Love And Hate A Gideon Cross Love Story

Chapter 22

It was around 14:00 and Gideon and I just got back to the apartment , I decided it was time to look for something  to wear to dinner tonight.  I walked into my closet,  which is probably my favorite part of my house and begun my search. Gideon just sat on my fluffy rug and waited for me to complete my hunt,  I think I have a problem. I can never decide what to wear.  I heard my phone ringing so I ran to pick it up,  Gideon walked out, letting me handle my business,  I picked up and to my surprise it was Zac, the guy from the cocktail  party.
"Heeeeey what's up its been a while.. "
"Zac,  hey,  I wasn't expecting your call,  you're  right it has been a while,  how have you been? "
"Better now that I've heard your voice,  I see the media can't get enough of your romance, when did that happen?"
"The media can never get enough,  anything for a quick buck right?  About my relationship though,  it's been going on for a while,  I guess it just kind of happened  , I didn't plan it you know? Anyway enough about me,  what's up with you,  you've been really silent."
"Just happened? Well I've been busy with work,  just finished shooting in Italy,  can you believe it? You know we should hang out sometime "
"Yes definitely,  and you have to tell me more about Italy , I'm actually getting ready to go to dinner with Gideon at Christians Grey's place. I'll let you know when I'm free though"
"Yeah,  hey well let me leave you  to it,  enjoy your evening,  it was really good hearing your voice after all this time... "

We ended our call and I went back to searching  for something  to wear,  at last,  I found it, it was a black halterneck dress with an opening in front and came just above the knee and was openback,  It was perfect.
I was going to pair it with black gladiator heels, a smoky eye and red lip.

I walked downstairs after I added the finishing touches to my look for tonight. I caught a glimpse of  Gideon in a black suit with the top two buttons of his shirt undone,  I loved the fact that he could literally wear anything and still look like a Greek god.

He walked up to me , lifted my hand to his lips and placed a soft kiss on it. 
"You look beautiful my love,  care to dance? " I looked at him confused,  but then he grabbed the remote control ,switched on our favorite song,  by: Annie Drury - One step, and began to waltz me around the room,  I loved being like this with him,  carefree and just young,  I could act my age with him,  I didn't have to put on a front,  I could let  the mask drop and  just be myself.

The song ended and he drew me closer,  hands on my waist,  he placed feather light kisses along my neck and jawline, "you're  so perfect,  I can't wait 'till we get back . God that dress..." Feeling him whisper this in my ear sent shivers down my spine, but I held my composure,  we left the apartment hand in hand. We were  seared at the back of my Range Rover, hand in hand.

An hour later we pulled up to gold and ivory coloured gates that bordered a mansion that truly  was a treat for the eyes,  it had a rustic look to it,  yet it looked like it belonged on the cover of architectural magazines all over the globe,  the Italian marble tiles and the rustic gold and mahogany French doors that adorned the mansion were spectacular. The car came to a stop and Gideon got out and reached for me,  we walked towards the mansion and at the door awaited Grace,  Christians mom,  she hugged me and kissed Gideon's cheek,  I walked further in and saw Anna with Christian by her side.
"Serena how are you?  It's been forever,  I missed you so much" she said whilst hugging me.
"I've missed you too,  it's so great seeing you again,  thank you for having us"
We shared small talk over work, since we are in the same line of work,  Anna is the CEO of SIP , I look to Anna as a mentor. Gideon was in the middle of a long discussion with Christian and his dad,  I'm guessing it was about work. Anna told me Mia was around here somewhere and as if on cue, in came the squealing queen we all know and love, Mia.
"At last!!!  I've missed you so much " she squeals as she pulls me in for a hug
She reminded me about our girls trip and filled me in on the latest gossip,  she mentioned that she's seeing someone new and she thinks it's going to last this time,  she says that about every relationship though. We talked about clothes, boys , movies,   I felt my age with Mia,  she always brought me back down to earth with her crazy personality,  before we knew it we were summoned to the dining room and were seated,  Gideon  was seated next to me of course,  and across from me sat a blonde,  who I hadn't really noticed before,  however I didn't miss the fact that she couldn't stop ogling Gideon,  I glared at her , she averted her eyes and suddenly her knees were quite interesting  to her. I did notice her sneaking a peak every now and then. Dinner went pretty well,  I think Gideon and Christian are getting along even better now that they've spent a substantial amount of time together. 

At around 20:00 Gideon and I said goodbye and left,  the car ride home was abnormally quiet and awkward,  which was weird,  I thought Gideon and I were on good terms..
We got home and then it all came crashing down...