Blame It On Pride

Y/n's POV:

Finishing up, I notice Rafe stepping behind me, scattering his knuckles over my arms, kissing my shoulder softly as our eyes meet in the reflection of the mirror,

He twirls me around and looks at me from above,

'You look gorgeous my darling.' He compliments, grinning at me,

I feel my cheeks heating up as I cock my head aside, attempting to camouflage on how flustered I was, mumbling in gratitude a little 'thank you'...

He cups my chin and turns my head back to face him, he tilts his head as his thumb brushes over my chin,

'What was that? Did I fluster you love?' He rhetorically asks, smirking,

'Thank you...you too.' I repeat myself as he chuckles, bending over, he deposits his hand over my cheek, as his other hand sweeps down to pull me closer by my waist,

Planting a soft kiss on my lips as he holds me by my torso...

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Right before we could leave, Rafe stops me and clads me in his coat,

'It's not that cold outside-'

'It might get.' He responds, insisting on the coat to remain,

We hear little steps trudging down the stairs, whilst holding me by my waist, Rafe's leans sideways to look who it was,

Wheezie was walking towards the front door as well as she looked at us,

'I'll go with dad and mum, I just need to find my shoes.' She excuses, searching for her shoes,

Rafe bends lower and retrieves a pair,

'These ones?' He asks as she nods,

'Thank you, yeah, we'll see you there.' She utters as Rafe nods and leads me outside...

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Stepping out of the vehicle, my eyes unconsciously scanned the whole perimeter,

White-wispy pillars with embellished ornaments are arranged around the restaurant,

Modicum lanterns at each side, a little path guiding towards the entrance,

I peeked inside and noticed Crystal chandeliers, balustrades with an astonishing view and attendants, all dressed up vastly and prestigiously,

Rafe held me by my waist whilst taking me inside through the enormous doors,

Tables were arranged in merits, exquisite anthologies of melodies were produced by musicians on the platforms astride,

A blonde waitress momentarily stepped towards our table, as her eyes lingered over Rafe, however this time, I am not even concerned for a bit, he explained to me, that there's nothing to even exhilarate about, moreover, to top that up, he didn't even look at her once, but at me,

A lot...

'What would you like love?' He asks as I glance over the menu,

'What about them?' I ask, inclining on Ward, Rose and Wheezie,

'They will be here and then thy can order, you should eat something, what about, pasta?' He asks, pointing towards the various options, as I decide to go with one of them,

Rafe therefore preferred a steak...

Ordering a champagne before-hand, as the waitress placed it on the table, about to pour it for us,

'It's alright, we'll manage.' Rafe responds, taking the champagne, opening it and pouring it for me,

'Thank you love.' I say as he smiles and then pours some to himself,

Clanking the glasses, we both sip from the flutes, keeping the eye contact as his hand caresses my inner thigh...

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Once Ward, Rose and Wheezie have arrived, they all ordered certain dishes for themselves, we began to banter, talk and clamour about our plans...

Rafe's hand was under my dress, his cold rings pressed against my skin as his fingers sometimes travelled further-up, making me choke on my drink as he simply smirked, pretending as if nothing is happening,

The way he could simply talk and at the same time tease me by raising his hand is...frustrating, since I cannot do anything about it, unless...

At the end of the dinner, I could use some tricks as well, however later, once we are planning to leave, since he will act accordingly...

It was leisurely getting darker outside and later in time,

Rafe wanted to show me something before we leave, as he excused us and took me upstairs,

Leading me down the balustrade, there were glass-panoramic doors, with white-portrait frame and little-golden handles,

He opened the door and led me outside on the balcony,

My eyes widened and mouth slackened apart at the view that I was met with,

Rafe held me by my waist and took me closer towards the railings,

His hands then wrapped around my waist as he pulled me closer,

Tucking a strand of my hair, he looked right into my eyes,

'Rafe, this is just-'

He interrupted me by clashing his lips with mine, pulling me closer and intensifying the kiss,

We were kissing whilst an outstanding view was right beside us,

A gentle breeze fluttered over us as Rafe-whilst his lips still remained on mine, steeped over the coat that he was so persistent for me to have over my shoulders,

Letting go, his thumb caressed my cheekbone,

'This is just what?' He continues my statement as I grin,

'This is just perfect...' I mutter as he smiles, that scarce-lop-sided smile that makes my heart flutter,

He then steps behind me and wraps his hands around my torso, his head resting on my shoulder as we both look at the view,

Nonetheless, I can entirely feel his gaze on me and not the damned view,

'You are not going to miss all of this?' I ask as he sighs,

'Y/n...' He initiates, his hands fondling with mine as he continues,

'I couldn't care less where we go, as long as it's with you...everything was futile, until I saw you...' He whispers, kissing my shoulder,

I turn around as face him,

'Kiss me again...please.' I mutter as he smiles,

'With the greatest pleasure, anytime.' He responds, as his lips make contact with mine, pulling me closer...

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