Chapter 37

Everything was black. She was lying on something soft. Someone was caressing her cheek. She heard familiar voices.

“I told her to eat a small breakfast,” Jackie said with worry.

“She hasn’t eaten?” Matt asked.

“I saw her eat two pop tarts an hour before the ceremony,” Jodi said. “She didn’t faint from malnutrition. She fainted from shock.”

Gabriella slowly moved her body as her eyes fluttered up. The talking stopped. When her vision came into focus, her amante de ensueno was staring at her, caressing her cheek with his thumb. He was lying next to her on the bed. She couldn’t help herself; Gabriella’s hand lifted to his face. The back of her fingers caressed his chin.

“Are you all right, honey?” Jackie asked.

“Yes,” she whispered as she kept staring at Billy.

“You gave us quite a scare,” Jeff said. “Billy carried you to your room. We followed.”

“How long was I out?” she asked as she continued to stare at Billy.

“Fifteen . . . excruciating minutes,” Billy enunciated in a deep voice. He