Thursday morning, Gisele was discharged from the hospital. Little did she know that this day was going to be a major turning point in her life.

“Are you all right? Do you need anything? Water? orange juice? lemonade? appl–“, Slate started frantically.

“I’m fine”, Gisele said, covering a laugh. Slate had been fussing over her since she had been discharged.

Slate sighed at her, exasperated. It was that moment that Callie decided to enter the room, skipping happily. It was like the episode of the other day had not happened at all, in fact she loved Gisele now more than ever.

“Gigi!”, she said enthusiastically upon seeing Gisele. “I missed you”

Gisele cooed internally. Callie was too cute.

“I missed you too, honey.”, Gisele replied and opened her arms for a hug. Callie ran into her arms and hugged her with all her might.

On his side, Slate was happy to see this reunion. Gisele was a very important part of his life, one he could not imagine living without her. He just couldn’t wait…

***

“Gisele, I need to speak to you”, Slate said abruptly, after a while. Gisele nodded calmly, but she felt very scared.

What if Slate wanted to tell her to go away now that she had recovered? What if he didn’t want her any longer? What if he had found someone better? What if–

“Gisele, don’t over think it”, Slate said with a nervous glint in his eyes.

She nodded, and wondered if she had not imagined what she had seen in his eyes. Surely not! A nervous Slate was one completely new to her.

“I’ll be going out for sometime, I thought it best to inform you”, Slate said, the nervous glint disappearing.

Gisele was confused; he sounded so like her boss from a few months ago, and she felt really disappointed. She didn’t know how to act around him when he got like this.

“Uhm…okay”, Gisele said, masking her hurt and disappointment.

As soon as Slate left and Callie was sleeping, Gisele called Lizzie over. In about thirty minutes, she was there.

As Lizzie was entering, her joking manner took over. “Wow, I still can’t believe I’m entering a billionaire’s house, all because my best friend is going down and dirty–”

Gisele slapped Lizzie lightly, fighting a smile.

“Lizzie, don’t say stuff like that”, she admonished.

“What, isn’t it the truth?”, Lizzie asked rhetorically before continuing, “I bet you guys fulfill your fantasies and I’m not talking about the ones you have of owning a library full of books. Nuh-uh. I’m talking about s**–”

“Lizzie!”, Gisele whisper-yells, full on laughing, “don’t say stuff like that”

“Hey, at least it put a smile on your face. Look at that cute smile.”, Lizzie said, enjoying her best friend’s discomfort.

“Cut it out”, Gisele said tiredly.

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that and she asked, “Hey,

One minute he’s fussing over me, and the next…the next

head internally. She knew Slate’s intentions, but he was not going about it the right way! She was going to spank him when next she

to show it! His first marriage was an arranged one, so he probably doesn’t know the basics of romance. And for girls after her, he didn’t need to court them, his looks and his money were enough to get them running towards him. So just give him the benefit of doubt?”, Lizzie said, taking a

down, feeling a bit foolish. Then she straightened her stance with a confident look in her eye, and said, “I’ll try, I’ll

***

so harsh. But he couldn’t go back in time, so he’d have to perfect the

and he hoped Gisele was

***

Gisele heard from behind her. Of course it was

and replied with a sigh, “Yes,

It’s just I was quite nervous about inviting you to

to invite me to dinner?”, Gisele interrupted,

you so much, I just have a s***ty way of showing it”, he finished, looking so apologetic that Gisele didn’t have the heart to refuse

I’ll go to dinner with you, but next time you scare me like that, I’ll castrate you. You had me thinking you had gotten tired

you so much”, Slate said,

you, Slate”, Gisele said after a moment of

eyes brightened and he smiled

Gisele nodded, smiling shyly.

let out a whoop of joy and

stop”, Gisele

and still looked dazed. “You meant

love you”, Gisele said, fighting a goofy

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***

I’m going to spontaneously

a deeeeep breath. That’s it, inhale, exhale”, Lizzie said, trying to help her calm

to do, and, she didn’t

that he

won’t, because he loves you with all his body, soul, heart

so fùcking in love with

friend never swore, so she knew Gisele really meant it when she said she loved

better get that

nodded and let Lizzie continue doing whatever she was

I’m through”, Lizzie said when she had finished, admiring her

black strapless knee-length dress, silver sandals, and long red and silver earrings. She

kept it simple with the makeup,

your man”, Lizzie said with a

shyly and ran

***

for the vision in

He liked that. Gisele was

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