Seraphina.
“Tim fine.” I pull my blanket and me tighter as I try to protect myself from this monster. “Go back to New York, Gabriel” He stays lent as he looks out over the lake..
don’t want you here.
He nods and team his elbows on his knees, and we sit in silence for a while, the wind whirles through the trees and the breeze whips my hair around I want to be anywhere but here alone with him.
“How much did she offer you?” he asks.
I glance over at him, surprised.
“That’s what she did didn’t she? Offered to buy you out of my life”
As I stare at him, a new realization washes over me, I know why he’s like he is, why he’s always in attack mode and on the defensive. His mother in pare evil, I can’t imagine being brought up lit that environment.
“Twenty million,” I whisper.
Hurt flashes across his face before he hides i Did you accept it?”
“If you have to ask me that then you don’t know me at all.” I roll my eyes in disgust. “Honestly, I don’t need this crap, Gabriel Please_just_go away.” whisper.
I’m trying to stay calm and keep my over dramatization to a bare minimum, but I have to ask the question. “Why would the come here?” ask
1 broke off my engagement to Ariana”
“What does that have to do with me?”
Everything”
frown, confused. I don’t understand.”
Seraphina “He pauses as if trying to get the wording right in his head.
“Did you ever wonder why I came looking for you?” he asks softly.
“I shrug, unsure what to say, “No.”
came looking for you because I never.“His eyes search mine.” would think of you at strange times and random places. For no reason at all you would pop into my head.” “Gabriel.“I cut him off.
“Let me finish,” he snaps. He clasps his hands together as if sterling himself. “I came to find you to put to bed this strange. He frowns as he tries to articulate himself unfinished feeling I have between us.”
“It doesn’t
“I thought you would be married and happy and could get the closure I needed and start my new life. “I stare at him, horrified.
“But it backfired because as soon as I saw you “he pauses, knew
Know what?”
“That I was marrying the wrong woman. What the fuck is happening right now?
“And then I found out about the children. And 1 was angry. But
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“Stop,“Isop as I jump out of my chair. “What are you saying?
Throke up with Arians because I want to be a father to my children and because Trant see them without. “He pays.
“Without what?”
“Without seeing you How can I be married to someone else while knowing that I still have feelings for your
This man is the living end.
“What?” I spit angrily. “You dre’t have feelings for me. You never did then, why the hell would you now?
Tm not angry.“1 fire back. Tm disgusted. Poor Ariana. You’re a fucking douche bag. That poor girl is three weeks out from her wedding and you are breaking up with her for a cheap hurk you had on your desk seven years ago.”
“It was never a cheap fuck,” he growls as he begins to lose his temper.
“You know damn well it wasnt.”
“You’re pathette.” I storm inside.
How a
“How am I pathetic? He’s hot on my heels.
“You have cold feet and are looking for an excuse to get out of the wedding A gust of wind whips around the house. “Close the door.” I snap. bring me into this, you’re as bad as your mother.”
“Cold feet have nothing to do with
h this.” He shuts the door. “You asked me why my mother is blaming you and I’m telling you why. I never said that I’m in any position to pursue something with you right now, just stating the facts as to what’s gone on in my life this week”
“Don’t bother ever pursuing something with me, Gabriel.” I fame as I poke him hard in the chest. “Go back to New York. Man up and marry
Ariam”
“I don’t ward Ariana. I want you
“Tough shit,” I whisper angrily. “I want nothing to do with you. Apart from my babies that night was a big mistake.”
“We had something, and you’ve been rearing our children all alon
“I wasn’t alone.”
“What does that mean?” He puts his hands on his hips, indignant.
“Is that what you think?” I throw my hands up in disgust, of course it is “That I’ve been sitting here alone and brokenhearted, crying over the infamous Gabriel Ferrara all this time.”
“What have you been doing?”
Tve been in a three–year relationship to a man that loved deeply.”
His face falls. You’re with someone?”
I really want to be right now, but I know I can’t
“Not anymore!
bu
He goes to take me in his arms.
What the fuck?
I pull out of his grip. “Gabriel I’m telling you this with all sincerity, so please listen Go hack and marry Arians. Don’t let go of something wonderful for an average night seven years ago that meant nothing”
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“Youre lying
‘a bule voire somds from the sinies
We both look up to see Lucia standing midway up,
“Oh, hi, baby.” I take a smile. Tm sorry, dad we wake you?
She nails as she rubs her eyes all sleepy lod and wanders down the stairs.
“Hello Lauria,” Gabriel says softly……
“Hi” She smiles up at him and holds her lule arms up for a lang
Ugh not new
Gabriel drops to his knew and hugs her. The sery for waking you, princess.“
Why does she bave to be so damn cute all the time?
“Are you staying in Mont’s bed?” she asks,
“No.” “Yes” We answer at the same time.
I would love to stay, that way I can see you and your brother in the morning” His eyes find mine. “Would that be okay, Seraphina?” I glare at hom “No.“I mouth behind Lucia’s back.
“Thank you,” he replies as he totally ignores me. Why don’t you go up to bed, Lucia, and 1l come up and say good night in a moment.”
Damn it, why are they so familiar with each other, this is not okay.
Lucia’s smile beams through the room. “Okay.” She skips up the stairs and disappears.
“You need to go bem.”
“What I need is to finish our conversation.”
The renversation is over. I think you’re disgusting being here and saying these things while your poor fiancée is crying at home right now.”
She is not my fiancee anymore, and I cannot be responsible for other people’s feelings
“And that statenient right there is exactly why you repulse me, I whisper angrily. “You will always be the selfish prick that I remember you H”
You can’t deny it, Seraphina. The spark a still there between us.” He steps forward caring me to step back, His close proximity steals my every bram rell and I find myself speechless as I stare up at him. “Gabriel ”
“Yes, Vee” He raises an eyebrow, all playful.
“This is never happening so get it out of your thick head right now.” turn and march up the stairs, great, now I have to clean my room so the entitled prick can stay over. I book down at him from the top of the stairs.
“Tonight is your last night under my root” “We’ll see.”
“Tuck off* 1 mouth.
“No,” he mouths back
Ugh this man is infuriating, I stomp into my room and close the door. I look around at the chaos.
I’m not even joking; this is the last time.
