Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Seraphina
“Hello, ariana,” Gabriel says calmly. “What is going m” His voice is rajoling and gride, the same one he uses with children
“I was waiting at your house all night.” She screws up her face intrars
“And you didn’t come home.”
I can feel her heart breaking from here.
“Come, let’s” He holds his arm out to her. “We should go outside and talk,”
Lucia and Dominic are watching on with great interest. He opens the front door and gestures to it. “This way” “I’m not going anywhere,” she screams
like a mania.
Uh oh.
Gabriel rolls his lips, clearly angered. Seraphina take the children to
Debbie’s please?
“No,” Ariana screams. “They should know what you’ve done.”
I’s eyes flick to meet mine with an urgency. “Now.”
Gabriel’s eyes
Abh
“Come on, kids.” 1 grab my keys. “Your father needs to talk in private.” “You stay right where you are!” she yells at me.
The children freeze on the spot.
“Seraphina!” Gabriel demands.
“Now,” I yell I grab Dominic’s and Lucia’s hands and drag them out the back door and we race down the steps, we rush out the front to the ear and I hear glass smash inside.
Argh, she’s trashing my house now.
“What’s happening? Dominic demands.
I have no idea how to respond. “Umm..“I open the door of the car with force. “We’ll talk on the way
Arjana starts screaming and yelling inside, and it echoes through the neighborhood.
Oh man she’s completely losing in now, and who could blame her. She found her newly ex in his silk boxer shorts with another woman and his kids.
If only she knew what actually happened last night, she does.
That poor, poor girl.
“But we’re still wearing our pajamas” Dom protests.
“That’s fine,” 1 splutter as I push him in the car.
Another thing smashes from inside. Shuis hp safe? Should I call the police or something?
We bundle into the car and take off down the road like manises.
“Who was that?” Dominic demands
“Your father’s friend”
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“Why was she crying?
1 grip the steering wheel with white knuckle force. How the hell do you answer at puestion? I can’t lie, he saw it with his men eyes. “She and your. father used to date and he broke up with her and she’s clearly upset My eyes flick to meet his in the rearview mirror. Trenkay, these things happen sometimes between adults.”
His eyes hold mine, and I can see his little mind running a million miles per hour. “He always makes girls cry, doem’t he? My heart sönder.
The children have never seen any of this without a full time father or man in the house, they’ve been fully protected from any kind of disturbance or fight.
“No, he doesn’t always make girls cry, Adult relationships are complicated, Dom,” I reply, “Luckily for you guys, children’s stuff in way easier to handle.”
“Why did we leave?”
“Gabriel didn’t want you around her when she was being angry and upset, that’s all. She will be okay, don’t worry.”
My mind flicks to Gabriel back at the house. I hope he’s okay. Maybe I should drop the kids at Deb’s and go back to check on him?
My presence e will surely only escalate the situation. No…I need to stay away.
We pull into Deb’s driveway and she’s out with a cup of coffee, watering her garden, she frowns as we all get out of the car in our pajamas “Whar going on?”
“Gabriel’s girlfriend came over and was crying and smashing glass things,” Dominic replies as he walks past her into the house. “She’s going crazy and wrecking our house.”
Deb’s eyes widen as they meet mine. “Are you
“Deadly.” I sigh. “I need coffee.”
serious?”
Deb and I sit at her kitchen, bench deep in thought. “I think you should go back and check on him, Deb says. “What if she..”
I drag my hand down my face as I think. “He’ll be fine.”
“How did she know where you live?”
“No idea”
SM outside his house all night waiting for him to come home?”
“And she sat
bow hurt she would be,”
“Apparently.” My heart sinks. “I’ve been exactly where she is and I feel sick knowing how “But he’s yours now.” Deb sips her coffee.
“Ugh, so not mine.” I shake my head in disgust. “Don’t get excited, it was a one–time orent.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“Positive.”
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