Chapter 93 - Gabriel

To wake up and see Esme by my side, I swear I thought for a second I had died. But then I saw my Dad and Knox and figured they would not be with me. I was in fucking agony. Had they not heard of pain killers?!

My Dad was straight on my case, so I know from that he had been upset and scared. He acts all tough like that, making jokes and digs when he has been worrying. So I go along with it. Joining in with his jokes, though in truth I just wanted to be with Esme.

Hearing Knox suggest he and my Dad went for a coffee was a relief. I do wonder if he has done that specifically for me.

As I hear the door close behind them, I look to Esme, and she is fidgeting with her top. I am unsure what to say now she is here.

She obviously travelled down here because I was injured right? And from what my Dad had said she has been sat in here since she got here? Dare I read into that?

Damn this silence is awkward…..

I look up to her, just as she looks to me…. She is beautiful. “Hey you