hing but argue when they

rs wrapped with band-aids. "

cked up the broken pieces.

e wounds well?" L

id she'l

wasn't looking good. But he figured she n

e. She had no surgeries for a week because of her hands, and the hospital

h. Before she even kne

she suddenly remembered the pa

and fell back to her seat. She hadn't really eaten breakfast,

h twitched in pain. She picked up h

rings before he

he asked in the mos

told me this mor

e from Izaak's line befo

well," she answ

silence

rently, "Fine. Guess I'll have

ung up the phone. He didn't care a bit, Gabriella though

oat, hung it on the office's common closet, and wore a simple maroon low-back slip dres

lonely and quiet house. Very timely, the door

ill be here," he

, but I don't have somewhere

to make her forget about her problems, even for a se

me," he said

. He looked at her from head to foot, spun

haking his head, "I know you're

briella retorted

nd dragged her outside

ella naively asked when she

here we could chill and forg

on Levi's face told Gabri

hat?" Gabriella

lish grin. He took her to a ba

lla exclaimed

d be best to consume when sh

ed the right place, righ

sure I'll forget, but I g

cool with i

riella screamed

shots after shots of different cocktails. She sat on th

k to even sit straight, Levi

take you to your door?" Levi as

ge," Gabrie

but she took off her high heels. Otherw

n't bother turning the lights on, as she had

und, she walked in the

night, and you're

cast by the window, she recognized a tall figure in a gray suit sitting o

arette. The small flame gave his facial features

briella noticed three of the upper buttons of hi

port. She was tired, drunk, and didn't have t

k about Aubrey, if he slept with her and impregnated her, or w

None of them spoke, and none

tone, she said, "It's not the eighth today, Mr. Martinez. Did yo

ftily, he

laughed. "Oh, unpl

house," Iz

should always be open even if it's not the eighth

aak's lips raise

ng more than a hotel where I could sleep, where yo

so she headed to the bedroo

e from behind grabbed her. She was press