All Chapters of Making out with a Stranger : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Gabby’s POV“Gabbriel! What’s happening to you? Gino said you haven’t been home for a week! And why haven’t you been going to work? Do you want to get fired?!”I winced and pulled the phone away from my ear. The moment I answered, Kesha’s voice practically pierced through the speaker.Ugh. Seriously? So early in the morning, and this is what I wake up to? I’d barely opened my eyes and already I was being scolded like a teenager. Perfect.Well… to be fair, she wasn’t wrong.I, Gabbriel Lane Tolentino, hadn’t been home in an entire week. My poor brother, Gino, was probably living off instant noodles by now. I hadn’t gone to work once either—and honestly, the thought of facing my boss right now made me want to crawl back under the covers.So where am I?In my condo. The one my father gave me that I haven’t touched and lived in. This is the only place no one knew where to find me.“Hello? Are you still there?!” Kesha’s voice snapped through the line again, sharp and impatient.“Well...” I

Gabby’s POV“Can I… uh… come in?”Should I let him in? What the hell is he even doing here? Damn it, he’s still so handsome even after a week of not seeing him!Why am I even talking like this? Ugh, damn it! Rei looks so good right now, it’s ridiculous. He’s drenched in sweat—okay, maybe more like glistening, like one of those guys from the Cosmo Bachelor Bash 2011. All he’s missing is being naked!What the hell am I thinking? Damn it! This is exactly why I didn’t want to see him! Remember, Gabbriel—he broke your heart. He’s so hot. Ugh, help!“Gab…”I shut my eyes. That voice again! It drives me insane. Why does he always have to say my name like that? It’s—ugh—it gives me chills! See what this man does to me? The moment I see him, it’s like all my anger just melts away. Psssh.“We need to talk. Can I come in?”His voice is low, serious. I stare at him, searching his face. Those eyes—pleading again. Goddammit. Who on earth could ever say no to Reigan Salvador?No. No, no, no. I can’t

Gabby’s POV“You’re Gintaka’s—uh, I mean, Gino’s sister?” Rei glanced at me, and my head snapped toward him. Wait. He know my brother?“You know him?” I asked, a little surprised.“Sort of,” he said with a shrug.I nodded slowly. “Hmm… yeah, he’s my brother.” That’s how I’ve always seen Gino, anyway. What’s wrong with that?Rei looked at me for a moment—there was a flicker of concern in his eyes—but then he turned his gaze back to the road.“What’s your problem?” I nudged him lightly. I wasn’t about to let him go quiet on me like that.He smiled, and oh, that smile—good Lord, my heart just about melted. Pull yourself together, Gabby!“Did you like the flowers I sent this morning?” he asked, his voice low and casual.I smiled back. “Yeah, I loved them. But tell me you’re not planning to turn my desk into a flower shop.”He chuckled, the corners of his mouth lifting again. Ugh, that smile. Twice now—dangerous.“I didn’t know what to get you,” he said simply. “So I picked them all.”That

Gabby’s POVCreak.The sound echoed down the hall as we reached the second floor of Rei’s house. He stopped by a door near the end and pushed it open, the faint scent of cedar and soap drifting from inside.Me? I couldn’t move. I just stood there like a fool, every muscle locked tight. The air-conditioning hummed softly, cool against my skin, but somehow, I was burning up.Lord, help me.Rei stepped inside first, the low light falling across his shoulders. Even from the doorway, I caught that scent of his—clean, deep, and maddeningly familiar. I closed my eyes for half a second and breathed it in. God above, why did he have to smell that good?“Gabby?”My eyes flew open. He was standing by the bed now, looking at me with that easy, disarming smile that always knocked the sense right out of me.“W-What?” I stammered, cursing myself. Why did he have to look at me li

Gabby’s POV “More flowers?”Kesha’s jaw nearly hit the floor beside me, and honestly, I couldn’t blame her. My desk looked like it belonged in a florist’s window again. Roses, lilies, daisies—an entire garden laid out across my workspace. But the moment I caught sight of the small card tucked between the blooms, my lips curved into an involuntary smile. I already knew who they were from.“Where on earth do you even put all these?” Kesha drawled, still gawking. “Your desk looks like this almost every day. Just admit it—you’ve opened your own flower shop, haven’t you?”I laughed. “What nonsense are you talking about?”She leaned closer, her grin wicked. “Don’t ‘nonsense’ me, witch. That man—Sir Reigan—he’s practically turning you into the richest woman in the floral business.”