Audrey got in the car and drove away leaving Gabriel's hopes shattered into a million pieces.
He slowly walked back to his dressing room and as the paparazzi followed him he tried opened the door but at first it wouldn't move so he kicked it and Nathalie who was holding onto the door fell face first onto the floor.
Gabriel gasped as soon as he saw his assistant, so before the paparazzi could expose her he immediately reached out to pick her up.
He was quick enough to lock the door before anyone else could get in, and now Gabriel was holding the shaking woman in his hands whilst trying to figure out what the hell to do in this horrible situation.
"I'm so sorry I didn't know you were there. Are you hurt?"
Nathalie didn't respond, her only response was to cry as she held onto his shirt tighter pulling herself closer to him.
"Nathalie? Are you hurt?"
"I'm sorry-...I'm really nothing else than a whore. I've ruined your business and your wife." Nathalie looked up at him but Gabriel's comforting personality was no where to be found.
He placed her down on the floor and Gabriel himself got up so he could see the mess he was.
"Fuck-...I lost it all!"
His fist hit the table so hard that the mirror fell and shattered into tiny little sharp pieces.
The mirror broke so bad that a few pieces flew over to Nathalie and cut her delicate skin.
Before she could say anything Nathalie slapped her mouth shut with her hand and leaned back onto the wall trying to muffle her crying, so whilst Gabriel was destroying everything Nathalie was shivering in the corner of the room and as Gabriel's horrifying stare hit her she began to tremble even more.
He took a few steps towards Nathalie and knelt right in front of her to examine the unpleasant state she was in.
"You're beautiful, I couldn't hurt you." His voice sounded soothing whilst his glare looked terrifying. Gabriel brought his hand up to her chin and wiped away a few drops of tears.
"Here. Take this." He took his shirt off and laid it around Nathalie, carefully buttoning up every single button whilst she shook in fear uncontrollably.
"Stay still!" And with that Nathalie froze in his hand and even her breath stopped.
"Gabriel I-" Nathalie began to speak but her voice feared to pronounce every single word.
"You what?"
"I-I love you." She turned her head away but Gabriel pulled it back so they made eye contact and she still remained stiff in his hands.
"You do?"
"I-I d-do."
"Why do you say it as if I'm forcing you to do so?"
"I'm just scared."
"Then you shouldn't love me. If I scare you, why would you like that."
Nathalie gasped at his answer.
Did he really just tell her not to love him?
"But I love everything about you!"
"No you don't, you love the perfect idea of me! You don't love it when I'm like this. I just lost my company and I'm a mess...who would like me like this. I don't even treat you right, I mean seriously I left you shaking on the floor."
"But you came back. You came back and-"
Nathalie couldn't even finish her sentence as Gabriel had already picked her up and kissed her passionately.
As he did that he also sat her down onto the chair and knelt in front of her.
"I love you too." He mumbled but suddenly his head titled towards the floor and he looked ashamed. "I love you but I don't want you to love me. I want you to find someone better."
"Gabriel I can't! I couldn't"
"Not now Nathalie, after this horrible downfall of mine I don't know how I'll make it."
He got up and walked over to the little closet located in the other corner, from there he took out a neatly folded white shirt and he dressed himself in it.
"Don't come back to work! Goodbye Nathalie." he exited the dressing room and that left Nathalie in his shirt and nothing else still wonder what to do next.

*later*

After some tears and screaming Nathalie made it back home to her own individual apartment which was just one tiny room with an even smaller bathroom. She flopped onto the bed and held his shirt tight.
She was wearing one of the suits that were in his closet, but she still held onto that shirt he put onto her earlier.
After taking off the suit she put on the specific shirt he gave her and although it was full of sweat and tears it still felt amazing.
She couldn't resist and had to grab her work phone to call him, Gabriel has been apart of her life for so long she couldn't just give up like that.
"Gabriel company, please call back later."
No matter how many times she rang the phone Gabriel never seemed to answer, she tried the company phone and his personal phone number as well but nothing worked until after some time she got a call back from his number.
"Gabriel Agreste speaking."
"Sir! I-It's me!"
"Nathalie? I told you to forget about me!"
"Please I can't! This is my life! I don't have anyone or anything beside this!"
"Don't you want to go home to your parents?"
"I haven't heard from them in 15 years...I'm pretty sure they aren't alive...please sir!"
For a moment everything went silent as Gabriel re-thought all of his descisions and after a minute of silence he hung up.
"Nooo! Gabriel!!"
She tried to call him back but he never picked up, feeling hopeless Nathalie fell onto her bed and pulled the blanket over her so at least one thing could comfort her.
The repeating sound of the rain was the only thing that made her stay awake and as she looked out of her window she could see the huge storm that was above Paris.
It was already dramatically raining but it was only getting worse as it began to thunder.
Suddenly a black silhouette appeared in front of her window and Nathalie jumped back when she realized it was a person. She ran to the kitchen to get a knife and as she slowly opened the window Nathalie held the sharp object out in front of her to protect herself.
"Don't come near me!" She threatened.
"It's me!" The creature stood up and as it looked down at Nathalie she could make up Gabriel's face dressed as Hawk Moth.
"You came!" Despite the fact that he was soaking wet Nathalie still hugged him.
"I'm sorry for leaving you at the gala...I really wasn't myself...and I don't expect you to forgive me. Nathalie please reconsider if you want to give me a second chance because I certainly don't deserve it."
"I really don't care, can we please finish what we started there?" Again she looked at him with pleading eyes that Gabriel couldn't say no to.
"I'm not so sure about that but how about I stay the night?"
"Good enough."
With that she dragged him along to her bed and put a blanket around Hawk Moth who soon de-transformed to Gabriel.
Once in his real human form Nathalie gave him a hug and pulled him back so Gabriel tilted his body against the bed frame and Nathalie was already next to him.
"Do you love me?"
"Yes-yes I love you Nathalie."
"Then why did you leave me?"
"Because I'm nobody without my company and-...Audrey just left."
"I'm sure you can do it without her." Nathalie winked as she slowly slid on top of him so Gabriel could lay his arms around her.
"I-I can but...that's so much work. So much paperwork and contracts."
"That's why I'm here. To help with the paperwork."
She seductively whispered into his ear whilst trying her best to untie his tie.
"Nathalie!! I came here to cuddle!!"
"A-alright..."
Nathalie's voice sounded disappointed but she still gave him a smile when she laid next to him.
"At least you're here." She mumbled to herself but Gabriel could also hear.
He didn't want to disappoint her so to hide his doubts he just gave her forehead a kiss, but still he wasn't sure if he would stay.

To be continued-