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Chapter 14

"Yuck!" John said as Natalie popped a french fry in her mouth. "I can't believe you actually like them like that!"

Natalie stuck out her tongue at him then laughed. "Come on try one! You might like it!" She took her fry and held it to his mouth. It was covered in mustard. "Come on... You chicken?" she teased.

At her challenge John took the fry in his mouth, closing his lips over her fingers and sucking. When Natalie moaned softly at the contact he let go and licked his lips, "You're right. That is good," he said with a wicked grin.

Natalie laughed somewhat shakily and then swatted him lightly. "Cheater!" Laughing she took another of her fries and ate it. After she was done she asked, "So where do you want to move to?"

John smiled at the thought of living with Natalie then said, "I don't care. As long as it has a bed..." he raised his eyebrows and gave her a leering look.

Natalie laughed again and said, "And a big shower."

"A sturdy table!" John chimed in.

"Ohh and it has to have room for a..." Natalie trailed off for dramatic affect. "Pool table!" they both said together, laughing.

"Well, just a little happy family I see!" Snarled Chris from behind them. He had come in and seen them laughing and it made him furious. After that call he had made to those mob guys he had thought that Natalie would be his again but NO John had to go and get away. Every time he saw them together now was like a knife to the gut, reminding him of what should have been his. He and Natalie had been happy until John had come into the picture.

"Chris," John said in a voice that was just as unfriendly.

"How are you?" Natalie asked, trying to be nice. She felt bad that she had hurt him by being with John. She knew that while they were together he hadn't treated her that well and had become possessive and controlling but she had really cared about him at one time. Even though she didn't love him anymore she still cared about him, didn't want him to be hurt.

Chris put his hands on his hips and glared, "I don't know, how should I be? My girlfriend dumps me then takes up with scum like him!" he said bitterly and pointed to John when he said scum.

Natalie sighed again, "Look Chris I am sorry you feel that way. I didn't mean to hurt you. But you knew before I ever met John that we were not in a good place."

"We would have worked it out!" Chris snapped at her.

Tired of his attitude she snapped back, "No we wouldn't have! You were controlling and really possessive! I would have gotten out anyway!"

Chris took a step closer to her and said, "You'll be sorry you left me for him!"

John had stayed out of it till then but when he heard Chris's threat he stood up and got into Chris's face. "You threaten her again and I'll hand you a body part!" His eyes were lit with an inner fire and he looked like he could kill Chris with his bare hands.

Chris stepped back in fear then said, "Wasn't a threat. It was a promise."

John got in his face again and snarled, "You touch a hair on Natalie's head and I'll kill you."

"Now who's threatening who?" Chris taunted, not realizing John was deadly serious.

"Wasn't a threat. It was a promise," John echoed Chris' words.

At a loss for words Chris gave them both one last glare then stomped out of Rodi's.

Natalie stared after him in shock. "I didn't realize that he was so mad about you and me." She really did feel bad that Chris saw himself as the victim but that wasn't going to stop her from bring with John.

John was more then a little worried about Chris's behavior. He was scared that with all the rage that was in the guy that he would do something to Natalie. "Maybe you should come with me in the morning." He told her.

Natalie shook her head. "No. I have to work tomorrow John. Besides I don't think he will try anything. Uncle Bo IS the police commissioner. He has to know if he did anything to me that Bo would hunt him down."

John knew she wouldn't budge on this. She liked to be independent and he respected that but he had a bad feeling about Chris. "Ok," he sighed, "Just be careful around him. He is like a ticking time bomb with all that rage in him. You don't want to be anywhere near him when he goes off."

Natalie nodded seriously. She knew that John was right about Chris's rage but she also knew Chris better then he did and though Chris was aggressive sometimes he would never hurt her. "I will, John."

After that they decided they weren't all that hungry anymore and got their food wrapped up. "Lets go home," Natalie said, taking his hand.

That morning John dropped Natalie off at work and followed her in. "What are you doing John?" Natalie asked.

"I want to talk to Bo." He told her.

"You really think Chris is gonna try to hurt me?" Natalie asked, her voice disbelieving.

He fixed her with a look that say 'Of Course I Do' and said, "You never know with some people. Its better to be prepared."

