Chapter 583: What Could Have Happened
"Do you have a fever?" Autumn almost jumped when Gabe’s hand touched her forehead, her alread red face, feeling all the more hotter. She watched him frown and jumped away, shaking her head," I don’t have fever. Its just too hot here."
"Its not that hot and you are redder than a tomato. You sure, you’re okay?" Gabe asked in concern as he stared at her face,even though he’d moved away to go back to whipping the eggs that he’d been doing...
Looking away, Autumn rushed to the side and grabbed the vegetables, "I’ll get the side dishes prepared..." With a deep breath, she stared at the carrot and ordered herself to get things under control.. It was just a dream. Gabe did not know that she’d almost ripped off his clothes in there... but if she continued to be red like this, then he might guess something was wrong.
She sent a look his way from under her lashes and then shook her head. Looking at him working here in the kitchen was what had brought back the dream from the night, making her go red. Suddenly, his broad shoulders and the way his long fingers held the whisk, were all a constant distraction. Maybe he was right. She just had fever... Hence she was getting all these hot flashes. She could almost feel the heat radiating off her own skin as the memory of her dream played over and over in her mind. That replay needed to stop too! It was not her favourite television series that needed to be watched on repeat.
Narrowing her eyes with a frown, she cursed herself for being constant distracted by him and chopped the vegetables... with more vigor than necessary. The sound of the knife hitting the cutting board, helped her concentrate though she could still feel him sending glances her way, which kept distracting her. The kitchen had never felt this small before...
Finally, after much effort, Autumn succeeded in focusing on the vegetables only, paying no attention to Gabe and his overwhelming presence.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t notice Gabe moving closer until he was right behind her, his chest against her back. She froze, her breath catching in her throat. She could feel his warmth before she even turned her head and saw him, the air around her suddenly thickening.