Gabe Donnelly (Book Character)

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## Gabe Donnelly

**Gabe Donnelly** is a main character and protagonist of The 99 Day Duology written by Katie Cotugno. He the oldest child of Connie and Chuck Donnelly. He is also a good friend to Molly, even after their scandal, and a loving brother to Patrick and Julia.

Despite everything they've been through, he eventually grows tired of burying his feelings for Molly and the two begin dating for the summer, before breaking up. This all comes to a head in *9 Days and 9 Nights* when they obviously still have feelings for one another, but end up making the choice to be loyal and faithful to their current significant others. He longs to pursue her, but knows they both have to move on.

**NOTE**: This page contains spoilers for the duology!

## Appearance and Personality

Gabe is described as having long shaggy brown curly hair which is a honey-molasses that is lighter than his siblings. He has tan skin, mostly from being out in the sun, his eyes are a deep, lake-water blue color, his back is broader than two years ago, and he is very tall. His eyes are a deep, lake-water blue color. Since going to Notre Dame, he becomes more muscled in his body tone.

Personality wise, Gabe is laid-back and quiet, but is never afraid to speak his mind. He often refers to his brother and sister, who are more outspoken and rude, to be assholes. He greatly loved his mother Connie and is not afraid to show his love for her. He was particularly mad at Julia during the first novel for making Molly feel unwelcomed in her hometown during the summer, given Molly did betray Julia, but he wanted to make it perfect for her. Gabe was well loved by everyone he knew and very social among whomever he met, making him popular enough to be the school president when he was a senior.

Positively, by the second and final novel, Gabe's personality is kind of the same even though he changes a bit. He had became entangled with a new girlfriend, and took her on a romantic trip before running into Molly and her new boyfriend. Given they had broken up on good terms, they have lingering feelings for each other. Haven grown from his ways from four years ago, he remains loyal to Sadie, not wanting to ruin their relationship in the novel.

## 99 Days

In the pilot book of the duology, Molly arrives at Star Lake for 99 days. Upon arrival, she was slut-shamed by a few people, before Gabe stepped in and defended her. Even though Molly has officially become the slut of Star Lake, Gabe makes it clear that he doesn't think of her that way, and the two eventually begin dating. After a few weeks, the pair decide to call it quits.

## 9 Days and 9 Night

In the summer finale, two years have passed since the ending of the previous novel and Gabe is going well in his ongoing relationship with Sadie. Things seem to be going perfect for the two of them - until the past catches up to her in the form of Molly, his ex, traveling on her own parallel vacation with new boyfriend Ian. Gabe is horrified when discovering this and spends days 9 days and 9 nights trying to hide his past from his new girlfriend.

## Relationships

### Molly Barlow

*Main article: Gabe and Molly (Book Series)*

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— Gabe in *99 Days*
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### Sadie

*Main article: Gabe and Sadie (Book Series)*
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