After Divorce, Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant-Chapter 107 Recovering His Memories.

Between the constant glances that were being thrown their way as other hospital patients walked by and the sound of Ashley chattering away with Gabriel, informing him of all the things that had happened both in Denver and here, Oslo, Leonica found it hard to focus on the meal which they had actually come here to have.

“... and then, mommy got me Betty,” Ashley said, showing his father the doll he always carried around. Gabriel bummed in an understanding tone, nodding his head as he took a bite from his burger.

Strange, Leonica thought as she had glanced at him in the middle of taking said bite from his beef burger. The Gabriel she knew was far too stuck up to even have a bite from a veggie burger, talk less a beef burger.

Then again, she shook her head, briefly reminding herself that the Gabriel seating in front of her wasn’t the stuck up stoic man he had been a few weeks ago.

“Everything okay?” Gabriel asked after noticing her somewhat weird behavior.

She sucked a breath in rather harshly when she saw him staring intently at her, dark eyes scanning her face. “Y-yes.” She somehow stuttered. Closing her eyes, she briefly cursed herself, then forced a smile on her lips. “I’m fine.”

Whether or not she was lying, Gabriel didn’t have enough time to figure that out as the hospital’s residential waiter in the cafeteria approached them.

“Hello Mr. Bryce,” He greeted with a bow, then turned towards Leonica, flashing her a smile that went perfectly with his attractive waiter looks, one that Gabriel quickly realized he wasn’t too fond of. “Milady, hope you enjoyed the meal?”

“I did.” Leonica answered honestly, because as a matter of fact, she had indeed enjoyed the meal, safe for the occasional and choking state’s people gave the family of three, the taste had been delightful. Almost as good as her cooking, if she must say.

“Glad to here that,” The waiter said, flashing another smile, one which Gabriel couldn’t help but roll his eyes at. Leonica didn’t miss the gesture and shoot him a questioning look to which he ignored. “How about you, little one?”

When Ashley was asked, his demeanor seemed to steamer down temporarily and the energetic boy from once before suddenly disappeared. “It was good, but I didn’t like the veggies. They were overcooked,” he admitted cautiously. “Mommy knows how to cook better.” He added in, of course not missing a moment to show his mother off.

The waiter clearly didn’t expect his answer and Gabriel quietly chuckled at his stunned expression. “My apologies, I’ll be sure to lecture the cook a handful.”

“Really?!” Ashley perked up after knowing his honest opinion hadn’t offended the waiter.

“Of course. As an apology, how about drinks on the house?” He asked and glanced at Leonica. “That’s only if you allow it.”

“Of course WE as his parents would allow it,” Gabriel interjected before Leonica could speak, making sure to put great emphasis on the word ‘WE’.

This in turn, earned yet another questioning look from Leonica. This time around however, he flashed her a smile and said nothing. Well, what else was he going to do? It’s not like he was going to come right out and say that he didn’t like the fact that this handsome waiter, not that he’d ever openly admit it, was obviously ignoring his presence and trying to get a hit on the mother of his child!

He might have lost his memory, but Gabriel was still the same person, prideful but only a little bit more polite.

“Uh, one glass of orange juice for the kid, a glass of water for me and uh...” He paused, blinked a few times while remaining silent before he continued. “a glass of chilled lime juice for her.”

“Of course, Sir.” While the waiter smiled and walked away, Leonica stared at Gabriel with wide eyes.

“What?” He questioned. “Did I place the wrong order for you?”

“No.” Leonica admitted and he sighed out in relief but it was short lived as she added. “That’s exactly what’s wrong. Like Juice, it’s... it’s my favorite juice.” She explained upon seeing his confused face.

“Oh,” Gabriel muttered finally understanding what she meant.

“Do you... do you remember anything else?” Leonica dared to ask, her hope somewhat flattering when Gabriel shook his head.

“I don’t think that even counts.” He admitted with a sigh, catching Ashley’s sad expression from the side. “Hey buddy, what’s wrong?”

“Daddy... daddy still doesn’t remember.” He answered, lowering his head to hide the tears that were gathering in eyes.

Gabriel felt sad seeing this. “Ash, hey Ash, listen to me.” He gently raised his son’s chin up, smiling warmly. “What did we talk about?” He asked.

“Daddy said I shouldn’t worry even if he can’t remember us now, because soon he will.” Ashley said and Gabriel nodded his head in agreement.

“That’s right. And I promise to keep my word. I’ll even throw in a sweet deal to make things better.”

Leonica watched as her son’s frown suddenly turned into a huge smile at the mention of a sweet deal, well, sweet to be precise.

“Really?!” He exclaimed.

Gabriel nodded. “Yeah, and here’s the deal; as long as you promise to remain happy and wait for daddy to recover his memories, I’ll promise to take you anywhere you want.”

