Taming the Bitch (COMPLETED) Wattys2018

Chapter XXV - Dinner Date

Gabrielle looks at Vincent lying flatly on the bed as he stares blankly on the huge chandelier hanging above him. They have been back to the hotel since he felt sick because of all the rides she had taken him to.

She pouts staring at him mindlessly that she didn't notice when he turns her gaze to her and he frowns seeing that she's pouting at him blankly.

"What no good is up in your pretty little head again, munchkin?" He asks raising an eyebrow at her. Gabrielle jolts a little when he suddenly spoke to her.

"Huh??!" Was all she could say to him as she straight up sitting on the settee.

Vincent throws himself up only to groan and cup the back of his head. He still cannot feel himself, much worse, he feels as if his soul is left on top of that ridiculous ride she'd forced him to do.

"I said what's up, munchkin?" He asks again this time leaning his elbows on his own knees.

Gabrielle pouts again while frowning at him.

"Huh?" He demands an answer standing up to walk closer to her. Gabrielle blinks as he kneels in front of her, touching her knee she didn't notice had a bruise.

"Where'd you get this from?" He asks gently caressing the purple-turned skin of her knee.

"Huh?" She asks again making Vincent tsk looking up to her.

"And so I thought I lost my soul up in that bloody ride. Where is your mind wandering, baby?" He asks touching her cheek before his fingers run to the back of her neck, pulling her head closer to his afterwards to kiss her lips.

But even before their lips could meet, Gabrielle felt as if a cold water was poured on top of her head and she pushes him on the chest with confused eyes.

"I-I'm hungry..." she heard herself say trying to divert the moment to something else. Vincent sighs before pressing his palm gently on the back of her neck he was still holding and pressing his lips not on her lips but on top if her knee that was bruised.

"You want to order from the private dining?" He asks not getting his hand away from her face as his thumb continues to caress her rosy cheeks.

Gabrielle pouts once more making him smile this time. She's so adorable that he could literally pit her in his pocket as a keychain just to keep her with him all the time.

"Where do you want to go then?"

"Anything but here..." she replies honestly. If she were more honest, she would have told him that she didn't want to order from the private dining because she's already feeling suffocated with his presence---not the bad suffocation, but because her heart is already skipping a beat when he's near her and touching her like this.

She would never admit that to this godforsaken twat!!!

She rolls her eyes looking up making Vincent outweirded by her reaction.

"Are you ok??" He asks again out of worry.

"I told you I'm hungry!" She snaps and acts just to cover her tension.

"Ok, what do you fancy eating then?"

"Y-you..."

"What?!" Vincent's ears clapped and he smiled widely thinking dirty now.

"You decide!" She finishes the sentence right away but Vincent isn't the one to just take that lightly and he chuckles.

"Baby, if I were to decide, I would seriously love to eat you..." he chuckles making her hit his head so hard with her palm that he groans in pain.