Love Assistant / Venable Fanfiction

Chapter 18 - Double Date Part II

*Venable's POV*

Right after entering the lavatory, y/n locks the outside door. I feel her gaze on my back while I head to the sinks, as I planned.

"Do you wanna leave?" she asks me, "I can feel that you're uncomfortable..."

"No shit y/n..." my words were calm, low toned and my look could almost kill her. The way she looks back at me makes her seem a little lost. Maybe she really didn't see that this couldn't work out. But wouldn't that mean that she has no idea about me?

"You brought me into a place that I've never been in" I gesture to the facility around us, "filled with restless people everywhere, screaming and laughing," I look away, "to dine with one person I don't know... and another one that I despise..." I keep talking while washing my hands, "to eat food that I've never tried, with fucking sticks that I don't know how to use... feels like you don't know me at all..."

"I didn't know you had troubles with Alicia..." she defends herself and I feel bad for her, which makes me even angrier for no reason. She is right, she had no idea.

"Of course you didn't... you know why?" I'm even more outraged now, not giving her a chance to say something, "because on top of all of that, you neglected to tell me anything, about this whole... fucking mess..."

"Alright, you are right... let's just go... I don't want to be here if you don't... I wanted to make this a surprise, to be different, I wanted you to meet Jordan... I'm sorry... if I fucked up..." she admits.

"Enough apologies..." I look at myself in the mirror, "I'm not going anywhere... I'm not gonna give that bitch the satisfaction of watching me walk away from this...

"There is the Mina that I know..." she smiles at me. Maybe I've been overreacting a little bit, after all she was just trying to organize something different.

"One thing before we go back, y/n," I start to say, allowing myself to be vulnerable, and she looks at me, wondering what's going to happen now, "why are you hiding our affection for each other?" she frowns, not understanding the question, so I explain further, "Hands under the table, really? Not even a single kiss? No princess, no nothing? Did I do something wrong here?"

"What? Nooo... I thought you'd prefer that... you're a very reserved person, and you're just getting out of the closet... I didn't want to push you to be public. It's not like you've made a move.. Is it? "

"No, I didn't..." I admit, looking down, "but I would have appreciated it if you would have shown affection.. at least a little," I say and feel more vulnerable than ever. "And it would have put some people back in their place... Feels like you're ashamed of me..." I mumble almost imperceptibly.

"Ok..." she says with a grin, "is this about Alicia or Jordan?"

"I am not jealous.. if that's what you are implying," I say with a pouting face.

"Of course not... princess," she says and gives me a loving hug. I melt into her embrace and we stay like this for a few seconds.

"What do you think?" she says against my neck, "should we go back out there?"

I nod and feel her pulling back. I stop her before she can move to the door.

"Do I have to eat with the sticks?" I ask and she chuckles. It is as if all the tension falls from her.

"No honey, you can use a fork if you want to," she says and smiles, "even though I'd love to see you trying it with the sticks."

"I've had enough stick for a lifetime.. " I say referring to my past sexual orientation. "I've grown out of that..." I add and punch her arm jokingly before we leave the bathroom, arms linked, heading back to the table.