“Anywhere?”

“Yup, got anywhere in mind?”

Ashley glanced at his mother at this before beckoning his father closer. He whispered a words in his ears before pulling back and smiling.

“Really?” Gabriel asked with creased brow and glanced at Leonica. Ashley nods furiously at his fathers question. “Alright, that’s a promise, I guess.” He said and held out his pinky to which Ashley gladly took it and recites.

“Pinky swear, whoever lies will be made to swallow a thousand needles.”

“That’s it, now go find out what’s the hold up with those drinks.” Gabriel patted the child on his head and watched as he hopped off the chair and rushed towards the cafeteria counter.

“Mister, my daddy said I should ask about our drinks!”

Gabriel chuckled before turning to face Leonica who had been staring at him.

“How do you intend to make that happen?” She asked.

“Make what happen?”

“Recovering your memories.” Leonica dead panned. “You were serious with that, right?”

“Of course I was.”

“So how?” She asked again, folding her arms across her chest and giving him a pointed look. In the back of her mind, she ignored the voice that was screaming at her, telling her that if this was THE Gabriel, she wouldn’t dare question him this way.

Not because she didn’t have the balls to; but rather because she was never this... comfortable?

Was she comfortable with him?

The passing thought had Leonica tensing up as she realized that she had indeed been quite comfortable around Gabriel.

Two months ago, she couldn’t have ever imagined herself seating here, having supposed lunch with him, yet here she was, even boldly questioning him at that.

While she was lost in her little dilemma, Gabriel had one of his own, truly pondering her question over, that is until his gaze landed on her and a sudden idea entered his mind.

“You, of course.” His answer was so sudden and even when his voice wasn’t loud, it had caused Leonica to flinch, a sudden pull back from her mind to the matter at her.

“Pardon?” She asked, tilting her head to the side, something that Gabriel couldn’t help but think of as being cute.

“You’re going to help me recover my memories. What better way to do that than have my... ex wife help me.” He said nonchalantly, almost as if he was state the obvious.

Leonica blinked in confusion before scoffing. “Are you kidding me?”

“Not at all.” Gabriel said, holding her gaze with an amount of seriousness that had her swallowing thickly. “I mean, that’s a rather reasonable way to tackle this situation, don’t you think?”

When Leonica looked like she was clearly second guessing his words, he added in. “I mean, that is if you’re up for the task. I’m not gonna force you if you don’t wanna help.”

Leonica frowned. The last thing she wanted was for him to get the wrong impression, thinking she didn’t care.

Wait, why did it matter to her if he thought she didn’t care? It’s not like she actually did. Right?

Sighing, Leonica pinched the bridge of her nose before speaking.

"No, it’s fine. I just... didn’t think it would be that simple."

"I mean, it’s worth a shot, don’t you think?" Gabriel asked, then smiled. "Unless, you have something to hide, something you don’t want me to remember."

Leonica gave him a dead panned expression at his attempt to tease her. Realizing it wasn’t working, Gabriel held his hand up in a surrendering motion.

"Alright," With that he looked away, watching a Ashley watched the waiter add the finishing touches to what he assumed would be Leonica’s drink.

While he watched his son, Leonica watched him, taking the first time since he had woken up, to actually examine him and realize that his expression was different than the Gabriel she had spent two years married to, her ex husband.

Sure, he was still the same person, but he gaze off a different vibe. His expression, way of speaking and mannerisms all seemed rather different than the person she knew.

If kind of reminded her of how Gabriel was when Lila first introduced them. Despite the obvious fact that he was against their marriage, Gabriel had smiled warmly at her when introducing himself.

It was only after they got married that he began acting distant and cold.

Thinking about this had her heart aching in pain. It wasn’t a physical pain, but rather a mental one, the one where you remember a time of pain.

But she was quick to pull her mind away from the disturbing thoughts. There was no point in remembering all of that.

It would be better... To create new memories and change her way... With or without Gabriel. And the first thing she could do to start that was obviously to help Gabriel regain his memories, close the bridge that could grow between her son and his father.

“I’ll help you.”

Her voice was quiet, almost as a whisper. But it was enough for Gabriel to hear.

“Really?” He asked and Leonica nodded her head.

“Yup. I mean, it’s the least I could do.” She said, not wanting to come out and say she was doing it for Ashley. “But under one condition.”

“What is it?” Gabriel eagerly asked.

Leonica glanced at her son and back at h before asking. “What was it that Ash told you?”

At her question, a smile bloomed on Gabriel’s lips and Leonica could have sworn that for a second, her heart did weird palpitations before stopping all at once, as he showed her the very same familiar yet distant warm smile he had shown when they were first introduced.

“That’s a secret.”