Natalie still had a hard time believing Chris would ever hurt her but if it made John feel better to talk to Bo she wasn't going to stop him. She was in too good a mood to be annoyed or even a little irritated. "Whatever. If it makes you feel better I will say at Llanfair till you get back on Wednesday."

John pulled her to him with a small smile. "Thank you," he murmured into her hair. He did feel better knowing that she would be at Llanfair. The mansion had a state of the art security system. He pulled away when he saw Bo come out of his office. Kissing her on the lips quickly he murmured, "I'll see ya later."

He caught up to Bo and stopped him, "Bo can I talk to you a minute?"

Bo looked at John surprised. He had thought John would be gone back to AC by now. "Sure," he told his niece's boyfriend. He liked John a lot and thought he was a lot better for her then Chris. He hoped the boy got his act together and proposed before too long, Natalie deserved some happiness. He ushered John into his office and shut the door. "What can I do for you? You here to take that job I offered you?" He had offered John the Chief of detectives Job several times in the last three months.

John laughed at Bo's persistence but said, "No, sorry." He paused then got serious, "This is about Cristian Vega."

"Hey Antonio." Natalie said with a smile when Antonio walked in the door. He was a little late and Natalie figured that her sister had kept him out late last night.

Antonio smiled at Natalie and said warmly, "Hey Nat. How are ya?"

Natalie smiled widely and said, "I'm great!" She was bursting to tell someone about her and John moving in together and Antonio was the first person she saw to tell. "John and I are moving in together when he gets back!" she told him excitedly.

Antonio's smile faltered for a second then he beamed at her. Sweeping her into a big hug he said, "That's wonderful!" He squeezed her tightly then pulled away. "What about John's job."

"He is transferring to the Pennsylvania office. He can live here and since he is done with undercover work he will only have to travel once and a while." She was excited, gushing really, but she was just so happy about her life. It finally seemed like everything was going exactly the way it should.

Antonio caught sight of John in Bo's office and frowned, "What is John talking to Bo about?" he asked, worried.

Natalie frowned, having momentarily forgotten John's concern about Chris, "Its Chris," She said softly. Since they were brothers she knew she had to tread carefully. After she and Chris had broken up Antonio had gone out of his way to let her know that he wasn't mad at her and that what went on between Chris and herself was their business. She had appreciated the gesture and wanted to keep it that way.

Antonio sighed. He knew Chris was still angry about Natalie breaking up with him. "What did he do?"

"Uhh..." Natalie said hesitantly. Seeing the concerned look in Antonio's eyes she sighed. "He threatened me last night at Rodi's. He saw John and I together and got mad. John and he exchanged words. John is worried that Chris might try something."

"I hate to say this but I think John is right to be worried." Antonio said. "I have never seen Chris like this before. He is really mad that you left him. You should see his paintings. They are so dark." Antonio ran a hand through his short hair and said, "I am really worried about him."

Natalie saw his concern for Chris and put a hand on his, "Maybe you should talk to Carlotta. She might be able to talk to him." She gave his hand a squeeze and then let go. "I would talk to him but that would probably make things worse."

Antonio nodded. "Yeah, it probably would. I think you should say at Llanfair until John gets back and Mami and I talk to Chris."

"I don't think Chris would ever hurt me but Yeah. I am gonna stay there. John was so relieve when I told him." She smiled at the mention of John's name and Antonio noticed the far away look in her eyes.

He gently touched her shoulder and then said, "Look I got to go. Call me if you need anything."

Natalie nodded and then watched him walk away. She was sorry she had had to tell him about Chris. The last thing she wanted to do was worry her friend. After a minute John came out of Bo's office and headed towards her. "Hey," she said.

"What was that all about?" asked John, talking about the little scene he had saw from Bo's office window.

"I told Antonio about what Chris did last night. He is going to talk to his mother and then they are going to talk to Chris." Natalie told him.

John nodded then leaned in to give her a kiss. "I have to go. I'll see you on Wednesday."

Natalie smiled, "I'll look for a place for us tomorrow. Maybe I'll find something by the time you get back."

John smiled. That's a wonderful idea." With another kiss he then left.

"Natalie can I talk to you a minute?" Bo said from his office door.

To be continued...