Destined to Collide

You Feel Like Home

Chapter Twenty Six - You Feel Like Home

For a moment we both stared at the serene, winding smoke that commenced from the scraggy candles. I picked up my fork and plunged through my Double Fudge Chocolate Cake. I hummed to myself in delight, enjoying the sweet chocolate flavor. That's when I noticed, in the far corner of my eyes, the vampire pulling some unknown object out of his pocket. I sat my fork down, watching his hesitated moves, as he vigilantly placed the object in front of me.

Hmm, if I didn't know better, I would say he was nervous.

I looked down, finally giving the item my full attention. It was a chic black box, about five inches long. I stared at it for a moment, almost afraid to open it, before moving my gaze to Godric's face. "What is it?" I murmured in a low voice, slowly running my fingers over the delicately beautiful box. "If I'm not mistaken, it's humans' custom to offer present on their birthday, is it not?" He questioned, nudging his head toward the box, his eyes requesting me to open it.

"I wasn't expecting anything to be honest..." I muttered softly picking up the box and opening it with a shaky hand. I seriously didn't think he got me anything at all, I wasn't expecting him to either. But the moment I opened it, I could feel the lungful air vanish from my throat at the sight of what it held inside. With a timid hand, I picked up the exquisite looking Charm Bracelet that sat subtlety inside. The lovely jewelry was made out of the purest white gold, with sands like diamonds embedded all over it, as If it was dipped in small pieces of shattered glass. There was four large, heart shaped, emerald stones connected to it, and in between, little charms of a Book, a queen chess piece, a star and a guitar were attached.

My fingers slowly grazed over it, my heart growing in size at the sight of those charms, as it was a reminder of our time together in the fellowship basement not so long ago, even though it felt like it has been forever since. "Wow...," was all I could utter, as I gazed at the breathtaking jewelry, and from the looks of it, it seemed pretty expansive, probably a few thousand dollars. Even though, his thoughtfulness warms my heart, I couldn't accept such a gift. "I'm sorry Godric, but I can't accept this." I placed the charm bracelet back into the box, before pushing it toward him.

"Is it not to your liking?" He questioned staring down at the gift he presented in pondering manner. "Isabel was sure you would be pleased with it..." He mumbled making me smile. I could see the thwarted look gracing his beautiful face, disappointed by his choice of gift. It was not my intention at all to make him feel like I was dissatisfied by what he got me. After all, he had gone through the trouble asking his ex-subordinate, now the new sheriff, and I felt horrible for returning it.

"No, no, I love it. In fact, this got to be the most thoughtful gift anyone ever given to me. It's just... this is too much. I would have been happy with just a book, really." I don't want him to spend this much amount of money on me. Specially, after all the expenses he has, with his nest being rebuilt and the five star hotel, it was a bit of expenditure. Besides, it's the thought that counts anyways.

He seemed to understand where I was coming from, guessing from the soft, lovely smile slowly spread across his face. Raising his fingers, he grasped the jewelry out of the box, before he dawdlingly reached for my hand with his other one. "Nothing is ever too much for you," he voiced like he was stating the most obvious fact in the world, as he cautiously fastened the bracelet around my wrist, his cool fingers brushing against my skin adoringly. Under the candles light, he looked so...

Oh god... be still my heart.

"Thank you, Godric; it's beautiful." I voiced breathlessly, watching how the bracelet fit around my wrist. He attentively touched the charms, his recreation of a little momentous of our time together in that dreadful cage at the basement of the fellowship, yet it had been the best time of my life.