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She smiled. “Aw, spoiling their golden child.”
“Says the girl who lives in a mansion.”
“Whatever.” Tilting her head, she peered curiously at me. “Can I come with you?”
Flashing her a cocky smile, I replied, “Can’t bear to let me go, huh?”
Rolling her eyes, Gaby huffed, “You and that fucking ego.”
I laughed. “I’m sorry.” I stared into her beautiful dark eyes. “The truth is I’m stoked as hell you want to spend more time with me.”
Wrinkling her nose, she countered, “I sound desperate and clingy.”
“Hey, I like that the tables have turned for a moment.” Grinning down at her, I said, “I’ve been desperate and clingy since the day you walked out of my hotel room.”
Pink tinged her cheeks. “Really?”
I nodded. “Come on. I’ll take you to my house and then we can get your car after I swim.”
“But you live out in East Cobb.”
“I don’t mind driving you back.”
“That’s like half an hour without traffic, Noah,” she argued.
“Once again, I’m desperate to spend as much time as possible with you.” Jesus, had I said that? Yeah, not only had I said it, Ifeltit. It sure as hell wasn’t something I’d ever experienced before. I had no idea you could get someone like Gaby and I got each other.
With a smile, she replied, “Okay, then.”
After a quick drive north, we made it home. When I pulled into the driveway, Gaby leaned forward in her seat. Even in the dark, I could see her taking everything in. Turning to me with a smile, she pronounced. “This is so beautiful.”
I couldn’t help feeling a sense of pride in my chest at her words. I knew my parents would be proud too. “Thanks. I’ve lived here since I was ten, and my parents decided we had outgrown the house where they first lived together.”
“Speaking of, where are you parents?”
“In the mountains.” At her continued questioning gaze, I replied, “They have a cabin there.”
“That’s nice.”
“Yeah, it’s in Ellijay where all my mom’s family is from.”
“I love the mountains. We visit my uncle Jake’s farm a lot in Ball Ground.”
“Yeah, I know where that is.” I then unlocked the front door and stepped inside. Once the alarm system was off, I motioned for Gaby to follow me inside. The downstairs was bathed in darkness, so I started flipping on some lights.
I started down the hallway to the kitchen, but then I realized Gaby was no longer at my side. “Oh my God,” she screeched.
Oh shit. Slowly, I pivoted to see where she was gazing up at the wall of me and my siblings’ childhood pictures. One thing my mom loved was decorating the house with her prized possessions aka her children.
Motioning to a picture of me in my Christening gown, she gushed, “Look at how cute you were.”
“Excuse me? How cute Iwas?” I protested with a smile.
She grinned. “You know what I mean.” As she eyed another picture of me as a toddler, she remarked, “You were a ginger.”
With a roll of my eyes, I replied, “Shut up.”
Nudging me with her hip, she replied, “I like it.”
