Wonka was the first to recover as he ran his hand across his lips. He then smirked as he sauntered back to the rest of the group. Mr. Beauregarde frowned at Wonka's smug attitude as he reluctantly joined the group as well. As Wonka showed everyone his new invention (Gum that tastes like a three course meal) I was desperately trying to will away the blush that was still on my face from my little outburst. I kept thinking back to how surprisingly soft Willy's lips were and how intense our kiss had gotten when he started to kiss back. I sat at the edge of the machine as Wonka joined me.
"Sorry." I said to him before he could regard me. " I was trying to deter Mr. BEAUREGARDE. Sorry if I caught you off guard." I said looking up at him.
"Not a problem dear." Wonka said, slightly breathless. I smiled as I noticed. I looked around to see Mr. Beauregarde sulking in the corner and Charlie looking at me with a mischievous grin. I left my seat as Willy put on a half-hearted attempt to stop Violet from chewing the gum.
"Why are you smiling at me like that?" I said as I crouched down next to Charlie.
"No reason in particular... I was just wondering if Willy's gonna be my new uncle." He said simply with a cheeky grin.
"I-What? No. I didn't think you saw that." I responded while rubbing the back of my neck.
"Yep." Charlie said blissfully. "Grandpa saw it too."
"It's about time too." Grandpa Joe chimed in. "I want another grandchild before I die. Might as well make him a chocolatier." I stood back up with a flabbergasted look as I stared back and forth from Charlie to my father. I really had no response to this.
"Look," I responded slowly, trying to gather my thoughts "Tha- I- It wasn't like that. I was just trying to prove a point to Violet's rather perverse father." I wagged my finger weakly at the two, desperately trying to gain any sort of authority over the embarrassing situation.
"So you don't like him." Charlie looked like someone just killed his favorite TV character. I rushed to sooth him.
"Of course I like him. He is amazing at what he does. He is very admirable." I could hear my father give a sarcastic 'uh-huh' "And he is handsome, i suppose. But I've only just met him. So I'm not exactly planning a wedding date yet." I could see Charlie's eye start to lighten again and I breathed a sigh of relief.
"So you do like him! And he likes you so you will end up married at some point!" My sigh of relief turned into a small groan as I hung my head in defeat.
"Fine... just please don't go around saying that to anyone." Charlie nodded and my father smiled at my dramatic sigh of defeat as I turned away from the two of them. Suddenly there was a loud commotion and the three of us started to notice as Violet started turning well... violet. I gasped in shock as she quickly started inflating. I looked at Willy to see him watching the situation in amusement. Willy quickly stated that she needed to be sent to the juicing room immediately before she explodes. The inflated girl and her father left in haste, but not before Mr. Beauregarde was given surly goodbye by Wonka.