Another Chance (Another Exchange Book 2)

Chapter 20-Tables

Y/n p.o.v
"I am going to lunch with my parents now, are you sure that you can't come? My mom is making that dessert that you love." Elijah asked as he pulled me closer by the waist. "It's really tempting Elijah, but I have to call my friends from Britain. You know how they are, you think it's going to be only a few minutes and you end up talking for hours. Then after that, I have to sort a problem out with Twitch. I am sorry that I can't come. I would gladly cancel my call with my friends but I can't cancel the Twitch...that's where I earn my money from." I said and Elijah sighed. "I understand, and so do my parents. Don't worry." He said and gave me a smile. "I'll make it up to you." I said and kissed him on his chin since he was slightly taller than me and he wasn't bending for me to reach his lips. He smiled and said," You don't need to do that." "But I want to, because if I don't, I will feel terrible." I said and he chuckled. "Alright, alright. Buy me my favorite ice cream for after dinner and we'll be fine." He said. "Done." I said and he smiled before pulling me in for a kiss. I kissed him back and when he broke the kiss he said,"I'll see you later." I smiled and nodded and he winked before opening the front door and walking out, closing and locking the door behind him. I quickly walked to the living room window where I had a clear view of the drive way and watched him climb into his car and drive away.

"How's that boyfriend of yours?" Nicola asked. "He's doing well. He went to his parents for lunch." I said. "And why didn't you go with?" Tilly asked. "Because I have to sort a problem out with the Twitch website. I would have cancelled this call but I decided to just do the call with you two and then sort the Twitch problem out." I said. "You were going to cancel on us?" Nicola asked. "Don't act like you've never cancelled on us because you need to go somewhere with George!" Tilly said. "Exactly Nicola." I said and I heard Nicola laugh. "I wouldn't have been mad, don't worry." She said. "I wouldn't care in the first place." I scoffed and heard Tilly laugh. "We can't even take her serious when she's mad! She's like a plushy toy holding a knife." Tilly said and I laughed. "Really you two? Keep in mind that Chucky was a toy with a knife." Nicola said. "He wasn't a plushy toy, now was he?" I asked and the three of us laughed.

"Alright you too, I have to go. Talk to you next time." I said. "Bye Y/n!" They said in unison and I left the video call. I sighed with a smile on my face and ran up the stairs to go on my computer and fix the Twitch problem. I couldn't start my streams and if I could, then the viewers could not watch the stream due to a problem, they would tell me that on Twitter.

I was sorting out the problem and heard the door bell. I looked at the time, 13:00. "Wonder who that is..." I said to myself and went downstairs.

I looked through the peep hole but could not see who was standing in front of the door. I opened the door and immediately closed the door, a foot stopping the door from closing. "Gabriel, if you do not move your foot now, I will have to remove your foot from your leg!" I said as I pushed the door closed. "Please Y/n! I need to talk to you! I am not here to make trouble. I need to talk to you...please." Gabriel said desperately. "You're the only person I trust...even though I did what I did to you." He continued. My caring side took over and I opened the door unwillingly. "What is it, Gabriel?" I snapped, glaring at him. His bangs covered his eyes slightly but I could still see his eyes, and they were filled with sadness and desperation. "I need to talk to you about Becky..." He said. "You want to talk to your ex girlfriend that you cheated on about the girl that you cheated with?" I snarled and shook my head, beginning to close the door again. "NO! I mean, yes, I want to talk to you about that but, please don't close the door...I really, really need to talk to you." He said, his nose turning red, a sign that he was about to break down into tears. "Okay, okay! Just don't cry. You look terrible when you cry." I said and walked away from the door, allowing him to enter the house. "Thank you Y/n." He said gratefully. "Just don't make me regret this." I said and Gabriel nodded frantically.

Gabriel looked around the living room as he sat on the couch, taking in the changes. There was no longer the pictures of us two in frames on the mantel, obviously. Instead, there was photos of Elijah and I and cute little white ceramic rabbits. He sighed and said," Y/n, I know I've said this and I don't know how much times I will say this...I am sorry. Extremely sorry. I would jump off a cliff to say sorry and I would still feel sorry in hell." I looked at him and noticed how sorry he looked. "I've gotten over you slightly and when I tried to move on with Becky, I thought I wouldn't bother you anymore. But I really need to talk to you." He said. "Gabriel, you keep on saying that you need to talk to me but you aren't telling me what you need to talk about." I said, hands on my hips. "Right, sorry. Becky and I were happy together, well that's what I thought. Turns out she was cheating on me with not one, not two, but four men. Funny how the tables turn, huh?" Gabriel said meekly. "Yeah, real funny." I said bluntly, poking the inside of my cheek with my tongue. Gabriel looked at the floor and said," I have been a mess lately, a really bad mess, and I realized that this is what I had to put you through. I came here to ask you how you got over this?" I looked at him and realized that he wasn't lying and I softened up slightly. "You can't do that alone. You need a friend, I had Elijah...that's how I felt better." I said, staying a few feet away from him as if he had a contagious disease. "I don't have anyone..." He muttered. "I was a fool and hurt the person that cared about me the most." He said. I looked at him silently and he asked,"Will you be there with me?" "Uh...no. I don't feel that would be the best thing to do." I said quickly. "True...sorry for asking." He said. "It's alright. Maybe you should call Rowan, he's your best friend." I suggested. Gabriel nodded and said," I think that I should rather go back to Britain, that way you won't have to worry about me causing trouble and I won't have to call Rowan constantly with long distance calls." I gave him a nod and he said," I should go. Thanks Y/n." He stood up and I gave him an awkward nod. I didn't know what to say so I just nodded. 

As soon as I closed the door, I left out a sigh of relief, glad that nothing major had happened. Elijah doesn't need to know about this, does he? I suppose I could tell him, just so that if he does find out that Gabriel came over, he won't feel clueless and get angry, that's the last thing that I want to happen.