A/N: Hellooo, soo... wow that was a LOT of reviews I got from you and I nearly fainted when I saw how many reviews I'd gotten on this story o.O
Seriously, thank you everyone. I'm completely speechless and so grateful :D
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xoxo Ascha
Chapter 29:
The following days were normal and nothing serious had happened much to Kenzie's amazement, however, she knew that Klaus was working on something, so whenever she wasn't working for her late cousin's ex-wife and solving crimes she was helping Damon.
When Kenzie returned to her home after a long day with lots of work, she found Gabriel waiting in her new apartment's dining room, lighting a few candles on the beautifully decorated dinner table.
The scent of chicken, cooked potatoes and red wine filled her nostrils and her mouth became wet of hunger even though it wasn't blood.
But she knew that Gabriel had been dying to show off his cooking skills, so she was excited to have a taste of some normal food.
"Oh, what a lucky girl I am! Dare I ask if you truly made this all by yourself?" Kenzie asked teasingly.
Gabriel's eyes widened and he faked being shocked. "Are you questioning my cooking skills, Miss Forbes?" he replied.
"Yes, I am, Mr. Fell! I'm questioning if you truly are a real chef too!"
He shook his head and suddenly pulled Kenzie to him, twirling her around and bending her backwards, then took a piece of the chicken with his free hand on a fork and put it in her mouth.
The chicken was incredibly delicious and how he'd served it to her made her heart skip a beat, because no boyfriend of hers had ever been so romantic, caring and talented as him.
Kenzie still missed Kol and had spent countless of nights thinking about him, but she didn't regret giving Gabriel a chance and wanted him to stay in her life.
"You like it?" Gabriel asked, sounding genuinely concerned.
As a chef he was used to being told that his food was delicious, but now that he was serving it to someone he was in love with he wasn't so sure.
"I love it," Kenzie answered honestly. "And I love you too."
The fear disappeared from his face and he smiled, pressing his lips to hers and pulling her into his embrace.
Kenzie loved how normal he made her feel, how he made her forget about all the crazy and supernatural stuff that happened a couple of months ago.
Of course she was very much aware of that she couldn't keep Gabriel in the dark about what she really was forever, because he would find out eventually… especially since he was a Fell.
"Well, if you love this then you're going to die when you taste the dessert," Gabriel said and kissed her cheek before he let go of her. "Please sit."
Kenzie took off her jacket and as Gabriel pulled the chair out for her she took a seat at the dinner table, feeling so content about being with him.
"I've been thinking a bit for the last few days and keep in mind that this is only a suggestion, but would you like to meet my parents?" Gabriel asked as they were eating.
She nearly choked on a piece of chicken but managed to swallow it and looked at Gabriel, who was looking worriedly at her.
"I take that as a 'hell no'…"
Kenzie shook her head. "I'm not saying no, I just… I'm just concerned. I'm not really the type of girlfriend you bring home to your parents." Kenzie said.
It wouldn't surprise me if his parents are able to see what I am just by looking at me, Kenzie thought.
"What? Are you kidding me? Kenzie, you're exactly the kind of girlfriend I want to bring home. My parents are going to love you, so don't worry about it."
Kenzie sighed and just continued eating her dinner, her head full of scenarios of what would happen if she said yes to meeting his parents.
"I'll let you think about it, but we don't have to do it if you don't want to. I know everything is going a little fast with us and that you still need time to get over that Kol dude."
She tried to ignore the emotions that always came whenever someone mentioned his name. "Thank you, Gabe."
Gabriel smiled and took her hand to his lips, kissing it softly. "Enough serious talk. Let's just eat and then when we're done eating dessert I have a surprise for you."
A surprise? Oh please don't let it be anything expensive and shiny!
They finished eating the delicious meal and when they began eating the dessert, there was an unexpected knock on the door.
"Are we expecting guests?" Gabriel asked.
Kenzie shook her head and took another bite of her piece of chocolate cake before she went out to the door to see who it was.
But there wasn't anyone at the door and the only thing she found was an envelope with her name on it, obviously written by Kol.
"Who is it?" Gabriel asked, walking out to her.
Kenzie quickly hid the envelope under her blouse and pretended to look around, feeling guilty about having to lie to him again.
"Just some stupid kids, I think," she said and closed the door again. "You didn't eat my piece while I was gone did you?"
She giggled and wiped some chocolate crème off his chin with her finger, then licked it off her finger flirtatiously.
Gabriel chuckled and held up his hands in defensively. "Oh I would never do such a thing!"
Kenzie laughed and shook her head of him, going into the kitchen to finish eating the dessert. Once they were done with that too Gabriel led Kenzie into her bedroom and took out a jewelry box.
She was positive that it wasn't a ring because it was too big for that and when she opened it her suspicion was confirmed.
It was just a beautiful and simple heart-shaped necklace with a red ruby in the middle.
"Oh, Gabriel! It's beautiful," she said, admiring the beautiful work that had been put into it. "Thank you, love!"
