Nora walked to him hesitantly while Demetri stood up. As she reached him, he quickly caught her chin between his fingers and gently kissed her lips. Her eyes widened as she quickly kissed him back and stepped away while he complained," You'd forgotten to kiss me."
Smiling and feeling shy at the same time, she quickly rolled her eyes to him and waved a goodbye to him and Gabe, who continued to stand there.
The door had barely closed behind her when the atmosphere in the office changed from cold to freezing. Gabe and Demetri stared at each other, each refusing to back down.
For what seemed an eternity, the battle of wills continued until Gabe was forced to look away," Please Demon. This is the only way."
However, Demetri shook his head unequivocally and answered, "No."
