Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 789

Sherilyn furrowed her brows but eventually nodded, "Alright."

She got up, trailing behind Gilbert as they left the hospital room one after the other.

"It's almost noon," Gilbert glanced at his watch, "Perfect timing, how about we grab lunch together? Blue Plate Diner, sound good?" Sherilyn glanced at him sideways, "Sounds good."

When they arrived at the Blue Plate Diner, they opted for a private booth.

"What's good here?" Gilbert passed the menu to her.

"Anything's fine by me," Sherilyn said, taking a sip of water and waving her hand dismissively.

"Alright then, I'll choose."

Gilbert flagged down a waiter and listed off a selection of dishes, "Let's start with these... and remember, no cilantro, no onions, no garlic." "Sure thing, Mr. Gilbert."

Sherilyn's brow twitched slightly, recognizing some of her favorites and notably, the ones she'd never touch.

She set down her water glass and looked up at him.

"Weren't you going to say something? Go ahead."

Gilbert's lips curled into a half-smile, "Let's eat first, we'll talk after."

True to his word, they focused on the meal first.

Gilbert busied himself with serving her, "This venison dish, it's one of

eyed the small mountain of dishes in front of her, then

quietly, murmuring,

meal, he poured her

Sherilyn nodded, taking cautious

"Sherilyn..."

was he finally going to

left the Johnson family, the credit card I gave you for Jenna's expenses can still be used, no worries

"In the future..."

bittersweet note as he tried to smile, "Remember to eat well. You

gaze drilling into

run into trouble you can't handle alone, don't try to shoulder it yourself. Go find Big John, he'll help

eyes widened in

was he saying

deep breath, "I

did he

away for a moment, and when he looked back, his eyes were rimmed with

I've known nothing about you, what right

point, Sherilyn found

her bowl, "Let me get you

was stopped

"Sherilyn."

said softly,