"Oh Martin please, I really need to go."
"Stay a little longer darling, just one more kiss please."
"Gosh you're such a tease."
Nathalie turned around to face Martin and just to fulfill his request she gave him one more kiss.
"Nathalie you're an amazing woman."
"Mhm."
"No, I'm being serious, you really are. You're the most perfect creation I've ever met."
Martin carefully caressed Nathalie's blushing cheeks that were already red from former activities.
"First of all you're incredibly hot-"
"Yeah right." The assistant replied mockingly as she rolled her eyes at him, but Martin took this way too seriously so he didn't hesitate to sit up and show her what he meant.
"Come here!"
"B-but I'm n-not dressed-"
"That's the point! Come here now!"
Martin awaited her with open arms and as Nathalie sat down her back took a rest against his chest.
She began to get more and more flustered when he made her look up into the full-body-mirror that stood right in front of his bed.
"Don't you see how perfect you are?" He asked with a whispered that sent a shiver down the assistant's spine. "Oh are you getting cold darling?" Martin smirked as she turned around and immediately buried her face in his chest. "Are you embarrassed?...please answer me Nath."
"I just-...why do you need to make me feel like that?!?!"
"Like what?"
"Like a blushing mess who's stomach is a butterfly garden."
Nathalie mumbled which made Martin giggle a little bit.
He never knew he could fluster her so bad, but he loved it so much, and now as he looked down at the blushing mess he called "darling" he could see her looking up at him with tears resting in her eyes.
"What is it darling?"
"Don't laugh! It's not funny!"
"Oh I'm not making fun of you, in fact! I'm just surprised I could ever have an impact on you."
He slowly kissed the top of her head which made Nathalie smile a little bit but deep down she knew she would much rather have Gabriel do this, and the honest truth bothered her a lot since it felt like she was just using Martin for satisfaction she couldn't possibly get from a married man who had a life of his own that didn't involve her.
Suddenly before she knew it Martin was down on his knees kissing up her leg which got Nathalie instantly flustered.
"M-Martin-...please-..."
"Don't worry my darling I won't do anything without your permission, but I'll do everything to make you realize how wonderful you really are."
He kissed her inner thigh before standing up and hugging Nathalie that made her fall back onto the soft cushions.
For a second she couldn't even reply since the assistant couldn't possibly remember the last time anyone has showed her such affection and before she knew it Martin began begging her to speak.
"Nathalie? Say something please."
"I-I'm sorry, I'm just not used to such behavior."
"Wow, so he really does not show you any affection...well that seems like his loss."
Martin laughed as he thought about all of the thing his rival (Gabriel) was missing out on.
How could he resist the sweet but intoxicating taste of her lips, and how could he not dream of her every single night...truth was...that Gabriel did indeed dream of his assistant every single night, and in fact the only thing he wished for was the right time to come when he could confess his love to her.

"Nathalie?!...Nathalie!!"
"Y-yes?!" The young assistant shook her head as she tried to forget all of her Gabriel thoughts, and as soon as she realized that Martin was still staring at her she quickly covered herself with the blanket.
"You look so pretty when you're lost in your thoughts."
"I-..." she couldn't speak as he had gotten real close to the point where if she would move her lips they would probably end up kissing, so Nathalie stayed in this awkward position as she tried to avoid his lips.
"Maybe you should leave before I kiss you again...or may I?"
"Just once more before I leave."
And before she knew it his hands were on her and so was he, right on top of Nathalie who stared at Martin in shock.
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, you're just-...incredibly addicting."
He quietly whispered close to her ear which for some reason was very attractive according to Nathalie and before she knew it the pleasure of his hands caressing her every feature rushed through her body like an 'electric shock'.
"Martin please, I need to go."
"Fuck Nathalie, you're driving me absolutely insane."
The assistant giggled as she heard him sigh once she got off of the bed and made her way to the bathroom.
Whilst she was getting dressed Nathalie felt guilty for 'cheating' on Gabriel, yet they weren't even together. It was just the pure feeling of betrayal that haunted her like none other, and which crushed her soul so deeply beyond repair.

Nathalie took a good look at herself in the mirror and soon she began to realize that maybe all of the nice things Martin has said about her were true, and she wasn't just a wreck after all.

