Gabrielle’s POV
I should’ve known it was too good to last.
I thought today would be like the others. Calm, productive, maybe a little tension, but manageable. I should’ve anticipated the disaster that was about to unfold in that damn meeting room.
Everything started off fine. Well, relatively fine.
Matthew had asked me to take some notes and coordinate the meeting, which, I thought, was totally within my skill set. But as soon as I sat down, my mind went blank. I couldn’t focus, couldn’t think straight. The words on the paper were all jumbled, and I kept glancing at Matthew, who looked particularly serious today. I could almost feel his eyes drilling into me.
And then it happened.
I fumbled with the paperwork. Papers scattered across the table like confetti, and I knocked over a wate
