Chapter 20

Axel Pov ¤

I had one more surprise for Tommy.  I didn't tell him about it incase he did something at the lessons.  It is technically just a fancy dinner, which isn’t very creative but at least I won’t have to cook.  It also gives Tommy a chance to forget my failure at the pottery place.

“You missed the t-turn, idiot”  my kind and gentleTommy pointed out.  I hope you note the sarcasm.

“We have another stop, imbecile.”

With that I turned into the restaurant that I couldn’t bother to learn the name of.  I asked a friend for instruction and the number, that was all I needed to know. All I knew about the place we went was that my friends said it was good.

I parked the car and glanced at my mate.  He gave me a look that said it all. I hopped out of the car as fast as I could possibly do.  Then ran to his side and opened his door for him. I know it bugs him when I do things like this for him, but I can’t help it.  The blush he gives me afterwards gives me the biggest thrill I have ever felt in my life. Plus if he really didn’t want me to do it, he wouldn’t have waited for me to open the door.

“I hope your happy with yourself.  Next time I w-w-won’t wait for you.” I roll my eyes at him.

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Thomas Pov ♤

The eye role that Axel just gave me proves that he knows I lied.  I thought it was kind of sweet when he opened the door for me. Not all the time, but if he was to do it on dates later in the future I won’t be mad at it.

“I hope your hungry.”  Axel said probably trying to start up a conversation.

“When am I not h-hungry?”  Like really that is that even a question.  “The bigger question is, what k-k-kind of food do they serve here?”

“Uhh… I don’t know.”  Axel scratched the back of his head.  Then a very faint blush crept onto his face, a small one but it was definitely there.

“Do you know w-where we are?”  I asked. Who the fuck takes someone to a resturant that they don’t know on a date.

“No.”  He replied very quietly pursing his lips.

“How the hell-”

“I know, I know.  It’s stupid, but it’s what happens when you ask your friends for advice.  They thought it would be more fun if I was in on the surprise too.” He explained with anger in his voice.  The anger wasn’t aimed at me, it was for his friends.

It’s kind of cute that he did this.

“Thanks sweetheart”  Axel winked at me in an exaggerated manner.

“I refuse to a-a-acknowledge that I said that out loud.”  Holy shit I said that out loud! Can someone tape my mouth shut, so I don’t have to deal with this.  Or better yet, how about someone just switch places with me.

"Whatever you say."  He started laughing. Not a small chuckle, no.  He was laughing big old belly laughs in the middle of a fancy as restaurant while we are covered in clay.

Sinking down in my chair I looked at the menu.  This place is a steakhouse steak house so it had like 5 items on the menu.  It didn't offer up much of a distraction.

"Shut up!  People are l-looking!"  I whisper yelled at Axel, kicking his ankle in the process.

Axel struggled to put on a straight face.  "How do you like the restaurant so far?" He asked.

"It has 5 things on the m-menu, and I don't really like steak."  I felt bad saying. So, I added "I like q-q-quesadillas so I'll have that."

He smiled gratefully at me.  It made me feel happy.

"Good I'd hate for you to starve."  Axel paused dramatically, "Now for the important question.  Who the hell doesn't like steak!"

I raised my hand slowly, and then set it back down on the square table.  It wasn't very sturdy so the light brown wood top shook whenever weight was shifted.  I really dislike the way the napkins rattle when shaking.

"It's the taste that gets to me, and the texture.  The only time I can stand it is when it's r-r-rare." I told him for future references.  Maybe he'll try and make me steak later in life, now he won't overcook it.

"You live a sad life."  Axel said shaking his head.

A lady who looked to be about 25 came to ask us about our order.  She was nice enough until I noticed her looking at Axel like he was a piece of fancy bacon.  Her fancy eyeliner and eyeshadow became a lot more ugly after that.

She walked away after taking our orders, looking like a smug bitch.  I watched her walk away so I could see where to find her incase I need to commit a murder.  Not saying I would need to, but if someone gave me a million bucks to murder someone of my choosing, she would be at the top of the list.

"Love?" Axel said, kicking my leg to get my attention.

"Hmmmm"

"The big bad lady is gone now.  There is no need to be jealous."  He told me with a smug as smirk on his face.

"And there's a need to be j-j-jealous when she is here?"  Raising my eyebrow at him, I folded my arms over my chest looking away.  Fucking asshole.

I'm cursing a lot today.  When this is settled I might have to make myself a cuss jar for college.  Every time I cuss a dollar goes into my savings. That sounds like a really good idea.  I'm a bloody genius.

"What are you thinking about so hard on this fine Monday?"

"How I should make a c-college savings cuss jar."  I answered honestly.

We talked for a while answering stupid questions like favorite colors and whatnot.  It didn't stop till we got our food, by some twinky looking dude, which turned out to be really good.  I saw that Axel ordered a steak with a baked potato. Pretty standard.

It was shaping up to be a pretty good night.

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We got back to the mansion base thing, and sat in the car.  Axel had a look on his face that said he was thinking really hard about something.

Suddenly the fucker decided to grab my hand.  Then placed his other hand gently on the side of my face.  Our noses were practically touching. His gaze was locked on my lips.

My breath hitched when he connected our lips.  It was magical, most likely thanks to the mate bond.  The tingles felt similar to a good ASMR video, so in other words I relaxed into to kiss.

I can't believe I'm kissing this asshole back.  But, I also can't believe how soft his lips are.  What kind of chapstick does he use? I'll ask him later.

At first his kiss was gentle, sweet, and shy.  Then I decided to bite his bottom lip, cause this ain't my first rodeo, and he got way rougher.  He was fighting me for dominance, that he had to earn back since he opened his mouth first.

Axel's left hand went to the lever and pushed my leather seat back so he could stadle me.  I'm not going to lie, it was a comfy position. I feel safe?

I moved my hands up to feel his abs under his shirt.  A moan escaped me as we kept going. Until he pulled away.

I took this chance to say "I'm not sleeping with you.  Just so you know."

"I know Tommy.  I would never have asked you to do that tonight."  He paused. "But… can you, I mean do you want to… um.  Will you sleep in my room tonight?"

"Yeah.  I think y-y-you earned it."  I smiled, and rested my head against my forehead.

He smiled right along with me.  Getting out of the car he picked me up princess style and carried me to his room.

It was some of the best sleep I've gotten in a long time.

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A/N:

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  There us a total of 3-4 more chapters in this book.  I have it planned to have them all our on Sunday.

I hope you have your tissues ready, because the ending is not a very happy one.  However there will be a second book.  It will focus on different characters, but there will be chapters dedicated to the characters of this book.  It will be coming out in June.

Hope you all had a great day :)