Killian's POV

I waited by the stairs as Brielle was almost finished getting ready. I was planning on taking her to a restaurant named Midnight Lotus. Sure an appetizer costs around $200 and a reservation itself is $300 but I couldn't think of a better place to take her. Also I own the establishment so we'll be at an advantage with reservation schedules and meal preps. Looking down to my phone I sighed as Calvin sent me a message.

Lockewood: Hello Killian. I've noticed you've been avoiding my calls.. no matter. I want to formally invite you to my son's gala this Friday as it would make me very please if you and Brielle were to come. I'm sure Blaine has already informed you of this since I sent him the invitations. And if you come.. I'm sure I'll have enough surprises to make your time worthwhile.. Tata

I rolled my eyes and screenshotted the message while sending it to Blaine.

" Such a fucking idiot. " I muttered and my head snapped when I heard some tsk.

" Bad word Killy " I looked to the stairs to see Delilah sitting on one of them with a lollipop in her mouth.

" Shouldn't you be in bed little girl? " She shrugged.

" Benny hasn't told me to and I think I have a few hours to go. " I noticed the somewhat sinister look in her eyes and I cleared my throat placing my hands in my pockets.

" You said a bad word Killy... " She said smiling and I stared into her eyes as I nodded my head.

" I did didn't I " She nodded and put a small pout on her face.

" I'm sure you didn't mean to... but Bribri might not be to sure. "

" What do you want from me kid? " I groaned and she tilted her head.

" Piggy bank money. " I was about to ask why but I heard Brielle walked out of her room in her heels. I pulled out  a few hundred dollar bills and handed it to her as I looked away.

" We'll talk about this later. " She smiled and grabbed it from my hand as she got up.

" Don't worry Killy, Benny has slip ups sometimes too.. " She walked up the stairs and went into her room. I stared at her door in thought as I just realized how hard it was going to be for me to keep my profanity at the minimum. With all the time she spends with Benjamin, I would love to know how much money is in this piggy bank she's just mentioned. My thoughts got cut off as Brielle descended the steps with a smile on her face. I covered my mouth for a split second before turned away as I bit my lip.

Her dress was beige with tiny spots of glitter. Her sleeves were long but the dress went down to her knee. She had on white platform heels and her hair that was usually a wavy, curly mess, was bone straight and fell past her tailbone. Her makeup was light but her face was vibrant. She stood in front of me as I looked back to her and smiled.

" As always darling, you look gorgeous. "

" And as always Killian. You don't look too bad yourself " She teased and I rolled my eyes as I placed my arm around her waist and walked us to the elevator.

" I suppose you're still not going to tell me where we're going. "

" You know me too well love " She sighed as we entered and I pressed the 1st floor.

" It's not going to be too expensive is it? " She looked up at me raising her eyebrows and I simply chuckled at how cute she looked trying to be all tough.

" You'll just have to see for yourself "

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We stepped out of the car and George closed the door and went back to the driver's seat. He drove off and Brielle looked up at the sign.

" Midnight Lotus... " She read and look over to me.

" You've taken me to one of your most expensive restaurants? Not surprised.. " She chuckled and I walked us into the building. We were immediately noticed by the manager who's name I couldn't remember for the life of me and he quickly seated us in a secluded area. As we walked, I could feel each stare and hear every whisper which didn't faze me at all. But I could tell Brielle was having a hard time ignoring them all.

We took our seats and the waiter gave us a few minutes to choose what we wanted. Brielle's face contorted as she read the menu and I chuckled as I took it out of her hand.

" I'll order for the both of us " She thanked me with a small blush on her cheeks. I kept my eyes trained on her for a while and she was about to say something when the waiter arrived with the appetizers. He took our orders and went off to the kitchen. I looked back over to Brielle and she bit her lip as I caught her staring as well.

" Brielle.. " I spoke and she hummed.

" What are your thoughts on relationships? " She shrugged as she pushed a piece of hair behind her ear.

" Can't really have much thoughts on something you haven't experienced yourself. "

" You've.... never been in a relationship? " She shook her her head.

" Never had anytime or need to be in a relationship " I nodded my head and she looked at me with suspicion.

" Why did you want to know? "

" I've just been... thinking about a few things lately " I said tapping my fingers on the edge of the table. Her eyes shifted to them for a second before going back to my eyes.

" Thinking about what? " I didn't say anything for a while as I wanted to get my words in the right order.

