Taming the Bitch (COMPLETED) Wattys2018

EPILOGUE - VINCE's TALE

Vincent is entering Gabrielle's suite that he is now sharing with her. He has been with Nic, trying to send her to sleep after Gabrielle complained of not feeling well after tea. He has given their little angel a bottle of milk while he reads to her until she dozed off to sleep with her head on his arm.

Switching on the lights only to frown when as he pressed the switch, the chandelier didn't light up. He tries it again looking up and trying to find some light but as he did, a loud bang echoes in the room, the dim romantic lights spread across the room and the confetti starts falling down from above him.

He looks around in awe and utter surprise to find his wife standing meters away from him, just on the foot of their bed that is covered with red rose petals. In her hand is a heart shaped cake with a "Happy Birthday" candle on it.

"Happy Birthday to you..." she sings in her soft angelic voice and he smiles with tears in his eyes. She is now walking towards him, tracking the red carpet she set inside the suite that is surrounded by small scented candles on each sides.

With little steps, she finishes the song as he just watch her. His hands above his mouth in absolute surprise.

"Happy Birthday, Vince..." she smiles widely at him before holding the cake in just one hand as the other one wraps around his waist.

"Make a wish..." she tiptoes and kisses his cheek lifting the cake up his face level and she watches him close his eyes tightly before blowing on the candle.

"May all your wishes come true..." she whispers pulling him towards the spot in front of the chimney where some more red petals are spread nicely to make the shape of a heart on the floor.

Gabrielle brings the cake down on the queen's sofa on the foot of the bed before holding her husband's right hand up while pulling his waist closer to her.

The soft music starts playing and he begins gliding his hips sensually above her tummy as they waltz.

"Je t'aime Bella..." he whispers in French looking at her face. His hand is above the small of her back and hers on his shoulder wings. Gabrielle smiles at that before she leans closer, lifting her chin up to close the distance between their faces until their lips are pressed on each other.

"Ich liebe dich... Vince..." she replies in his native language while touching his warm cheek with her knuckles and sees his eyes twinkling in gladness.

"You do...?!" He asks lifting her on the waist with just one arm, their faces are on the same level now.

"Of course I do... What did you think...?" She kisses his nose and embraces his neck this time before whispering in his neck.

"I love you Vince... I think ever since the day I met you in the parking lot... that day when you helped me heal my wounds. I just thought that I've finally found someone who would stay with me regardless of anything...and you did..." she tilts her head until they are looking at each other again. The moon from outside is glistening on the sides of their faces. Emphasizing Gabrielle's features as she looks at him.

"I knew I'd fall if you returned... and you did. You returned and kept me warm... you made sure I was safe..." She whispers and feels his arms wrapping her tighter before he kisses her ears. He could remember that vaguely now. That day when they violently broke her father's car... the blood in her hands, the penthouse...the Harry Potter film over a cup of ice cream. That night when he cooked for someone for the first time after his first heartbreak... that night when he stayed overnight at a woman's place without doing anything but stare at her lovely face as she sleeps.