Truth and Trust Gabriel pov Two weeks after graduation, I found myself pacing my bedroom like my father did when deep in thought. Emma was coming over for dinner—the first time she'd be at our house rather than meeting in neutral territory—and my nerves were stretched to the breaking point. Tonight, I had decided, I would tell her everything. About what I was, what my family was, what being with me would mean for her future. The weight of that decision had been keeping me awake for nights. "Gabriel, sweetheart, Emma's here," Mom called from downstairs, her voice carrying the warmth it always held when speaking about the girl who had captured my heart. I took a deep breath, steeling myself for what could be the most important conversation of my life, and headed downstairs to find Emma chatting comfortably with my parents in the living room. She looked beautiful in a simple sundress, her auburn hair catching the afternoon light, completely at ease despite being in the home of p
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