" ..... Theoretically speaking.. how would you feel if I asked for your hand in marriage? "

She stared at me for quite a while not say a word before a smile broke out on her face and she started laughing. I furrowed my eyebrows as she continued with tears of laughter coming to her eyes.

" You're laughing at me, why is that? " She wiped her eyes with her finger and shook her head with the smile still on her face.

" Because you're insane Killian. " She calmed herself down and finally looked up at me.

" How does me asking you that question pertain to me being insane? "

" Killian.. do you know what you just asked me? " I shrugged my shoulders.

" I asked the question so I'm well aware of what I said. " She held her head in her hands and shook it.

" God he's finally losing it. "

" What am I losing exactly? " She put her hands down.

" Your mind Killian. Your mind. We have known each other for only a month and a half. We've kissed multiple times but that's not anything compared to years worth of commitment to actually have a relationship with someone. "

" Brielle.. If you don't remember. I was speaking theoretically "

" Killian! " She whispered yelled. " You don't speak theoretically or ask for anything...ever! You speak what's on your mind and do whatever you want. The fact that you spoke theoretically while asking about what I thought about you asking for my hand in marriage is so unlike you. I don't truly believe you- " She stopped and I frowned as I wanted to continue hearing her ramble.

" Killian. "

" Darling "

" That wasn't a theoretical question now was it. "

" No, it didn't pass my mind as something to be thought of as theoretical but I thought it would please you more to hear it come out that way. "

" And you're weren't really thinking of asking for my hand in marriage now were you? " She looked into my eyes and when I didn't reply in the first few seconds she held her hand up.

" Say no more.. "

" I thought I made it pretty clear when I told you I'm going to make you mine. " She scoffed and flipped her over her shoulder as she placed her hands on the table while folding them. I could see the waiter coming over with a smile on his face but once he saw Brielle he turned and walked away.

" Killian. This is our second date, I've met your parents once, you forced me to move in with you- What more do you need me to say? "

" You don't need to say anything. "

" So why are you even bringing this up if you know my answer will be no? And if you try to pull out some kind of contract from underneath the table or your chair I will yell bloody murder. " I sat back in my chair and pushed it further out with my feet. She eyed me carefully and I tilted my head.

" Come here Brielle. " The color drained from her face and she gulped.

" W-why? "

" Come here. " She bit her lip as she turned around and looked to the front of the restaurant where she saw a few people at the tables. We were in an extremely secluded area so no one was aloud back here.. but she didn't know that. Looking back she realized I was still waiting for her.

" C-can we not do this right now? " She whispered and I continued to stare at her as she knew I wouldn't change my mind. She stood up slowly and looked over her shoulder once again as she saw a couple being seated. Her face got hotter and she pleaded with me once more.

" Please Killian, if you want we can leave right now. " She spoke and I simply watched her figit as I wasn't changing my answer any time soon.

She walked over to me and once she was in arms length, I pulled her down to my lap without even having to fully sit up. She squealed slightly and quickly placed her arms around my neck. I had  one hand resting on both of her knees and the other one around her waist.

" K-Killian... what if someone walks by and sees us? "

" Well I can't guarantee that no one will see us but you just have to make sure that no one hears us " Placing the hand that was on her knee on her chin, I pulled her in for a kiss as she melted simultaneously in my arms. She moaned softly as I pulled her closer and I chuckled on the inside as she tried to keep quiet. I placed my hand in her hair and pulled it as I kissed her harder.

She moved her hand to my hair and I pulled away before she could mess with it. I don't need this escalating more than it should be but the way she continued to look at me the way she did as her pupils dilated, I could tell she wanted it to. I fixed her hair and she bit her lip as hers eyes held lust. I lifted her off of me and directed her back to her seat.

" Behave. " I said as I could tell she was getting angry. She was frustrated, sexually frustrated. She may not know that's the way she's feeling but I could tell from a mile away. The waiter came over to us after a few seconds and he placed the food on the table. His face was beet red so one can only assume the things that he'd just seen.

We started eating in comfortable silence and I excused myself to go to the restroom. I entered the bathroom and looked into the mirror. I needed to get myself together if I wanted to get through this night without doing something too impulsive. I check the time on my watch and when I looked back up to the mirror I saw a man.. standing right by the door.

He had his hood over his head and I turned to look at him quickly. I furrowed my eyebrows as he went back out the door and I heard his footsteps retreat. That hoodie looked very familiar....

Was that... Eugene?