Warring Twin Wolves

Chapter Nineteen

Gabby”s POV:

          I am so nervous.  As I came down the stairs, I saw him leaning against the entryway to the hallway looking every bit a dashing hero of any romance novel.  I am in trouble.  I need to keep my emotions and hormones in check.  The mate bond grows stronger the more we spend time together.  As I reach the bottom of the stairs, he holds out his hand.  How romantic, right?

          We go outside, and I see a vintage 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 in Raven Black.  I stop in my tracks with my mouth hanging open.  He stopped and looked back at me curiously, “Gabrielle?”.  I shook myself out of my shock and started fangirling, “You have a 1967 Shelby Mustang?  It is beautiful. It looks like it’s in mint condition.  The 1967 GT500 had 330 horsepower, right?”.  

          I only heard silence as a response, prompting me to tear my eyes off the gorgeous machine in front of me and look up at Danny, still waiting for an answer to my question.  I guess it was his turn to look at me with his mouth hanging open.  I looked around at my surroundings searching for what might be so outstanding as to cause this reaction until I heard him chuckle.  My eyes shot over to his grinning face, and he said, “Gabrielle, I am amazed by you.  I have never seen a girl get so excited over a car.  That was sexy”.  His eyes went wide as he realized what he said, and he tried to smooth it over, “Well, I mean, I apologize for being so forward”.  He went over to his car to open the doorway to paradise in his car.  As he was closing the door slowly, making sure he didn't get anything caught in the door, he spoke quickly, “You were so sexy, though”, and then shut the door in a flash.  

          Okay, he has a sense of humor and of mischief.  I am getting a sense of his character, giving me a clearer picture of him.  As we pull away from my parent’s house, I see curtains start to move because of the nosy people who are trying to spy on us.  I breathe a sigh of relief as the house gets smaller in the rearview.  He laughed nervously, “We had some peeping Toms, eh?”.  I giggled a little and looked out the window.  

          We drove in comfortable silence for a while, and then we pulled up to a trendy-looking restaurant.  It had modern decor, and the sign suggested they made some kind of fusion food.  It read, “Molecular Fusion”.  I glanced at Danny nervously, and he had already opened the door for me and held his hand out again to help me out of the car.  I could feel the heat of his hand on my lower back as we entered the restaurant.  

          As I was taking in the decor and vibe of the place, Danny went over to the hostess and gave his name.  The girl got flirty and giggly.  I pretended to still be interested in our surroundings because the restaurant does not need me to go off on this girl.  I can feel Gemma pacing in my mind.  Her hackles are up and she’s ready to pounce.  I was trying to keep her calm, and letting her know that I will handle things when I suddenly hear Danny say, “Miss, I’m sorry, but my date and I are starving.  Can we be seated soon?”.  I turned to see the hostess continue to make eyes at him.  She tried to look demure while looking up at him through her eyelashes, “Of course, sir, please allow me to show you to your table”.  

          Danny called out to me, and I went over to him.  He held out his elbow for me to take, “Ready, m’lady?”.  I laughed and that small exchange made me relax.  The hostess ignored my presence as she continued to eye Danny like he was the most delicious thing she ever laid eyes on, “Follow me, sir”.  She turned and decided to entertain us with her over-exaggerated hip-swinging as she strutted across the room.  

          We sat down at an oval-shaped table with two chairs that looked a little futuristic.  Instead of having four legs, the whole seat is one continuous piece that has curls like a wave.  I started to peruse the menu.  I looked around at the variety of food people were eating trying to figure out what seemed good.  I saw plates with foam and spheres on them that looked like caviar, but in a rainbow of colors.  I looked back down at the menu and saw a dish called ‘Deconstructed Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup’, so I decided on that.  I snuck a peek at Danny and realized he was staring at me.  I raised my head and gave him a questioning look.  He smiled and leaned forward, “I am just so grateful that you agreed to this.  It feels like I am in a dream, just sitting with you, enjoying your beauty”.