*time skips*

After a painful goodbye and a little drive home Nathalie made it to the Agreste mansion where she found Gabriel in the kitchen being surrounded by prescription pills.
"Sir?" She rushed over to see her boss half passed out on the kitchen table.
The assistant gasped as she saw all of the empty medical containers and once she lifted his head off of the table her little blue kwami flew out in tears.
"Ooohhh Miss Nathalie I tried to warm him I swear but-...Mister Gabriel is a complicated man." She cried with a screeching voice that made both Nathalie and Nooroo immediately cover their ears.(does Nooroo have ears lmao?)
"What happened here?!" Nathalie asked both flying creatures and in response the little blue one began uncontrollably sobbing to which her partner (the purple kwami) had to hold her in a tight embrace.
"Master slapped Duusu."
The purple one spoke as he looked up at the young assistant who immediately felt bad for these little 'things'
"Oh Nooroo why did you need to snitch!!"
"Because that's not alright!! He can't treat a kwami like that!!"
"Yeah Nooroo is right, Gab-Mr. Agreste has crossed the line this time." Nathalie looked down at her superior who still lied unconscious.
He definitely looked less troubled and for the first time Nathalie saw her boss with a not so aggressive expression.
"What are we gonna dooooooooo?!" Duusu squeaked as her tears began falling like a waterfall.
And as both Nooroo and Nathalie gave each-other a shrug the young assistant decided to try to wake up her boss.
"Sir wake up!" She carefully shook him to which Gabriel sniffed a couple of times before raising his head.
"N-Nathalie? O-oh fuck my head is just-"
"Let's get you to bed before anything else happens, alright?"
Gabriel silently nodded to that as he stood up from the table and stumbled upstairs.
The kwamis followed their owners and as they watched Nathalie take care of her boss both of their miniature hearts melted.
"Aren't they perfect?"
"Mhm...I hope Master finds happiness and gives up on abusing this whole damn city."
"I agree, Miss Nathalie really needs a break, I mean have you seen her lately. She's always tired and she works herself into exhaustion."
Nooroo nodded along to Duusu's words but once he heard her come to a sudden stop he knew that Duusu was tearing up and on the verge of another breakdown.
"It's okay, I'm sure they'll both realize they are meant to be."
"I hope Nooroo...I hope...I can't keep doing this for long, I want to be with my friends, I want to live free and not in someone's lair."
The little kwami sobbed, to which Nooroo couldn't promise much since he knew it wasn't going to be easy to run free from Gabriel.

*meanwhile with Nathalie *

"Sir why did you drug yourself?"
"I don't know Nathalie, I came across Emelie's old pills that used to 'keep her alive' and I couldn't help but wonder what they were good for...long story short I feel like my insides are getting twisted out whilst my head is in excruciating pain."
"Sir those pills are most definitely expired, are you sure you don't need a doctor?"
Nathalie asked worried as she laid a hand on his forehead which was overheating real fast, it almost felt as if he would've had a horrible fever.
"Oh my-...Sir I'll get you a doctor right away!"
"Nathalie there's no need-" But before Gabriel had the chance to finish speaking Nathalie interrupted in a much louder voice which immediately shut him up.
"Sir you took care of me when I was hurt, now it's my turn to return the favor!"
She gave him a strict look which got Gabriel nodding and before he knew it Nathalie was on the phone with the doctor asking him for an urgent visit.

*later*

The worried assistant impatiently walked around in circles as she waited for the doctor to arrive, meanwhile Gabriel was resting in bed and since he couldn't take another pill to cure his pain he had to bare it.
What interrupted Nathalie's anxious walking was the loud nock from outside, and as soon as she heard it the young assistant rushed to open the door.
"Miss Sancoeur, Mr. Agreste."  He greeted and as the doctor stepped further into the room he took a closer look at the patient.
"So what happened?" The old man asked as he turned back to face Nathalie who was just getting a cold damp towel to lay over Gabriel's head.
"Well sir, Mr. Agreste thought it would be a brilliant idea to try his wife's medication-"
"B-but his wife is-"
"Exactly...the medication was expired."
Nathalie gave Gabriel an angry glare which showed how fed up she was with his dumb behavior.
"Well how much did he take?"
"Just a f-few-" Gabriel mumbled as he didn't want to scare Nathalie who was already worrying like crazy.
"A few? Well as long as you're not feeling too bad nothing serious should happen, I advised you to try to throw up and get those pills out of your stomach since we don't exactly know what they will do after they have expired."
The doctor said as he gave Nathalie a smile and  left with no further information to be said.

Nathalie was still not relieved as she knew she had to take care of her boss and that would create a stronger emotional bond between them, which would mess with her feelings a lot.
"Don't worry Nath I'll be fine." Gabriel smiled as he took her hand into his and gave it a gentle kiss, with that Nathalie looked up at her boss, her cheeks blushing bright red and yet she was so goddamn angry at him, she could've yelled at the top of her lungs but all she wanted was to kiss him.
"So...did you apologize to Martin?" Gabriel quickly changed the topic as he saw Nathalie's frozen expression.
"Oh-uhh yeah I apologized...and he 'accepted' my apology." Nathalie couldn't help but think of all of the things they did instead of apologizing to each other, in fact his words still stayed with her "You're the most perfect creation I've ever met." .
"I'm glad to hear that-..."
Gabriel sighed as that's the last thing he would be glad for, somehow he knew there was something else that happened but he couldn't ever imagine his 'heartless' assistant dating anyone, let alone sleep with them after seeing each other for the first time in years.
Little did he know that's exactly what she did, and now both adults looked at each other knowing damn well that both of them had incredibly strong urges to kiss one another and yet they still managed to control themselves.

"Sir can you take care of yourself or should I stay?" Nathalie broke the silence as she laid the damp towel onto his forehead.
"Stay Nathalie...please stay."

To be continued-