Date

I gasped looking at the mirror, Gaby holds my shoulder as she nods, looking very proud of her choice. She picked a lavender-colored dress, that hugs my body with heels. My long hair is curled nicely and styled, pulled in some sort of a fancy bun.
My nude makeup looks very pretty, and there is a strand of hair just falling on my temple.
" You're a masterpiece, Ava," whispers Conrad, he's a very famous stylist.
" I thought you said your masterpiece was Aurora," laughs Gaby, Conrad brings his fingers to his lips, pressing them together.
" Oops," I laugh at his expression.
" Gaby," a voice I don't know calls, I see her eyes light up then a small smile appears on her face.
" In here!" She shouts and the door slowly opens, a tall man stands by the door with ruby eyes and white skin, his hair is almost darkish brown, and is wearing a black ensemble. Gaby smiles and goes to him.
" Hi, Jasper," The vampire gives us a small smile.
" Almost done, sit," Gaby points to the sofa at the corner. The last time I saw Jasper, he was laughing and teasing Gaby, they act like cat and mouse, Tom and jerry but now, his expression is sullen, something bad must have happened when the coven was attacked.
We continue with the final touches before the bell rings downstairs and a text comes on my phone.
" That's Nik, he's outside," I inform them. Gaby goes to another part of the closet to get a purse matching my shoes as Conrad gets earrings from a drawer. I didn't even know I had that purse or those earrings. I need to start dressing up.
I walk downstairs to Nik. He is wearing a black tux, and his lips are slightly ajar, looking at me and I blush profusely.
" Ahem," I clear my throat and that seems to bring him back to reality.
" You look very beautiful," he breathes
Gaby nudges my side and I walk towards him. My fingers go up to fix his collar.
" You don't look bad yourself,"
" When don't I?" He teases, so full of himself. I hit his shoulder playfully but agree, he is always on point.
" allons-nous, belle,"
Shall we, beautiful? He asks in french, I can get one or two words.
"oui bon, monsieur" I answer, and he furrow my eyebrows.
" I didn't know you speak french," we walk out of the room we were in and go to the car.
" I don't. But I understand a few words,"
There was a time mama was obsessed with learning french and I had to watch her practice, gosh those days were the worst. Nikolas places a kiss on my temple and my eyes widen. The kiss was short and quick but still, he did. My stomach clenched in a good way as my heart does a backflip. He gestures for me to get in the car and I do.
We pull into a five-star hotel, the valet opens the huge glass doors for us, and Nik guides me inside. We get in the elevator and go to the roof, it's wonderfully decorated with flowers and beautiful small lights around the area. In the middle is a table for two but it's the view that captivates me the most.
" You like it?" I nod going to the edge, I can see the whole city, the beautiful lights of Crescent stone city.
" You look beautiful tonight, Ava," he whispers in my ear. Nikolas is standing close to me, my back against his chest and his hands wrapped around my waist.
A few minutes later, we walk back to the table, a blush making its way to my cheeks as he pulls out a seat for me.
" Thank you,"

" Alpha Nikolas!" A tall woman walks towards us wearing black pants and a white long-sleeve shirt, a smile on her face.
" Good evening Alpha, Madame," she says not sparing me a glance, disrespectful much? She is the assistant chef here, like Nik she has a french accent. She lightly places a hand on my date's shoulder and I glare at it, wishing I can cut it, hey, since when do I have such thoughts? Nikolas looks at her hand on his shoulder as she speaks then to me, he swallows uncomfortably before removing it. Good.
I don't like how touchy she is getting.
" I heard you have a baby girl now, congratulations, am sorry I didn't come to see her-" she continues to speak until I cut her.
" I'm that girl's mother, and she's doing very well, thanks. Can you call the chef now, am quite famished,"
She raises her brows and finally glances at me, awkwardly smiling but I don't smile back.
" I'm sorry but-" she starts but I don't let her finish.
" Anyday today," I smile tightly and gesture for her to leave. She hesitates and stiffs the air but my gaze is unwavering.
" Excuse me, Madame," She bows, seemingly intimidated and my date is proud of me.
" What?" I ask sheepishly, getting a camellia from the table and bringing it to my nose.
" Jealous?" He asks, amused. I huff, crossing my arms across my chest.
" No," I grumble.
" Your red cheeks beg to differ, love. I like it," he winks, and my hands fly to my cheeks.
" Just continue to explain the dishes,"
I watch him as he speaks about their french heritage, I smile as he gestures with his hands.
He loves french cuisine. Soon, an older woman comes to us, telling us what they have prepared for us tonight.
" Bouillabaisse is seafood stew and typically made with fresh bony fish, shellfish, mussels, vegetables, herbs, and olive oil. ..." The chef continues to explain the dish but mostly to me, I can't even pronounce one thing on this menu, but my partner here seems to know it all, even advising me on what I would enjoy.
" I don't know, can you pick for me?"
" elle aura votre repas spécial,"
She'll have your special dish, he says.
"Bien sur monsieur,"
The waitress nods and goes away. My eyes sway to the view again and I smile.
" You come here often?" I ask.
" Yes, I own this hotel. I love watching the city, my mother did too," He says quietly, this is the first time he's mentioned his mother to me. I want to know what happened to her but I bite my tongue because Nikolas looks sad now.
" You don't talk about her, what was she I like,"
" Mere, ma mère "
Mother, my mother. he whispers tearing his gaze from the view to look at me but pauses as the waiters start to bring in food, it all looks mouth-watering.
I eat the food slowly, making sure I savor the taste probably, it is very delicious! I notice him having small bites of his food. His mind is far from here.
" Your mother, are you thinking about her?" I ask. He nods smiling softly.
" What was she like?"
" Like you," he responds and I narrow my eyes.
" Me?" He nods again, his mind trailing away from me again.
" A pacifist, she was no fighter but she was a wolf, a beta actually, and headstrong,"
" Betas are a support system, so it was just right for them, Mere was beautiful, she loved to bake and sing," he says, beaming as he speaks about the first woman to ever love him.
" I could listen to her sing all day. My mom had the softest of hands and she loved to stroke my hair, I would pretend to sleep just so that she continues," Nik smiles again, holding his.... gold neck chain that appears to hold a ring. Was it his mother's?
I've seen him wear it on many occasions but I have never asked about it.
I smile and we deeply look into each other's eyes,
" Dance with me, Ava," he says. With a flicker of his hand, slow music starts to play, I can't see where it is coming from. I take his hand and he pulls me close.
I smile, leaning into him as I close my eyes and dance.
I feel his chest vibrate with excitement as a new song starts to play. It's called Ti Amo by Umberto.
The Wulfrics dance to this song at any gathering they have, and in the middle of the dance, they would switch partners. It's such a nice family dance tradition. He carries me, twirling me like I weigh nothing, then slowly connecting his lips to mine.
" Thank you," he whispers against my lips. Before I can speak, his lips connect to mine, and his tongue makes its way into my mouth. My fingers play in his hair. I moan in his mouth as our kiss deepens. It's euphoria! Nik lifts me off the ground so my legs wrap around his torso.