Mate's Call
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After sending informatives to New York, Cameron found confirmation to what he had suspected all along. Alison’s public façade had not shown an iota of the inner fury she had held toward Gabriella. She had hired Andrew to do the deed in some weak attempt for retribution for her misguided anger.
“No idea,” Cameron replied flippantly.
Gabriella continued to stare at him. “You don’t know what happened to Alison Charlotte?” she demanded, eyeing him suspiciously.
“I heard she disappeared. Maybe she was simply sick of being married to a pig,” he volunteered. “I couldn’t say.”
Actually, Cameron could say a great deal, but he did not need to worry Gabriella any more than necessary. She had endured enough for her lifetime.
“You know what this means?” Gabriella breathed, her face growing pink with excitement.
A feeling of dread washed over Cameron, but he had been expecting it. He flashed her a happy smile.
“Yes,” he replied easily. “It means you can go back to New York and resume your career in modeling.”
She looked at him, her mouth parting slightly.
“That’s not what I was going to say,” she replied slowly. “I was going to say that I don’t have to worry about looking over my shoulder anymore. It’s over!”
Cameron exhaled slightly, nodding. “I told you that I would always keep you safe,” he reminded her.
They smiled at one another, but Cameron’s earlier comment still hung in the air.
“Are you going back to New York now?” he asked quietly.
Gabby’s smile faded slightly.
“Do you know that I have been modeling for ten years?” she asked him. “Constantly flying from continent to continent for ten years, sleeping two hours a night, spending hours in make-up, battling inclement weather because some asshole wants bikini shots in real snow. I am not complaining, but I have made more money than I can spend in a lifetime. I could buy six houses in Great Falls for the price of one condo in Manhattan.”
Cam felt his heart begin to thump with hope.
“You’re going to retire?” he asked, trying not to seem too eager.
“From modeling? Yes,” she replied. “Anyway, I’ve really enjoyed not watching my diet so closely, and I have put on at least ten pounds. They probably won’t take me back anyway.”
“You’re beautiful,” he told her truthfully. “The most beautiful woman I have ever seen.”
Gabby hung her head demurely. “I will find something else to do,” she told him as they settled back onto their stools.
“Any thoughts?” Cam asked, leaning forward on his arms, and Gabriella nodded earnestly.
“Yes, actually,” she replied, a wicked smile on her face. “I was thinking driving instructor.”
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