My stare buried inside the mess I call;closet.

With the only skirt I have,being the one I wear for work,now I have to pull myself through all my clothes trying to find a decent looking dress.

"Sam."

"Sam."

"Sam."

I probably texted her about fifty messages spamming her madly,because so badly I need her help.

"What,I am working."

"My ass you are working,I know you have your break now,I need your help."

"Oh?Now you need my help?I am sorry,if I knew from before your little date I would have helped."

I rolled my eyes,trying to think of something.

"If you don't help i will destroy all your makeup with only just trying to put them on."

There was a moment of no responding,waiting patiently as she had already read the text.

"You monster.Fine,I will help.Only because I love you."

"Aw,thank you Sam you are amazing!"

"Autocorrect,sorry,i meant I love my makeup."

Sending her an annoyed emoji chuckling slightly,I followed the following steps of her texts which included makeup,hair,and a dress i should wear.

~~

Checking the time,I had five minutes left before Vincent would text me,hopping towards the living room with caution not to rip the dress,holding my purse.

Damnit,it's so tight!

I cursed under my breath for the curves of my body,or maybe the fat that has gathered on my bottom.

I should stop eating that much.

For a second I almost laughed,slipping my feet into my black high heels.

Yeah,not going to happen.Even I laughed of what I said.

I walked over to the body mirror that was on the hallway towards the front door,checking if everything was alright.

The hair is exactly how Sam instructed me to do,step by step.

I fixed a bit the curls that were falling nicely on my shoulder.Just a simple lower ponytail,with curls and a small braid following it.

Makeup is more natural than the edgy makeup Sam does,with the only thing popping out from my face is my red lipstick,since it was matching with the red tight dress.

I straighten the dress slowly with my hands,smiling a bit.

The front is covered,thank god because my chest is small anyways,but my back is all out and exposed.

I made a small turn to check my back,sighing slightly as the buzz from my phone made me jump a bit.

I checked,and it was a message from Vincent,saying that he was here.

I grabbed my coat and purse,locking the door before I carefully walked downstairs.

I pushed the front door of the building and looked around.

Where is he.

Checking the phone again in case he sent another message,only to see nothing.

I slightly patted my heel on the concrete sidewalk,looking left and right,trying to warm my hands because of the cold weather.

As I looked,for the billionth of time,to my left,i noticed someone inside a car,looking at me with a small glare.

I slightly squinted my eyes,trying to make out who it was,making a step towards that direction but a hand pulled me back,making me gasp.

My heart was about to jump out from my chest,but slowly calmed seeing two familiar looking eyes.

"I don't know where are you going but I am here Miss Latrom."

Vincent chuckled,gazing me with his stare from head to toe.

"Though,I must say,you look stunning." He smirked,placing a kiss on the back of my hand.

"Thank you,you look very handsome yourself Mister Afton."I gazed at his black suit,slightly blushing from the sight of the handsome man.

Did I just call him handsome?

"My car is on the other side,come."He got his arm ready and I shyly placed my hand on it.

Guiding me towards his car,I couldn't help but look back at the car from before.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah,I am sorry,just..got distracted i guess."

I got into the passenger's seat,waiting for him to get into the driver's side.

The ride was silent,I was gazing outside the window while I noticed he was giving me a few glances every now and then.

Once we arrived,I noticed the restaurant we were going,since he didn't mention anything for the place.

"The Fancy Lobster?"I mumbled with a questionable look.

"It is one of my favorite places in the city.You will love the food." He winked at me,getting out of the car,coming towards my side to open the door.

When he did,I walked out,as he passed the keys to another guy working at the restaurant.

"I want it back at ten.I don't want to see a scratch on it." He warned him,as the guy nodded,taking the keys.

His hand rested on my back,giving me a gentle push towards the entrance.

"May I have your coat Ma'am?" Said a man at the entrance,who was sitting behind a desk.

I shyly gave him the coat,and he gave me a number.

Suddenly,the touch of a hand and especially its fingertips made me shiver,looking back seeing Vincent with a smirk.

"What a lovely dress Miss Latrom.I haven't seen you in that kind of clothing and it surely does suit you." He ended the sentence with a small purr at the end,making my cheeks bright pink.

Not leaving his hand from my back,we followed the woman that would show us our table,feeling the blush getting worse by every second.

"What would you like to drink?"The woman asked both of us with a smile,having her pen ready.

"The usual for me Rebecca,you know I can't replace my love for wine."

She giggled,writing it down."Alright Mister Afton,you Miss?"

She looked at me as I was slowly getting sunk down from the variety of drinks they had.

A finger pointed at a specific one,and then I looked at her.

"I suggest you the Rose wine.It is the oldest known type of wine and  incorporates its rose color from the grape skins.The wine is royal in approach and a lot of women love it to the core for its smoothness in taste.I believe you will like it." She said with a smile as I shyly thanked her.

"Rose wine it is then,I trust your taste."

"Excellent!Have you decided what will you eat?"

"Not yet,can you come back in a moment please?

"Of course Mister Afton!Whenever you feel ready!"

She walked away with a smile as i took a deep breath,feeling a large hand resting on mine.

Lifting my gaze to him,he scooted himself a bit closer.

"Don't panic,everything is fine,you got this."

"I am sorry sir,just I am not into all this fancy dining and wine." I awkwardly chuckled and I was about to pull my hand away but he slightly gripped it.

The waitress came back with our wines,pouring them slowly in our glasses before she walked away.

That time I managed to pull my hand away.

"A toast." He said lifting his glass of red wine a bit up.

