Chapter 59 Shall We Go For A Quick Cup Of Coffee, Gabriel?
Waking up to a warm tucked in blanket was the last thing Leonica expected. Pushing herself into a seating position, she surveyed the room, looking around for the only culprit that could have tucked her while she had been asleep. Her eyes landed on Ashley’s sleep form firstly, wires and wires connected to his arms and hospital machine humming softly.
She smiled at his peaceful expression despite the pain he might be suffering. Next, she spotted the white nylon and plates on the table, making her brows raise in a questioning manner.
Was that food? Bought by... Gabriel?
As unbelievable as it sounded, the white-ette knew that was the truth, after all, the hospital didn’t allow just anyone in. In other to see a patient you need to provide identification and authorization passes and so far, no authorization had been given, meaning that no one had stepped in. Which proved that Gabriel had indeed bought the food.
As much as Leonica didn’t want to admit it, Gabriel’s action caused some sort of warmth to spread in her chest. But then she recalled that the man himself was no where to be seen.
Looking away, she continued to search for the noirette a weird sense of disappointment sipping in the moment she didn’t see him present.
’Makes sense,’ A voice in the back of her head chipped. ’He has a family to return to, so why should he remain here?’
Standing up, she walks towards the food on the center table and begins examining it. From the hospital bed, Ashley stirs upon smelling the satisfactory aroma of the food.
"Ngh," Looking around and getting his bearings, the child rubbed his eyes before pushing himself into a seating position, spotting his mother digging through a bag of food on the table. "Mommy?"
At the sound of her son’s voice, Leonica’s head snapped up, a beam replacing the frown that had been on her face, as she approached Ashley.
"Hey baby, how are you feeling?"