Chapter 88 - 87

Enzo did not really need to eat the cake made at the cafe because they had their own pastry chef, they made desserts that were found at the most high-end patisseries in the country. Enzo just needs to tell them what he wants, and they make it for him.

"It's okay baby, we'll just have it tomorrow. I know you've been asking me the whole day, but Uncle made a mistake, I'm sorry I had to work so late, tomorrow I promise to bring you here early," Gabriel winked and patted Enzo's little head.

"No, It's…," Enzo wanted to say it was okay, but Gabriel lifted him up in his arms just in case he wanted to divulge his secret that he didn't want to eat here. Sometimes Enzo was too smart for him, and he would tell them what he knew, that's how they usually caught Gabriel at the house when he did something naughty.

"Aww.. don't cry baby, it's okay, we'll just come again tomorrow," Gabriel said in a sad tone.

Violet felt bad. The kid was so cute, and she had to tell him no. "If you come tomorrow, I can keep all your favorites aside," she said, trying to appease Enzo.

"Can't you just make him an easy one?" Gabriel asked.

"How? I can't use the kitchen here," she said.

"Well, we can go to your house. You can make him something easy like a pudding or a mousse, this kid is easy to please," he said, trying to make her agree.

Gabriel kept hugging Enzo to pretend that he was comforting him, and Violet got sucked in. "Okay, okay!" she said, "I guess they have books here that have something easy in them. Let me check, then we'll head to my place."

She was not a pastry chef, but she watched them make some of the cakes during the weekend and it didn't look that hard, but she was going to start with something easy, so she did not disappoint the little kid and herself.

Then she remembered she could make him some brownies, it was the easiest recipe in the book, so she grabbed the necessary ingredients, and they headed for home.

"What is your name?" Violet asked when she handed them the brownies.

"I'm Lorenzo… yummy chocolate… baby like you….Big sister, call me Enzo," he cutely said with chocolate all over his face. He liked the brownies so much that he allowed her to call him by his nickname.

"Aww.. you're so cute," she pulled at his cheeks, "Big sister likes Enzo too. I'm glad you liked the brownies."

Violet looked up, and there was a certain look to Gabriel, he had a happy smile on his face and something else she hadn't seen before, which made her smile. But he stared at her too long, which made her a little self-conscious. 

Gabriel tried to bring Enzo to Violet's house whenever he could, they would laze around her house while Violet cooked for both of them. He wanted his family to just like this, with Violet and his kids waiting for him to get home. 

For a second, a brooding thought crossed his mind when he thought about Enzo, but then he shook his head, and the thought went away.

But when the people in the house started getting suspicious about them coming late at night, he had to ditch Enzo and execute phase 2 of his plans.

Gabriel came to see Violet at the cafe without Enzo, but Violet got used to them being together the past week, so she looked for him automatically. 

"Where's Enzo?" she asked without hesitation.

"He's with his parents," he frowned, "Why? Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Oh no, that's not it," she replied, "I just got used to seeing him the past few days, I expected him to be glued to you by now,"

In Violet's mind, she was a little confused, why would seeing Gabriel make her happy? It didn't make too much sense.

"Why does your expression tell me that you're not happy to see me," he walked towards her with a dangerous expression on his face.

They were at the side entrance, and nobody else was out here, and she thought, "Nobody could help me. But wait, this is Gabriel. Why am I suddenly afraid of him?"

"No, that's not it," she feigned a smile while walking backward until she hit a wall. His expression unnerved her a little. It was like he came today with an intention and not just a regular visit. 

"Violet, I'm in love with you, will you be my girlfriend?" Gabriel was not beating around the bush anymore, after he analyzed his feelings and realized that he was in love with her, his next option was to just tell her about it. The Santoris men did not believe in delaying gratification, when they want something, they go out and get it. 

Violet looked at him with bewildered eyes, she did not expect him to confess to her, it didn't even enter her mind that he liked her. Maybe it did, but she did not want to entertain it. 

She didn't regard herself as someone special until she came to the cafe. Nobody cared to ask her out on a date or to be their girlfriend, plus she knew nothing about Gabriel except that he was kind to her and that he liked her cooking. 

Gabriel standing too close to her like this scared her a little, she sensed that saying no would leave him in a very terrible mood.

She mustered all her courage even though she knew this was going to be a bad idea, "Uhm... sorry, but I'm not looking for a boyfriend."

He had expected her to say not, but it still left a sour taste in his mouth when she rejected him.

"But I want a girlfriend, and I want it to be you," he pushed in closer until their bodies were touching.