In the Center Square.
Gabrielle, Macy and Lolita had arranged to meet here.
Westley decided to drive Gabrielle to the Center Square. "Here we are," he said as he parked the car.
"Thanks so much for the ride," Gabrielle replied, looking him lovingly in the eyes.
"You don't have to thank me. It's an honor for me to be your driver for the rest of my life. So what's my reward, honey?" As he spoke, Westley tapped his index finger on his cheek.
Gabrielle didn't need to be a psychic to understand what he wanted. She moved closer to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek, and then on the lips. Just as Gabrielle parted her lips from Westley's, her phone rang.
It was a call from Lolita. Surely she and Macy had already arrived at Center Square and were now looking for Gabrielle.
After checking the call, Gabrielle looked at Westley and explained, "Honey, it's Lolita. I have to go now."
Westley wanted her to stay a little longer with him. However, he didn't want to waste her time.
"Alright. Enjoy your shopping. Call me when you are finished and I will come pick you up, okay?" Westley then leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Gabrielle's lips.
"Alright, I'll call you when we have finished shopping. Thanks again for the ride." Gabrielle waved Westley goodbye and then got out of the car.
Once Gabrielle got out of the car, Westley didn't drive straight away. He waited there patiently, watching Gabrielle slowly walk away. It wasn't until she had joined Macy and Lolita that he finally started the car and drove away.
Seeing Gabrielle walking over to them, a broad smile appeared on Macy's face. "Gabrielle, you're finally here!" Macy said happily.
"You know, we thought Mr. Morris wouldn't let you go shopping with us," Lolita said in turn, taking Gabrielle's hand.
"Come on, don't be silly, girls. Why wouldn't he want us to go shopping together? In fact, he even drove me here. Anyway, let's go inside first." Smiling heartily, Gabrielle took her friends' hands and the three of them walked into the mall.
It was well known that women loved to go shopping. It was the first time the three of them were going for shopping this year, so they were all very excited.
They were so excited that they went around the shops in the mall all morning without feeling the slightest fatigue. Around 2 p.m., the trio went to the restaurant upstairs in the mall to have lunch.
As they waited for their order, Gabrielle, who was worried about her friends, couldn't help but ask, "How are you girls feeling today? You two drank heavily yesterday and I was really worried for you, you know."
"You shouldn't worry about me, I'm fine. You know I can hold my liquor well. Yesterday I was just really happy and drank a little more than I needed. You know, it's been so long since I've been to a party, so I really wanted to make the most of it." Lolita didn't regret having drunk so much last night. Actually, she enjoyed herself very much.
Gabrielle was glad to hear that her friend had a good time last night. It was really fun though. Lolita got so drunk that she mistook the street lamp for the moon.
However, she was really adorable when she was drunk.
"Alright. I'm glad to hear that you had fun. Did Jason send you home?" Gabrielle asked in a low voice.
"Yes, he sent me home. I think I was drunk last night. Did I do anything inappropriate?" Lolita asked with embarrassment.
She was really worried about what she might have done last night in her drunkenness. Lo
lita knew better than anyone how she was when she was drunk.
She could only trust what others said about her.
"Of course I'm serious. I wish you could see yourself then. You were just so cute. Anyone who saw you would think the same," Gabrielle said teasingly.
"That's not fair, Gabrielle. You shouldn't make fun of me. Since when have you become so cunning? Is it because of Mr. Morris?" Lolita said in the same joking tone.
Gabrielle was about to say something but Macy suddenly cut her off.
"Lolita, how can you speak ill of Mr. Morris? Do you really want to get on his bad side?" Macy's expression was serious when she spoke.
It wasn't until then that Lolita realized her blunder. She definitely shouldn't have spoken ill of Westley. That could lead to her demise.
"Damn it, I almost signed my death warrant. Thank you for reminding me, Macy. Gabrielle, please don't tell Mr. Morris about my stupid mistake. I don't want to piss him off," Lolita said in earnest.
She knew she'd better apologize right away. The last thing she wanted was to offend Westley. That could have serious consequences which she couldn't handle.
"Don't worry. I won't say a word of this to him. Anyway, he isn't interested in gossips," Gabrielle said calmly with a gentle smile.
"Thanks so much. I give you my word I won't speak ill of Mr. Morris ever again," Lolita said seriously.
The truth was that Gabrielle didn't really take what she just said as an offense. They were just chatting casually after all.
"It's okay. You can speak freely when we're together. Westley doesn't even care about what people say of him. He's already heard all sorts of rumors and bad stuffs concerning him. He's used to it," Gabrielle said calmly.
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