Taming the Bitch (COMPLETED) Wattys2018

Chapter XXX - Stolen Kisses

"How do you feel...?" That was the first thing she hears as she opens her eyes. She feels the bed waving a little as Vincent adjusts himself to look at her. His arms are sore from holding her in his chest but he doesn't give a care. She'd been shaking in her sleep, murmuring and pushing herself closer to him over and over like begging him to just hold her and take the pain away.

"Hmmm...?" He asks as his blue pair of orbs meet her brown pair of dilated eyes before she frowns and groans. His arm that is under her neck pulls her a little before he embraces her again. Soothing her back as he gently caresses it.

"Can you sit, baby? You've to eat..." he says with his lips against her burning temples. She's still feverish and he's so damn worried that he feels the urge to carry and run her to the hospital.

"W-wa-er..." she lets her weight fall on his embrace as she struggles to speak.

"Hmm?" Vince pushes her again a little before combing her short hair to the back of her ears.

"W-wa.." she gulps. "T-er..." she says in her husky voice.

"My baby wants water...?" He smiles touching her small pointed nose, making her nod before he seals their lips with a kiss and brings her lying flat on the bed.

"I'll get you a glass." He says kissing her forehead this time. Gabrielle frowns almost wanting to snap at him for taking advantage and stealing kisses from her but she really didn't have the energy to argue anymore.

She feels as if she's turned into jelly overnight. Her muscles are so sore and her bones are so crisp that all she can do is lie down on bed and wait for her husband to return.

"Here's you water..." he says handing her the glass only to pull it back with a naughty smile when she reaches for it. Gabrielle frowns, her weak hand on air as she glares at him. Even before she could say a word, Vincent leans down and the next thing she feels were his lips gracing hers in a loving kiss.

"V-Vince...!!!" she complains in a shaky breath. He looks down smiling and kisses her again.

"They say kisses are the best medicine." He winks making her roll her eyes at him. She really couldn't talk right now. Her throat feels so dry and this bloody idiot is taking advantage of her weakness!

"W-oah...t-ehh..." she flinches before coughing that triggers another pain in her head. Only then did Vincent assisted her to sit down so she could sip on the glass of water.

"You need to be in the hospital, Bella..." he says gently rubbing her back. Gabrielle just sighs at that before looking up flinching while trying not to reach and pull on her hair. The last thing she wants is Vincent pursuing her to be in the hospital.

Vincent is still holding her body close to his, his arms is wrapped around her while the other is placing the glass of water on the side table.

"I can't continue looking at you like this...let me bring you to the hospital, baby..." he says pulling her face so he could kiss her temple and receiving just another sigh from Gabrielle.

"J-just...sh-shut up, Vince..." she says obviously irritated by him now.

"Why are you so hard, Gabrielle?! Your fever hasn't gone down! You're obviously still in pain!"

"That's why stop screaming at me!!!" She suddenly starts crying hard while pushing herself away from his embrace only to almost weakly fall on the bed if Vincent weren't quick to pull her back to his arms.

"I'm sorry. I'm just worried. I'm so worried..." he says hating himself that she's crying in pain again.

"Please let me bring you to the hospital Gab... I really don't know what to do now..." he pleads embracing her only to feel her shaking her head against his chest.