Blame It On Pride

C h a p t e r F o r t y - T h r e e

Y/n's POV:

'Rafe, what will we do once we get back home...?' I hesitantly ask as he glares at me,

'Everyone will know who do you belong to.' He says, smirking,

'What about the fact that you disapprove my friends...?' I ask,

'You will still talk with them?' He asks hesitantly, clenching his jaw,

'Rafe, they are my friends, of course I'll talk to them.'

'I am telling you right now, if they decide to pull anything, I will make sure to carve my initials on your thigh, understood?' He states as I gulp,

'Yes.'

'Good girl, let's go and get ready.'  He says as I narrow my eyebrows,

'Get ready-for what?' I ask,

'We have to go for dinner today with everyone, we can stay here, I am going just because you wanted to go,'

I guess I did hit my head, I can't recall agreeing to. It, however it could be helpful, cleaning my mind, it's a cramped mess and maybe going out to get dinner could rede me a bit,

Rafe steps closer and scoops me over, tightening me in his hands,

'My wound is almost healed, you really don't have to do this anymore,' I say as h glares at me once again,

'Just be thankful...'

'Thank you,' I say, smiling at him,

'Stop grinning.' He threatens,

'You don't like it when I smile?' I ask,

'No, I don't like it when you grin, because I don't have the slightest clue what you are thinking about.' He muses,

'I guess it will stay as a mystery.'

'I guess I'll just have to fuck the mystery out of you huh,' He smirks, taking me to my room, bet...

—-

After finishing up, I just had to zip the dress up, and I could not reach it due to the zipper being on my spine, Rafe examined me from the sofa, his elbow resting on the armrest, his bottom lip tucked in between his teeth and his fingers brushing his chin, he is observing me from there as I get ready,

'All you have to do is ask.' He teases,

'I can manage myself.' I hesitate as he chuckles at my unsuccessful attempts to zip it up myself, 

'Come on Y/n, grow up.' He says, shifting in his seat,

'I am almost done.' I utter as I then drop my hands and sigh,

'Could you please help me with the zipper?' I ask as he smirks and stands up,

'Since you asked so nicely.' He muses, stepping closer to me, I watch him through the mirror in front of us,

He places his fingers and begins tracing them down my shoulders, looking at my reflection in the mirror,

He examines all of me in there, his fingers sending a range of goosebumps down my body,

He then traces his fingers down my spine to the zipper,

I can feel his cologne, he is already prepared to go,

His fingers then slowly and tentatively trace the zipper higher and as he inhales once's he's finished,

He places his hands on my shoulders and leans in, looking at me through the mirror and whispering in my ear whilst gauging my each gasp and gulp, my heart palpitates,

'Lord I can't wait to rip this dress off of you, I could do it now.' He says, his eyes lingering over me, 'otherwise we are not going to make it to the threshold.' He finishes,

'You look beautiful.' He finally comments, placing his hands on my waist, rubbing his thumbs gently,

'And all mine.' He smiles, nuzzling his nose in my hair, as he then turns me around, tipping my chin, in order to meet his eyes as he plants a kiss on my lips, holding my back ad pushing me closer, as he steps towards me,

His other hand on my cheek,

My hands begin crippling up his back as he grunts my name and stops me momentarily,

'Y/n, you know how this will go if you keep doing this.' He demands, holding my hands in his, 'the things you do to me, it's driving me crazy, do you know that, princess?'

—-

Stepping out of the car, it was extremely difficult to persuade him to go, as he did want to stay and finish what we have started, so did I, however I promised Lewis that we'd go, so I promised Rafe that we won't stay for long,

The restaurant looked so grand and prestigious,

White-wispy hues, perfectly trimmed bushes as an ornament, parking lot embellished with lanterns that illuminated the most gentle light,

The inside was even more luxurious,

Massive poles at each side, balustrades at the top and Crystal chandeliers, illuminating dimes and jewels,

Tables covered in truly impeccable garments and palpable handy-work,

Everyone is in suits or either silky gowns,

Rafe is holding me closely to him by my waist, not letting go at any cost as we noticed Lewis stepping closer to us, Rafe sighed and pulled me even closer against him,

'Hello, I'm so glad you made it.' He exclaims,

'Hey, yeah,' I say as he leads us towards the table,

There was one more woman and a man as they both stood up, the woman's eyes are visibly lingering over Rafe,

'This is Michael,' Lewis introduces, gesturing towards the man with black-curled hair, he is wearing a black blazer, tie and trousers and a white blouse, hi shoes polished and black as well, 'and this is Patricia.' He introduces the blonde woman who is wearing a red-silky dress and black heels, smiling, mostly at Rafe who pulls me even closer to him...