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“I’m going to start dinner. You can either help me, stay in here, or go back up to your room. It’s your choice.”
“I’ll stay here.”
“Fine,” he spoke with an attitude. “Caleb, come with me.”
As soon as the two of them walked out of the room, I picked up the guitar. The feeling that overcame me every time I held one in my hands never got old. I placed my fingers in position on the strings and began playingA Thousand Years, singing the lyrics as I strummed each chord.
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Gabriel
I set the knife down on the counter and looked at Caleb. Walking into the living room, I stood and stared at her while she played the guitar and sang. Her voice was beautiful and took my breath away. I swallowed hard as I placed my hands in my pockets and watched her. She wouldn’t look at me. She just sat there staring out the window as she strummed each chord. When she finished, Caleb slowly clapped his hands.
“Wow. Just wow.” He smiled.
She got up from the couch and handed me the guitar with a sadness in her eyes.
“Thanks. I’m going to go upstairs for a while,” she spoke.
“Fine. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”
When she left the room, Caleb and I walked back into the kitchen.
“Bro, did you hear that? I know you heard it. She’s amazing and she wasn’t lying.”
“I heard it,” I spoke as I took the steaks out of their package.
“Listen, I have to go. Me and the guys have practice. I’ll call you later. Be gentle with her, Gabriel. There’s more to her than just the woman who stole your watch. I felt it and I heard it in the way she sang and played the guitar. And I know you did too.” He winked.
After I prepared dinner, I went upstairs to get her and found she wasn’t in her room.Shit.Where did she go? I knew she didn’t leave the house, so I went up to the terrace and found her sitting on the couch with her knees up.
“There you are. Dinner’s ready.”
“It’s nice up here,” she softly spoke as she stared out into the city.
“Thank you. It’s probably my favorite part of the house.”
Since she liked it up here, I had an idea.
“Why don’t we have dinner up here? I’ll bring everything up.”
“I’d like that.” She gave me a small smile.
Placing my hands in my pockets, I began to head towards the elevator when I heard her call my name.
“Gabriel?”
“Yeah?” I stopped with my back turned to her.
“My name is Kate. Kate Harper.”
A smile crossed my lips. Turning my head, our eyes met, and I gave her a slight nod before leaving the terrace.
Chapter 12
Kate
Telling Gabriel my name felt right. I’d never told anyone who I really was. If I wanted my freedom, I’d have to gain his trust, and his trust was what I needed right now. But I’d have to be very careful because trust wasn’t something he had of mine.
