Yuri and Zack were leaning on the car as they waited for their beloved to come out of the building.

Yuri, who was on the other side of the car, was leaning forward with his hands on the roof of the car, while Zack was leaning his back on the side of the car.

They saw with amusement the fleeting look of dismay that passed by her face. If they had blinked, they would have missed it, so it was a good thing that they were always so attentive to her whenever she appeared.

It only hardened their resolve to soften her up more.

She was really resistant to their advances, but she wasn't rejecting them so vehemently like before.

After all, she had promised to give them a chance.

However, they had been so busy that they hadn't had many opportunities to go on a date with her.

So, today, they made an effort to do so.

They had already made sure with Sam that Beatrice wasn't working overtime and that there wasn't anything important going on the next day. All her normal excuses won't work today.

They were well prepared.

Beatrice saw the confident look on the Dante Twins' faces and she knew that Sam must have sold her out.

She had managed to evade the Twins' advances the past few weeks because she had been busy. After their declaration at the airport when she had gone to pick up Kay and the two kids, she hadn't seen them at all.

No, that was not right.

They would sometimes come to send her home and such, but she had not gone out with them at all. Time spent in the car on the way home does not count as 'spending time' with them.

"Beatrice, honey," Zack said sweetly, coming over to her.

Beatrice blinked.

What was this?

Why was she seeing as if he was walking in slow motion??

She closed her eyes and looked again.

Zack appeared to be slowly approaching her, in a gait that looked like some modal walking on the catwalk.

What was wrong with him?!

Seeing the frown on Beatrice's face, Zack couldn't help but laugh and slid up close to her, going oh, so close but not touching her at all.

"Miss me?" Zack asked, his handsome face so close that she could smell the mint of the chewing gum in his mouth.

She frowned further, and put her hands on her waist, "Zacharias, are you chewing gum?!"

Yuri smirked, "Told you she wouldn't like it."

Zack put up his hands in surrender, "I had to! You wouldn't like the cigarette smoke more."

Beatrice poked his chest and he quickly grabbed that finger, gently caressing it as she scolded him, "You're not supposed to be smoking in the first place!"

She was so angry at him that she hit him at the side of the head. Immediately after that, she felt remorse but she didn't let it show on her face.

To her utter surprise, instead of getting angry or upset, Zack looked contrite and even went down on his knees, "I'm sorry, it is my fault."

Beatrice was horrified.

How could he do this in public?!

She was so agitated that she smacked him more on the head, "You imbecile! Get up!"

"Am I forgiven?" he asked, giving her the most pitiful doggy-face look she had ever seen.

How could he be so shameless?

Most of all, how could this extremely domineering man suddenly look and be so meek?

Beatrice was so annoyed that she hissed, "What do you think?!"

He looked at her sadly, "Then punish me."

Beatrice blinked.

What? What did he say?

Punish him?

And why does he actually look so … so … expectant?!

A thought formed in her head.

She glanced at Yuri, then back at Zack. Her facial expression hadn't changed at all, showing that stern look she always had whenever she was thinking hard. It was her 'default' face.

Other people had 'bitching resting face'. Her?

She had the 'stern schoolmarm' resting face.

She took her hand back and crossed it across her chest. She looked down at him, her eye twitching and she said in disdain, "Punish you?"

Zack nodded.

"You don't deserve my punishment," Beatrice said, much to Zack's surprise, "Now get up."

Zack quickly scrambled to his feet and turned, to see the straight back of Beatrice walking off towards the car.

Damn, that was so hot.

*She* was so hot.

Zack followed her, his pants getting really too tight in a certain area to walk comfortably. He looked at his twin, and they shared a silent look, their eyes darker than normal.

They never imagine that their beloved could be more perfect than what they had already thought.

The way she scolded Zack just sent tingles down their spine. That expression of hers. That aura of dominance.

It was all so natural.

Their instincts were never wrong.

Zack and Yuri smiled, their hearts full as their resolve magnified.

No way were they going to let her go now.

Not that they were planning to in the first place, but now … now, they were going to never give up, no matter what.

No matter how long it took.

Beatrice, the sweet, little pure schoolmarm, entered the car - not knowing that the twins were getting ready to introduce her to a whole new world.

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When Beatrice got home after dinner with the twins, they naturally went and followed her up to her apartment - to protect her, they said. Zack had already been forgiven during dinnertime, so he was obediently following from behind.

Once she reached her door, she turned to them and said, "Thank you. I'll be fine now."

They nodded.

"Go in first," Yuri said gently, gesturing to her to unlock her door.

Rolling her eyes, she turned to do so, not catching the identical grins on the twins' faces. Just as she unlocked it and was about to push the door open, she felt a hand snake around her stomach from behind.

She was pulled back, and as she turned to scold whoever it was that had done so, her lips were covered with a pair of lips.

Beatrice's eyes shot wide open.

Her first kiss!

It was a gentle kiss, and it didn't last long, but long enough for her to feel breathless at the softness of it all. When their lips broke apart, she was twirled around to face the one that held her.

It was Yuri.

He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her as well. However, unlike the soft, gentle kiss like Zack, Yuri applied slightly more force and sucked her upper lip a bit before letting her go.

"Zack got the first kiss, so I get to kiss longer," Yuri said softly.

Beatrice was just too shocked to react properly, and with a smile, Yuri turned her around again and gently led her through the front door.

"Goodnight, Beatrice," the twins said as she stood there at the doorway, staring at them blankly.

Then, her facial expression changed.

She stared at them and took a step forward.

The twins didn't move.

They knew their actions would most likely trigger Beatrice … or, she would just slam the door in their faces. They were prepared to be scolded and punished by Beatrice.

She grabbed them both by their collar and pulled them closer to her. They didn't resist, of course.

Beatrice looked to her left and right, seeing double, and thinking … this was way beyond whatever she had ever experienced in her life. Kyle had been the one that pushed her forward and now, the twins.

So much out of her comfort zone.

But …

For some strange reason, she didn't really mind it.

Could it be because she, despite her misgivings, was warming up to them?

She had to admit, she did miss them when she was avoiding them. They were fun and she knew they didn't take to heart whatever she did or said. They also teased her a lot, but they never crossed the line.

Today, their action was clearly on the borderline of 'crossing the line'. Yet, she knew, they would never have even taken that step if they didn't get some sort of positive signals from her.

She didn't stop them from sending her to her apartment - which meant, she saw them more than friends. She stopped them from entering, which meant, she did not want them to think they could spend the night.

So, the conclusion they got was, sneaking in a goodnight kiss would be okay.

Beatrice analyzed it all and that was why she wasn't truly angry with them. Seeing them getting ready to be punished also meant they were willing to test the boundaries but would accept the punishment if they miscalculated.

That made her warm all inside.

So, instead of scolding them, she kissed them back.