Page 17 of Omega's Pretend Mate
Gabe blew out a breath. “I’ve thought about that, too. I think that they’d be willing to help once or twice, but they’re also of the opinion that it’s high time for me to find an alpha and settle down. Sooner or later they’d start to agree with my aunt.”
I scratched my chin. “Are you opposed to somebody having a second look?”
Gabe frowned, and I held up my hands.
“I’m not questioning your ability to read documents,” I said. “But we both know that it’s easy to miss things when you’re too close to a problem.”
He slumped. “I…” He ran a hand through his hair. “Do you think I might have missed something?”
I shook my head. “Probably not. But a fresh pair of eyes is never a bad thing.”
Gabe was silent for a moment, then he stood. “Maybe you’ll spot something I didn’t.”
He walked out of the room and returned a few minutes later with a manila envelope. He handed it to me. “Copies of the trust documentation.”
I nodded and accepted the package. “Just so we’re clear. I’m doing this as a friend and not in any sort of official capacity. It’s not my area of expertise.”
He nodded. “Of course.”
We both were well aware of the risks of anything looking like legal advice. Offering to review documents was one thing, but since we were both lawyers it was safer to state the level of involvement up front.
Gabe sunk into the chair again, and I could see exhaustion—plus probably the pain of a hangover headache—written across his face.
“Do you need me to help you with anything before I go?” I asked, looking around. “I imagine you want to relax.”
He gave me a weak smile. “Thank you. I’ll be ok.”
I stood, walked over and squeezed his shoulder. “I’ll see you at work tomorrow.”
“Yeah…”
I wanted to pull him against me and promise him that everything would be ok. But I knew that might not be the case. Still, my alpha side demanded I do whatever I could to protect him.
“Give Beau a call before you go to sleep, if you decide to take a nap,” I said. “He was a bit wary of me taking you home last night, and he needs to know that you got home ok.”
“Ok.”
I had the sudden desire to lean in and kiss him. He was so handsome, and something told me he needed more support than I could provide as just a friend.
But that was all we were, work acquaintances, and maybe friends.
I backed off, and headed towards the door to the garage.
Gabe was silent behind me, but as I got into my car I spotted him standing in the doorway, watching me.
I wished that I could make his problems go away.
I wished that there could be something more between us.
I pulled out, and headed home. I couldn’t do much, but if I could find something that would help him, I would take it as a win.
Chapter 5 - Gabe
Dates and times swam in front of my eyes as I stared at my scheduling program.
I always tried to end my days by refreshing my memory of what I had to do the next. But I’d been unable to focus all day, and even reviewing my schedule seemed to be too large a task.
I pinched the bridge of my nose in an attempt to push aside the last bit of lingering headache from the weekend. I just wanted to get home and collapse.
