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Chapter 3: Intoxicated

Tori took a little sip to the champagne. Her face was telling she didn't like it. "It's cheap!" she told me.

Well, she was from a wealthy family and for the swimmers of cash champagnes with finest taste are bought. I didn't mind at the quality though. It was far better from the whiskey I was having back at home.

It had been half an hour since we got here. The community hall nearest to the precinct was booked for this occasion. There was fancy lights hanging at wall, one small stage built and rest of the hall had several chairs for at least fifty people to sit. This place had a nice smell which was neither like thelong, large buffet table nor the bar counter but more like various flowers. There was no sign of JT, Tess or Catherine. Dana and Gabe had welcomed us warmly. Everyone of their NYPD office was here and in fancier outfits but they were easy to recognize with their unique heart beat.

We too had joined the go as you like competition aka dressing up for the party. Tori had dressed in a green full length, one shoulder, and backless evening gown. Her fire red hair pinned up in a bun was complimenting her. I was in a black tux and white shirt she had picked for me. Everyone was celebrating being alive after they faced the unpleasant near death incident. Almost everyone thanked me for saving their life. A boy of about 5 years old came running to me.

"Are you Mr. Vincent Keller?" The tiny guy asked me.

"Yes, that's me. How I help you kid?" I told him.

"Thank you for saving my dad! You are my hero!" He exclaimed.

"What's your name kid?" I asked him chuckling.

"Jason! When I would grow up I want to be just like you!" He said with great enthusiasm.

"Sure you will be"

He ran back to his father who was a coworker of Catherine. I looked at Tori and she was still offended with the drinks.

"Hey your bun looks great!" I tried to cheer her up.

She narrowed her eyes. "It's not a bun! It's a chignon!"

Women! I thought in my head. Then something happened that mystified my eyes. What did I see?

She was at the entrance of the hall. She gracefully walked inside in a violet figure hugging shoulderless dress. Her long hair was dangling down. Her face was fresh without much make up except for the red lipstick. Her lips looked like a rose. No she was herself looking like a rose, vibrant. She was beautiful.

I don't know for how long I kept my gaze at her. Realizing I was endlessly gawking at Catherine I looked away. In the mean time she was with Gabe who was now complimenting her with a love struck smile. What a moron! Though she chuckled along him.

"Hope this ends quickly." Tori said to me with her stringent eyes. "I mean these formal occasions are so boring! As soon as they give you the award we are outta here!"

I could make out what she really intended to say and why the angry stare. She had the right to be angry with me. I was distracted. The soft music was making the entire party a little bit dreamy. Out of the blue I saw Catherine and myself . . . dancing together . . . a flash, quick flash!

"Are you okay?" Tori asked me seeing my haunted face.

"I'm all fine!" I didn't want to make her more upset.

I listened to the music that was being played here. It wasn't the same one that I heard minutes ago. Was that a memory? Or my brain was playing some selfish games at the wrong time!

A little bit later JT and Tess entered together. Both were having the charming glow. So this was cooking?

"You guys are together?" I asked them with a welcoming grin when they came to me. "When?" I wondered.

"Well that's a long story." JT said.

Tess laughed to herself and said "I guess when you are at gun point it's easy to decide things."

"Hey JT has she applied that to you yet?" I joked and they all laughed along with me.

Catherine came there with Gabe, "Hey guys!" She said to us.

"You look great Cat" Tess told her.

"Thanks." She smiled. "So do you Tess and you too Tori"

Tori gave a brief smile to her.

"Congrats guys" Gabe cheered the new couple.

"Had JT been on time Tess? Did he pick you up from your house?" Catherine asked Tess.

"Yeah Cat, I followed your orders you gave me today morning!" JT confirmed her.

"He's been nice to me! Don't you worry?" Tess said.

Now I was getting it. "So that was all the gesturing about between you two?" I asked her.

"Yeah." She replied being surprised.

"I'm sorry; it's none of my business!" I told her. It was uncanny the way I jumped into their conversation.

"No problem" she said and then she, Gabe, JT and Tess went to the bar enjoying their selves. I was with Tori and she remained in her angry silence.

