Gabriel’s POV
“Will you stop pacing around?” Annie sighed. “You are driving me crazy.”
I just couldn’t calm down. I wanted to talk to Aria. Apologize and explain. But I could feel Nate was on edge and nothing good would come of my insisting on staying in the room with them.
So, I went downstairs into the kitchen with the intention of helping Annie with dinner. But I couldn’t focus and ended up almost burning the sauce she was making. She almost threw me out of the kitchen.
“I am just nervous,” I mumbled.
“She is fine,” Annie said. “I am surprised she lasted this long.”
“What do you mean?” I asked, my eyes narrowing.
“I would have broken down much, much sooner,” Annie said and turned to look at me. “I am amazed at how she managed to keep it all together.”
She was right. Aria’s whole
