Chapter 20

"Nathan Harrison"

My life is messed up for a week now. I totally missed her so much... my friends still ignoring me after heard my explanation.

I was on my way to the class when I saw Bella. She was surrounded by a big guy with a suit and also her cousin, Nick.

"Bella!!!" I called her.

But Nick blocked me once again as Bella heard me. I could see her eyes were so puffy because she was crying so much.

Poor her....

It's all my fault.

I made her became like this.

Nick was standing in front of me, with a death glare that he gave me.

"Just leave her alone, idiot!" He raised his voice.

"No, I won't!" I insisted.

"Don't be stubborn, Nathan." He added. "Back off now, if you don't want your pretty face get bruises again."

"Nathan." I heard Bella was crying while calling for my name.

"Look, I'm so sorry what I have done.... I was so stupid back then. But I love her now....please don't do this to me, Nick." I begged him.

"Do you think you think Bella-sama is a toy for you to play her like that? No....I don't think so." Nick pushed me away from him. "A guy like you deserve to be alone. "

I couldn't hold my tears anymore when I kneel down in front of him to beg his forgiveness. The guy who never cries over women before is once again crying in public. That makes everyone give me a weird look, especially the girls.

But I don't care, because all I want is Bella. I want her back.

"Just get away from me, Nick." Bella finally got her way from her cousin and the bodyguard. She went to me and gave me a tight hug.

"I miss you, Nathan." She whispered to me while crying. "I have tried, so many times so they will believe me, but I failed."

I hug her back. "I miss you too, Bella. My life is so miserable when you're not here with me. I just can't live without you." I was sobbing.

Bella released the hug and wiped my tears on my both cheeks. "Just wait for me, Nathan. I will find a way again to convince them. I

promise."

I nodded. "I will find a way too, I promise."

She gave me a quick peck on my lips before she forcibly dragged by Nick again, leaving me who still kneeling down in the middle of the hallway.

At my apartment....

I heard a knock at the door and quickly opened it because I thought it was from Bella. But I guess not....

"Hey dope...." my best friend who has been ignoring me these days appeared in front of me as I opened the door. Besides, he was not alone because all my friends are here too standing behind him. "We are sorry for abandoned you, Nathan."

I just remained silent.

"After we saw you in the hallway this morning, begging Nick for forgiveness, now we realized that you actually truly love her. We really thought that you only play her, dude." Seth added more.

"That's right, Nathan." Sasha agreed with her boyfriend. "We are truly sorry, what we did to you."

*

I am just laying on the couch while all of them talking indistinctly in the kitchen. I really don't have a mood to hear them at all.

My dog, Max, he is really an understanding dog like he knew about all this. He always behaves whenever I was in a bad mood. I didn't play much with him instead just locking myself in the bedroom.

"Hey Nathan," Sasha approached me and took a seat beside me.

I didn't look at her, not even once. My eyes only locked on the ceiling of my apartment.

"Hey dork!!!" She hits me gently on my arm. "Please don't behave like this. You're worrying us all, you know."

I remove her hand from touching my arm.

"Hey dork!!!" Sasha exploded. "We are her to help you, idiot. So please don't act like this, it's stupid you know! If you want Bella back, you should clean yourself, because you're awful smelly. Did you ever take a shower? Oh god.....this is so frustrating. Do you think Bella will like it when see you like this. Uh-uh....I don't think so!"

I turned to her while swallowing hard for once. I have never seen her so angry like this.

She then pinched my ear and forced me to stand up from the couch. "Now, go clean yourself, idiot!"

"Ouch.... oww... owww.... it's hurt, you know." I winced in pain. "Okay... okay.... I'll go now."

"Good!" She then pushed me towards my bedroom.

I saw my other friends were holding their laughter when I was walking to my bedroom.

Oh god....this is so embarrassing.

*

"Okay, here is it.... the girls will visit her at her mansion. And you, just standby at the cafe where we had worked part time before. I will send the girls to her house, while Henry, Chuck and Scott will stay here for backup plans. We'll try harder to persuade her father and bring her back. I promise." Seth gave a description about his greatest plan. Actually, I think it will never work, because Mr Dawson is a stone-head. But I will give a try.

Today I'm going to get back Bella.

Wish me and my friends' luck.

*

"Isabella Dawson"

"Sasha, Cecilia!" I hug my two best friends as Nick let them enter my bedroom.

"Ugh....how can you live like this Bella? Being control 24/7....we feel sorry for you." Cecilia rubbed my back while hugging me back.

