I climbed up the stairs quickly, and reached mine and Gabriel's room. I knocked quickly, and entered.

I saw Gabriel sitting on the bed, staring into nothing. I walked to his direction, and sat in front of him. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked at me.

"Hey baby ? Is there anything you're not telling me ?" He asked softly.

"I.. I promise I'll tell you when the time is right." I promised, touching the soft flesh of his cheek gently.

"Do you.. Do you not trust me with that information ?" He asked again, making me gap at him in shock.

Why would he think that ?

"Of course I do ! I just.. I don't want to put you in danger, that's all !" I hesitated, holding his face between my palms as gently as possible.

He sighed, looking desperately at the floor.

"I promise I'll tell you when the time is right.." I repeated, then leaned closer to plant a soft kiss on his forehead. He then wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug.

It seemed like he was asking for comfort. I gladly hugged him back, trying to make him feel as safe as possible.

"I love you, Mal.." He whispered eagerly.

"I love you too, Gabriel."

. . .

"Hey Mal ! I just talked to Beatrice, and she told me what happened after you and Gabriel woke up. Do you think that, maybe, you can talk about it ?"

I listened to the voicemail Millie left me earlier, one hour after I woke up and acted like a weird, scary bitch. I decided to ignore it, since, frantically, I wasn't in the mood to talk. 

We were supposed to have lunch in about five minutes, but since it was Adam's turn to cook, it was going to take longer than usual. I wasn't complaining, however, because I was enthusiastically listening to Aubrey and Ellen talk about girl problems. I could relate to that more than anything in the world.

They were making a good job in taking me out of my thoughtful mood.

Gabriel was talking to Noah and Jaeden. Aidan, Levi, Ty and Payton were talking about some random boy stuff, and Finn and Jackson were nowhere to be found.

A few minutes later, Adam served the plates and put the dishes filled with food in the middle of the table. While everyone was sitting down, I caught Steven's eye contact and decided to talk to him.

"Hey Steven ? Rami said that we would be taking a tour around the new location, and I need to be at my mum's deli at around nine."

"No, you're not." Steven said simply as he sat down.

"Come on, Steven ! I don't want to let Rami down. Do you ?" 

Steven groaned, and rolled his eyes. "Fine. But only because I like Rami."

I smirked, nodding my head in agreement. 

That moment, Finn walked in, followed by Jackson. 

"Hey, guys." Finn said loudly, walking over to his seat. I looked at Jackson, to see him avoiding my gaze and gulping in anxiety and fear. I muttered a small greeting, and drifted off, trying to think of something.

Something was seriously wrong.

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