I don't need you

I SWALLOWED. "It's nothing, Gideon. Charlie and I… were just talking about the surprise for you…"

I turned to Charlie to ask for help… but his jaw was clenched as he looked at Gideon.

"Surprise?" Gideon's brows were in a deep frown. "I heard you, Bianca. You mentioned something about the past. Are you hiding something from me?"

My heart hammered inside my chest. My throat dry. My palms wet with sweat.

I didn't know what to say. I wanted to escape this moment… but I knew I couldn't.

I never thought this moment would come. I knew the possibility but I never expected it.

"G-Gideon…"

"What is it that you're hiding, Bianca?"

I tried to move my feet to take a step closer to him. "Gideon… let's just talk about this at home. I'll tell you everything there. But not here."

"I wanted to hear it here," Gideon said, his frown deepening. "Why do you look so nervous?"

I opened my mouth to speak, but Charlie beat me to it.

"You have to know something important, Gideon," Charlie sa