Arranged to a Rival Gangster

Chapter 21: A Softer Side

Elena's POV

Daniel and I got out of the bath just in time for the food to arrive at the door. I sat on the bed in a white, fluffy robe, and waited for Danny to bring the food. He came back in with a towel wrapped around his waist and a roller tray of food.

"How come they didn't bring it in?" I ask.

"Cause you don't have any clothes on." He answers simply.

"Neither do you." I counter, crossing my arms over my chest. "It could've easily been a girl that served us."

"Ya jealous Bunny?" He jokes, but I stale faced him. "Jeez... I was just joking." He sucks his teeth before plopping down on the bed.

"Better be." I roll my eyes, taking the scooting down and reaching over him to get to the food. I take the platter off one to reveal a plate full of fluffy waffles and scrambled eggs. The other plate had a selection of strawberries, mangos, peaches, pineapples, and bananas. They also gave us two glass pitchers of fresh squeezed orange juice and apples juice. "I'm so hungry."

"Not shocked," Daniel smirks, "you used up all your energy."

"Umm, correction, you used up all my energy last night." I say, taking a waffle and tearing a price off before popping it into my mouth.

"Hey, I told you to slow down." He holds his hands up in surrender. "But you wanted to keep going."

"I was talking nonsense." I play dumb. "You should've just stopped."

"Didn't sound like nonsense to me." He gives me a smirk, before shoveling waffles and egg into his mouth.

"I bet it didn't." I roll my eyes. "You know you went overboard."

"And you know you loved it." He teases me, giving me a peck on the cheek, before whispering in my ear, "plus, you were so cute that I just couldn't stop."

I feel my cheeks heat up, before I gingerly push him away. "You're incorrigible." I complain.

"You don't deny it." He continues to make fun.

"Eat your food." I gripe at him.

"Okay Bunny." He chuckles, leaning up against the headboard and going back to his plate. "I'll stop teasing for now."

We eat in silence for a few moments before he breaks the silence. "I should be done by the time you and Astrid are done, so just text me, and we'll come pick you guys up."

"Okay." I nod. "Are you going to show me the house today?"

"Yep." He replies, "you can do whatever you like to the place as long as there's no pink."

"Aawww." I fake pout, "but the kitchen was going to be so cute."

"Yeah, yeah." He quips. "Well I'm sorry to crush your dreams, Bunny, but I can't be seen in a pink house."

"So no pink ever?" I pout playfully.

"Nope, not until we have a little girl." He gets this little gleam in his eyes. "Then you make her room as pink as you want."

"Aww, that's cute." I giggle.

"What's cute?" He asks with a perplexed expression.

"You want a girl, don't you?" I tease him,

"Eventually." He mutters, a red hue tinting his face.

"And here I was thinking that you wanted to knock me up so you can have a boy as soon as possible."

"I do want a boy." He corrects me, "I just want a girl too. Your dad made it sound aw- shit." He cuts himself off once he realizes what he said. "Sorry."