"You've been missing for a while, Stefan. What are you up to?" Gabriel inquired following a phone conversation with his pal.
Gabriel had not heard from Stefan since that night at the Retro bar, because the next day he fled somewhere without making his existence known.
It wasn't until yesterday that he overheard his mother and Aunt Nancy on the phone discussing how Stefan lied about going on a business trip solely to spend time with Ella.
It wasn't surprising given Stefan's capacity to do so, yet something inside him suggested otherwise.
Stefan, on the other hand, sighed and leaned on his chair. "So much happened that I am still trying to figure everything out," he said, causing Gabriel to crease on his remark.
"What do you mean?" he asked and heard Stefan take a deep breath.
"We went to Ella's hometown and there we learned that Jedrick is Ella's father." The revelation caught Gabriel off guard. This was something he never saw coming.