Post by lucymalta on Oct 31, 2008 7:28:42 GMT -10
So how is Gaby going to react to Dino's words...?
Enjoy
Lucy
Chapter 29
“You mean this is all just a misunderstanding between us?” Gaby was furious with herself… Why hadn’t she seen…? “I am such an idiot…”
“No Gaby… You did what you did to make me happy… Your heart was in the right place…”
“Maybe… but my brain was obviously not functioning…”
Dino suppressed a chuckle, “But you thought you were doing the right thing… I could have asked you to stop, but I didn’t…”
Gaby let out an exasperated sigh… “So you want to take the blame for all this…? I could have done something, said something…”
Dino dropped his head, “You did… but I closed you out. I wouldn’t speak to you. I’m sorry.”
Gaby groaned… “Are you going on a guilt trip…? Don’t… I should have realized.”
Dino chuckled, “Ok... Seeing as you insist on taking part of the blame, can I at least ask if I’m forgiven?” Gaby looked at him shyly and nodded, heaving a sigh of relief he pulled her close to him, feeling her snuggle closer, “Thank you… I’m sorry I hurt you so much… Can we start again?”
Gaby hesitated, she wanted to be with Dino, but now she knew what had happened, she also wanted things to be right, “I would like to, but I cannot live with a ghost Dino… She will win every time… I always got the feeling that I wasn’t measuring up to Cass’ way, her standards… That’s why I tried so much harder.”
Dino sighed, “Was it that bad?” Gaby nodded, and saw the pain cross his face, “I don’t mean to do it Gaby, honestly. I’ll try, but sometimes…”
Gaby put her finger on his lips, “That’s all I need to know… You try not to compare and I’ll try not to remind you of Cass… At least now, I know that you don’t mean anything by it.”
Dino smiled softly, “Can we make a promise… Here and now…?”
Gaby gave him a curious look, “Go on…”
“I’ll promise that if something bugs me, I’ll try to talk to you about it and not assume that you’ll get the hint… In return… You promise that you’ll do things that make both of us happy… Please don’t do things just because you know I like it that way… You have to be happy with it too… We’re strongest as equals Gaby…we always have been.”
Gaby smiled and closed her eyes for a moment before answering, “I think I can manage that…”
Dino grinned and pulled her to his chest, wrapping his arms around her once more. Gaby melted into him, glad that they had sorted things out, but there was a question in her mind… “Dino… Why did it take you so long to realise? You normally work things out quickly – you always sensed when I wasn’t feeling right. Consuella was about to put me on a plane and drag me to New York to sort things out, she must have realized what had happened…”
Dino blushed, “At first, I was just so angry that you had left without saying anything, I didn’t want to see you… ever… Then a day after coming home, I had to go back out. The guy who had been taken spoke to me when we got him out, made me start thinking. Then I began to put things together…”
Gaby stopped him, “You brought a guy out?
Dino swallowed, knowing he was in trouble and nodded his head, accepting Gaby’s telling off… “You promised me Dino… That you would never go on another operation. That you would only do the negotiations… What the hell were you thinking?”
Dino began to chuckle, infuriating Gaby even more, “What’s so funny?”
“You…” Catching her wrist as she tried to move away, Dino sat down and pulled her down alongside him, “You’re angry with me for something I promised you I wouldn’t do anymore, when I thought you were no longer part of my life.”
Gaby gave him a sheepish look, “I guess you didn’t really care what you’d promised me at the time.”
Dino nodded, “I thought I’d lost you, didn’t want to think about you not being there when I got home. The team were a man short, so I went with them to take my mind off you. I’m glad I did. By the time I got home, I’d sorted everything out in my mind… Knew I had to come and find you, fix what went wrong.”
