No more Chinese Laundry

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“I bet that was fun, though! I love flowers. They’re so beautiful, but at the same time I can’t be around too many at once for long periods of time, they drive my allergies nuts.” she laughed, “Did you at least like it?

"It was alright. Much more stressful than you'd think..." Vinny said with a little shrug. "But it was a family thing, my mom really wanted me to work there."

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“It would be interesting!” Belle nodded, “I’ve never even really given it thought either.. Oh.. I could own my own book shop. I’ve always wanted to own one sort of like a library, where you trade books for other books.”

"Now that sounds more interesting than a restaurant," Vinny said with a nod. "I used to help manage my aunt and uncle's flower shop back before I got put in here. It was...interesting..."

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Vinny nodded and smiled at her. “Yeah, we are some bomb ass master chefs,” he told her with a smirk. “We’ll do just fine!”

Belle laughed, “We are! So at least we know, if all else fails, we can add ‘open our own restaurant’ to the list of possibilities for the future.”

Vinny grinned and nodded. "Yes, we would definitely excel at that. To one your own business would be interesting." He chuckled.

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Vinny nodded and smiled at her. "Yeah, we are some bomb ass master chefs," he told her with a smirk. "We'll do just fine!"

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Vinny smiled at the fact that she didn't let go of his hand, even after she was standing. He intertwined his fingers with hers to hold her hand properly, walking along beside her. "I'm sure we can manage that well enough."

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Vinny nodded and stood up, placing the guitar back on the stand and reaching a hand to offer to help her up. "Sounds like a deal to me. They usually have some pretty decent stuff to choose from in the kitchen."

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Vinny laughed and nodded.”Very. You wanna find something here or go out and eat somewhere?”

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Vinny smiled at her reply and brought her hand up to his lips, kissing the back of it. "Well both of those feelings are mutual."

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"Good, I'm glad to hear it," Vinny told her with a smile. "Well, I didn't really do a whole lot, but you're very welcome. If it made you feel better, then I can feel accomplished." He said, chuckling softly.

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Vinny laughed at her joke. "Yeah...yeah, I guess we did." He said with a grin. "Of course! And thank you, too, that means a lot to me." He set his guitar aside. "So are you feeling better now?"

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Vinny laughed and gave her hand a gentle squeeze in return. "That's true, I didn't really consider that. We even cooked for each other, which was amazing. That makes me feel better," he agreed with a smile, nodding. "Well, I do respect you, very much so. I would never want to do something like that without your permission."

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"Me too." Vinny smiled down at their hands before looking back at her. "Well, normally is take you on a date before o kissed you. I like to think I can still be somewhat of a gentleman," he explained with a little laugh.

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Vinny laughed softly. "Well, you are to me. You're so beautiful, inside and out," he told her, moving his hand from her cheek to take hers. "I'm very glad you liked it. So..." he paused, choosing his words carefully. "So, I guess this changes things, huh? I know that I didn't really do this in the right order, but..."

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When her lips met his, Vinny reached up to rest his hand against the side of her face, kissing her back gently. When she pulled away to look at him, he couldn't stop smiling, feeling like a huge dork. He brushed his thumb against her cheek lightly. "You're amazing, you know that?"

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Vinny smiled softly at her reaction. "It's just the truth." His heart leapt when she said she felt the same and that she liked him. "I like you, too," he finally admitted. "A lot. And...I really want to kiss you right now, but only if that's okay with you." He watched her for a moment and leaned toward her slowly, giving her time to stop him or move away if she wanted to.

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Seeing the look that Belle was giving him as he finished playing made his heart so happy. He smiled at the compliment and gave a little shrug, turning pink. "Well, I...it's a song I really connect with. I picked it for you because that's how I feel when I'm with you. I actually feel okay with you, like I can be myself and like the past doesn't matter so much."