Fifty Shades of Gabriel

Twenty-Two

>>>Gabriel's POV<<<

My alarm goes off so I slowly slip out of bed, being careful not to wake Aaliyah up. Turning off my alarm, I walk into my bathroom and take a nice hot shower then get dressed in my work uniform. As I grab my keys off the hook, my phone rings and it's Owen.

"Hey Gabriel, could you pick me up?" He asks me.

"Yeah man, Send me the address" I say and hang up.

I kiss Aaliyah's forehead then go into the kitchen and eat a bowl of cereal. Finishing my food and putting away the dishes, I walk outside and get into my car then put the address Owen sent into the GPS. The entire time I'm driving, all I can think about is spoiling my son or daughter. Pulling up to the homeless shelter, Owen comes out immediately and gets into the car.

"Thanks for picking me up" He tells me.

"no problem, I have a proposal for you" I say as I start driving us to work.

"What is it?"

"Aaliyah, myself ,and her parents will be going to my home in Britain soon, to announce that we're pregnant. I know you need a place to stay so while I'm gone you can crash at my place and use my car. Just keep it clean and make sure nobody tries to break into my shit.. can you do that? I ask him.

"Yeah man, I can do it. Congratulations on the baby....Gabriel, you've been a really good friend to me and I appreciate it. I normally don't ask for help but right now I need it"

"Thank bro, It's all good"

As I pull up to the coffee shop, Owen unlocks the door and lets myself and the rest of my coworkers into the building. I clock in then wash my hands and start cleaning the coffee machines and baking the pastries. We finally open up the doors for customers and they come flooding in.

"Owen, I need two vanilla bean Frappuccinos with almond milk and caramel drizzle. Pamela, I need one bacon egg and cheese sandwich and one regular glazed donut" I say as I work the cash register.

"My order is wrong! I asked for a Venti, iced, skinny ,hazelnut macchiato, sugar free syrup, extra shot of expresso, light ice, no whip!!....You gave me a Venti iced caramel macchiato with heavy ice and whipped cream" A customer yells at me.

"Sorry ma'am, we'll get that fixed right away. Please just step to the side there and your correct order will be made"

After being yelled at, having coffee spilled on me, and getting money throw at me.. I AM TIRED. I go into the back room and take a shot of whisky from Owen's alcohol collection then sit down and call Aaliyah. She doesn't answer the phone so I text her twice then call again.

"Owen, I'm taking my break at home. I might be back a little late" I tell him as I grab my keys, run to my car then drive to my house.

As I walk inside, I begin to worry about Aaliyah. I hope she's okay.

"Aaliyah!! Aliyah, Are you okay?" I call out but no answer.

I check every room in my house and she's gone, so I pull out my phone and call her multiple times. She still doesn't answer so I call her mother's phone. I'm glad I saved Jackie's number.

"Jackie, Have you heard from Aaliyah?" I ask, worriedly.

"Yes, we're in the car together. What do you want?"

"Give her the phone, without back talk, because I don't have time to deal with your shit"

I hear Aaliyah ask who it is before answering the phone.