GABRIEL. (UNDER CRITICAL EDITING)

Chapter 21

Sorry, I know I said the 19th, but home issues have caused me to have to babysit my little brother during Christmas break. but I still got y'all. Y'all comment and vote though, and thanks for 13.84k reads!! ❤

- Reggie

Today is Gabriel's birthday, and I know exactly what I'm going to get her. It says a little bit of I promise to always love you, and I want to marry you some day, while still saying let's just wait on each other. I know she's going to love it, and I just can't wait for later tonight at her dinner party when I can give it to her.

Gabriel and I sat in the hotel room watching The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Her dinner party starts at 8:30 tonight, and it's only 9 am. The eagerness is eating me alive! I just want to leap up out of the bed and give her the present, but I have to wait. She moved a little and lay her head on my leg.

"I'm so excited for tonight." She said. "Aren't you?"

'More than anything' I thought.

"Of course." I smiled, causing her to smile back. She's so beautiful.

"Seems like Alexis is ready too." She giggled, holding her stomach. "Look, feel right here." She grabbed my hand and placed it on her stomach. I could feel something poking my hand. I smiled cheerfully and looked at Gabriel. She smiled too and looked at her stomach. "She elbowing you." She spoke. I just looked and smiled at a lost for words. This is the craziest shit I've ever felt.

"Its crazy how a little human is inside of me." Gabriel laughed. I laughed with her and kissed her cheek.

"I love you." I spoke, just above a whisper. She blushed and looked in my eyes.

"I love you, too." She replied, tears forming in her eyes.

"Man, why you always gotta do that?"

"Do what?" She asked.

"You cry every time I say I love you or something. Why you do that?" She shrugged her shoulders and looked back down at her belly.

"Because, you're the first person to say that to me, and mean it, in years. I guess its just my hormones, or the fact that someone really loves me, that's got me all emotional." She was balling now. I sighed and wrapped my arms around her waist.

"Stop doing that, okay?"

"I'm sorry." She kissed my lips and lay her head on my shoulder. I rubbed her back and we continued to watch TV.

- Gabriel

It's my birthday! I don't care how old I get, I'm always going to be excited for my birthday. I went to the mall a few days ago and picked the out the cutest, no, most GORGEOUS, baby blue dress and some baige heels. With a baige hand bag, of course.

Reggie and I reserved an area in this French restaurant out in Santa Monica to have the "party". It's called Mélisse and the decor is absolutely beautiful. Really the only people who'll be there are the ones in our little crew, and whatever Noo-Noo, Marcus or Tommy bring along.

Reggie bought himself some all white True Religion jeans, an all white button down and a black cardigan from men's Forever 21, and some all white forces. He got a top hat, too (who the hell wears top hats?). He really didn't want anything from Forever 21, arguing that it was a "women's store," and "niggas shouldn't even be allowed in," but he did it for the sake of my birthday anyway.

As for everyone else, I don't know what their wearing, or what they plan on getting me, but I'm willing to sneak around and find out. I don't know what it is that Reggie's getting me either, but this nigga been acting all uppity since the day he went and got it. He seriously acts like it's his birthday, but whatever.