her any mind. She wasn’t the type to demand attention, so why did she want his attention so much? Nico was lucky to have Gabriel there because she felt alone. Everyone was here and she felt more isolated than before. Even Michael and Tommy were way too interested in Roxy. Was it the short strapless dress she had on? Or how beautiful she looked with red lipstick compared to Nicolette?
“Nico, come with me real quick,” she heard Gabe say.
“Umm, okay.”
As Gabriel pulled Nico outside, she couldn’t understand for the life of her why Gabriel pulled her away from the group at that moment. She wasn’t making a big fuss. She was super quiet and well behaved, so what was it?
“What is it, Gabe?” she asked once they were outside the room.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing, why?”
“Number one, you’re too quiet. Two, you look sick. Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. Now come on, let’s go in.”
“No.... wait.” When Nico kept walking, he insisted by gently grabbing her arm. “Wait. It’s Matt, huh?”
“Gabriel, we’ve been through this for how many years now? Let it go.”
“But Nic-”
“No, Gabriel. I don’t want to hear about what I should do or say. I’m tired. Let me just not say anything for everybody’s sake. I don’t know why I got into a foul mood all of a sudden, like I think Matty is interested in Roxy and I don’t know why I’d be upset about it… We’re nothing to each other; this whole marriage thing is going to be a fake, so why am I letting my feelings get involved? Why didn’t they just have you and I get married? We wouldn’t be having this problem at all.”
Gabe laughed. “You think so? I’m sure we would.”
“How are you so sure?”
“Because secretly you want this. I see the way you check me out when we’re working out.”
“Oh my God,” she chuckled. “You’re such a liar. I do not.”
“I should go to my mom and say, ‘I’d like to take Nicolette’s hand in marriage because she wants me the most. The way she looks at my tattoos, the way she loves my big, strong hands, the way she looks at my body while we’re working out. Oh and for the cherry on top, she loves the way we intertwine when we’re dancing, our bodies become one.’ What do you think, Nic?”
“Yeah, let’s do it. Come on, let’s go.”
“You’re such an idiot.”
Nicolette knew she could count on Gabriel to make her smile as always. He was like her twin. He knew what was wrong with her all the time. She thanked God for him all the time. As Gabe and Nicolette entered the dining room, everyone was looking at them mysteriously. Matty didn’t seem to mind at all. He didn’t look at them; he just continued to chat it up with Roxy.
“What were you guys doing outside?”
“If you must know, Mike, we were making out,” Nicolette teased.
Nicolette couldn’t help but smile at everyone’s reaction; that sure did get Matty’s attention, though.
Matty didn’t know whether Gabriel was joking or not. He wasn’t smiling or anything, and Nicolette smiling wasn't helping either. He didn’t even understand why he got so furious at the moment. It’s a good thing that no one was paying attention to him; the only person still looking at him was Nico’s friend, Roxy. He could care less what she thought of him. Should I be mad? he thought. He didn’t want to cause a scene by getting up or storming off. He didn’t have any escape, so he chose to sit there and put up with it until brunch was over. For the moment, he needed to calm down somehow.
“Mom, don’t give me that look,” Nico said. “This stupid guy, Gabe, is joking. You actually think I’d make out with him? Wow, I don’t believe all of you guys at this table. Thinking so low of me.”
Gabe chuckled, “Low? What? I thought I was a good catch, right, Matt?”
“Shut up, Gabe.”
“What’s your problem? Forgot to take your meds today again, bro?”
“Real funny. I can’t stop laughing,
“Nico, come with me real quick,” she heard Gabe say.
“Umm, okay.”
As Gabriel pulled Nico outside, she couldn’t understand for the life of her why Gabriel pulled her away from the group at that moment. She wasn’t making a big fuss. She was super quiet and well behaved, so what was it?
“What is it, Gabe?” she asked once they were outside the room.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing, why?”
“Number one, you’re too quiet. Two, you look sick. Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine. Now come on, let’s go in.”
“No.... wait.” When Nico kept walking, he insisted by gently grabbing her arm. “Wait. It’s Matt, huh?”
“Gabriel, we’ve been through this for how many years now? Let it go.”
“But Nic-”
“No, Gabriel. I don’t want to hear about what I should do or say. I’m tired. Let me just not say anything for everybody’s sake. I don’t know why I got into a foul mood all of a sudden, like I think Matty is interested in Roxy and I don’t know why I’d be upset about it… We’re nothing to each other; this whole marriage thing is going to be a fake, so why am I letting my feelings get involved? Why didn’t they just have you and I get married? We wouldn’t be having this problem at all.”
Gabe laughed. “You think so? I’m sure we would.”
“How are you so sure?”
“Because secretly you want this. I see the way you check me out when we’re working out.”
“Oh my God,” she chuckled. “You’re such a liar. I do not.”
“I should go to my mom and say, ‘I’d like to take Nicolette’s hand in marriage because she wants me the most. The way she looks at my tattoos, the way she loves my big, strong hands, the way she looks at my body while we’re working out. Oh and for the cherry on top, she loves the way we intertwine when we’re dancing, our bodies become one.’ What do you think, Nic?”
“Yeah, let’s do it. Come on, let’s go.”
“You’re such an idiot.”
Nicolette knew she could count on Gabriel to make her smile as always. He was like her twin. He knew what was wrong with her all the time. She thanked God for him all the time. As Gabe and Nicolette entered the dining room, everyone was looking at them mysteriously. Matty didn’t seem to mind at all. He didn’t look at them; he just continued to chat it up with Roxy.
“What were you guys doing outside?”
“If you must know, Mike, we were making out,” Nicolette teased.
Nicolette couldn’t help but smile at everyone’s reaction; that sure did get Matty’s attention, though.
Matty didn’t know whether Gabriel was joking or not. He wasn’t smiling or anything, and Nicolette smiling wasn't helping either. He didn’t even understand why he got so furious at the moment. It’s a good thing that no one was paying attention to him; the only person still looking at him was Nico’s friend, Roxy. He could care less what she thought of him. Should I be mad? he thought. He didn’t want to cause a scene by getting up or storming off. He didn’t have any escape, so he chose to sit there and put up with it until brunch was over. For the moment, he needed to calm down somehow.
“Mom, don’t give me that look,” Nico said. “This stupid guy, Gabe, is joking. You actually think I’d make out with him? Wow, I don’t believe all of you guys at this table. Thinking so low of me.”
Gabe chuckled, “Low? What? I thought I was a good catch, right, Matt?”
“Shut up, Gabe.”
“What’s your problem? Forgot to take your meds today again, bro?”
“Real funny. I can’t stop laughing,
Similar Books
