doctor, the bone of my right foot is now cracked and it takes time for it to heal, maybe a little longer than usual. He even advised me that I can't play the basketball anymore, if I injured my foot once again, or even worse, I might become a cripple.

That jerk, Taylor!

How did he know that my right foot already in bad shape?

It was all his faults.

I look around the room and saw my friends were in the room, waiting for me to regain conscious again.

But I didn't see the girls, especially Bella, my wife. To be more precise, I didn't see her since this morning, that's worried me so much.

Didn't my friends inform her that I was in the hospital now?

"Hey... you're awake now," Henry greeted me and his face is too close for me.

"Ugh....come on, Henry." I groaned. "You're too close..."

He grinned. "Sorry, Nathan."

"Whatever, dude." I rolled my eyes.

"Hey dope!!!" It's Seth's turn to greet me. "How's your foot?"

I shrugged. "I feel no pain now. Maybe it's getting better."

He sighed while closing his eyes.

"What is it, man?" I look at him with curiosity.

"Taylor managed to trick the referee, so he didn't receive any consequences about injured you." Seth seems a bit tense.

Damn it!!!

He's so clever when comes about this.

"No worries, Hedgehog." I replied with a heavily sighed. "I'll watch out more when he's around. Thanks for helping me."

"We are sorry, Nathan." Henry added.

"Nah...I'll be alright, guys." I faked a smile to them. "By the way, where are the girls actually? I didn't see them yet, especially Bella."

"We are here!!!" The door to my room was opened, revealing Sasha, Cecilia and my wife, Bella. "Sorry for being late."

They put down the food that they bought on the table at the corner of the room.

"You didn't know how long the line that we have to queue up to buy this. Argh.... and also there are many guys were trying to flirt with us, especially Bella." Sasha was gibbering to those guys.

What?

They are trying to flirt with my wife?

How dare they!!

I move a bit so I could sit on the bed. "Where...? Let me see them!"

Cecilia sighed. "Oh please, dork. You can't even move your foot, but still want to pick a fight with them. Stop daydreaming, will you?"

Ouch.... that harsh!

I saw Bella giggled a bit, while the others burst into laughing.

"Fine....just laugh....laugh until you're satisfied." I pouted my lips with my arms crossed.

*

All my friends already left me at the hospital with my wife. The doctor said that I need to spend a night here so they can monitor my foot, until the swollen lessen a bit.

"Are you done, eating the instant noodle?" My wife who is sitting beside me asked me.

"I think so." I replied. "Thanks."

She cleaned up the leftover food on the overbed table, then helped me to lie on the bed.

"Okay, are comfortable enough now, Nathan?" She asked while pulling the blanket to cover my body.

I didn't answer her instead asking her a question. "Where are you going to sleep?""

She smiled. "On the couch..." she pointed her finger towards the couch in front of me.

I shook my head. "Nope, I won't let you."

"Nathan....I'll be alright. Don't worry."

I grabbed her hand. "Still no. The couch isn't comforting enough for you."

She poked gently on my cheek. "It's comfortable enough for me."

"No....I want you to sleep with me, on this bed. Please....." I think I'm behaving like a kid, again.

"But...."

"No buts.....just sleep here, with me. I just can't sleep if you didn't sleep here with me. Please....I promise I will behave, trust me."

She sighed. "Fine.... my childish husband." She pinched my nose that made me wince a bit.

"Yeayy..."

Bella climbed on the bed and lies in my hug. I rest my chin on her head when she hugs me back.

"Are you comforted enough?" I pulled the blanket again so it will cover her body and mine. Then, I rest my chin back on her head. Her lavender scent of his hair put me at ease.

"Hm hmmm..."

"Goodnight, baby." I kissed on her forehead.

"Goodnight, my dear husband." She replied back.

*

At our apartment

Three days later...

My foot is now starting to recover a bit, but still I have to use the walking stick to support it.

"U-um.... Bella I need to see someone at the nearby cafe," I told Bella who is still taking a shower in the bathroom. "Do you want me to buy something for you?"

"Where did you want to go again?" Bella took a peek from the bathroom door with a towel covering her naked body.

I knit my eyebrow when saw her sexier like that. "To the cafe...do you want something?"

"Stop staring!"

I laughed heavily. "How can I not stare you like that.... just look at yourself now. You are so sexy, you know."

The red tints formed on the both of her cheeks. "Argh.... I hate when you did that." She seems so frustrated with me.

I walked closer to her with the stick that support my right leg.

"But you look cute, though." I touch her nose.

She smiled. "Be careful, okay."

"I will, baby." I planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'll be home early, wait for me, okay?"

She nodded. "I'll be waiting for you."

I turned to our bedroom door and slowly walked towards it.

"Nathan..." my gorgeous wife called me.

I turned to her again and surprised when she suddenly running towards me with a towel wrapping around her body. She then tiptoed a bit and kissed me gently on my lips.

"I love you, Nathan."

I smiled while caressing her cheek. "I love you too, Bella."

At the nearby cafe....

I told my lawyer, so he could cancel the contract between me and Bella. About the contract marriage. He agreed with that, since both sides are agreed to do so. He also didn't expect that I fell in love with my own wife after three months of our marriage.

About my parents testament, he reminds me that I need to wait my 20th birthday next year before I could claim it. The truth is, I didn't care about the wealthy anymore, because all I want is Bella; I want her always to stay by my side, no matter what happen.

Because Nathan Harrison loves her so much.

I was on my way back when I bumped into Taylor, the guy that's trying so hard to mess up with my life.

"Huh.... Nathan Harrison, the guy who is full with secrets and surprises." He sounded so annoying right now.

"What do you want, Taylor." I stopped in front of him.

"You know what I want, idiot." He scoffed. "And, I will archive it in no time....just wait and see." He gave me his evil smile.

Why did I have a bad feeling about this?

"Look here, you know what this is?" He showed me a picture from his phone.

Oh god....it's the contract.

(The marriage contract that he had a deal with the lawyer and his wife. The contract that said he only married Bella only for a year because he wants to claim his parent's wealth. He did that because he doesn't want Bella to forget the reason why he married her.....and so Bella can't let him off easily. It's sounding a little bit cruel..... but he totally regretted about it, because he is already falling for her.)

Where did he get it?

He laughed more. "Your life will be ruined, Nathan. She'll be mine now!"

"In your dream....jerk. I never let you to have her!!!"

He scoffed. "What are you gonna do, Nathan? Because I already sent it to Dwayn Dawson....and I bet he is waiting for you now!!!"

I grabbed his collar. "I....WON'T....LET....A BASTARD.....LIKE....YOU....TO....HAVE....HER... EVER!!!! SHE IS MINE!!!"

"Whatever, idiot!!!"He burst into laughing, then left me alone at the paveway.

I quickly walked towards my apartment building and saw Dwayne's BMW in front of the main door.

Oh god....Mr Dawson is already here.

Damn it, Taylor!!!!