Chapter 593: The One Who Loves Most
"My mom always said that my father loved me the most... But I don’t think I have any of his things with me! That man got rid of everything years ago. Mom said she’d put everything in the attic...But that place is full of spiders and what not! Where do I start looking?"
"So, Miss Autumn, you’re scared of spiders?"
Gabe murmured near her ear as he stood behind her. They’d been standing here for ten minutes now, with Autumn talking to herself but not able to take a step forward. Finally, he knew why this brave little tigress was hesitating.
Autumn nearly jumped out of her skin as she felt his breath near her ear and tried to tell herself and him that her heart beating fast was because of fear and not his nearness ," Of course I am afraid of spiders! Who in their right mind isn’t afraid of them?"
But even as she said that, she called herself a liar mentally... reminding herself of her dream. Which reminded her...why had Gabe kissed her? Shouldn’t he have been kissing his lover? She knew Jacks had been keeping an eye on her, if though the man did not show it. Was it because he was worried that she would take Gabe away from him?
She’d almost confronted him directly but then stopped herself. She did not know what was going on between Jacks and Gabe. Were they lovers or friends with benefits or assistant-boss with benefits. It felt wrong to ask Jacks... especially after that dream she’d enjoyed. But asking Gabe should be okay...
"Are we going to spend the night standing here? Don’t worry, if a spider rises to attack you, I’ll bring out my weapon...I have it here."
She turned her head and giggled to see Gabe brandishing a broom as if it were a sword and squared her shoulders, " Alright, let’s do this. But if I see a spider, I’m out of here. I don’t care about your weapon..."
Gabe shook his head and sighed dramatically," Oh ye... of no faith..."