His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 26

“Looks like the sleeping beauty finally woke up.” Gabriel commented upon seeing me as I descended, still mesmerised by the hundreds of lilies around me,

“How long have you been waiting for?” I asked in nothing more than a mumble, eyes still looking around. This was something right out of a fairytale.

It did feel a lot like I was still dreaming.

“Something a little over an hour,” he replied, not taking his eyes off me.

“All of this… Finally taking my eyes of the flowers when I reached the table, I looked at him. “You did this

“Who else, freckles?” There was a feeble smile playing on his lips “Well, I paid for it. It’s the workers who did it, but eh.”

“Gabriel… this is…. you didn’t have to… L… I fumbled, unable to find the right words.

“I believe your note clearly said you aren’t as low maintenance as five’ roses. They were fifteen, by the way. And I had no idea you didn’t like roses. He cleared his throat. “This high maintenance enough for you?”

My smile reached my ears as I took my seat on the table next to it. “More than enough.”

“Good. Consider this my thanks for meeting me halfway.” His smile was nowhere near as big as mine, but it was something It was genuine. “And, I have taken the day off work.”

“To spend it with me?” My eyes widened.

“Yes, well, I figured I’d make it up to you for bailing on you the last time I promised to get to know you.”

1 knit my eyebrows in confusion.

“At your grandfather’s, you know? Last weekend.”

“Ah.” I clicked my tongue, “When you got jealous of Sarm and ran from there. And then hid yourself in work for the rest o the week.

He frowned. “I don’t get jealous.”

I teased and he shook his head at

teasing him. I don’t think he was jealous of my history with Sam, but

after a few minutes of

to do some gardening voo-doo to make sure they

“Gardening voo-doo? You mean he used some

bored of them and think lilies are no longer your favourite, I will call the

“You will simply throw them

those flowers and make those lame paintings..” He paused, “Yeah, I was planning to throw

away.

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him, “I was thinking make we could donate them to a hospital. I saw a children’s

“Yeah,

a little too much maple syrup on the pancakes I was eating, and when he didn’t respond for too long. I had to leave them

day off work to get to know you, and you want to spend it by going to a

“You said you just wanted to know more about me and my life before you.

He shrugged, “Whatever

breakfast and more than once, I saw him stealing glances of me which I pretended to

“Favourite musician?”

“Travis,”

“Scott?” I asked.

weird look. “The rock

you like

like rock.

slow music.” I smiled cheekily, “And

“Shocker,” He teased.

it off.

drove towards the hospital. “And I’m not. saying basic horror. I mean, the

nose. “That somehow brings

“Let me guess. Yours is

my

Gabriel laughed.