Gabriel
“A f.ucking angel,” I grumbled. But deep down, I was a little bit grateful that he had spared me that. I kinda felt like he owed me, after he stripped away the payment for Mom’s upkeep, and then had the court freeze Mom’s account.
The truth was, I never meant to steal that money from my mother. There was one month I ran short, so I just borrowed a couple thousand from Mom’s account. I fully intended to pay her back the next time I had a good sale. Then the next month rolled around, the housing market was in a slump, and I couldn’t make payroll at the office. So I borrowed again. The whole time promising myself that once I sold another house, I’d pay her back with interest.
It wasn’t like mom needed the money, anyway.
Then things just got out of hand. Ashley came from a
