A Rude Call

Not sure of how long he had been so engrossed in work, he heard the phone ring, but he before he could pick it up, it stopped ringing. He would have assumed that it has stopped ringing if he didn’t hear the click that indicated that it had been picked up anyway.

He wondered who it was, and picked the receiver up anyway. “I would like to speak with Gabe.” He heard Beverly's voice and he scrambled up from his chair. What the hell was he doing calling him here in the guest house as if she knew that this was where he was, but knowing that she might have called the mansion and when she didn’t hear a response, decided to call here.

He heard Alex sigh and said. “Okay, I’ll go get him for you, but what should I tell him your name is?” he wasn’t sure what was on her mind, but he could tell that she didn’t like how Beverly had asked about him in that manner. He wished he could see inside her head to know what she was thinking. She was probably thinking that something was going on between th