Chapter 38

"This will be your room. Mine is upstairs," Gabriel said quietly from behind me. My heart sank at his words and I felt as if I couldn't breathe for a few seconds. We were staying...in separate rooms? The idea of staying in different rooms of the house seemed odd, as if we were strangers. Despite the fact that I wouldn't have known how to handle myself had we been staying in the same room, I felt a rush of disappointment and frustration. Then I knew I was being a hypocrite, because I wasn't ready for any sort of intimacy with him yet. This whole situation was complicated and my emotions warred with each other. I shouldn't feel hurt by his actions of putting me in my own room, but here I was. "Oh..." Was all I could muster at first, standing there as I tried not to let my confusion show. Gabriel gave me an appraising look, sensing that I wanted to say more, but he looked unsure as to whether he wanted to hear it. "Okay," I