Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17
My dad and Lara are taking us out for dinner to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. Gabriel arrived home from his shift two hours ago. He took a shower like he always does, then went out back carrying a book. He’d had a beer in his other hand, which I pretended not to see, and he pretended not to be hiding from me.
I stay in the house, scrolling through old photos on my phone. I choose one, taken a year ago. Gabriel stands behind me, his arms wrapped around me as he presses a kiss to my cheek. I’m grinning. The photo is soft focus, giving it a dreamy quality. I navigate to my social media app and upload the photo, typing out the caption Another amazing year with the man who makes my heart beat faster. I hit post, then close the app and cry.