"Seriously, I'm going crazy for being like this. I don't know why my dad being so hard with Nathan." I replied while crying.

"Hey....hey....girl, don't cry." Sasha comforted me. "Your eyes already swollen so much, please stop."

I wiped my tears. "I don't what to do anymore. I really miss him so much."

"Yeah....we know that too. He told the same thing to us. And he's so miserable when we saw him this evening."

"Did he fall sick? Did his foot already fully recover? Did he eat or not?" Too many questions about him are playing on my mind. I really don't want anything happen while I was not there with him.

Cecilia patted my shoulder. "No...he's fine. His foot is okay now. Don't worry much."

"Okay....Bella, I want you to listen up." Sasha grabbed my hand and pulled me over to my bed so all of us can sit on it.

"You know that Nathan's birthday is tomorrow, right?"

"Yes...of course I remember that."

"Seth is planning to persuade your father right now, I don't know if the mission accomplishes or not. But we will give it a try. Nathan.... knew about the plan, but no idea about the surprise party that we have planned. So, all I want to do is waiting for our cue, whether your dad let you off or not. If not, we are truly sorry, Bella. There's nothing we can do anymore."

I hope the plan works.

I really want to celebrate my husband birthday.

"Hey girls!!!" Nick suddenly barging into my room. "Time is up. You two better leave this house now. Because your plan didn't work at all and the Pearson has failed with his part."

"Oh god.....it's already failed. We are sorry Bella." Sasha gasped.

No....no.....Nick, how did you know about this?

I start to cry again when Nick forced my friends to leave the house.

"You're so mean, Nick!!" I scolded him.

"I'm sorry, Bella." He replied. "It was an order." He then slammed the door and locked me in my bedroom again.

Nathan.....

*

"Nathan Harrison"

I was at the cafe, where my friends asked me to wait for her. It has been 2 hours, they still didn't arrive here.

I was having a mental breakdown again when received a text from Seth which he said that the mission failed.

Okay....that is it!

I will go there myself, begging the stonehead Mr Dawson. I have to get her back no matter what happen.

I rode my Superbike to the Dawson mansion as fast as I could. I really hope Mr Dawson will forgive me and let me back with his daughter.

"Hey, you!! Stop there!!!" The two bodyguards that guard the mansion tried to stop me.

"Let me go!!!" I was struggling to walk pass them. "I want to see him!!! Let me see Mr Dawson!!!"

"We can't let you, sir. This is an order." The bodyguards insisted.

"I'm sorry, but I have to do this." I tighten my fist and smacked one of them in the face, while the other one I kicked him hard on his stomach that made him fell on the ground.

I quickly went to the front door and saw Nick was there standing with his arms crossed.

Shoot!!!

How am I suppose to do with him?

He has the black belt.

I'm doomed!!!

"What the hell you think you're doing?!"

I gulped once. "I.....I need to see Mr Dawson."

"I don't think so!" He tried to grab me by my collar but I managed to avoid it.

Alright....this is my chance to hit him.

I tightened my fist and tried to hit him in the face, but he easily avoids it.

"You can never punch me, idiot!" He said arrogantly.

I need to find his weakness, fast.

He attacks me for several times, but I blocked him. There is no way I let him knock me out just like the other day.

He suddenly grabbed my right ear and pinched it so hard.

"Nick!!!" I shouted. "It's hurt, damn it!!!" I cried in pain.

"Serves you rights."

I tried to remove his hand, I couldn't because he puts me into a headlock.

"Please Nick, let me see him." I begged him. "I'm sorry for everything. I know I'm wrong.... But I truly love her."

"I don't believe you, dork!"

Oh man.....why is he so stubborn too.

"I'm telling you the truth...that I love her so much. I'm so regretting what I've done, Nick. Please give me another chance. I promise I will make her happy." I was crying again while begging for him to believe me.

He released the headlock. "I don't know, Nathan whether I want to believe you or not."

I knelt down in front of him. "I know you want her to be happy too, Nick. So please, give me a second chance."

"Nathan!" Oh god....he is here.

I look behind my back and saw Bella's father was standing not far from me.

"You can go Nick." He said to his nephew. "Nathan, follow me to the office now!"

I wiped my tears. "A-alright sir."

In the office.....

"You already ruined it, Nathan. You have broken my trust that I gave to you. I know you're my best friend's son, but I just can't forgive your action." He said those words without looking at me. "Why didn't you tell me in the first place that you didn't like my daughter? Why must you create that agreement? Do you really think my daughter is a toy that you can throw her when you don't need her anymore?"

