Husband With Benefits
Chapter 346: A Plan

Chapter 346: A Plan

Gabe waited patiently on the bench, his heart fluttering with anticipation. His heart was a mess. From all the clues that he’d discovered while looking for Arabelle, he’d assumed that Arabelle had been lost to him forever and he would have to opt for the Plan B and...

He shuddered from the thought of it even as a part of him wondered if he was making a mistake. He reminded himself that he was muddled whenever it came to Arabelle and need to tread carefully. He’d already left behind everything that could be used to connect with his brothers as a show of good faith towards Arabelle. That was all he could do for now. Remain suspicious and alert.

A month had passed since Arabelle had been taken away by Elena, and every passing day had felt like an eternity. He missed the sound of her laughter, the warmth of her presence, and the way she would playfully argue with him. He just hoped that Arabelle was still like that. He would give Elena everything she asked for if that was the case. And Arabelle was pregnant... She was going to be a mother? It was unbelievable.

"Of course it is unbelievable... a voice in his head tried to say but he ignored it as he turned to see Arabelle.

He spotted her approaching from a distance. Arabelle was practically running, her eyes fixed on him. He stood up, a wide smile breaking across his face as he opened his arms to welcome her. The moment she reached him, she threw herself into his embrace, clinging to him like a lifeline.

"Gabe!" Her voice was a mixture of joy and relief, muffled against his chest. "I missed you so much! Why did you not come to see me and take me back to our house. I kept begging mother to bring me to you but she said you were busy."

Gabe tightened his grip around her, savoring the familiar scent of her. "I missed you too, sweetheart. It feels like you’ve been gone forever. I’m sorry, I couldn’t come to your sooner."

Arabelle pulled back slightly, her eyes searching his face as if to reassure herself that he was real. "I thought I’d never see you again." as tears fell down her pretty face, showing her vulnerablity.

Gabe cupped her face in his hands, looking deep into her eyes. "I’m not going anywhere, Arabelle. I promise to be with you always.."

Arabelle smiled, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "I love you, Gabe. Don’t leave me like this ever again. If you have to go to work, take me with you. I won’t cause you any troubles, I promise. I will always sit on side and play games on my phone till you tell me to go back with you."

"I love you too, Arabelle." Gabe pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead, his heart swelling with affection. "I said I won’t be leaving you again, hmm? Don’t worry about it."

Arabelle nodded and grinned as she tugged at his hand. "There are so many things that I have to tell you, Gabe! You’ll be amazed. I went to the doctors’ recently and he’s told me to rest as much as possible. And do you know she told me that there is a chold growing in our stomach. Yours and mine. Isn’t that wonderful news?"

"Hmm. Its wonderful." Gabe watched their intertwined hands, his thumb going up to caress her wrist, and walked alongside Arabelle continuing," Arabelle? Are you sure that you are pregnant with a baby?"

Arabelle giggled and lay her head against his shoulders," Its what the doctor told me. If its not a baby then do you think I’m pregnant with a watermelon, Gabe."

Gabe smiled at her joke before stopping and turning to her. Slowly, he leaned down and kissed her forehead again," Thank you, Arabelle. You’ve made me the happiest man alive. If I were to die after this, I would have no regrets."

"Don’t say that Gabe! You’re not allowed to talk about your death ever again! You understand?"

Gabe nodded and once again walked side by side with Arabelle saying nothing as Arabelle chattered about everything she had done when he was away.

Finally, when they sat down again, Gabe took a moment to ask her cautiously," Arabelle? Can you tell me what happened when I left? How did you end up with your mother?"

Arabelle nodded and cocked her head, as if thinking back to that day," My mother sent someone for me. That person came and said that you asked my mother to take me away for a few days because you were going to be busy and did not want me to get bored at home. So, I went with that person and then mother brought me here. Next time, I am not going anywhere with her though! Do you know how much she has troubled me, pestering me with questions about you and everything else."

Gabe’s eyes narrowed at the mention of someone claiming he had sent for Arabelle. There were clear records that no one had entered the place at the time and Arabelle had left on her own. There was also the matter of the stolen phone. Something did not add up. How did Elena know where to find Arabelle if it wasn’t Arabelle herself who had told her.

As he was lost in thoughts, he felt Arabelle sneak into his lap as she said coyly," Gabe, I missed you so much. Take me away from here. I don’t want to go back to that dull room anymore. I want to be with you. Can you take me away to our home? We can take mother back with us if she wants to spend more time with me or the grandbaby. What do you think? Can we do that?"

He gently brushed a strand of hair away from Arabelle’s face, meeting her hopeful gaze. "Arabelle, I want nothing more than to take you back home. But we need to be wait for sometime and then we will go back to our peaceful world, alright?"

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