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He is Claudia’s grandson? I looked at Annie and she nodded.
“You are Gabriel?” I asked.
“Yes. And this is my friend Nick,” he said, pointing to a guy with dark blonde hair.
I looked at Nick and felt a weird feeling in my chest and stomach. He looked at me with a weird expression. Like he was confused. I nodded at him, and he gave me a little smile.
“So, can we come inside, please?” Gabriel spoke.
“Sure. Get in,” Annie said, closing the door behind them. “Do you want something to drink?”
“Do you have any beer?” Nick asked.
“Sure. Gabriel?” she turned to him.
“Yes. Thanks,” he answered without moving his gaze from me.
“Aria, show them to the living room,” she told me and went to the kitchen.
I turned around and they followed me to the living room. I removed our blankets and piled up cushions from the couch and gestured for them to sit. I took the remote and turned the TV off.
Before I could even sit, Gabriel spoke. “Who are you?”
I turned to him and looked at him confused. “What do you mean?”
“Don’t you feel it?” he asked me.
I think he was getting angry.
“Feel what?” I asked quietly, afraid to anger him even more.
“The connection between us,” he said, taking a deep breath. “From the moment you ran into me, and I saw your eyes I felt something for you. I have been trying to find you since that day.”
I was speechless. This stranger felt something for me. He tried to find me. And he happens to be Claudia’s grandson. Is it just a coincidence?
“How did you find me?”
“We searched the hotels near that place where we bumped into each other. Got your name and Annie’s from that receptionist guy. And when we came home Nick’s mom said there was a girl looking for my grandma. She told us your name and I knew it was you,” he said leaning back on the couch.
Wow. That is a lot to take in. I didn’t know what to think.
“How did you find this house?” I managed to speak.
“I asked my mom if you had a car and she said you were on foot,” Nick said. “So, I knew you couldn’t be far. My mom remembered she used to work with a woman who had a daughter named Annie and lived nearby. So, we came here.”
I was speechless again. It seems they really wanted to find me. Should I be worried they were some creepy stalkers?
Annie finally came into the living room carrying two beers and popcorn. That’s why it took her this long to come back.
“I’m having a beer as well,” she said. “Do you want one, Aria?”
“Yeah, sure. I need one,” I told her and smiled.
She went back to get us a couple of beers, and I leaned back on the sofa to think about what they said. I felt their eyes on me, but I refused to look at them.
Annie came back and handed me my beer.
“Okay,” she sighed and sat on the other sofa. “I heard what you told her, Gabe. About the connection you have with her and trying to find her. Creepy, I must admit, but kind of hot.”
