Chapter 35
Gabriel
He stands to go to the her, and here I can stop myself, I stand to Train” (“Back in a ride over and sand to him at the bar. “Rodney.” I smile.
His face falls before he catches it, and I roll my lips to hide my simick
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“Mr. Ferrara,” he stammers nervously. “TIL”
“Hello“Treply, “How are you?”
“Good, and you?”
“Tm great.”
The bartender walks over. “What will it bor
“Let me buy you a drink, Rodney.”
“Oh I couldn’t.”
insist.” I smile as I sit down on the barstool “Two Blue Label setches, please?”
Rodney’s eyes widen at my order. Tve got to go back to work”
“This will make it more fun, then, won’t it.” I point to the stool beside
He nervously falls onto the stool beside me.
“The way we parted, it was nothing personal, you know that, right?” “Yes” He nods. “It was a had time for me “Inod. “Where are you working now?” |
ask him.
“Ahhh “He hesitates.
“Miles Media.” My eyes hold his, “Am I right?”
“Ah well..
“Relax, it’s fine.” I smile. “They are lucky to have you.”
“Thanks”
The water puts the two scotches on the bar in front of us. This pick mine up and lib it to my lips, shh, perfection.
Rodney sips his and winces. “Strong ”
I smirk “Maybe you’re just weak?”
“No doubt about it. He rubs his chest as he feels it go all the way down
“So” How do I put this? “Have you seen anyone that we used to work with?” I actual
“No.” He shrugs. “I ran into Geoffrey every now and then he’s still with you, obviously
Iced and take another sipas 1
- as Llisten. “What about Miss Locke, do you ever see her?”
“No.” He twins his lips. I haven’t seen her for years.”
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Tran into her when she was pregnant at a trade show but havent seed her since.”
My stomach dreps. “She’s married?”
“No, she did it alone. Donor specs.”
“What?” I screw up my face. “What do your mean?”
He shrugs. “I don’t know, she said that she waned a child and didn’t have a partner so decided to go down the donor sperm route. That’s why she
moved away, so that she could bring up her child in the country.” What?
1 stare at him as I listen intently. “How pregnant was she when you saw her?”
“Heavily pregnant, like huge.”
“When was this?
“Not long after I left work, actually. Within a year of when she left.”
“What do you mean?”
“Yeah.” He shrugs. “Shocked me too, if I’m honest.”
“What was the date?”
“Thave no idea, it was.” He frowns as he thinks. 1 saw her at the Apple convention in Vermont.”
“When was that?
year
“No idea, but it was in the Hmm. Isip my scotch as I think
hoth left, I know that because I was still living in Manhattan, I remember I moved the weekend after the show
by phone and google,
Rodney keeps talking and I take out my
Date of Apple convention in Vermont
The date pops up
July
July
We were together in the December of the year before.
Hmm.
Weird
That’s seven months after we slept together, so she was already pregnant at the time.or
“What do you think?” Rodney says. I glance up, I haven’t heard a word he’s been saying.
“I’m sorry, I’m here with my mother. It was lovely seeing you again.” I cut him off and hold my hand out to shake his
“Oh “His face falls. “Of course Good to see you again.” Liar.
“Goodbye.” I march back to my table and sit down my mind is raring a million miles per minute,
She was seven months pregnant when he saw her, seven months after we spent the night together. Couldn’t be…
“I ordered for you.“.
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“Grazie.” I take out my phone and text Mark
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