Chapters tagged slice of life

Natalie has to face him the next day by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 31

The tap of a door being pulled shut accidently to hard, was what woke her. Natalie blinked, as her eyes adjusted to the haze of early light filtering through the curtains in her room. The bed was a mess beneath her. The sheets tangled around her legs; comforter bunched near her...

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The next day by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 32

7 a.m.? He asked himself, regretting being up so early after last night. He was glad he didn’t have a class first thing this morning. The grin on Aiden’s face lingered for a second longer until the sound of her door shutting left him alone with the cereal and the only remaining...

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They eat dinner by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 33

Dinner was casual as it always was. A simple affair at the little dining table she had. It was the kind of low-stakes meal that didn’t invite anything formal. Natalie had readjusted her hair into a loose clip, a few strands still refusing to be contained and falling forward as sh...

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Aiden goes to a party by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 36

“…so I said there’s no way that counts as a proper research source,” Jenna was saying, her expression caught somewhere between amused and exasperated. “It was literally a BuzzFeed quiz.” Aiden smiled, pulling a swig from his cup. “Honestly? I’d give you the A just for calling it...

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Aiden hangs out with Natalie on the couch by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 37

Natalie looked up surprised as he came through the door. She was curled into her usual corner with her signature glass of wine in hand, with her hair down and loose around her shoulders. She wore a spaghetti strap tank and a pair of light, silky shorts that barely reached the hem...

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The Next Morning by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 42

Natalie heard him moving as she came out of her room to go to the kitchen. The soft thud of a cabinet, the pull of the fridge door opening, and then closing again. She took a second in the hallway, steadying her breath. Her heart hadn’t slowed all morning since she opened her eye...

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Days are awkward by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 43

The rest of Sunday passed at a crawl. Natalie kept herself busy with laundry, dishes, anything she could find to keep her busy, choosing to skip her yoga for the morning. She stripped her bed, remade it, washed the old sheets, then stripped it again because she didn’t like the wa...

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Natalie tries to find a new focus by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 44

Natalie stepped into the office building just before nine, chewing the last bite of a protein bar as she hit the elevator button. The building was already buzzing with people. Her nerves hadn’t fully calmed and she felt like she was aware of every heel striking on tile, fingers t...

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A little avoidance by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 45

The apartment was quiet when she walked in. The day had dragged, but at least it ended up being productive, even though there were meetings that could’ve been emails. Campaign revisions no one could agree on. Someone from upstairs had taken the last of the cold brew from the offi...

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Natalie meets up with Matt by TalesInTemptation

Chapter 47

Natalie flipped down the visor and gave herself a quick once-over. She touched up her lip gloss, with one more pass, a tap at the corner of her eye to catch a smudge. Hair still holding. Dress still sitting how it should for the most part. She adjusted the wrap slightly at her ch...

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