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Chapter 20
A few days had passed when the FBI still hadn't heard from their contacts as to the whereabouts of Izzy or Martino. Natalie was still on mandatory leave and since there was very little going on in the case she and John spent most of their free time together. They were getting to know each other little by little; John was opening up to her little by little. With each day that went by Natalie was learning a lot about him, about how he lost his father at a young age and how he had gone into law enforcement to make his dad proud. How he had always longed to here those words from his dad again someday, that he was proud of him. Natalie had realized when he spoke about his dad how very much John was lost, he was a lost soul and she had hoped that with what she was feeling for him and with what he was feeling for her that those feelings could help to overcome his the loss of his dad that he seemed to keep very close to his heart. The heart that she knew she now occupied a big piece of.
John and Nat went out some over the last few days but spent a lot of time at Nat's place, John spent every night there, it was almost as if he was living there, they woke in each others arms every morning and Natalie couldn't believe how safe he made her feel, how much he made her feel, she thought she had never felt anything better than being with John Mcbain, nothing in this world felt better to her.
It was the night of Bo's surprise party; Natalie was in the bedroom getting ready when John returned back from a meeting with Tony. John let himself into her place with the extra key she gave him after nicely asking for it back from Eve. John was standing staring out the window when she came out of the bedroom dressed and ready to go.
"Hey, when did you get back?" Natalie asked as she approached him
"Wow! you clean up good don't you?" John said as he turned and saw how beautiful she looked, stunning, sexy, he shook his head trying to remember that they had somewhere to be in a few minutes cause all he wanted was to take her and make love to her, especially since he knew tonight would be it for awhile.
"John, is everything alright?" Natalie asked as she saw him get a strange look of disappointment on his face
"Yeah, It's... it's just that.. I spoke with Tony and Kenny today, they have confirmed information on Izzy's whereabouts, they think Martino's supposed to be meeting with him soon, we start to stake out the location tomorrow, so .. that means I.." John said as she approached him, John was upset it was evident, he didn't want to go, he wanted to stay right here with her.
"You have to go" Natalie said reassuring him that she knew that he had to do this, she saw how hard this seem to be for him, she went closer to him by the window while he turned back around and looked out the window, she wrapped her arms around his waist from behind.
"Yeah, I have to go, for now, you do know I'm coming back right? I mean I'm only leaving cause I have to get this guy, do this job, then I'll be back, back here in these arms of yours, in your bed, for as long as you want me to be anyways" John said as he turned in her arms and looked into her blue eye's as he told her that he wanted nothing more than to be with her, right here, right now with her.
"I know, my heart knows" Natalie told him and she kissed him tenderly on the lips, they both turned without words and walked out of the apartment to go to the party.
When they arrived at the party John's mood was a little bit better, he was still upset about having to leave her but he wanted to enjoy tonight, tonight he was with her, he was unsure of how long the stake out watching Izzy was going to take, it could take a week, a month or even months. He didn't want to think about this right now, he wanted to enjoy being with her tonight.
John had taken Nat's jacket over to be checked when he watched her from a far, she looked so beautiful, he was luckier than he had ever thought he would ever be, he was in love with this amazing thing, he knew he was fully in love with her now, there was no turning back not now and not ever. He watched her as she spoke with her mom, her smile could light up a room he thought, he saw a small little girl with blond hair wearing a pink dress go running over to her and throw herself into Nat's arms. John smiled as he watched her with the child, he knew she was Jessica's daughter, she was her niece, Natalie was her godmother and she was very close to the child, their were pictures all over her apartment of the two of them.
John continued to observe the two of them as he walked closer to them, he couldn't help but smile, she seemed so natural with the child, so relaxed, so genuine, he knew by just looking at her that she'd make a wonderful mother someday, someday she'd make a wonderful mother to their children, he thought, his smile changed to a confused look as he wondered when he had realized, realized that he was thinking these things with her, about her, when did he even think marriage and a family, and with Natalie, they didn't know each other that long, he didn't even know if she wanted those things ever again, marriage that was, and did she want children? He asked himself as he continued to watch her with her niece as he approached them.
"Hey, there you are I thought you may have gotten lost" Natalie said kidding around as she held Alissa's hands in hers as the little five yr old stood on Nat's shoes, Nat moved back and forth as if teaching the child to dance on top of her feet and she saw John smile, he said no words but he smiled.
John smiled cause he knew the answer to his thoughts, he watched her with her niece, Natalie definitely wanted children.
"I don't think you guys have met have you?" Natalie said to Alissa and looked at John.
"Alissa, this is my friend John, John this is my most favorite niece and godchild Alissa" Natalie said as Alissa turned, got off Nat's feet and shook John's hand.
"Nice to meet you" The polite child told him
"Nice to finally meet you, your aunt has told me so much about you" John told her and the child smiled at him. Alissa then turned back to Nat.
"Is he going to be my uncle someday?" Alissa asked Nat, Nat got red in the face and John laughed. Natalie tried to say something, anything but was to dumbfound at the five yr olds question. John motioned for Alissa to bring her ear close to his mouth so he could tell her a secret.
"Yes, I'm going to be your uncle someday, don't tell your aunt, she doesn't know yet" John said as he saw the child smile, the child motioned for John to bring his ear down to her mouth so she could tell him something in secret.
"Will I have cousins someday too, someday soon?" Alissa asked and John let out a small chuckle, he looked up to see curiosity growing across Nat's face.
"Yes" John quietly and softly told her as he closed his eyes briefly and could almost see it, see them with children, see them, he and Nat with a wonderful life and family. He opened his eye's back up, Alissa heard her name being called and she ran off to the other end of the room, she told them she would see them later before she ran.
"Secret right?" John said as the child continued to run off, she turned back and nodded her head with a smile. John looked at Nat, who was more than curious at this point,
'What's going on?" Nat asked
"Nothing " John said snidely taking her hand and leading her to the dance floor.
"Wanna dance?" he said as he already had her on the floor.
"You don't know how to dance, remember? "
"True, but... I do like to hold you close, so.. dance with me" he said as he pulled her body close to his and started to dance slowly with her.
John and Natalie slow danced together most of the night; they were in their own little world, not paying much attention to anyone else at the party. Finally after a few hours John had, had enough dancing, he knew he had to head out early in the morning.
"Can we go? I wanna spent a little alone time with you, I have to leave early tomorrow" John asked as he saw the answer in her eye's. They left the dance floor and went over to say goodbye to his mom and Bo, Natalie said a quick goodbye to her family and they left, they arrived back at Nat's place, they were barely in the door when John already had the back zipper to her dress unzipped, they made love not wanting it to end. Although he said he was coming back it still felt like it was going to be forever, him not being around. They were just so use to each other, so comfortable with each other.
John woke about five am, he moved carefully out of her hold on him, her hold was tighter than usual, and he knew why. He kissed her head while she still slept, and he just couldn't keep the words he was feeling for her in any longer.
"I love you Natalie," he said softly to her as she slept, he heard her mumble something and he smiled, she mumbled in her sleep that she loved him too. He got dressed, left her a note that he didn't want to wake her in fear that he wouldn't be able to leave if he did.
John left a sleeping Nat an headed out to meet Tony and be on there way to finally catch Izzy Foley, to finally make him pay for what he put her thru.
