The Golden Bite

10|Unplanned Date

I cross my arms and glared at the guy sitting across from me. "Why would you agree to this without even asking me first." 

"Well I needed your number for...you know. That was the only way to get it." Emilio says. 

I blush and clear my throat. "You could have just asked me." I lean forward and raise my eyebrows. "Would you have given it to me?" he leans forward and I keep a stern expression. "Maybe if you asked nicely."

"Since we are already here let's just enjoy." He picks up his menu and looks over it. "How can I enjoy this lunch I was forced to go to." I tap my fingers against the table. "You don't want to be here with me." he catches my eye. "Because you sure were begging me to stay last night." I pick up my menus and hit him with them. "Oww." He smirks.

"I didn't beg you to stay. I asked if you would. There's a difference." He's making me sound like a desperate teen looking for a boyfriend. "No your exact words were 'please come over'" he smirks and I glare at him. "Can we not talk about this." I blush.

"Fine, I'll change the subject then. I wanna know a little more about you." He rests his head in his hands. "Okay...um I grew up in Houston Texas before I moved to California." I start "After Felicity and my dad broke up he didn't want to stay in that town anymore." I add

"Why do you call your mom Felicity?" He asks amused "When I was little she abandoned me to be with her mate." He frowns "The mate bond is f****d up isn't it." He says an agonizing expression on his face. "It wasn't the bond that made her abandon me. She chose her mate over me."

I look at the table with a brooding expression. "It's too bad she didn't get to know you. You seem like a cool person."

"I am a cool person." I laugh. "I still need some convincing." He winks. The waiter walks up to us and asks us what we want. "Are you ready to order?" He asks. "Yes." We reply at the same time. I smile and point to my order. "I would like the lobster and crab combo."

"I'll take a ......." he orders something kinda fancy. The waiter walks away after asking what kind of drinks we would like. Alcohol in the afternoon isn't that bad. Right?

"So what about you?" I ask leaning my head on my folded hands. "I grew up in New York. My father met my mother and we moved to Seattle when I turned 7. They got married and well she died 6 months later." He says sadly "She was 3 months pregnant at the time." I could see the hurt in his eyes as he looked up at me.

"Sorry I probably made this lunch depressing." I put my hands over his and look deep into his eyes. "You didn't. I want to hear more about you." I bite my lip as he strokes my fingers with his thumb. That same electricity is running through my entire body. "How about I start with my badass high school days." He smirks and I smile.

"In return, I'll tell you how much of a geek I used to be." I giggle. "You go first." 

"Okay... throughout my high school years I didn't have many friends. I was always at the library when people inviting me out, so it wasn't easy for them to get to know me. I met my best friend Gabbi one day when she bumped into me and spilled all her water on me." I giggle at the memory. "She apologized for an entire week and from there we hit it off." 

"After that she made me start going to parties with her because she thought my high school life was boring." I smile at the memory. "I can't disagree with her." He shrugs "I mean who spends their day in the library when parties are going on." I roll my eyes.

"Me! I'll have you know I loved my mystery books." He strokes my fingers again and I can't help biting my inner lip. "Mystery huh." He looks deep into my eyes searching for something. "Yes. I just love when the police solve the mysteries. It's always someone you would never guess and they hide it so well." I tilt my head to the side. "Your turn."

He sits up straight and lets go of my hand. He clears his throat and flips his nonexistent hair over his shoulder as if he's a prince. I laugh at him. "Back in my day, I was the baddest boy you could ever meet." He winks "Yeah sure." I tease.

"No seriously I was the baddest boy. I used to do pranks on the teachers all the time." He smirks "One time I put my pet snake in the bathroom. The teacher didn't see it at the time and she sat down. It bit her in the ass." He snorts "Oh my gosh you did not." I gasp

"Oh, I did." He winks "I got suspended but I didn't stop there. Eventually, I was in my last year of high school. I started to get more mature since I was growing up and had a girlfriend. I had a lot of friends and was popular but they weren't a good influence." He frowns

"What happened to your girlfriend? Are you still together." I asked him the question but didn't want to believe it. "Nope. She died." He shifts in his seat and the waiter brings our food. "What? How?" I ask

He changes the subject "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I moved here last year and got an amazing job while I do part time college." He smirks. "Oh, so you're already in your twenties," I say.

"Yeah. I'm only twenty though so don't worry." He winks. He's more playful now than when I first met him and I like it. I feel a little closer to him and I can get even closer over these next few months.

"So why haven't you found your mate yet." He shrugs "I don't need one." I raise my brow. "Everyone has a mate. Even if you don't want her I'm sure she'll crawl under your skin." If I was his mate I sure would. I'd not only get under his skin but I'd also get under him naked in his bed. Stop it brain!

"Not me. Trust me she would never be able to crawl under my skin." I  smirk at him. "You've no idea how strong the mate bond is."

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 *Emilio*

"So you are attracted to your mate?" I'm annoyed about her little comment about the mate bond. Just one more reason, I can't go there with her. She's in love with her mate and I'm cursed. "No. My wolf is blinded by the wolf bond and I hate it." She looks at me. "If there was a way to break it I would." If only she f*****g knew. 

"You shouldn't take the wolf goddess for granted. You're obviously with him because you're meant to be." I say.

"f**k meant to be. If we are he would treat me better." She crosses her arms and she looks so sexy. Gosh, I want her in my bed...now. "Well, I guess life just isn't fair sometimes. Especially for you." I joke and she smiles. "I hate you." She giggles and I do my arrogant hair flip as If I have surfer dude hair. "How could you hate this." She smiles at me again. 

The waiter finally brought our drinks and food. It was surprisingly fun talking to her and getting to know her. I want to know more about her. I want to know the cause of her smile and if she can smile like that just for me.

At the end of the night, I drove her back home since we came in my car. I made sure my dad wasn't home before I did. I don't want to be caught with her, he would give me a s**t lecture about keeping away from her. 

Once I pull up to our houses neither of us attempts to move. I'm holding myself back from asking her inside. She looks at me and I meet her eyes. "I had fun." She smiles that heart-crushing smile. "Yeah. I did too surprisingly." I run a hand through my hair. 

"You didn't think I was going to be any fun tonight?" She puts her hand over her heart dramatically. I lean closer and I run my tongue across my bottom lip. "Oh, Delilah I think about how fun you are going to be every night." She blushes and stares at my lips.

Suddenly she cups my face in her hands. "I'm fun Emilio, but you won't get the chance to feel my fun lips around you." She parts her lips as if waiting for a kiss. "Why?" I frown. I don't even know why I'm asking. Not having her is the best thing for me while my wolf is under my control. "Because you said you won't touch me. Got to live up to that." She smiles seductively. 

Shit.

"You're right. I did say that." I pull my head from her hands and look away from her.

"Well, I guess this is goodnight." She smiles opening her car door. "It wouldn't be bad going out with you again." 

I can't let her go back inside her house after that comment she just made. I grab her arm and pull her back into the car. She looks at me confused. The confusion suddenly disappeared when my lips connected with hers. She closed the door and wrapped her arms around my neck. 

"Has Emilio gone bad and broken his promise." She raises a brow. "I've been bad, you're only now just witnessing it."

I take the keys out of the engine and continue to kiss her. This night is going to be fun...