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Nathalie was quietly yet quickly trying to sort some files as her and Gabriel had a deadline of 2 o'clock pm and it was 1:37pm when she suddenly got a news notification showing where a girl who had just recently been rescued from being kidnapped and forced to watch someone torture,sexually assult and murder a few women. It instantly sent shivers down Nathalie's spine and her breathing hitched, she felt panic surge through her and she knew she had to calm down before she had a BIG panic attack.
"Sir may I be excused" Nathalie asked breathingly "No you may not, we must finish this before 2"he said sternly "Please sir" she asked as she felt her heart pounding in her chest and her breathing became rugged "I said no Nathalie" he hissed, she silently panicked not wanting him to see her panic attack as he never knew she had any type of trauma or disorder.
Well he was wrong infact Nathalie had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder, Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorder(MDD), her depression had layed off for a while but it wasn't completely gone and it never would be. Nathalie had her trauma from the exact same thing this girl was just saved from so it immediately triggered her anxiety and stress disorder.
"Have you seen the news" Gabriel said as he watched the video of the girl being rescued and read the article "Y-Yes sir" she stuttered as she tried to cover up her now light hyperventilating, she felt her heart pounding in her chest and she felt herself lightly sweating "Sir I must really go" she said "No Nathalie"he said sternly, he suddenly felt a strong negative emotion but it was from....Nathalie "Why are you panicked Nathalie?" He asked "Um n-no reason I'm just worried for that little girl" she said with a light smile. He nodded not fully beliving her but still going with it.
Nathalie felt herself shaking lightly and her hands were trembling, she was lightly bouncing her leg in an attempt to calm down but failed miserably, she placed her head in her hands as the room span around her, she felt herself becoming nauseous and dizzy, she clutched her stomach, her uneven breathing becoming more evident now "Nathalie?NATHALIE!" he shouted and ran over to the struggling woman, him shouting made her ears ring. She silently started sobbing, her hands were tingling and felt like they weren't her's anymore, they felt completely limp. Her heart was straining and she was still sobbing. She quickly climbed off of her chair and leaned against her glass desk and continued to hyperventilate.
Gabriel had no idea what she was going through or what was happening but he was worried.
"Nathalie what's wrong" He asked with concern lacing his voice, Nathalie struggled yet still managed to point to her phone and with trembling hands managed to write something, he could barely make it out from her incredibly shaky writing but he still managed to read it.
Nathalie felt as if she couldn't breathe and that she was physically going to die and felt as if she was going insane.
'My phone password is 'Agreste' check my medical diary' he read in his mind, he immediately unlocked her phone and went to her medical diary listing her personal problems and one's of the Agreste's.
-PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
-Panic Leveled Anxiety
-Panic Disorder
-MDD (Major Depressive Disorder)
He was shocked and couldn't help but wonder why. He then read
'I had to watch 3 women be physically tortured and sexually assaulted then watched them being murdered after I was kidnapped and tied to a chair' the diary said making his eyes widen in shock, so that's what this was, a panic attack based off of her past trauma and it was triggered by the news article he thought.
He immediately Googled how he could help her and found multiple answers, he used a few grounding mechanisms which hadn't seemed to be working so instead he called the police, they sent help for her and took her to the ER where they were able to calm her down.
"Why didn't you tell me Nath?" He asked as he squeezed her hand "I didn't want to bother you" she said sadly "I'm sorry for saying no earlier" he said softly "Its okay,it wasn't your fault" she retorted sympathetically. He hugged her tightly before giving her a light kiss on the lips making them both blush a deep crimson. "I-I'm sorry I didn't know what I was thinki-" he started apologizing before he was quickly cut off by Nathalie's soft lips on his "I love you" she quickly admitted as they broke the kiss "I love you too" said Gabriel sincerely before throwing his wedding band off and kissing the woman again which she happily reciprocated.
It's true Gabriel had been in love with his assistant for quite a while and now he could finally let all of his feelings out.
