Hello my honeybuns. I would like to thank rainystv and lovely21 for the wonderful reviews.

So here we go the next chapter and the beginning of the date. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: it is not mine, just the crazy ideas are.

Gabriel dressed in his dark blue suit and light blue shirt (leaving off the tie) before giving the apartment one more quick once over to make sure everything was good and then going to pick up Kali.

Arriving at her apartment building and buzzing her door Gabriel realised he was not just excited about tonight but also nervous. What if she didn't like his plans? (I'm sure she'll love them.) What if she thought he had other ideas about taking her to his place? (Um, sorry but isn't it a bit late to start worrying about these things now?) Oh crap. What had he done? (Oh Dear, Gabriel is starting to panic, bless him.)

But before Gabriel could run off in a panic and cancel their date because he had suddenly decided he was being to forward (only now? really?) Kali opened the door and took all his thoughts and breath away. She looked stunningly gorgeous back in her signature colour of red. The dress was gathered under her bust and flowed out from there to just above her knee in layers of some thin material he could name. She looked ethereal and Gabriel just couldn't think of anything to say, his mind had gone completely blank. And so he did the only reasonable thing he could think of and pulled her to him for a passionate kiss. (Very reasonable.)

Kali had spent the day pampering herself in preparation for going out for dinner with Gabriel that evening. She couldn't wait to try the food from the 'best restaurant in town' though she doubted it would be as good as Gabriel's own cooking (hmm, I might have to disagree with you there. Don't worry you'll see why soon enough my dear). She had lazed around in the bath for a good hour and given herself a facial and manicure. She then set about trying to decide what to wear. Having spent most of the next hour going through her clothes and discarding them all she was at her wits end trying to think where the nearest mall was that would be open and had clothes she would like to buy. She was just about to head out when something red in the back of her closest caught her eye.

Pulling it out she saw it was a dress she had brought a few years back for this black tie event that she never went to. She had never actually worn this dress. Draping it against herself and looking in the mirror she realised why it had never been worn. It was completely different to the rest of her wardrobe which was filled with sharp, smart, cleans lines. This dress had more of a hippie vibe as it was made of layers of red silk chiffon that just swirled around with every move. Quickly she tried it on and as soon as she saw herself in the mirror she smiled. The woman looking back at her wasn't businesswoman Kali, or sexy seductress Kali. No that woman in the mirror was dreamer Kali, and she was the one who was giving Gabriel a second chance. It only seemed fitting that she was the one who went on the date this evening. That decided she started getting herself ready, the smile never leaving her face once.

By the time the buzzer went on her door she was practically jumping up and down in anticipation, so grabbing her bag she ran for the door and down the stairs. Opening the outside door she was greeted with the sight of Gabriel in a suit. Not a common occurrence in her experience but my god did he ever look divine in it. The jacket was tailored to fit his chest and she was sure that if he turned round she would have a gorgeous view of his ass. Oh she hoped he turned round at some point this evening. Returning her eyes to his she realised that he was just staring at her and suddenly she thought maybe the dress wasn't such a good idea after all. I mean it wasn't exactly something she would usually wear, maybe he didn't like her in it? (Are you crazy? He loves you no matter what, and that dress I think it will fast become his favourite.) Before she could become too insecure about her choice Gabriel grabbed her and kissed her passionately, pushing his hands into her loose hair as she grabbed at the back of his shoulders and held on for dear life. My god, how on earth was she supposed to think about anything other than this man after a kiss like this? (I pretty sure the point is you not.)

Finally Gabriel pulled back from the kiss due to the fact they both needed to breathe and just rested his forehead against hers as he tried to find words, any words, to say.

"I love you." he finally got out in such an honest tone that he startled himself somewhat because they were definitely not the words he was going for. But too late to do anything about it now. Instead he just held his breath as he watched and waited for Kali's reaction to his words.

Kali was shocked when Gabriel told her that he loved her, but looking at him about to accuse him of being a manipulative bastard she saw she wasn't the only one shocked by the sentence. It was obvious that he hadn't meant to say that, at least not now. No by the looks of it she had thrown him so badly that his brain had stopped functioning properly and that alone was enough to make her smile up at him, gently place her lips against his in a sweet, chaste kiss before she replied.

"I know."

Making Gabriel close his eyes and chuckle slightly before he pulled away from her and took her hand.

"Come on princess, let's get to the restaurant. I have got us the best table in the house." He said as he led her to his car making Kali smile at him as she followed willingly, she couldn't wait for the rest of the night to being, though how it could live up to what had happened so far she had no idea, but she hoped it could. (Oh my darling girl, it really, really will. I promise.)