She hugged him tightly and felt the envelope being pressed against her skin, increasing the amount of guilt that already dwelled inside her.
Gabriel kissed her passionately and slowly pushed her down on the bed, his fingers slowly moving under her blouse.
Panic instantly struck her because she remembered that the envelope was still there, so she quickly pulled away and intertwined her fingers with the one that was under her blouse.
"Give me a few minutes to put it on and then I'll be right back," she said and rushed into her bathroom, closing the door behind her and muttering quietly. "Fuck…"
Kenzie let out a deep sigh and took out the envelope from its hiding spot, opening to read what Kol had written this time.
Kenzie.
I don't know why I'm bothering to tell you this when I know that you're happy with Gabriel, but I want to let you know that I'm leaving town indefinitely. I hope that in time you will learn to forget about that kiss because it was a mistake of me to try winning you back.
Kol.
That was it? He'd come to her new home, knocked on her door and left a letter saying that he was going to leave town?
It broke her heart that despite everything that happened in the bar then he was running away from his problems rather than putting an end to it.
She wasn't sure if she would ever be able to love him like she did in the past and definitely not after she'd met a decent and normal man, but she still cared deeply about him.
"Kenzie?" Gabriel said, sounding concerned again.
Kenzie quickly ripped the letter apart and flushed it down in the toilet, quickly putting on the necklace before stepping out to him.
"Sorry, that wine went through me fast," she lied. "But thank you again for the necklace. You're the sweetest and wonderful boyfriend I've ever had."
And she meant it, because out of all the chaotic relationships she'd had he was the one she'd had nearly no problems with at all.
Gabriel smirked and pulled her into his embrace, kissing her tenderly and lovingly as he slowly edged closer to the bed.
This time Kenzie didn't stop him and tried her best to hold her tears in by not thinking about the heartbreaking letter.
Was he leaving because he couldn't stand the sight of her with someone else?
Was it because he was giving up on everything?
Or did it have something to do with his brother's diabolical plans?
It frustrated her so much that she couldn't read his mind, because right now she'd give anything to get a glance in the Original's enigmatic mind.
"Wait, wait," Kenzie said, stopping Gabriel as he was in the middle of unclasping her bra. "I need to tell you something… two things actually."
Gabriel frowned but moved away a little so she could sit up properly in the bed. "You're going to hate and never speak to me again, but Kol and I kissed a few days ago and I'm a vampire."
The truth was blurted out so quickly that she didn't have time to register what she was saying but as she watched Gabriel's facial expression change she realized that he wasn't shocked at all… well only a little perhaps about the Kol part.
"You and Kol kissed?" he asked, trying to understand how it could happen.
Kenzie nodded and sighed. "He was drunk and hurting and I… I don't know what made me kiss him back, but I feel awful about it and know that it was a huge mistake. I just hadn't gotten completely over my relationship with him at that time."
And I still haven't but why isn't he questioning the part about me being a vampire?
"Oh… do you still love him?"
Did she? She wasn't sure, so she just shrugged and sighed. "Why aren't you freaking out? I just told you I'm a vampire."
Gabriel broke into a smile and seemed to have forgotten about the kiss temporarily. "Maybe because I already knew…"
This time it was Kenzie's turn to be stunned. "I'm… seriously confused."
He grinned and pulled her into his embrace. "Kenzie, I'm a Fell. Of course I know vampires exist, but unlike my family I really don't care. I've been keeping an eye on you during the time we dated and I know you only drink from blood bags or animals."
"And you still want me to meet your parents?"
"Yeah, well… ok maybe not but I'm sure we can avoid them noticing it."
"But… what?" Kenzie was so confused at that moment.
Gabriel kissed her softly and pushed a stray lock of her hair behind her ear. "I was wondering when you were going to tell me but I really am fine with it. I'm more curious than scared to be honest."
She could tell that he was telling the truth, which amazed her even more. She tried baring her fangs at him just to be sure and although he was shocked to see them that closely then he didn't freak out.
"Unbelievable. I think I have like a million questions for you…"
She giggled, shaking her head. "Wait did Kol know what you are? Is he a vampire too?"
Oh, fuck… so much for this being a good surprise.
"No, he didn't and he's not," she lied, not wanting to risk putting Kol's life in danger. "He's just an ordinary douchebag."
Gabriel let out a sigh of relief. "Thank God. Then I don't have to fear him killing me when I go punch him in the face."
Kenzie rolled her eyes. "It's too late. He's not even in town anymore."
For a brief moment Gabriel actually looked disappointed and it was mainly because he already disliked Kol before the kiss, but now that the truth was out she only worried about Kol's life and about whether or not Gabriel would be able to get past the "mistake".
A/N2: Hello again, so after reading all of your amazing reviews it became very clear to me that I have to make a sequel and I will start working on it as soon as the last chap of DA is up ;) *huggles each and every one of you*
Ohhhh I'll upload a preview of the sequel too, so you get to read some of the beginning and know what the name of the title is and stuff like that xD
Thanks for reading and please review! :D
