“To do what I should have done years ago,” he replied simply. Yet Joel never had properly gotten over her, the hurt exacerbated by the duplicity of his own flesh-and-blood. XXX And…and, had she not walked out on him in the first place, he’d never have turned to cards and not be in this impossible situation now. Natalie had always reminded Joel of her namesake, the singer and actress Natalie Imbruglia: the dark wavy hair, doe eyed vulnerability and kissable heart-shaped lips. Wiling to do anything now, Natalie strained to recall what used to drive him over the edge when they were together, a glint of remembrance in her dark pupils. A series of stills flashed before a pretty face that quickly showed a combination of shock and horror, reflected back from the small screen.
