What a day. I stood next to the bed, looking down at my loot with my arms wrapped around myself as I relived every moment of it. I was still on such a high from the day that I wasn’t even too put out by the fact that Gabriel was not here at this moment. I’d envisioned myself being brave enough to do a little modeling show for him, but who am I kidding? I would’ve no doubt flaked right out. Still, imagining it had a lot of perks.

There was a lingering warmth in my tummy left over ...