Gaby sighed, “I’m glad you came… I’m sorry I ran – I just wasn’t ready for you to turn up out of the blue like that.” Giving him a sideways glance she chuckled softly, “I’m glad you remembered how to Tango…”
Dino grinned, “That’s not all I remember…” Gaby gave him an arch look, which made him chuckle “I also remember that I need to apologise…”
Enjoy
Lucy
Chapter 29
“You mean this is all just a misunderstanding between us?” Gaby was furious with herself… Why hadn’t she seen…? “I am such an idiot…”
“No Gaby… You did what you did to make me happy… Your heart was in the right place…”
“Maybe… but my brain was obviously not functioning…”
Dino suppressed a chuckle, “But you thought you were doing the right thing… I could have asked you to stop, but I didn’t…”
Gaby let out an exasperated sigh… “So you want to take the blame for all this…? I could have done something, said something…”
Dino dropped his head, “You did… but I closed you out. I wouldn’t speak to you. I’m sorry.”
Gaby groaned… “Are you going on a guilt trip…? Don’t… I should have realized.”
Dino chuckled, “Ok... Seeing as you insist on taking part of the blame, can I at least ask if I’m forgiven?” Gaby looked at him shyly and nodded, heaving a sigh of relief he pulled her close to him, feeling her snuggle closer, “Thank you… I’m sorry I hurt you so much… Can we start again?”
Gaby hesitated, she wanted to be with Dino, but now she knew what had happened, she also wanted things to be right, “I would like to, but I cannot live with a ghost Dino… She will win every time… I always got the feeling that I wasn’t measuring up to Cass’ way, her standards… That’s why I tried so much harder.”
Dino sighed, “Was it that bad?” Gaby nodded, and saw the pain cross his face, “I don’t mean to do it Gaby, honestly. I’ll try, but sometimes…”
Gaby put her finger on his lips, “That’s all I need to know… You try not to compare and I’ll try not to remind you of Cass… At least now, I know that you don’t mean anything by it.”
Dino smiled softly, “Can we make a promise… Here and now…?”
Gaby gave him a curious look, “Go on…”
“I’ll promise that if something bugs me, I’ll try to talk to you about it and not assume that you’ll get the hint… In return… You promise that you’ll do things that make both of us happy… Please don’t do things just because you know I like it that way… You have to be happy with it too… We’re strongest as equals Gaby…we always have been.”
Gaby smiled and closed her eyes for a moment before answering, “I think I can manage that…”
Dino grinned and pulled her to his chest, wrapping his arms around her once more. Gaby melted into him, glad that they had sorted things out, but there was a question in her mind… “Dino… Why did it take you so long to realise? You normally work things out quickly – you always sensed when I wasn’t feeling right. Consuella was about to put me on a plane and drag me to New York to sort things out, she must have realized what had happened…”
Dino blushed, “At first, I was just so angry that you had left without saying anything, I didn’t want to see you… ever… Then a day after coming home, I had to go back out. The guy who had been taken spoke to me when we got him out, made me start thinking. Then I began to put things together…”
Gaby stopped him, “You brought a guy out?
Dino swallowed, knowing he was in trouble and nodded his head, accepting Gaby’s telling off… “You promised me Dino… That you would never go on another operation. That you would only do the negotiations… What the hell were you thinking?”
Dino began to chuckle, infuriating Gaby even more, “What’s so funny?”
“You…” Catching her wrist as she tried to move away, Dino sat down and pulled her down alongside him, “You’re angry with me for something I promised you I wouldn’t do anymore, when I thought you were no longer part of my life.”
Gaby gave him a sheepish look, “I guess you didn’t really care what you’d promised me at the time.”
Dino nodded, “I thought I’d lost you, didn’t want to think about you not being there when I got home. The team were a man short, so I went with them to take my mind off you. I’m glad I did. By the time I got home, I’d sorted everything out in my mind… Knew I had to come and find you, fix what went wrong.”
Gaby sighed, “I’m glad you came… I’m sorry I ran – I just wasn’t ready for you to turn up out of the blue like that.” Giving him a sideways glance she chuckled softly, “I’m glad you remembered how to Tango…”
Dino grinned, “That’s not all I remember…” Gaby gave him an arch look, which made him chuckle “I also remember that I need to apologise…”