"I'm in the hot tub!!!"Lori called out quickly, embarrassed as she swiftly jumped out of the tub and wrapped the first towel she could see around herself. Luckily, her clothes were still with her so she put them back on, despite the fact that she was still wet. She quickly tried to dry as much water off her skin as she could. She ran out of the bathroom, Gabriel and Emilia were back."How was it?"She asked as he sat down on the sofa, he set the baby carrier next to him while he pulled off his shoes. Lori couldn’t help but notice that he looked like wasn’t in a good mood. "Good. Emilia slept all through, then she woke up when we got to the hotel."He said and Lori went to peep at the baby in the baby carrier. Emilia was sucking on a pacifier.“Is everything okay?"She asked as she saw that he looked a bit off, he was reclined on the sofa while he ran his hand through his hair and sighed. Gabriel nodded."Yes. Just not what I was expecting..."He answered. He looked up at her and
Gabriel was in a mood the rest of the night. He stayed up on his laptop working on the couch till one am. And when he finally went to bed, he slept on the sofa. Lori wondered if his current mood was because of the visit. Nevertheless his mood bothered her, greatly.She didn’t like tiptoeing around people’s moods, because she was always too fixated on what she would say or do that could eventually annoy them. The next morning, he was better, helping her with baby and making jokes about how they would go club hopping when they landed. He was better but she still couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong with him. They had breakfast in silence and a man named Luco arrived to drive them to the airport. Lori changed into a pair of pants, white shirt and paired with a green sweater she had bought recently while shopping for a coat. Lori held the baby while Luco and a frontman helped with their luggage. Finally, they were leaving, she thought as they all walked inside the elev
It was just as if they had never left. Everything was exactly the same. Gabriel went back to work immediately they got out of the plane, leaving Tony to take her and the baby home. Back home, Grace wasn’t back yet, but Elliot was in and he was sitting in the living room when she came downstairs to make a bottle.He was wearing the usual beach shorts he seemed to have a lot of and he was also wearing a grey sweatshirt. “Hey!”He called out cheerfully as he waved at her.“Hey.”Lori said shyly. She wasn’t totally comfortable around him yet. She was still a bit weary of him, especially with what Gabriel said about him.She couldn’t avoid him though, they lived under the same roof, technically not in the same house. “I heard you went on a trip. Canada.”Lori nodded.“Have you been?”He shook his head.“No. I haven’t. But I hear it’s cold this time of the year.”“It is.”“So what were you guys doing there?”He persisted and Lori raised her eyebrow.“Why are you so curious?”She asked an
His Grandfather was back home. And calling him incessantly. Gabriel could only assume that meant trouble. The man was like ninety years old, he was also retired and he had promised to stay out of his business. Seemed like that was a lie.Gabriel wasn’t about to be bothered about all that, it was one thing he refused to add to his plate. That could wait. Besides, he knew his grandfather would go to DC first to see Elliot's mother. They had a weird relationship. They were unnecessary close and far too invested in the lives of the people around them Anyways he was tired. Exhausted. Canada had been a complete waste of time. He just wanted to get back home and have a nice dinner with Lori and kiss his daughter goodnight. He needed sleep, rest and a little bit of distraction.It also didn’t help that he had mounting sexual frustration. Ever since Emilia had been conceived Gabriel had been more careful with women. He knew what happened with Emilia was an accident but he decided to be more i
Her lips were soft, almost silken, and pillowy against his own. He could feel the soft tickle of her breath beneath his nose, fingers running through her hair as they breathed each other in.Warmth blossomed in Lori's chest, sparks igniting as Gabriel leaned in closer, his lips kissing hers softly, gently, almost as if he was afraid to break her. The smell of his cologne, his minty breath, it was dizzying, butterflies were dancing in her stomach. But warmth consumed her as she leaned into the kiss, Gabriel's lips soft against her own. His tongue teased her gently and Lori opened up more to him, tentatively letting him play with her tongue. Gabriel's hand traveled down to her neck, caressing her slightly while his hand travelled to the front of her tank top. He cupped one of her breasts in his hand and Lori jerked. She broke away from him and sat upright, her cheeks burning in embarrassment. She looked away, her hair hiding her face like a dark curtain. "I'm sorry."She apologized
"We named him Jack." Mrs Fuller said after a long silence. "Jack Joseph Fuller."Lori nodded, forcing a smile on her face. Jack. That was a nice name. A lovely name even. "I'm sorry we hid him from you Lori. But you must understand. We were so angry..."Angry?!If they were angry then she must have been out of her mind, because as far as memory served her, she was the one who was rushed to the hospital, she was the one who gave birth to him. "We blamed you for everything. For his death.""Jack. Jack was our miracle baby. He was supposed to be the one who changed things for us.""Yoh have no idea how broken I felt when he died."Broken?! Lori scoffed. What about her? It wasn't exactly a walk in the park for her either."It was like all hope had been snatched away from me."Lori shook her head.No. They didn't have any right to make her feel that way. To make her feel like she didn't care about him too."He was my son.""My son."She repeated as she pointed to herself. "I put him u
"Boy am I glad I didn't leave!"Asher said as he smirked. He turned to Jared who looked a little more serious. Jared was standing against the door frame, his eyes down, his lip busted. Lori took several steps back.How? How did they know she was here? Why did they come at this exact very moment that she was in the apartment? Those were the questions that were running through her mind. She couldn't stop thinking about them.And how utterly stupid she had been to believe that she was finally rid of the duo. She would never get rid of them. They were the kind of past that kept haunting, never stopping, never letting her enjoy her life."What.. what are you doing here?"She asked as she hugged herself, putting distance between the two of them, clutching the bag of clothes she held to her chest. "What am I doing here?! Oh well, let's see, I came to say hi."Asher said as he laughed. He walked into her apartment, his eyes roaming around."Sweet place you got here. Doesn't seem like you
"My phone is in my back pocket. Call the cops."Gabriel whispered to Lori and she looked at him in bewilderment."What?"She whispered back.Gabriel sighed, his eyes focused on the two men in front of him."Lori call the cops!"He said again. Almost raising his voice.Lori shook her head. She was smart enough to know that was pointless. And it'll only piss of Asher more and give him more information about them."No.""Let's just leave.""Leave?!"Gabriel exclaimed."How the hell can I just leave them after everything they just did!""Gabriel, please trust me on this. It's pointless. Let's just go."She had seen first hand how Asher and the police worked hand in hand together. She wouldn't be surprised if he had friends in the police force, even in Colorado. Besides, even with that they couldn't actually charge him for breaking and entering, she opened the door for him. Even if they decided to charge him for assault because he hit her Lori was hundred percent sure he would weasel his w