To you like what you see?”
“Nope.“1 pall my gown closed tighter. “Hideous.”
“Ah.” He sips his coffee. “You told me I was hides once before **I did?” | femism.
“Yes, right before you told ise y facked my computer mouse. Oh bell i never live that down
“Yes, well..“I feel my face for with embarrassment, stationery intercourse days are well and truly over.”
Shame.
“Or not.” I need to change the subject. “Why do you have someone
“Because I want you safe.”
“the press get a hold of this info about you and the children, you will have reLocket camping out the front, this is for your protection, not mine
I don’t want him knowing everything I do, “No.”
“It’s nonnegotiable, Seraphina, and not up for discussion His eyes hold mine in a silent dare.
I may be seeing this slightly new and improved version of Gabel Ferrara for the first time, but his strongest instinct is still to fight. I don’t have the energy for more dramatics today. I’m going to let it go for now,
“Go upstairs and wake the kids, they need to get up now anyway.” I tell him.
going to make some breakfast. Do you want some?”
“Ah. His eyes flick to the kitchen as he hesitates. “Ah.”
He’s scared to eat my cooking, I roll my lips to hide my smile. “Til make you something special”
“That’s not necessary.
would be race for you to eat breakfast with the kids, go wake them up.”
He disappears up the stairs and I open the fridge and peer in.
Now, what’s the worst breakfast I can possibly make?
Gabriel
I make my way up the stairs and down the hallway I catch sight of Luria sitting up in bed, her hair is all messed and she’s in a cute pink rightdress and reading a book
What child reads a book when they first wake up? She’s a teral genius
“Youre such a good girl, no wonder that your mother is so proud of you.”
She smiles sweetly over at me and I feel my heart melt. “That you were the cutest little baby” I sit down beside her on the edge of the bed.
Twas,” she agrees
1 smile at her innocence. “I wish I knew you then.”
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She nods as the thinks. “Me ton”
“Do you have any photos of you when you were a baby?”
“Mam does.” She nods. “There are even some when we are still in her belly-
Really?”
Pregnant Seraphins
Tan1 see them?” Bank
“Okay.” She smiles, all excited, she takes off and felling her down the hallway into Seraphina’s bedroom. She bends down and looks det bed
“What are you doing?” I frown.
“Theyre under bere.” She slides a chest out from under the bed.
She opens the lid and sales proudly. These are all our photos”
I stare at the box in awe, a transportation to the past, to all I’ve missed.
Thanks. Lucia, this is perfect.”
“Mom keeps everything special under her bed.”
“Thoes she?”
“Well, this is great. Thank you.” I push the hair back from her forehead as I stare down at her. I’m not sure we ever seen a more perfect child, not that
tweaver looked closely at any, I guess. “Is your brother awake yet?”
“Don’t know. Where’s Mom?
“DOWNT
“I’m going to go see her.”
“Okay.”
She toddles off and I wait until she has gone down the stairs and quietly close the door.
Let’s see what other special things Mam keeps under her bed
Ikneel down and peer under, there are a few boxes and I slowly slide them out.
Photographs mainly.
Hmm, right at the very end is another box that look identical to the one with the baby pictures. I wonder what’s in there. 1 slide everything out of the way and nearly have to half crawl under the bed to retrieve it.
It’s dusty and looks like it hasn’t been opened in along time.
I glance back up at the door. If Seraphina com’s in now, I’m dead. I slowly open the box and frown, it’s full of notes and trinkets and random things. I pick up a couster and turn it over.
Peter’s New York
Hmm, that’s the bar we used to go to, haven’t been there for years, actually,
Why would she have kept this, weird.
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I keep digging through the box and pall mat a napkin, a note is ortilibled on
It’s not possible to miss someone this much
Gabriel where are you?
My stomach twists. Tread it again
It’s not possible to miss someone this musch
Gabriel where are you?
When did she write this? I turn it over to try to find a dİME
She missed me?
But she told me last night that we were just a cheap Back on a desk she lied.
Alule knock sounds at the door, Gabriel?
Damn, ci
cia has impeccable timing: “Just a minute.” I call.
1 slide everything back under the bed and quickly stuff the box I’m holding into my overnight bag and put my home, I need to study that napkin. I’ll sneak it back in later.
I open the door and see Luca standing there, waiting patiently for me. “Test”
““Breakfast is ready.” She smiles up at me.
“Great” I glance up to see Dominic come out of his room. “Good morning, Dominic,” I call.
The grumbles as he walks into the bathroom and shuts the door
Hmm, we need to work on this, damn lid hates me.
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