A shorter-than-usual chapter.

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"𝗛𝗘𝗬, 𝗠𝗔𝗟. Can we talk ?"

Why does everyone want to talk to me these days ?

"Yes, Adam, of course !" I replied cheerfully.

He gulped.

"D-Do you mind if I asked Beatrice out ?"

I gave him a side smile. "Do you like her ?"

"Yes. Kinda. I mean, yeah she seems really nice." He hesitated. I smiled at his cuteness.

"Yeah, I guess. But break her heart and I'll break that beautiful face of yours." He nodded at my threat.

I mean, you have to protect your friend sometimes. I know my brother anyway. If they ended up falling for each other, he wouldn't dare to hurt her.

"Thanks, Mal."

I smiled again. "Welcome, brother."

His eyes brightened at the word. 

"Bye."

I muttered a sweet reply, then hung up.

Was I ready for them to date ? I wasn't sure. Maybe Adam was a better choice than some asshole who would treat her badly.

I pushed the thought out of my head, then continued to write my chapter.

. . .

Later that day, after I got out of my room, I headed towards the kitchen to make myself a cheddar-cheese sandwich, and heard Beatrice talk on the phone. I stood there for a moment, listening to the conversation. She mentioned the name Adam, so I knew she was talking to my brother,

"Would you like to hang out sometimes ?" Adam asked softly.

" Like a date..? I mean, I really want to, but I'm not sure Mal will be okay with that."

"Don't worry, I already talked to her. She doesn't mind. How about tomorrow at 4 ?" 

"Yes, I'd love to !" Beatrice happily agreed, smiling.

I smiled and nodded, walking towards the fridge to get the cheese.

Later That Day :

I opened my silver-coloured MacBook Pro and began writing a chapter of my novel Layers of Fear, which I had recently started. I was trying to take off my mind a little off the history of the house by writing, which wasn't exactly helping but I knew I was making a progress.

Gabriel walked in the room a few moments later, looking slightly nervous. 

"Hey, what's wrong ?" I asked, glancing at him for a few moments.

"Nothing. I'm just thinking, that's all." He replied, walking around the bed to sit next to me. He sighed as he gave me a hug. I hugged him back, putting my hand through his soft hair. What a ball of cuteness.

"If you want to talk about anything, you can always talk to me."

He nodded at me, giving me a small smile. "Yeah, I know."

He hugged me tighter.

"You're so understanding, I love you so much."

My heart melted. In case if you couldn't already tell, I was never involved in an relationship like that before. I went through two online relationships and they weren't  exactly the best. 

"I love you so much too."

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