"No...no...sir. I never thought her like that. I'm sorry, I've been tricking you in the first place. I'm so stupid that time.....but I love her now. I truly love her, Mr Dawson. Please give me a second chance, sir. I promise that I will make her happy this time. Back then, I never knew that she loves me, I'm so stupid not realize it soon, because I'm so crazier because of the other woman that never love me back. But Bella has changed me....your daughter being very nice to me since we got married. I never met such a girl like her.... she's truly stealing my heart, sir. I'm now fallen for the girl that I only consider her as a friend before." I told him while kneeling in front of him. My tears began to fall again on my cheeks. "Please sir.... gives me another chance to be with her again."

"I'm sorry Nathan. But I can't." My heart broke into pieces when he said that. "Now, please leave from this house....before I kick you out myself."

*

After all I've said, he is still never forgiving me?

Nick was right, serves you right, Nathan!

I deserve to be like this, for my stupid action.

I took the beer that was in front of me and drank it in one shot.

I laughed. "You're so stupid, Nathan."

"Hey boy, our bar is about to close now." The bartender told me.

"What?!" I'm totally drunk right now. "What did you say?"

"I need you to leave now. Our bar is about to close now."

Why is everybody wanting to chase me out?

Why?

"I'm a *hiccups* very good boy, you know. To my *hiccups* mom, and my wife too." My tears keep falling on my cheeks.

My wife.....

I miss her so damn much.

"Please, young man.... you drink too much. Let me help you get home." The bartender helped me to stand up from the stool.

"No....no...I don't need *hiccups* your help." I insisted. "I...*hiccups*...can walk by myself."

"Okay....okay...." the bartender released his hand from me.

"Here's your *hiccups* tips." I gave him my wallet.

"No...no....I don't need this. Take your wallet back." He replied.

"You *hiccups* don't need this?" I laughed. "That's *hiccups* weird."

He put my wallet back in my pocket.

"Thanks, sir. *hiccups* you're very a nice man." I walked wobbly towards the bar door.

But I turned back to him. "Hey sir....*hiccups* I think I forgot where is my house now."

*

At the lobby....

"Excuse me, this young man is so drunk. Could you please bring him to his unit. Thank you." I heard that nice bartender asking for someone help. But my eyes are too heavy to open and I was drunk too much.

The bartender handed me over to the unknown person who is a bit shorter than me, but I can't see his face. And I don't know if that person is a guy or a girl.

Arghh....whatever.

I need to lie on my bed in an instant because my head starts to dizzy now.

"Please, take me back home." I begged. "I feel so unwell now."

The person who gladly helps me brought me back to my apartment. But it's weird, because how did he knows my password. The only person besides me that knows it, is my wife.

Argh....whatever.

Maybe he just a guard of this apartment building.

The person then helps me lie on my bed.

"Thanks *hiccups*, dude." I waved my hand weakly. I pulled the blanket to cover my body after I took off my sweater.

"Nathan...." Wait.... why did I hear her voice?

Nah.... that can't be.

Maybe it's just my imagination.

I feel someone was rubbing my hair. "Why are you so drunk, Nathan."

Her voice again?

I turned to my right side as I forced open my heavy eyelids.

"Bella....?" My gorgeous wife is now sitting on the bed beside me.

She is here...now, with me.

I sat straight on the bed, facing her, although my head was dizzy so much.

"Is this real? Or *hiccups* has been just my dream?" My tears pouring on my both cheeks, the same goals as hers.

She pinched my nose that made me wince a bit. "Are you feeling any pain, right now?"

I shook my head. "No..." I moved my hand to touch her cheek. "It * hiccups* is real!" I pulled her into my hug.

"Oh god....I *hiccups* miss you so much, Bella." I was crying so hard on her shoulder. "I thought *hiccups* I can never see you again."

Stupid hiccup!

"I miss you too, Nathan." She hugs me back. "Daddy, he finally gave us a second chance...after you came to our house begged for his forgiveness."

I break the hug. "What?"

She wiped the tears from my cheeks. "He gave us a second chance. He was the one who sent me back here."

"Really....I *hiccups* just can't believe it."

She caresses my right cheek. "Just believe it, there is nothing to worry about anymore."

I smiled.

"Now go to sleep, young man." She forced me to lie back on the bed. "Oh god, Nathan....you smell so terrible."

"I *hiccups* I'm sorry." I said to her.

She pulled the blanket and then lies next to me. "Goodnight, Nathan."

She rests her head on my chest as I pulled her into my hug.

"Goodnight, my baby."