Chapter 16

“And you?... Why aren’t you in a relationship?” Gabriel asked taking Nicole by surprise.

She hasn’t talked to anyone about her personal life. Vanessa and Rick were are friends but she wasn’t so close to them on a personal level because of what had happened to her in the past.

“I-um. I had a rough relationship.” she replied taking a sip from her wine, hoping it help calm her nervousness.

“Look, If you don’t-“

“No, no, it’s fine. I actually want to talk about it since I haven’t done that with anyone. It eats me up sometimes.” she said cutting him off.

“I had this boyfriend from high school. We were so in love, or so I thought.” she began with a shaky smile.

Gabriel knew she was only smiling to cover her pain. He gently placed his hand on hers, showing h