14. Burrata

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It was really cold here. Gabrielle, our sous chef, suggested I let the walk in freezer defrost for sometime but that would mean it would affect the quality of some expensive meat stored here. I didn't want that to happen so I decided to clean the freezer at its optimum temperature which was a bad decision since I wasn't wearing any warm clothes. I was too pissed at Vincent to go home, fetch some warm clothes and continue doing my work. A lot of people specially Lisa and John were willing to help us but I was too furious at Vincent to ask for any help.

I bet the floor wasn't mopped in ages because no matter how much I tried to wipe it the stains were still there. Cursing Vincent every time I tried to get something off the floor helped. I was still pretty shocked by Vincent's behaviour towards us. The staff talks all the time, however we try not to do that in front of the customers. There wasn't any customers when Elijah approached me as it was before opening hours.

It was eerily quiet outside given every one of the staff left, even Vincent. Only Elijah and I stayed over to fulfil our punishment. However I was so engrossed with cleaning the freezer that I didn't have any time to check up on Elijah, so did he.

I was starting to shiver so every now and then I would get out of the freezer, warm myself up and then get back inside to clean. It wasn't working too well for I have started sneezing already. By the time I was done I was a shivering and a sneezing mess. My phone has been ringing for a long time but I ignored it so when I was about to check the phone I collapsed on one of the chairs.

That's when I realized someone had walked into the kitchen and it was Vincent. "Oh shit Eleanora. Are you okay?" He said coming towards me to check my temperature. I was feeling weak and sort of dizzy so I let him hold me or else I wouldn't have. "Oh shit you might have a fever!" He cried out. He took off his coat and wrapped it around me.

"I am fine," I whispered. But I knew I wasn't. I was feeling very shitty not to mention everything around me was spinning now. From this morning I was feeling a little feverish but I didn't pay any attention to it.

"No you are not. You have a high temperature and not to mention you are shivering," he said. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me closer to him. I let him do that. His warmth was making me feel a little better. "Didn't you see my message? I told you guys to not do the cleaning."

"My bag was- it was outside. I didn't want to pick up because I was pissed at you asshole," I said feeling a little better in his warmth.

"I even told Elijah to inform you as well. Didn't he tell you?"

"No. I think he left without informing me." Okay that wasn't too nice of him.

"Oh," I could feel the disappointment and anger in his voice. "I am so sorry. I should have come to look for you earlier. I thought you were angry at me so you might needed some time alone to calm down. So I let it be."

"I am still pissed at you." I mumbled in his neck. His warmth felt so comforting and not to mention so good at the same time. He smelled good and his touch was enough to make my heart flutter inside my chest. What is happening? I was supposed to be angry at him not infatuated by his touch. My body was betraying me. His breath was fanning my ears making me shiver down my core. I hated how my body was affected by it.

I looked up at him to see him staring at me with those light brown piercing eyes and then he did something that I wasn't expecting. He kissed me on my lips. I should have pushed him away. I wanted to push him away but I didn't.

His lips were so soft against mine. The kiss was slow, it's like he was being careful with me but I was breathless by just that simple gesture that I was combusting inside. He was encouraged by my responsiveness and then he went all in. The kiss became intense, his tongue was inside my mouth and he was sucking on my tongue as his arms snaked around me pulling me closer.

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I woke up groggily. Feeling a little weak as I felt warm. I checked my phone its 10 30 am. Shit I am late to work! I even slept through my morning alarm.

I got up from my bed to find some medicines and a glass of water. Underneath the glass of water there was a note undermeath which said-

Have the medicine after you are done with your breakfast.

-Vincent

I freshen up and went to the kitchen to grab some breakfast. But I noticed it was already ready for me. He made some eggs and bacon with some toast. Okay that was nice of him. Last night after he kissed me we went home. None of us really talked. He apologized to me multiple times for being so mean to me.

"Why were you mean to me?" I asked looking at him.

"I don't know I am just-." He stopped himself, he wanted to say something more but he refrained himself from doing so. I wanted to ask him but I don't know if I was ready to hear it. He cleared his throat, "You still don't remember what you did when you were drunk?"

"Nope. A little though. I remember Elijah bringing me to your place and we dropped Lisa before that. I remember having too many drinks because the date with him was boring. Why do you keep asking me that? Why don't you tell me what happened?"

"Nevermind," he said and turned on the radio to fill the silence of the car.

Why did you kiss me? The words were on the tip of my tongue but I refrained myself from asking. I didn't want the answer to that either. If this kiss means he wants something more from me, I cannot give it to him. I am not ready for a relationship as the last one's scars still didn't heal. I don't think it ever will.

I decided to clean up my room before going to work. After taking the medicines I was feeling a little better. I remember Vincent coming to my room to replace the washcloth on my forehead every now and then after it got too warm from my fever. I think that helped a lot. I started stacking the clothes in my wardrobe when I came across my black dress from that night. The dress was beautiful. I loved wearing it as the dress would accentuate my curves.

'I wish you would take off my dress'. Shit. All of a sudden it hit me then I started remembering everything from last night.

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