“And you?... Why aren’t you in a relationship?” Gabriel asked taking Nicole by surprise.
She hasn’t talked to anyone about her personal life. Vanessa and Rick were are friends but she wasn’t so close to them on a personal level because of what had happened to her in the past.
“I-um. I had a rough relationship.” she replied taking a sip from her wine, hoping it help calm her nervousness.
“Look, If you don’t-“
“No, no, it’s fine. I actually want to talk about it since I haven’t done that with anyone. It eats me up sometimes.” she said cutting him off.
“I had this boyfriend from high school. We were so in love, or so I thought.” she began with a shaky smile.
Gabriel knew she was only smiling to cover her pain. He gently placed his hand on hers, showing her that she could trust him.
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