After a while Dana Landon went up the stage and said how I saved them and then kept saying about my bravery and heroism. It was embarrassing when someone never stops saying good things about you. And every person in the room looked at me with a gratefulness and awe. May be for a moment I can leave behind my deep dark truth and be their savior. It felt good for an instance.

"Today I honour Vincent Keller for his outstanding service!" Dana finally finished and invited me to take the memento.

She asked me to say something in brief. "I don't really need any award or reward for what I did. I had a chance to protect the innocent lives and I did. And my girlfriend Tori was at trouble, I had to keep her from anyone intending to harm her."

Tori smiled at me, pleased. At last she wasn't angry anymore. Following this formal procedure everyone grouped in small patches with their acquaintances. I was with Tori at a corner and she was telling me about her past days with her father and her lavish lifestyle. I tried my best to concentrate but I kept hearing Catherine and Tess talk. I had turned back not to face them and listen to Tori. But as long as their topic was me I couldn't but hear them across the room because of my enhanced hearing abilities.

"Vincent decided to come? Good for him"

"Yeah I told him everyone will be doubting if misses this out too."

"Do you think he still has feelings for you?"

"No, I guess he has moved on and it's for good. But I am glad he has got a sense of humanity back."

"So you are okay that he chooses Tori over you? You are not jealous?"

"It's none of my business Tess. May be we two held on each other because of our past. Because we thought we didn't know any other way better. But now it really doesn't matter anymore. And he has a different life now, a different path and he chose Tori that's his decision not mine. I had some unresolved things against him and her. I wasn't particularly jealous but angry. But I have been able to let it go."

"Really Cat?"

"I have moved on Tess! I really have!"

"Will you give Gabe a chance? He has been in love with you for a while."

"Yeah I guess."

Did she blush? I can't follow her heartbeat! What the hell! I could see her in front of my eyes, no, she didn't look like today, and she had masked her face in masquerade fashion. It was a different building and we were at a lonely place. She was there. I came down the stairs. I held her face with both of my hands and kissed her. I could really feel her lips in mine. She was gentle as a feather and she smelled like jasmine. She pulled off to meet my glance and there was no doubt in her stare as if she could see deep down my soul. I can read who I am in her eyes. But she started to leave . . . It became blurry. . .

"Vincent! Are you even listening?" Tori woke me up from the haze. I looked at her she was standing beside me and Catherine was with Gabe across the room. I was hallucinating. But it felt intense and real.

"Everyone's leaving we should go too." She said.

"Yeah" I said still bewildered.

Once again I took a quick look at Catherine.

"Catherine Do you wanna grab some bear at my place?" He asked her. "Just casual two friends!"

Friends you wish! I know what that means! Getting her intoxicated and . . .

"Yeah sure." She nodded her head.

"We should leave." I told Tori.

Tori had no clue of my internal conflict. She seemed hopeful and excited about something. As we went in the boat house she slowly closed the door. Looking at me she gave me a crocked smile.

"So…" she began in a alluring voice "We are the only two beasts that are left . . . It means I was made for you and you were made for me . . . We just have each other and no one else. . .this is making me crazy Vincent "

She took my hand in her hand. . . "This connection we have its burning in me" she said very slowly and silently… she removed my suit and asked me to sit in the sofa. I followed her instruction like child following his mother. It was the beastly instinct, our connection we have or the drinks or my frail brain that caused me intoxicated I don't know. But everything seemed a hallucination. She was right here with me kissing my neck but I couldn't feel it… It wasn't strong . . . not even a droplet of emotion like I had felt in the party when I saw Catherine . . . Or when I thought she kissed me. Tori had held me tight but it wasn't making love . . . it was more bodily thirst . . .I couldn't find any emotional connection among us. Instead I was surrounded by numbness, uncomfortable, agonizing and more over worried. Something in my head was troubling me and caused the numbness. Now I can clearly see.

Tori was over me and kissing my neck and expecting to fulfill her desires with me."I can't do this." I pulled off myself from her, "I need to go Tori!"

"What? What did I do wrong? " Tori was stunned. She looked at me in horror.

"I have to go. Catherine is in danger I can sense it."

"How do you even know that for sure?"

"I have to hurry. I'll explain when I will come back."

I headed out not waiting for her reply. I have no time to waste!

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