Falling For My Ex's Dad by Oma Green

Chapter 139: The Night Before The Truth

Clairessa’s POV Jess stared atthe way she always did when she was trying to getto talk-brows slightly

raised, arms crossed, waiting. | had been pacing in her living room since | got here, trying to calm the storm

raging inside me. | stopped abruptly and turned to her. “Adrian has officially lost his damn mind.” Her brows

furrowed. “Claire... | don’t understand. Why do you think Adrian is crazy?” | let out a frustrated sigh. “Because |

just had lunch with him, and he-he tried to-" “Wait.” She raised a hand, cuttingoff. “You had lunch with

Adrian? | thought you said that chapter of your life was done.” “It was. It is,” | insisted. “I only met with him

because he vowed to show up at my office every day if | didn’t.” | shook my head. “And you know exactly what

that meant.” Her eyes widened. “Gabriel would find out you're having something to do with his son.” “Jess...” |

rubbed my temples. “You really don’t need to spell it out.” “Oh, | do.” She leaned forward, her eyes narrowing.

“Because I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this. Did Adrian threaten you, or what the hell actually

happened at lunch?” | threw my hands up. “Notspecifically... but he did threaten to ‘deal with‘ the new man

in my life.” | let out a scoff. “What a pathetic, entitled loser.” My voice rose as | paced, anger building with every

step. “So you told him about Gabriel?” Jess asked, her confusion clear. “Not about Gabriel,” | corrected quickly. “I

just told him | was in love... but | withheld the nof the man.” Jess blew out a slow breath. “Claire... this is a

mess, and | warned you about all of this. | told you to get out before it got messy, but you didn’t listen.” |

groaned, running a hand through my hair. “Jess, con. You're right, but this isn’t the best tfor ‘I told you

so.” | collapsed onto the couch beside me, my head in my hands. “I'm losing my freaking mind over all of this.”

She rose to her feet and walked over to me. “You're right. I'll scold you after all of this is done.” She squeezed

my shoulder in comfort. “But for now, just breathe. We'll figure something out. We always do.” “Like what?” |

lifted my head to look at her. “I don’t know yet,” she admitted. “But something will cto me. It always does.”

Then her gaze hardened. “But Claire... | still think your best bet is coming clean to Gabriel. He deserves to

know.” | swallowed, a lump forming in my throat. “I know that more than anyone, but I'm scared, Jess.” My voice

dropped. “What if he never forgives me? What if | lose him?” Jess knelt in front of me, holding my hands. “Claire,

you have to stick to the truth. Gabriel deserves that. And you'll never know if he’ll forgive you unless you try.” |

nodded slowly, my heart pounding in my chest. Jess paused for a second before asking, “Are you in love with

him?” | didn’t even have to think. “Yes.” She studied me, then asked, “Do you think he loves you back?” | smiled,

despite the heaviness in my chest. “He does. He confessed it to me. And more than that... he shows me. Every

single day.” “Then you can’t keep this from him. You don’t want to betray him like his ex-wife did, right?” The

mention of Angelique made my stomach sink. “No,” | whispered. “I don’t want to hurt him.” Jess squeezed my

hands. “Claire, every moment you withhold this information, you're hurting him. And yourself. Free your heart

from the guilt and do what's right.” She sat back. “If you two are meant to be, you'll find a way through this. But

lying-hiding things-it’ll only ruin what you have.” | closed my eyes, trying to calm my nerves. “You're right. |

can’t keep doing this. Otherwise... I'm no different from Angelique.” “But the truth is, I'm also uneasy-Adrian is

going to do something reckless before | even get the chance to tell Gabriel. | can feel it. The look in his eyes said

it all. He's already setting his watchdogs on me, trying to uncover what I’m up to.” He's done it before...” |

swallowed hard, memories rushing back. “Back when | was in my last year of college, he thought | was cheating

with this guy named Matt in my class. He had people watching and following me.” “That's true.” Jess pressed her

lips into a thin line. “And knowing Adrian, he won't stop until he figures everything out.” She stood abruptly,

anxiety etched across her features. “We need to get ahead of this before Adrian connects the dots-or worse,

before Gabriel hears it from the wrong person.” “Exactly!” | ran a hand through my hair. “Right now, both of

them are threatening to rip each other's heads off without even knowing they're father and son. And it’s all my

fault, Jess.” My throat tightened with guilt. “I regret my actions... lying.... everything. This is spiraling, and | don’t

know how to fix this.” Jess rubbed my arms reassuringly. “I'm part to bltoo. | encouraged you to go after

what you wanted.” She smiled, soft but firm. “But you know what? |

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don't regret that. Because look at

you, Claire. You're glowing. Happier.

You finally look like a woman who is

properly loved.” Tears burned my

eyes. ‘lI don't regret my relationship

with Gabriel either. It's the best I've

ever had.” My voice wavered. “He's so

different... layers of complicated

sweetness. | don't want this to end,

Jess. But it will. He's going to hate

me. Kickout of his life. Never

want to seeagain. Maybe even

fire me.” A sob slipped out before |

could stop it. Jess huggedtightly.

“No, he won't. Gabriel les Mees a

man “i wouldn't Hreybu Just

bechls you lied. He's not cruel like

that. He'd be mad, yes, but he

wouldn't throw you away. He knows

how much you need this job... and

deep down, he knows how much you

mean to him.” | buried my face in her

shoulder, unable to hold back my

tears. She stroked my back. “This is

all Adrian's fault. But if he hadn't

cheated, you never would've left him.

Or believedwhen | told you he

was no good.” | wiped my tears,

exhaling. “I need to talk to Gabriel.”

Before | could second—guess myself,

| pressed the call button. He picked

up after two rings. “Claire?” His voice,

deep and smooth, immediately sent a

wave of warmth through me. |

swallowed. “Hey.” There was a pause.

“What's wrong?” Damn it. He knew.

He always knew. Even through the

phone, he could sense the slight

tremble in my voice. “I'm fine,” | lied. “I

just... we need to talk.” Silence

stretched between us before he

finally spoke, his tone suspicious.

“About what?” | chewed on my lip. “I'd

rather talk in person.” He drew in a

slow breath. “I'm in a meeting all

night.” I didn’t know if it was

disappointment or relief that settled

in my chest, but | couldn't dwell on it.

| simply nodded, even though he

couldn't see me. “Oh...." “But,” he

added, his voice softening, “I'll send

Trey to pick you up for dinner. We'll

talk when | get back.” | closed my

eyes, gripping the phone. “Okay.” “I'll

see you soon, baby.” His voice was

lower now, soothing, possessive. One

more night. That's all | had before |

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