Husband With Benefits
Chapter 663: Gabe’s Secret

As she walked out of the room, her eyes caught Gabe, who was still working at the table and she shook her head," You are injured. You have no business slogging away in the kitchen, mister."

Gabe spread his arms and she quickly walked into them hugging him close," Arabelle is coming back today. I need to whip up a treat for the little girl or she will start considering Ian her favourite. He’s been spoiling her these days with all sorts of foods."

Autumn giggled," I think the main beneficiary between all you brothers competing is Arabelle. I think she is going to be spoilt rotten."

Gabe smiled,"Of course. She deserves it for being the cutest kid."

Autumn chuckled and shook her head, as she muttered shyly," I shidder to think how you would spoil our future kids."

Gabe stilled then as he looked at her turned back, reminded of what he still hadn’t come clean about...yet.

He placed down the plate in his hand and took a step closer to her and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a warm embrace. "You know," he murmured into her hair, "I’ve been thinking about what you said. How many kids do you want in the future?"

Autumn’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked up at him with a shy smile. "I don’t really know," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. "I suppose I’ve never really thought about it."

Gabe nodded and held her face in his hands," Autumn, what if... we cannot have children?"

Autumn looked up at him, confused about his words. Why would he think of something like this? She watched as he stepped back and felt an inkling of something foreboding.

"Gabe?"

He rubbed a hand over his face and sat down on the stood behind him. Taking her wrists in his hand, he confessed slowly," I.. I had a vasectomy a few years ago. Before marrying Arabelle."

Autumn knew what he said, what he meant but it took her a moment to understand what he said. He’d chosen to not have kids.. But... "why? Why did you not want kids?" she whispered in confusion.

Gabe looked away," It wasn’t that I did not want them. Its just that.. I wanted them only with Arabelle. And with her sickness being genetic, there was a chance that it would be passed down. So, I didn’t want to take a risk..."

Suddenly, Autumn felt exteremely angrily. Everytime she thought that they were past that woman’s shadow, something would tell her just how deep a hold that woman had on him. Did that mean him and her would never have kids. It made her feel bitter. If it had been some reason that they could not have children, she would have accepted it. She was happy with only being with Gabe. But this choice of his...

She felt him hold her wrists and looked at him in a daze, knowing he was waiting for her to say something. She shook her head, "Gabe... I don’t know what to say."

Gabe sighed and took her into his arms, even though she remained stiff," Don’t say anything. Just listen to me."

Autumn shook her head," I want children with you, Gabe. Do you understand. Why does the ghost of that woman always have to....

Before she could say more, Gabe stopped her. As she looked up at him, with his finger on her lips,she felt a tinge of anger and was about to stomp her foot on his, when he said," I want children with you too, Autumn. I... already had the surgery to have the procedure reversed while in the hospital."

Autumn blinked at that. He’d already had it reversed? Then why did he ask about them not having kids?

Gabe looked deeply into her eyes, his voice earnest. "I know it might seem like a lot to take in all at once, but I wanted to make things right. I do want a future with you, and I want it to be one where we can have a family if that’s what we choose. It’s just that... this procedure even though reversed, doesn’t guarantee that it might work."

"It is why I asked you. I know it doesn’t erase the past or make everything perfect, but I wanted you to know that I’m committed to our future together, whatever that looks like. So, Autumn, if you want to have kids in the future and we cannot, I want you to know...

Autumn covered his lips with her hand this time. "Gabe! Don’t invite trouble for now. We’ll cross the bridge when the time comes.. But just so you know, the more I love you, the more I hate that woman and the more I doubt if it was you who was insane..."

"I was.. You are the one who made me Sane in love... Autumn Frost." Gabe accepted, as he felt a weight lift off his shoulders. Autumn’s hand remained on Gabe’s lips, a soft smile breaking through her earlier tension. " You were worried, weren’t you? About my reaction."

Gabe grimaced. Of course he was worried about her reaction." Of course I was. I don’t want you to be hurt or...."

Autumn smiled and shook her head, "I just want us to be together and happy."

Gabe smiled and quickly kissed her finger, before kissing her lips," I want that for us too."

Autumn grinned and hugged Gabe, before remembering," You haven’t told me who the wedding at the resort is for?"

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