Gabriel carried me into the little cottage and set me down as soon as we were inside. I looked around and immediately knew I would love this place. It had to be pretty old and had a rustic charm about. Absentmindedly, I started to explore. The walls looked like stucco and had pastel colors. There were windows in every room letting plenty of natural light. There was an old world charm about the place but it was clear it had been updated too. It had all the modern conveniences but they had been added carefully, it seemed, so it didn't change the feel of the place. The furniture looked like antiques, maybe family heirlooms, and fit perfectly in the space. The house seemed larger inside than it had appeared outside.
The only strange thing about the place was that Gabriel lived here. The cott
