Assure Me That You Want This

"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" 

That was not the response Zoe had been expecting after that mind-blowing kiss. She thought now that they had kissed that her feelings would be communicated to him, but it seems it had the opposite effect instead. 

"Gabriel…" She muttered, her head still reeling from the kiss. 

He took a step, no, steps away from her, the guided wary look in his eyes causing her to wince inwardly. When he was a safe distance from her, he was able to calm down, although his chest still heaved. 

"What was that?" 

"I-" 

"I tell you that I might have feelings for you and you reject me. Now you initiate a kiss with me, filling my head with ideas, not to mention going against the rules that I set. Tell me, Zoe Clark, why do you play games with me? Just because I have a soft spot for you, must you wield such power over me? "