Trust // Hannibal Lecter (1)

Dinner

It had been three successful appointments with doctor lector and esme was as right as ever. Not that anything was wrong with her to begin with but mommy dearest received the bill and the progress reports. Neither of which she opened. She had people to do her bills and her interest in esme's life was kept to a minimum.

'I would like to invite you both over for dinner this friday.' Hannibal after their Tuesday appointment finished. Esme grinned ear to ear nodding.

'I think we both would like that' kitty said as hannibal wrote down his address

'Wonderful. Any food restrictions?'

'If you ask mommy dearest i am vegan and gulten free and paleo and dairy free and-'

'taste free basically' kitty added.

'But if in dont ask mommy dearest?' Hannibal pondered

'We eat everything.' They said in unison.

'Wonderful. You ladies are in for a treat then. Say 6 oclock?'

'We will be there. Thank you doctor lector.' Kitty said moving esme out the door.

'Please. Hannibal.'

'Hannibal' katrina repeated with a smile.

'Excuse me hannibal?' Esme pulled on his jacket and he looked down at her.

'Yes my dear?'

'What is the dress code?' she whispered like it was a secret.

'What would you like to wear?' He pondered

'Well i got this new sparkly dress that ive been dying to wear!' esme exclaimed 'I almost wore it today but i have gymnastics after this.'

'Then we shall all dress to the nines' hannibal said happily he looked over at kitty imagining her in a little black dress.

'We will see you then hannibal' kitty said pulling esme along. 'Say thank you ssme'

'Thank you esme,' esme said smirking and katrina nudged her with her foot. 'thank you doctor hannibal for fixing my brain. See you friday!' She called over her shoulder and hannibal couldnt help but laugh katrina mouthed bye as she opened the door.

'Excuse us' katrina said moving past the men in suits.

'Ma'am' the one in glasses said looking her right in the eyes. His stare was intense. She looked away and rushed down the stairs.

'Dr. lector!'

'Jack, will do come in.'

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Dinner with Hannibal. katrina got changed four times. Why was she freaking out this was not a date, this was therapy...

'you look pretty kitty' esme said making katrina jump out of her skin.

'wow,' she said catching her breath. 'that is a beautiful dress little miss.'

'harvey said I look like a disco ball but jokes on him I love to disco!' esme said doing the disco as she spun.

'harvey is here? Right now?' this was not what she needed. She needed him to not look at her and think dear God he was going to think this was a date. He was going to make fun of her an then tag along and she wasn't ready for that. she wasn't ready for Harvey to pull the over protective big brother-

'no I sent him a picture. You want me to send a picture of you too?' she asked pulling out her tablet.

'no, baby no. I think after seeing you in your disco dress I'm going to look really bland.'

'you can change I think mommy dearest has a sparkly dress she never wore in her closet. I will get it.'

'no lets not blind dr lector. I think I will stick with black.'

'you look pretty kitty.' She said again running to kitty's Jewelry box and pulling out some bracelets and slipping them on her wrists. 'can I wear these?'

'of course, you want a necklace too?'

'a big one with a pretty pendant on it!' esme said searching the box until she found an old one the kitty only kept because esme liked to wear it. It wasn't her style anymore, none of what esme wore of katrinas was her style anymore but she loved the esme wanted to be like her, wear her jewelry.. esme reminded katrina a bit of herself when she was younger before her life turned upside down.

'alright you ready?' off they went. Katrinas phone dinged and esme reached into the center console to grab it.

'its from Harvey he say why the... he used a bad word.'

'skip it and go on or put the phone down and I will look at it later.' Katrina said turning onto hannibals street. The rain was really pouring down now and lightning struck through the sky.

'why are you going to see the doctor?' esme looked at katrina through the mirror. 'I might have told him where we were going when I sent him the picture of me in my dress... sorry.'

'you have nothing to apologize for, its not a secret.'

'but you didn't tell Harvey and he used a mad word.' Esme said putting the phone down.

'I didn't tell Harvey because he doesn't know dr lector if he meets him them in sure he will like him just as much as us...'

Katrina pulled up to the house, it was a mansion.

'he lives here!' esme said amazed. Katrina double checked the address.

'yep, I guess so.' Katrina turned off the car and took a breath. This was just dinner. With esme's extremely handsome therapist... esme would be there the whole time... he opened the door before they got to the door and damn if he didn't look even better in an apron.

'welcome. Please come in.' they stepped inside and were amazed at the size of his house, it was huge, it was grand.

'Wow youre like really rich!' esme said and katrina pinched her arm. 'ouch... I mean... thank you for having us.' Esme said sweetly.

'thank you dr lector, your house is beautiful.'

'please let me take yours coats.' He shook them off before hanging them by the door. Esme kicked her shoes off and ran ahead. Katrina kept hers on. Her black booties needed an excuse to wear them, they were not sitting by the door all night. 'my dear you look ravishing.' He said as he led her to the kitchen.

'you are too sweet.' Katrina said blushing already.

'and miss esme, you sparkle brighter than the sun!' Hannibal said helping her up to a bar stool.

'thank you dr lector. This place is huge!' esme declared 'and something smells like heaven. Don't you think kitty? Don't you think this is what heaven smells like?'

'Probably,' katrina agreed leaning on the counter to watch Hannibal work. He pulled a souffle out of the oven and put in an apple pie to bake.

'I'm glad you approve of the smell lets hope it tastes just as heavenly.' Hannibal said as he sliced the meat thinly using exquisite technique.