Leaning down, Leonica used the pad of her thumb and wiped residue of ice cream off the corner of his lips. "How much Ice cream did you have?" She questioned. Ashley gave a giddy giggle at her question, but quickdy resumes his begging when he realizes he's about to be separated from his Infinite source of ice cream

"Please mommy, I wanna stay. Can't we just stay? I don't mind skipping school for one day." He begged.

"He can stay," Gabriel's voice sounded out from behind her.

Leonica willed herself to stay still even though every fiber in her body screamed that she needed to put distance between she and Gabriel.

"You both can stay." Gabriel added, concluding his previous sentence.

At this, Leonica whipped her head around, about to refuse, but she went mute the moment she realized how close Gabriel truly was Why was he standing so close! All the warning signs in her head went red and she stepped back, finally giving them enough space to put those red lights at ease.

If she had lowered her gaze any laterer, she would have seen how flattened and for the briefest second, disappointment sipped into the edges of his always collected expression

"No, we we need to leave." Leonica sputtered, taking a second to berate herself before adding in Ashley has school to prepare for "I can have Bill drive him to school tomorrow" Gabriel suggested.

"No!" Her answer came out rather too harsh and Leonica found herselt grimacing when she caught Gabriel's hurt expression. "That that won't be possible." She found herself trying to quickly make up a cover story. "You can't have Bill take Ashley because, we, you and I, we have to be somewhere tomorrow

Gabriel shot her a raised brow book; silently questioning, if she was hearing herself and Leonica slammed her eyes shut, praying that

he'd just back oft and let them go home betore she made a mess of herself any further than she already has.

But then again, she could easily grab her child, which by the way, was still stuck to her leg like a koala, and briskly walk out. But that would make her look rather rude.

But, why should she care if she looked rude or not?

she was just doing all it

none the less,

time today, Leonica felt a wave of relief wash over her and she quickly picked Ashley up, placing him by her side. "We'll be leaving now." She said and turned around, wanting

phone in one hand and a smile on his face that said 'I'm not letting you go so easily on your lie".

briskly walked out of the house, app the

are you doing,

From Him You Pricey

Will called out to Gabriel as he stood in place even

filter his thought, dig deeper than the rosy scent of Leonica

he had seen the picture, the girl in it looked familiar yet distance and he got that one feeling that would always wash over him when he found himself in the highest length of the Eiffel tower, seating down and holding a video call with Lila where she made a show of the foods she had prepared while he was

the moment he realizes he can't get his hand

decided to ask Leonica all about who she was, the female made no

"A bad memory."

of her tongue as she spoke,

the gist of the situation. Whoever this girl

knowing that, Gabriel couldn't stop his mind from

only to stare at it, hoping that something would happen again. Nothing, much to

spoke up. "Mr. Bryce is everything alright? Would you

he answered lowly, throwing his head back to heave

frustrated him greatly that he couldn't remember anything. Especially when it came to Leonica because she always seemed so on guard around him. Each step she took

all that seemed to irritate Gabriel more than he knew it was meant

woken up and once

spare room. The way she had wriggled out of his hold was almost as if she was trying to

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