Chapter 29

• AUDREY
• The soft acoustic playlist continued to play on as I rest my head on Gabriel’s chest, curled into one piece in his arms as he tenderly stroked my hair. We were like that for a couple of minutes in tranquil silence.
• “Darling, would you like me to show you around?” he whispered.
• For a non-British lad, the endearment came from his mouth flawlessly. Darling, oh how lovely to hear. I loved what he had been calling me, in addition to Angel.
• I sprang up and looked into his face. I bit my lower lips, smiling. “Show me the paintings.”
• He cocked his head to the side and smirked. He reached out his hand to my face and caressed my cheek. “I’m glad you’re trying to look at a bigger picture. Are you finally having an interest?”