Chapter 103

Barrett

"You and Gabby looked like you're getting along again," Abel says the next day as we're finishing hanging the last of the drywall.

He's finally helping and I won't have to give him shit tomorrow. It's the little things. Isn't that what everyone says?

I don't love talking about my relationship with her, because she and Kara are such good friends, and I'm never sure how much Kara shares with Abel. However, I do know that Abel shares everything, so I don't want to put a wrench in their relationship. "We're trying."

He pushes his hat back from his forehead, and looks at me, before bringing it back down again. "What happened with y'all last time? You weren't forthcoming, even when we all tried to help you."