Chapter 39- Adjust

“I need a favour,” Gabriel says across from me while we’re eating on his kitchen island. I look up at him from my lunch. We’ve been going steady for a month now, we’re officially dating. Out in the open and everything. We’ve been spending every day together, We go to work, come back and get together in the evenings. I learned a few things about him. Like he’s a great cook even though he doesn’t like to, he doesn’t sleep enough, he works too much and he’s a hopeless romantic, we’ve been on so many romantic dates.

“What do you need?” I ask finally

“I’m supposed to meet up with a few friends for dinner tonight, will you come with me?” he says and smiles. I smile too. Suddenly I feel nervous, his friends.

“Okay,” I say dreading the idea but, I want to know about his life and what makes him who he is. I’ve always dreaded meeting my boyfriend’s friends but it’s necessary. We can’t live in isolation forever.

“Great,” he says excited.

“But, I’ll need to go home later. I don’t have anythin