Gabriel's Light (Doms of Chicago) Read Online Free

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also to maybe steal a stiff shot of something from his private bar.
    "Wait!" Her frantic cry had him pausing.
    "What?" He spun back around frantic, thinking the baby
was ready to drop onto the floor of his private room. "Is she coming?"
    "No...not yet...but I...I don't want to be...alone."
She panted through another contraction. "And you were leaving..."
    He sighed as the first sign of her fear sank in. "I was
just going to the kitchen for clean towels and hot water." He moved close
enough to touch her cheek. " Nisey and Kalinda can sit with you…”
    Her honey colored eyes snapped at him, part fury and part fear.
"I don't want Nisey or Kalinda - have them go for the supplies. I need you!"
    ****
    The stunned look on Gabriel's face seemed to say it all.
Evidently it'd never crossed his mind she might be more comforted by his
presence than Nisey and Kalinda .
But after witnessing Kalinda do her swan dive act,
and Nisey's near panic when her water had broken, she
could only focus on how calm Gabriel had been earlier when he'd brought back Nisey . And that's what she needed now. His control and the
inner strength she sensed under his stoic facade.
    "Please, Gabriel." She softened her tone, hoping it
might sway him more than her harsh demand had.
    He cocked his head, before tugging at one ear and sighing.
"All right, Zhenya." Then he turned to Kalinda and Nisey . " Nisey , go
to the kitchen. Tell the head chef you need a bundle of clean hand towels, a
couple of our best linen table clothes, and a steady supply of hot water sent
in here." She nodded, scurrying from the room.
    " Kalinda , I need you to go to my
office. In the top right hand drawer of my desk is a pair of leather shears.
I'm sure you know what to look for. I gave Dom an identical pair shortly after
he and Josh moved into your new home as a housewarming gift."
    "I know which ones you're talking about."
    She moved to take off, but he stopped her. "Also grab the
bottle of whiskey and at least two glasses from my private bar. I have a
feeling we're going to need it before this is all over."
    Kalinda nodded, before slipping from the room. As the door shut behind
her, Zhenya realized for the first time since she'd met Gabriel she was alone
with the man, and now wasn't exactly sure what to say to him. Not only was she
in labor but she had in all essence demanded he stay with her. She'd put not
only him in an awkward situation but herself as well.
    "Well, it looks like we're going to be getting better
acquainted sooner than I expected, Ms. Sisceros ."
Gabriel shed his jacket to roll up the sleeves on his white dress shirt,
exposing dark hair dusted forearms. The muscles were evident even in repose.
She couldn't help but wonder what they would feel like wrapped around a woman.
She had a feeling he would be the ultimate protector.
    "I guess sooo ....” Her breath
caught as pain started in her lower back and wrapped around her waist. Letting
the pain flow through her, she accepted it as her due and refused to fight it,
wishing she could still see his beautiful belt buckle. It had given her
something to focus on. When it finally eased, she exhaled softly.
    "Damn, they’re coming fast. When did they start?"
Gabriel squatted down in front of her. Now his face was level with hers.
    "I've been having them off and on for the past two
days."
    A frown furrowed his brow. "And you came to your
shower?" The disapproval was there in his expression. If it'd been before
she'd left Ossie, she'd have been immediately contrite. But now it did nothing
more than irritate her. "You seriously need a keeper. Caelan is obviously falling down on the job if he let you come to some silly
party..."
    Anger pushed aside her physical discomfort. "I'll have you
know, Sir, that Caelan isn't my keeper. I happen to
be a grown woman, and if I didn't want to disappoint my friends by blowing off
the party they'd been planning for the past two months, because of something as
simple as a few measly