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“Whoa,” Caleb spoke as he walked into the kitchen. “What’s going on here?”
“Caleb, what are you doing here?” Gabriel asked in a calm tone.
“I just came to see you before you left for Hawaii tomorrow and to tell you that Sony Records offered us a solid contract!” He spoke with excitement.
“That’s great. Congratulations.” He smiled as he walked over and gave his brother a hug.
“Thanks.”
“Congrats, Caleb. You guys deserve it.”
He placed his hand on my shoulder. “Thanks, Kate. If this is a bad time—”
“No. Are you hungry?” Gabriel asked him.
“Nah. I just ate.”
“Then come into the living room and we’ll have a celebratory drink. Kate, you may join us when you’re finished eating.”
“I’m not very hungry. I think I’ll just go up to my room and start packing.” I got up from my stool and headed up the stairs without saying another word.
* * *
Gabriel
“Mind telling me what all that was about?” Caleb spoke as we went into the living room.
Stepping behind the bar, I grabbed two glasses and the bottle of bourbon.
“She lied to me. She went to see her father today and tried to deny it.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know,” I replied as I handed him his drink.
“You normally aren’t like this, bro. What’s really going on?”
“Nothing. I just want to know where she is and what she’s doing at all times when she leaves this house.”
“I never figured you to have stalker tendencies.” He smirked.
“Now you sound like her.” I rolled my eyes.
“You’re in way too deep with her. Come on, Gabriel, this is me you’re talking to.”
“She just makes me so angry. More so now than before. I don’t know.” I shook my head.
“I’ll tell you why.” He took a sip of drink. “It’s because you’ve fallen for her and you want her to be flawless. But that’s not possible, bro. Everyone is flawed in one way or another. Yeah, she’s a con artist, but that’s a front, a façade. You need to look past that and deep into her heart and soul to truly find the person she’s hiding.”
I sat across from him with a puzzled look on my face.
“What?”
“She’s still playing all her roles; every person she ever invented. I believe she’s scared shitless to show her true self.”
“Why would she be afraid?” I asked.
“Stop and think about it for a minute. From the time she was a little girl, no one ever knew her by her real name. At least that’s what I’m assuming if her father was out conning people. When she met others, she had to become someone else, not Kate Harper. She never had the chance to be herself, bro, and I’m not sure she knows how. Or if she does, she’s so afraid she won’t be accepted.”
