All Chapters of Hanging in the balance: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

“What do you feel like eating?” Gabriel asked as he took their empty breakfast dishes to the sink, they had something light, yogurt, fruit, granola and espresso. “I have no idea, my palet is inexperienced, you could introduce me to anything and I would most likely fall inlove with it.” Scarlette stated, while getting up to look for an outfit for their date, it’s usually ice cold in a cinema. Over the knee black 3 inch boots with a plether skirt and obviously leggings under that to keep warm. She wore a long sleeved white crop top that met the skirt to close her stomach completely, a black coat and a white purse to complete the look. Gabriel vamped in and out of the room dressed to match her. “I was thinking italian?” He asked her clipping his cufflinks. “Pizza?” Whe asked frowning, thinking to herself that isn’t really date food. “Not necessarily but it would be on the menu at the restaurant we are going to.” She noded her head as he opened the door to her apartment. “Can we watch

“Lydia, do you think there is a way that we could enter the other timeline?” Scarlette asked curiously making everyone in the room look at her skeptically. “Gabriel have you been letting the women watch too much DC Series while you mock The flash’s speed?” Mikael asked him with amusement clear in his voice. “I would advise against trying to mess with other timelines” Jedreel said as he flashed into the room. “I didn’t summon you.” Scarlette muttered confused, “Mother sent me when she heard what you had planned” this made everyone in the room self aware. “Will she be visiting us again? I have questions.” Sasha said with a bit of venom in her voice. “She is…. Preoccupied at the moment, you will have to wait 500 years for her to come back again.” Jedreel responded “Good enough since we are all immortal.” Sasha fired back. “Why can’t I go there Jed?” Scarlette asked again. “What do you want to go do there Scarlette?” He fired back clearly irritated that she had the audacity to questio

As Gabriel and Scarlette left the mansion, Scarlette couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of Morgana's warning. "What's so funny?" Gabriel asked, amused by Scarlette's sudden laughter. "It's just that Morgana thinks she has a chance with you when you're already taken," Scarlette replied, trying to hold back her giggles. Gabriel chuckled as well, "Well, she clearly doesn't know what she's up against." Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and Scarlette's skirt flew up, revealing her polka-dot underwear. Gabriel burst out laughing at Scarlette's embarrassed face. "I'm sorry, it's just too funny," he said, trying to control his laughter. Scarlette's face turned beet red as she tried to push down her skirt. "Hey, at least no one else saw it," Gabriel teased. They both laughed as they continued their walk back to their safe haven, glad for the lighthearted moment in the midst of their troubles. --------------------------------- "Good evening Mr Casanova" Scarlette said as she opened her eyes l

Just as they were about to leave Scarlette's apartment Mikael was at the door about to knock. Causing a frown to appear on Gabriel's face, Mikael usually gives a warning before he shows up. This immediately put the vampire king on edge. "What happened," He asked his second "The council had sent word they are on their way to Louisiana, the whole clan felt you mating with Scarlette last night, and the council is not happy that she is not of our kind" Mikael muttered very ashamed of his clan's behavior. "Thank you for letting me know," Gabriel said looking his second in the eye as when he said those words with his hand on Mikael's shoulder. "Scarlette, it seems I must go back to my mansion to deal with this." He said to her about to kiss her head but she moved to her bedroom "I'm coming with you, they're my clan too" She said to him with determination, the worried look Mikael gave him assured him in his feeling that this will not go down well. "Luv, I know that you want to put the coun

"So you're not going to tell me what happened at your mansion?" Scarlette asked Gabriel halfway to the French Quarter in his Camero, "OUR mansion luv" She frowned at him not understanding what that had to do with the price of eggs so continued to stare at him until he answered her question. "Well, I was 'told' to reject you and seek a vampire I can mate with." He said squirming in the driver's seat clearly very uncomfortable with the whole conversation. "You can choose who you mark?" Scarlette asked perplexed, "I can but I chose to exercise patience and wait for the one who was made for me." He responded this made Scarlette wonder why he would choose to wait so long, the loneliness that he had endured waiting for her his entire existence. He gently squeezed her thigh in reassurance, "You were worth the wait luv, you are everything I expected and more." He said putting her heart at ease as they pulled up at the apartments and rode the lift up together. "How about we stay at your pla