Who's Going To Take The L - DRAFT COPY NOT EDITED

Chapter 19 - The Key

I take a deep breath and stare hard into Gabriel's eyes. It's now or never right? It's the perfect timing and I have the perfect reason. Gabriel is also staring back at me, I don't know if it's just because we're having a moment right now but he looks highly vulnerable. Gabriel slows down his pace it's almost like his fingers can read the room. You would think it would be less intense but if anything I find this much hotter. I raise one of my hands and cup Gabriel's cheek, slowly stroking the side of his face. He leans in further bringing his face closer and closer to mine. I take it that this is the right sign and definitely the right thing to do. It couldn't be any more clear. I slowly lean in even more now I can feel his fresh minty breath blowing across my face whenever he breaths out.

I count down from three in my head, giving my self some final seconds to process what I'm about to do. With one more deep breath, I slowly close my eyes and slap Gabriel across the face hard. Whilst he's still in shock I push him away from me and ran out the room downstairs as fast as possible laughing my head off. Ahh, you should have seen the shocked look he had on his face when I opened my eyes. It kinda makes me wish I left them open but I don't think that it would have had the same effect. I'm looking around for the exit, I'm sure if I just took the stairs down then the front door would have just been there. Shit, the stairs I just went down wasn't the same spiral ones instead just normal straight stairs. Great I'm lost in this psycho house and not just any psycho one that I just slapped. I'm so dead if I don't find a way out.

"Angel Angel Angel, why is it that you think you can run from me in my own house. I'm coming for you and once I get my hands on you I am not going to let you go." Gabriel sounds extremely pissed and as the house is so big and empty but something tells me my plan worked don't ask me how I know I've just got a strong feeling I slapped him back into a reality. Just like how no one has kissed him before I'm also certain he's never been slapped before while except by his father. It seems like he wanted the kiss and if he wanted it then I don't think it would have had much effect on him. Did I want to kiss him? Yes, I did. So why did I change my mind? Because I was scared.

When I'm with Gabriel it's different, even when he's doing things I didn't ask him to. He's a man that knows what he wants and won't stop until he gets it. When he touches me I feel stuff I've never felt before and that's saying something because I was so positive that James was that guy for me. Since I met him I haven't really thought about James like that and sure I went to Sienna's event with him but that's because I secretly wanted Gabriel to get jealous. I don't know how come I didn't see it before but when I stared into his eyes and saw that vulnerable look on his face everything all made sense. "Angel I'm closer to you then think." I looked around the room I was in, it was a home movie theatre. Why on earth does he have a home movie theatre when he doesn't let anyone in the house. I'm certain none of us can picture him sitting in his boxers watching a movie. Oh, what a pretty sight that would be. I'm hiding behind one of the cream expensive seats. Staring holes into the door making sure I have a clear view so that I can see when Gabriel enters.

I can hear him, he's close by. I hear him slowly creeping in and out of rooms calling out my name. He sounds like he's very close by but like I said I have eyes on the door so I'll know when he enters. I feel arms snake around me picking me up. "Boo. I told you you couldn't run from me" The words come out so quiet and gentle I almost missed it. "Gabriel shit you scared me, how did you get in here? I never once took my eyes off the door what did you drop the....."  "What sky, no Angel, I am sure that is you"                                                                                                "Gabriel are you stupid, didn't you know that your name is also from an angel, wait why do you look so shocked"                                                                                                                                                             "Of course I knew that I guess I just did not get angel jokes because I am far from an angel more like a greek God right?" Great I slapped him back to his cocky self. Weirdly enough I kind of missed this. "Alright Hephaestus, how about you get your hands off me now. Your not the type of greek God I had in mind" I laugh knowing he would somehow get the joke. "Hephaestus, ha I did not expect you to know so much Greek mythology. And oh please, we both know I'm a Zeus." Trust him to pick the God with the most baby mama's. "Eww, seriously you wanna be the God that most likely to also have an STD. Yeah, now you better get your filthy hands off me."            "Oh no no Angel, let us not forget you are in big trouble." Uh-oh