Playing Pretend

"Hey,today was nice. It was full of surprises. I have a feeling there will soon be a sunshine override to our otherwise ever cloudy sky."Brad said to his unconscious wife. He tried to surpress the saddness he felt looking at her lying unresponsive on the sick bed. He wished she would just wake up already. He really missed her.

He missed her but he knew he had to keep going. He would see her every day but he would also go out there into the world and pretend . He would pretend everything was fine. He had to. What good would crying every time do?He had to keep going. It was the only thing he could think of that could keep him sane.

He knew if be kept doing what he had been doing since she was shot he would eventually go crazy with the wait. He knew she would have never wanted that. She would not like to see him look unkept . She wouldn't like him to be a mess when she woke up.

So,once again,he had to strong for her. He couldn't dissapoint her. No. No,he could not.

If only he knew it could never really dissapoint her. Yes, she would be sad but never dissapointed.

Brad said those words because he could have sworn Diavolo was genuinely concerned about Natasha's wellbeing. How crazy would it be if they fell in love? She's definitely living her Webnovel dream now. He chuckled to himself but he looked down at his wife and burst into tears.

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Brad sat next to his wife, reading her her favorite book. He smiled at the memory of them reading the together. He would make new memories like this once she woke up. He thought.

Then,he remembered the child they lost and he gritted his teeth in anger.

He would kill Dracula with his own bare hands.

"Hold that thought. Now get the fuck out,you need a break." Khloe said.

He must have said his thoughts out loud.

"I'm not leaving."

"Look,I don't have time for this. You're not the only one who needs to talk to her. Now go make yourself useful. Go see that new girl or something." Khloe said , clearly irritated.

"What new girl are you talking about?"

"Andrew's daughter."

"Oh."She was talking about Natasha.

He remembered the state he had seen her in last. She was preety shaken up. He should really check up on her.

"Ok." He said.

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Brad knocked on the door to Diavalo's office and he was told to come in.

He went straight to the point and asked him what he wanted to. He asked her where Natasha was.

"She's in my room."Diavolo said.

"Your room?"Brad was more than surprised at Diavolo's room. Did he do something to her?

Brad wondered if he had touched her sexually but he highly doubted that. He had heard rumors about him being asexual and after being with Diavolo for years and never seeing him with a girl he had come to see some truth in it.

What other explanation could there be? He could be gay. He had thought but even if he was he would have be with a man but the guy was a loner and he couldn't see him being in a relationship.

Well,that was until Natasha came around. He really wasn't sure about anything anymore. Diavolo letting a woman sleep in his bed? The world was definitely changing.

"Yes,I needed somewhere safe to put her."Diavolo said nonchalantly.

Brad could tell Diavolo's was trying to pretend he didn't care but he could see right through him.

"Can I go? I'd like to see her." Brad said and Diavolo nodded in the affirmative.

Brad stood up and made his way out of his office

Brad found himself at the doors of Diavolo's room. He decided to surprise her and just barge in instead of knocking.

"I know it's your room but you should still be polite and knock,you know."He heard Natasha say before he could even walk in.

"Oh,I see. You were expecting someone else, weren't you?" Brad said with a mischievous smile.

"Yes ,this is Diavolo's room,is it not?" Natasha said with a smug smile like she had won some thing.

She did have a point. Brad thought.

"You know normal people knock." Natasha said.

"Sorry."Brad said.

"For what exactly? For ignoring me for weeks and letting that guy hit me or barging into my room? I could have been naked."

"All of it. Then again I don't think I'd mind seeing you naked but I'm happily married so no can do." He smirked but it was soon wiped off his face as she threw a pillow at him.

"Pervert!"

"How does that make me a pervert? I literally just told you I'm happily married so your naked body wouldn't matter to me."

She threw another pillow at him.

"Hey, that's mean."

"So,was barging in."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry,for everything." Brad said seriously.

"It's not like I'm that important in your life or anything." Natasha said. She didn't know what made her believe anyone cared about her there. She shouldn't feel like that it would only complicate things.

"Look,I had my reasons,okay?"He explained.

"It's okay if you didn't want to see me. I'm just your prisoner,after all."

"Stop it! Stop saying that. I was too busy playing Knight for my unconscious wife. Do,you get it? I was with my wife. I hadn't been able to leave her side since she fell into a coma." He paused."I'm sorry but trust me when I say that you aren't just a prisoner here. Diavolo definitely made that clear when he declared you offlimits to everyone."