I grabbed mine as well.

"To a new business start and to a future full of successes,your successes Miss Latrom."

I blushed and lift my glass up a bit."To a new business start and to a future full of successes,our successes."

With a warm smile on my face and his smirk on his lips,we clinked our glasses.

~~

After eating that delicious dish,and the waitress took our empty plates away,it was time finally for the business part of this dinner.

"Would you like a dessert?I recommend Mango Napoleons with caramel and cream,Banana split bombe,and oh!The Citrus and caramel mousse parfaits are pretty popular now!" He said excited pointing at each one of them at the dessert menu.

"Um,sir,I am sorry to interrupt your dessert fantasies but,this was supposed to be a business dinner and we haven't discussed anything yet."

He gave me a look  over the menu,making me slightly gulp.

"Are you saying no to dessert?"

"That's not it sir!Just,I.."

His chuckle made me slowly stop,putting down the menu.

"Relax,everything will come at its time,we will discuss about your progress on the project as well."

I smiled,grabbing my purse and pulling out my phone."Oh,that's great!I have all my notes and plans in my phone to show you-!" And with a blink of an eye he took my phone.

"Sir!" I stood up,trying to reach my phone as his hand kept moving away from me.

"I didn't say that the right time was now.Sit now because everyone is staring at you."

He got me there,knowing how socially awkward I can be,and quickly sat down lowering my head in embarrassment.

"Now,choose." He said with a smirk showing me the dessert menu.

Rolling my eyes,I just pointed at a random dessert and he smiled.

"Excellent choice my dear.Rebecca!"

As he called over the waitress to ask for dessert.I gazed at my phone that was resting on the other side of the table,next to his wine.

Taking a sip from my glass,a small sigh escaped my lips,and he noticed it.

"Something wrong my dear?"He tilted his head,and I looked at him nervously.

"The night is almost over,and I don't want people think we are actually on a date but on a business dinner.Though,I feel like we haven't said anything for the real purpose of why we are here."I gazed away,swallowing hard as his hum made me look back at him again.

"You are right,show me what you have." He pushed the phone towards me and I quickly grabbed it,unlocking it as the files from work started slowly loading.

As we slowly ate our dessert,I showed him references of the fabric and how each one clothing would be done,as well as some sketches of the final piece.

"I didn't know you can draw that well." He said,zooming on the finished drawing of the product I have done.

"Oh,it is really nothing,it helps with the work though,others in the designing floor can draw better than me." I smiled,as his gaze was focused still on the phone."Sir?"

He blinked and shook his head,snapping out of it as he looked at me."I apologize dear,I was thinking of something." He passed me the phone looking at him with a questioned look taking another sip from my wine.

"I want you to a female version."

I almost choked,or even spitted out the wine but managed to hold it in."Excuse me?"

"I want you to imagine me as woman,and designing something similar in a female version,as if,how you imagine to work as a boss."

"Me?"My voice almost cracked,exhaling deeply."Sir,you do realize that will take a lot of work,and even though it will probably be a dress for a female version,i can't make it without having the right measurements as i did it for you sir."

"Then,take the measurements of your body."

"Eh."

"You heard me.Take your measurements for that dress.I would love to see you in it." The smirk on his face was noticeable,so was the blush on my cheeks.

The time passed,and it was time for us to go.

Giving the number to the man behind the desk,i got my coat back,smiling and suddenly the cold breeze hit my exposed back,making me shiver.

"Let me help you to put it on."

"No,sir,I am fine." I smiled awkwardly,and tried to wear the coat as soon as possible,while holding the purse,making it almost impossible.

Cursing under my breath,as I noticed Vincent trying to hold back his laugh,my heel slipped from the edge of the sidewalk.

And because I suck at balance,I fall backwards with a yelp,only for a pair of strong arms to wrap around my body,as a car passed by honking at me.

Flinching slightly,while the shivers down my spine didn't stop,I looked up at Vincent,who was looking down at me with those deadly eyes.

"Are you alright Kathleen?"In the cold night,his breathing was noticeable as it created a small cloud.

Wait,he called me by my name.

Is this okay?!

Swallowing hard,and finding no words to escape my mouth,I just nodded,feeling his fingers slightly clawing my back,but in a ticklish way.

But his face got closer to mine,his hot breathing hitting my blushed skin as our noses slightly touched.

"Miss Afton your car is here."

Oh thank heavens!

He groaned under his breath,pulling away as he grabbed my hand and got ourselves inside the car.

The ride back home was also silent,but in this I was dying from embarrassment in the passenger's seat.

"We are here."He mumbled,slowly stopping outside the building.

"Alright,thank you for the dinner,goodnight!" I said quickly and I was about to open the door but his hand stopped me.

"Wait,about before..I am sorry."

I looked at his hand,gripping my wrist and then looked at him.

"It's fine sir,I know you didn't mean it." I gave him a small smile as he looked away,pulling his hands away resting them on the wheel.

"Yeah,I didn't mean it."

For some reason i didn't believe his words,and maybe he didn't believe what he was saying too,from the tone of his voice.

"Anyway,i will see you tomorrow at work,sleep well,goodnight."

"You too sir."

I opened the door,though I felt like something was stopping me,something inside of me said to do something.

But I brushed that feeling away,getting out of the car and waving at him as he waved back with a smile.

Getting the keys out,I looked over to his car,watching him drive away as I looked at the wrist he gripped to stop me.

Suddenly I blushed,getting the same feeling from before with Devin.

Why that feeling is so familiar?

Why with those two?