Diavolo Ch 05
Date: 3/31/2017,
Categories:
Love Stories,
Author: Levanahyll
... in a shopping plaza to her left. Pulling into a spot near the entrance, she frowned at her phone when it began to chime again. Retrieving it from her purse, she answered tentatively, “hello?” “What were you doing?” Gabriel’s voice purred over the line. Abigail almost dropped the small phone in her surprise. “G-Gabriel?” “Yes, Gabriel. Where you expecting someone else?” Abigail frowned, her ire awakening once again. “How did you get my number?” There was silence for a moment. “Does it bother you that I call you?” he asked in a quiet voice. “I’m all alone here.” She smirked when she heard Angelo protest nearby as Gabriel shushed him. “You didn’t answer my question.” Michael called my phone with yours, so I just saved the number. Baby, are you coming back? I’m lonely.” Her heart clenched at his sad tone. Oh-lord, how could he affect her this way? “I need to get some groceries,” she replied. “I’ll just be a while.” Already calculating how long it would take her to get a few things and head to the house on Bayside, she knew she’d have to forgo cooking anything. A sandwich would have to do, and a quick shower and change, then head up to the hospital. “Maybe an hour and a half?” “Did you like the house?” Abigail paused at the hopeful sound in his tone. “Yes. It’s absolutely beautiful. Michael wouldn’t say who the owner is. That’s kind of scary. You guys aren’t setting me up in some gangster’s hideaway, are you?” His rich throaty laughter gave her the good kind of chills. She ...
... gripped her phone and closed her eyes, just letting that deep masculine laughter seep into her very marrow. “No, he’s not a gangster, just a bit of a recluse who likes his privacy.” “I totally get that,” she replied wistfully. “You sound tired.” “Only a little.” Again, he was quiet. “Baby, you don’t have to come over tonight if you’re tired.” Her heart plummeted. “I don’t mind,” she blurted before she could stop herself. He chuckled again, making goose bumps pimple her entire body and her heart trip along the bones of her ribcage. “Fine. Can’t wait to see you, Abby.” She was panting now at the seductive tone of his deep gravely voice. “Can’t wait to kiss you.” All she could manage was a whimper. It didn’t matter because he cut off the communication. Behind her, a car tooted their horn, making Abigail jump. She exited her car with an apologetic grin and told the elderly lady she wasn’t vacating the parking spot. Poor woman must’ve thought she was leaving on the account she hadn’t switched off her car and kept her foot on the brake. The old woman gave her the finger, to Abigail’s shock and drove away screeching her tires. Abigail pouted. How rude! ******* Gabriel was anxious to leave the hospital now. Abigail was staying at his house on Bayside Drive. He’d bought it on a whim just before they’d started their tour, but never went back after his grandmother’s heart attack earlier that year. Gram’s had been doing great so far and now that he had Abby home, he needed to get back on his ...