I woke up just in time for dinner. Gage wasn't in the room, but I figured he was downstairs already. As I entered the dining room, Gage jumped up out of his seat and rushed to me.
"Go back to our room, Oli." He whispered to me quickly, and before I could question why, I heard a chair slide against the floor. I looked up to see Gage's mother as she approached us. Gage turned to her. "Just go, mother. You won't change my mind on this." Even as he talked to her, she stared at my neck. Until Gage stepped in front of me to block her view. "I have made my choice. It's my life, not yours." She sighed softly.
"We will talk about this with your father. You have to understand what you are doing here." She turned to leave the room.
"I understand I am choosing to be happy. To be with the person I l
