She appeared from the back of the store which surprised Nigel. He thought she wouldn't appear at all but she did, for him.
He took a few steps forward and stood on the other side of the counter. The bruises were new and he noticed them immediately. He slipped his hands into his pockets and gave a nod to the scrapes. "What happened?" There was a hint of concern in his voice. The woman had saved his life after all. And Nigel would happily cut the cock off of any man who laid a hand on a woman. There were a few times Nigel had come close to hitting Gabby when the jealousy had clouded every cell in his brain. But he never did. Never.