          I could feel myself blushing, and I didn’t know what to say, so I shot him a nice wide smile.  Just then, the waitress came over to take our orders.  She must be in the same Danny fan club of which the hostess seemed to be a member.  She came over with a couple buttons undone on her shirt showing her cleavage.  Since she wasn’t sparing me with any attention, I decided to act invisible and looked directly at her cleavage like a creep.  Danny’s eyes widened, but he was trying to keep a straight face as I gave him a thumb’s up when I was done leering at her.

          We both gave her our orders.  She never actually looked at me, she just writes down whatever the voices she hears say.  After she left our table, I sat there innocently as he gave me a devilish grin and asked, “What was that about?  Someone’s feeling frisky”.  I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders and answered, “I don’t know what you are talking about”.  He grinned mischievously, “So, were you checking her out for my benefit or your own?”.  My brown eyes shot up to his light blue ones, “I do not recall, sir”.  He just sat back in his chair eyeing me with a huge grin on his face, “You know, you are absolutely adorable”.  I cast my eyes down, then brought my eyes back to his, “I know”.  Wow, what is going on with me?  I’ve never just had playful banter with a guy before.  

          I became quiet, realizing how happy I was feeling, and afraid that the rug would be pulled out from under me.  I didn’t want to ruin the mood, so I changed topics, “Have you come here before?”.  Danny shook his head, “I heard another guy talking about it when I accompanied my father on a visit to Gold Moon Pack”.  I nodded my head, “We’ll see if that was a good recommendation or not, even though he didn’t know he was giving it”.

          The food came out, and I regarded it for a minute, then said, “Thank you”.  The waitress had undone another button.  Is she going to strip herself by the end of dinner?  Danny gave me a sideways glance while giving the waitress a thank you so she would take her leave.  After she left the table I asked him, “If she comes out again with another button undone on her blouse, should I innocently point out that her shirt is slipping open, and suggest she fix it?”.  Danny grinned and leaned forward, “I knew you were faking that whole innocent act!”.  I looked at him and pointed out, “No kidding, Sherlock.  You cracked the case!”.  He sat back and his face had this expression of incredulity, “Oh, I see.  Well aren’t you a little minx”.

          We started to eat, and it was unlike anything I have ever tasted before.  They had a little blurb describing what everything was, so I took some of the broth pearls and put it on top of the beef, and took a bite.  I noticed the green noodles and realized he took some ingredients and made them into a gelatin type of dish.  Especially if you put some pearls on the noodles.  I looked over at Danny’s plate, and he had some kind of foam on top of his beef.  I exclaimed, “This is so good!  It’s like the flavor has not finished cooking until it hits my mouth”.  Danny cautiously put some foam on his piece of meat and lifted the fork to his mouth.  His brows shot up in surprise, “That is a different taste, but it reminds you of the regular dishes we are used to”.  We smiled at each other and finished our meal.  

          After Danny paid the bill, we walked back out to his honey of a car and we slipped into that baby and took off.  The car stopped again, and all I could see was darkness.  Gemma provided her night vision, and I was grateful.  I asked him, “What are we doing out here?”.  He must have sensed my uneasiness because he took my hand, and the sparks were going again.  He said softly, “I brought you to my favorite place.  I didn’t want the awkwardness of stripping around each other, so I decided to drive you here.  I would like our wolves to have some time together as well”.  I looked down at my lap where his hand was still holding mine, “Gemma would love to spend time with your wolf.  So I see there is a clearing over there.  Is that your favorite place, or is it right here on this trail?”.  

          He chuckled, “It is indeed the clearing.  I thought we could take a blanket and sit and talk?”.  He looked at me hopefully, letting me know it was completely my decision.  I smiled and I quietly muttered, “Well, we could try it out.  I’d like to see it”.  Danny grinned and got out of the car.  He came to my side of the car and opened the door.  He held out his hand and I took it. He gently pulled me with him, ‘and he grabbed a bag from the back.  He tightened his grip and said, “I am so glad that I can show you”.  I followed him, and we walked over to the clearing.  I took a sharp intake of breath, as I looked around.