Chapter 4
Christian ducked behind his menu and glanced around the Gingerbread Café, wondering if anyone paid him and Gabriel any attention. When they first entered the café ten minutes earlier, he felt the stares of many of his fellow Elves. Just now, though, it didn’t seem as though anyone looked in their direction.
“Is there a problem?”
Gabriel’s sharp question turned his attention back to the menu. “Problem?”
His boss…lover…whatever he was sighed.
Christian peeked over the top of the menu and wasn’t the least surprised Gabriel looked as exasperated as he sounded. His cheeks heated and he went back to deciding on his lunch.
“Are you uncomfortable being seen with me, Christian?”
Definitely.
“Is there a reason I should be?” he asked, not looking away from his menu. He knew his blus
