Chapter 13 - Prove It

The drive was quiet. Then the car stopped at Mc Donald's drive thru.

"I said I'm not hungry." Shenise said sharply but Gaville did not listen to her and still ordered and bought food.

"Eat." Gaville demanded placing the food on Shenise's lap.

"I'm not-"

"Eat, Shenise! Don't wait for me to shove the food down your throat, because I will if I have to." Gaville glared at her.

Gaville started the car again. Shenise want to protest, but her stomach says otherwise. Why on earth does she have to get hungry now? Grumbling to herself, she began to eat the hamburger.

The car stopped again at a 24-hour drug store. Gaville went out and entered the drug store. When he came back, he quickly pulled out a box of fever cooling gel sheets from the plastic bag.

"I don't need that." But Gaville still plastered the fever-reducing gel on her forehead as if he hadn't heard her. "These are for kids!" Shenise whined.

"Then, that's just right for you because you've been acting like a kid since earlier." Gaville shot back.

Gaville also took the medicine tablet from the bag and gave her one.

"It will help bring the fever down." Gaville's face was serious. Even though against it, Shenise accepted the medicine and took it. A bottle of mineral water was already prepared on Gaville's other hand.

"Try to get some sleep." Gaville said as he touched her forehead again. Shenise just confusedly looked at Gaville's eyes. "Go see your doctor tomorrow." There was genuine worry on Gaville's face and somehow, with reason unknown to Shenise, that felt like acid to her.

Why did it hurt seeing Gaville so concerned about her? She avoided the man's gaze.

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"So how have you been these past days?" Gaville casually asked while driving.

Shenise's forehead had been rid off of the fever-reducing gel sheet that Gaville put on her earlier.

Shenise just stayed staring outside the car's window and did not turn to look at Gaville. "I'm okay."

"How's your injury? Does it still hurt?"

"Not anymore."

Shenise felt Gaville look at her then he heard him sigh. "I'm sorry about what I did and said in the hospital."

"It's okay." She answered flatly. Shenise thought that Gaville will stop interrogating her but she was surprised when he suddenly stopped the car and parked it beside a street.

"Liar. It's not okay." Gaville said heatedly.

Shenise just continuously stared out the window. "I don't know what you're talking about." She said uninterestingly.

"Look me in the eye and tell me that it's okay." Gaville commanded.

Shenise's expression harden. Who is he to command her?

Gaville gripped her shoulder and forced her to turn and face him. "Look at me."

She just set her eyes on Gaville's shirt.

"I said look at me." Gaville held her face.

Shenise protested. "What the hell, this is annoying-"

"Look me in the eye, or I'll kiss you."

Shenise froze, but only for a few seconds. "Come on. You should have known by now that I am not affected by threats and pressure. So let go of m..." Shenise's words stopped in her throat when Gaville leaned down towards her. Shenise suddenly got nervous.

"Yeah, I know. That's why I said that."

Shenise's eyes widen.

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Before Gaville had the time to stop himself, his mouth was already on Shenise's. It was a joke at first. He just want Shenise to look at him because it's crushing him that Shenise isn't paying any attention to him. He had no plans to act on his threat, but when he touched Shenise's face and felt her skin after so long in such close proximity.. for the life of him, he could not help himself. He wanted more.

Shenise's mouth was partly open because she was in the middle of a sentence. So Gaville took advantage of that, and invading Shenise's mouth became easier.

He felt Shenise stiffen as his tongue touched Shenise's and it made him want to pull back. It's not in Gaville's vocabulary to kiss someone unwilling, but again, he found himself acting against his better self as he groaned and deepened the kiss.

He kissed her selfishly, not caring about Shenise's hands pushing at his chest. Gaville tightened his grip on Shenise's nape and pulled her as close to him as he possibly could. Shenise's mouth tasted chocolate and it made Gaville want to eat her whole. Shenise pushed him again, harder this time. Gaville let go.

"What!" Gaville grumbled as if what he did was just perfectly normal.

"You..." Shenise's lips were swollen red, her face was crimson-colored; her amazing sea-green eyes were wide, her ponytail was a bit lopsided. Damn, she' s beautiful.

"What Shen? Afraid to let go?" Gaville's voice was mocking. He leaned forward and touched his lips to Shenise's left ear. "Always playing safe, eh? Afraid to kiss me back?" He bit her ear lobe and started to lick at her jaw.

"I... I am n-not!"

He got turned on even more by Shenise's stuttering. He could tell she was affected by the kiss too. He took advantage of the opportunity- he began kissing his way to Shenise's lips again.

"Prove it." He challenged before he took over Shenise's lips again.

At first, Shenise was still stiff. But Gaville really did not mind as long as Shenise was not pushing him away anymore. Then, Shenise's lips started moving against him. Gaville pulled away involuntarily.

"W-what? D-did I do something wrong?" There was confusion in her eyes.

Wrong? Hell no! For Gaville, when it came to kissing him back, Shenise could not do anything wrong.

"No, just... do it again." He groaned as he kissed Shenise again. Shenise was clumsy, awkward and totally clueless on how to kiss him back. Yet, she was perfect for Gaville. If he'd known that kissing Shenise felt like this, he would've done this a long time ago.

Gaville tilted Shenise's head to deepen the kiss even more as he twined his fingers in Shenise's soft hair and pulled her closer. Based on Shenise's responses, he might've guess that this is Shenise's first kiss. Or if not, the woman's first experience was lousy. He was way better than the freaking shithea-

Wait a minute! Gaville abruptly cut off the kiss.

"I'm your first kiss, right?" Gaville asked, still panting. Shenise looked at him, dazed. "I'm your first kiss, right?" He repeated, more impatiently this time.

Gaville doesn't know and understand why that detail is important to him. He felt very possessive of Shenise and he wanted to haunt the bastard who took the privilege of being Shenise's first kiss.

Ryleigh entered his mind. Oh, he really wouldn't mind hurting that asshole...

Shenise still wasn't herself. "W-what do-?"

"Never mind." Gaville captured Shenise's lips again. He would just ask her about it some other time. His need to taste Shenise's lips again was greater than his need to know the answer to that question.

A loud noise outside caused Gaville to be pushed away by Shenise.

"What now?" Gaville protested.

Shenise's eyes were wide and shining with unshed tears, like she just realized what they were actually doing. Before Gaville could even react, Shenise was out of his car.

"Shit!" Gaville cursed as he also jumped out of the car to run after her. As if fate contrived against him, a cab passed and Shenise immediately got inside it.

Gaville massaged his temple.

"What now!?" Gaville asked himself, pissed off.