Page 102 of Mr. Infuriating

“Maybe.”

We stood in awkward silence until he nodded toward the direction of the front door.

“I probably should get going.”

Even though I had to get up for school in the morning, I was disappointed at the idea of him leaving. I enjoyed being around him.

Still, I walked him toward the door without argument.

“Do you think you’ll be here all weekend?”

“It’s my weekend with the kids, but they’re spending Friday night with friends, so I was thinking I’d come Friday evening, Saturday morning before Brayden’s lacrosse game, and then on Sunday afternoon, I’ll bring Brayden with me, if that works for you.”

I thought of how I could get Jake out of the house during those times.

“That works great.”

He offered me a smile when he put his hand on the doorknob.

“Thanks for letting me come back.”

“Thank you for trusting me enough to tell me about Bodhi.”

“I owed you that.”

I shook my head. “You don’t owe me anything. We’re not dating.”

I think I was reminding myself about that, too.

“I know we’re not dating, but we were intimate. Not only that, you’re a client. You deserved an explanation for why I freaked out on you twice.”

I wasn’t sure what being a client had to do with anything, but I replied, “I’m honored you shared that with me.”

Gabe opened the door then paused before he stepped out.

“I’ll have Shelly send you a revised contract with the updated terms.”

“I’ll look for it.”

He gave a wave and left.

With my hand on the doorframe, I watched him head toward his truck. When he was about ten steps down the walk, I called out, “Gabe?”

He turned around with raised brows. “Yeah?”

“Thank you for helping me keep my house. You have no idea how much it means to me.”

The corners of his mouth lifted.

“I’m glad I could help.”

I closed the door feeling incredibly grateful, and yet a little sad. But I couldn’t explain why.

Chapter Forty

Gabe

I told her I could be done with the cabinets in less than a month, but if I recruited my brother, Beau, for help, I think I could have everything installed in two weekends. Then I would worry about the smaller details once she had a functional kitchen again.

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