Chapter 60

"You named him Jacob?" I asked, cringing at the sound of my voice that came from my dried throat. I reach my hand for the pitcher but Gabriel is quicker than me as he takes it from the bedside table and poured me a glass. I didn't thank him. Gabriel quietly settled a distance from me, his eyes shifted down on the floor, moistening his lips before speaking "I named him Carlos Jacob. Neola was the one who suggested the Jacob part. She told me that you chose the name because of-" I shake my...