Weddings, Kisses and Tears (Lesbian)

MARRY ME 16: "Gabby plays dirty"

Author's Note: Please click star button if you like this chapter or if you want more. I'm sorry for the late update. I have been caught up by work and I definitely don't have any creative juices in my mind. This chapter is just so-so because I'm desperate to update because of my readers but I don't want to write less than 3000 words so ahh, that's the reason this is delayed. I don't want to disappoint you too much. Oh, I am dedicating this to HelenaDC. Thanks for your support.

CHAPTER 16 "Gabby plays dirty"

"Have you heard of the news?" Zuri asked when she unceremoniously made her way inside Gabrielle's office.

Gabby took her eyes off from the documents that she was reading and silently lifted a questioning brow to Zuri. Once again, her irritating friend, went inside her office without even asking for her permission first nor wearing something appropriate that was befitting of her position.

When Zuri realized that Gabby had no intention of responding to her, she opted to be more direct, "Victoria is coming back, Gabby. She is coming back from London."

Gabby shifted her attention to her friend and gave her a cold stare — so cold one would think she was made of ice. "What's in it for me?"

Zuri opened and closed her mouth in disbelief. She closed her eyes in frustration but she persisted, "She has confirmed attendance to the party after the Silicon Valley Tech Investor's forum."

Gabby tapped her fingers deliberately slow before saying, "That's good to hear but as I mentioned before what's in it for me? Nothing so I don't really care. You can now go outside of my office. If you haven't noticed at all, I am very busy, Zuri."

Zuri stared at her friend for her moment, a series of different emotions flashed through her hazel eyes. She released a deep breath before putting her hands into the pockets of her ripped jeans. "Don't forget what you told me before."

"I never forget about it."

"I know you will never forget," Zuri sincerely smiled at her apathetic friend. "Are you attending the forum?"

"Yes," Gabby responded uninterestingly but then something beamed in her eyes. "I just decided that I will bring my girlfriend."

"Really? You will do that?" Zuri asked in disbelief.

"What makes you think that I won't?"

"I mean—the fact that you call Ally or Ashley, what's her name again, your girlfriend is surprising but introducing her to the everyone as your girlfriend will shock the entire media. You know that a lot of people has speculated about your sexuality but we won't know whether it will be good or bad if you come out."

Gabby's mouth curved in derision. "If you have known me better, I don't really care about what other people think. They need me more than I need them." She folded her arms before correcting her best friend, "By the way, my girlfriend's name is Ashley Candice Isler."

"Not your fiancée anymore, huh?" Zuri chuckled lightheartedly.

"She will eventually become that." Gabby proclaimed confidently.

"And I thought that you getting her to marry you as soon as possible will be an easy task for you — it's a good thing that I did not bet on it."

Gabby threw her friend an exasperated look and declared with certainty, "We will eventually come to that."

Zuri's eyes lightened up before she remembered something. "Oh, I heard that you purchased an entire apartment building. What are you going to do with it—it is not even located in a strategic location?"