A/N: I only own Gaby.

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Phil POV

I was nibbling on Gaby's neck and she tasted of alcohol and salt… not the combination that I like. I leaned up and looked at her; she finally opened her eyes when she realized I had stopped doing stuff. I looked into her eyes and they looked more conflicted than I felt. I stepped away from her and she let out a breath that she had been holding.

"Go shower." I said and let her go. She slipped away and I sighed. I got ready to go upstairs when someone knocked on the door. I didn't know who it was since Randy and Kelly weren't coming. I opened the door to find Vince and Paul standing there.

"Hey, we saw your lights on and I wanted to stop by." He said and I nodded as I let them inside. I could hear the shower running and knew that Gaby would be in there for awhile.

"Gaby just got into the shower." I said as they sat down.

I was sitting there talking to them about everything. Vince had big plans for us and he even wanted to expand to another city. I had been fighting for him for the last six years and I knew that he always wanted this to succeed. We were talking when I heard the shower turn off and Vince smiled.

"I wanted to talk to Gaby." He said and I nodded.

"I will go get her." I said and walked upstairs. I knocked on the bathroom door and got no response.

"Gaby, Vince and Paul are here. He wants to see you so hurry up." I said.

"Ok." came a soft reply out of the bathroom.

I walked back downstairs and sat back down.

"She is coming." I said and we went back to talking.

Gaby POV

I was coming downstairs and I heard them talking. I heard Vince telling Phil that he was glad that he had kept his hands to himself. He didn't want Phil hurting me because it would only make things worse. I looked down at my wrist and sighed. I had large bruises from where he had been holding onto me.

I walked downstairs and Vince hugged me. I pulled away and he saw my arms. He glared at Phil and Paul stood up.

"Phil!" Vince roared and I flinched at the sounds of his voice.

"It wasn't Phil." I quickly said and they all looked at me. Phil even looked surprised that I had said that.

"Who was it?" Paul asked me.

"One of the guys got rough at the bar tonight. He kept trying to pull me over the bar when Nattie was in the back getting stuff. Phil was the one who actually stopped him. He had come over to get some water and saw the guy messing with me. I just didn't realize that I had these bruises until right now." I said and Vince sighed.

"You helped her?" he asked Phil and I looked at Phil. I knew that he wasn't going to tell on himself, but I also didn't know if he would change the story on me.

"Yeah, I did. I didn't like how the guy was treating her." He said.

"Why didn't I hear about this?" Paul asked.

"Because Mark was dealing with another asshole and I wasn't worried about it once Phil set the guy straight." I said and he nodded.

"Next time, just tell us." Vince said and I nodded.

We sat around and talked a little more. I made some drinks for them and they left around 2 am. I was cleaning up when I saw Phil bolt upstairs and then I heard him throwing up in the bathroom. I finished up and grabbed a wet cloth. I heard water running and the toilet flush. I walked in there and he was laying on the bathroom floor. I sat in the floor and put his head in my lap. I slowly started to wipe his face off as he took deep breaths.

Phil POV

I couldn't believe that Gaby was being this nice to me. I didn't deserve it and I had no idea why she didn't try to get me in trouble.

"You know, if you had told Vince it was me, he might have let you end the bet now." I said and she laughed.

"Right, key word, might… he was in on this so I doubt that he would just let it end like that." She said and I looked up at her.

"Why didn't you tell him it was me?" I asked her as she put the cloth on my forehead.

"Because I wanted you to see that I am not the made up person you think I am… I wanted you to know that I do appreciate that you treat me like a human being, but I also want you to understand that it hurt when you treated me like a thing to be won." She said and I sighed.

"I know and I realize that… especially when you covered for me. You are probably one of the nicest people I know and I never meant to hurt you." I said as she looked at me.

"I just wish you wouldn't act out of anger." She whispered and I nodded.

"I'm sorry." I said as I took her wrist and kissed each one of them.

"Just please… don't do that again." She said and I knew that I had scared her.

"I won't." I said as a promise.

"Come on, you need to lay down." She said and I nodded as I sat up. She stood up and helped me up.

I walked over to the bed and laid down. She covered me up and I sighed.

"Gaby?" I asked her.

"Yeah?" she asked me.

"Can I ask you a favor?" I asked her and I didn't get an immediately response.

"What?" she finally asked.

"Can you sleep in here in case I get sick again?" I asked her and I heard her sigh.

"Yeah, I can." She finally said and I felt the bed shift as she laid down.

I didn't fall asleep immediately because I was still feeling nasty. I was thinking about Gaby and about how much I had been an ass to her. I was going to make it up to her. I didn't want her to think I was a monster and I wasn't going to think that she was a spoiled brat.

I fell asleep listening to the rain outside and Gaby breathing softly. I just hoped that tomorrow was a better day.

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