Chapter 309
Time passes day by day, and Nathan has been avoiding me. Since we are going to return to normal life, the distance between Nathan and me needs to be eliminated. So, after a few days, I decided to call Nathan again and invite him out to have a good talk. When Nathan answered my call, he was very surprised. His tone sounded nervous, and when he heard that I wanted to meet him, I don't know if he anticipated something, his voice sounded low.
I booked a private room at the restaurant, the same restaurant, the same private room. Today we are discussing the same topic, but while the last time was about the beginning, this time it's about the end.
After work, I arrived at the restaurant first. Nathan was a few minutes late from the agreed time. When he walked into the private room, he didn't dare to look at me. When facing me, his smile was very forced, and he seemed very awkward. A father facing his own son like this, maybe we are the only two people in the world.
Having worked in the workplace for so long, I naturally know how to control my expressions and emotions.
"Don't be so awkward. It's been a long time since we had a drink together, right?"
I spoke first, after all, I had the initiative at this moment, and Nathan is not good at talking, so I needed to lead the conversation.
As I spoke, I poured a glass of whiskey in front of Nathan. Actually, I don't like whiskey, I prefer red wine, but Nathan likes whiskey. For the sake of tonight's conversation, I made an exception to drink whiskey with Nathan.
"Yes, that's right."
Nathan seemed very awkward, after looking at me, his eyes kept on the glass.
"Let's not talk about anything else, let's just drink."
I raised my glass and clinked it with Nathan, then we started drinking. We didn't say a word to each other, maybe we both had things on our minds. We finished a 500ml bottle of whiskey in no time. With the whiskey down, Nathan's wrinkled face looked a bit flushed. Drinking boosted his courage, that saying is not wrong.
"Katniss has fully recovered from her illness."
After a few rounds of drinks, I brought up another topic. This sentence made Nathan pause with his glass halfway to his mouth. He looked surprised, then continued drinking after a momentary pause. After finishing his drink, Nathan didn't say anything else, just nodded lightly, everything was understood without words.
Seeing Nathan's expression, I knew he had already prepared himself mentally. Perhaps during this time when Katniss didn't contact him, he had a premonition of what was coming, so he didn't show much surprise.
"Come back home to live!"
Nathan didn't say anything, just drank alone. Maybe he was trying to hide his true emotions, or maybe he was trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Although Nathan had been concealing his feelings, I could still see a hint of hidden sadness in his eyes.
Nathan didn't refuse, but used this sentence as an excuse. Maybe he needed some time to adapt to this fact. After all, such a long-standing relationship needs time to adjust and change, and the same goes for Katniss. Everything was planned.
After about thirty minutes, Nathan and I finished our meal. By this time, Nathan was a bit tipsy. At my repeated request, Nathan decided to stay at home tonight. When Nathan and I returned home, Katniss was visibly surprised. When Katniss saw Nathan, her eyes quickly avoided his gaze, while Nathan looked at Katniss for a while before averting his own eyes. I noticed all of this with the corner of my eye, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Their expressions just now seemed to convey a sense of longing and missing each other.
After changing his shoes, Nathan went back to the bedroom where he hadn't stayed for a long time. That bedroom was the love nest where Katniss and Nathan had countless sexual encounters. Perhaps Nathan, who was going to spend the night alone in that bedroom, would have a sleepless night tonight. I was also a bit tipsy at this point, lying on the bed, while Katniss was tidying up the room. After such a long period of adaptation and settling in, Katniss had been chatting and laughing with me every night, as if there were endless words to say. Everything seemed to have returned to the past, but I could sense that Katniss seemed to be forcing herself to be happy, perhaps trying to shift her focus and free herself from conflicting thoughts.
Before leaving work, I told Katniss about having dinner with Nathan, but she didn't expect me to bring Nathan home. She was caught off guard for a moment, unprepared, so she appeared nervous and quiet tonight, unlike her usual cheerful self. After finishing tidying up, she lay down beside me on the bed. Tonight's events were a sensitive topic, and Katniss naturally knew the reason for my conversation with Nathan. Now that Nathan had suddenly returned home, Katniss seemed very uncomfortable, perhaps nervous or unable to find a topic, so she appeared very quiet.
"How much did you drink? Feeling uncomfortable?"
After Katniss lay down on the bed beside me, she placed her hand on my forehead, sounding worried.
"I drank a lot, feeling a bit dizzy. I'll go to sleep first."
At this moment, for some reason, I suddenly wanted to test Katniss and Nathan, so I pretended to be almost falling asleep and said, in fact, I was quite awake.
I didn't know why I made this decision suddenly. Perhaps I was thinking about whether Nathan would have an affair with Katniss after returning home. Would they do something tonight while I was drunk? After all, there had been such precedents before.
After hearing my words, Katniss quieted down. Then I felt the room's light dimming, everything fell into silence.
The silence was like any other night, the only difference being that there was another man in the house, Nathan, who had an ambiguous relationship with Katniss. Would something happen tonight, and would our future life return to normal? It seemed to depend on tonight's test, but what would the result be?
At this moment, feeling dizzy, I found it a bit hard to control my breathing. It seemed that with the power I held in the workplace, I didn't want anyone to defy my will. If Katniss went against my wishes again and had an affair with Nathan, what should I do? Should I divorce her? I tried to control my breathing and keep my mind clear, as I didn't want to fall asleep.
Katniss was the same. In this quiet night, her breathing was not steady either. Both of us had our own thoughts, and we stayed awake for a long time, without falling asleep. Was Nathan next door feeling the same? Time passed by, and I couldn't check my phone or watch, I could only roughly estimate the time.
After a long time, although Katniss tossed and turned, she showed no intention of getting up.
I don't know how long it took, but I finally got tired of waiting. The effect of alcohol made it impossible for me to stay awake. I didn't know when, but I fell asleep.
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