Chapter 4

Lucya

Arriving at the restaurant Damien parked the car in parallel, and we got off. We walk inside the restaurant, it is a luxurious one there are not many peoples. Damien leads us to a table, and he placed our food orders. Then after some minutes later the waiter came with our food. 

Damien was busy on his phone while Lea and I kept on talking our conversation is endless like always. 

"Lea how many times you came here?" I questioned her while playing with my fork with my fingers. 

"Um.." Damien cut her "she came here only two times this is her second time," he half smile at me. 

"Ye-ah I came her two times, only." Lea startled while ignoring my gazes with a hesitant look. Why I feel like something is being suspicious regarding them, they have never behaved so offbeat before. 

We came up with some conversations about business purposes when a man appeared in front of us with a black suit he has the great amber eyes. He is extremely handsome his shoulders are bold. I think I've seen her before but I can't remember where I have seen him. 

"Maximo." He mumbled out, but it came more like a whisper. He met my gazes with an intense look, our eyes locked for a moment. Then Damien speaks up "Hey Maximo. How you've been?" They gave each other a brotherly hug. But it seems like Maximo has whispered something in Damien's ear which made him behave formal all of a sudden. 

"Have a seat, sir" Damien stated while they both sat down, and Maximo take a seat right beside me. 

Who is this man? Maximo? Is this his name? Damien said Mr. Sergio will come to meet us, but who is Maximo? I think they are hiding something from me! But why? 

Lea is quiet, she had not spoken anything since Maximo came here. She kept herself busy, looking at her plate she pieced her eyes on the food. Then Damien interrupt her, "Lea, all good?" 

"Yeah, I'm fine" she said with a half smile but still she looks unwell. "Why you look so dull then?" He questioned her with a seriousness attitude which I didn't find correct, this is not a way to talk with someone. 

"Damien wait!" I cut him before speaking, "Lea, I think we should leave, you seem unwell. You need some rest maybe," I threw a glance at Damien whose face is emotionless at this moment. 

"But my meeting is not over yet!" He sounds coldly, Maximo tried to tell him something with eyes signs. Then Damien talked again, "Lea take my car and leave I will come back later." 

"Don't you see she is not in a state of driving. Give me the key, I'll drive." I utter while standing from my seat, Maximo glared at me as if I owned him some properties. 

"Wait a second I need to talk with Lea in private," Damien said, they both left from the table while leaving Maximo alone with me. 

"Bambolina," he whispered, but it's an Italian word which I can't understand, I turn to him with a smirk, "can you speak in English please" 

"Nothing, let it be." He smirked at me, "but I need to know what you've told me?" I questioned him in frustration. 

"I'll tell you when we will meet again," he gave me a serious look while fixing his collar. "I don't want to meet you again," I blurt out, he meet my gazes with an intense look but he looks more like a criminal. 

"Our meeting is fixed already," he kept his gazes on me, "in your dreams." I said coldly, "what's your name?" He questioned me while leaning back on the chair, I threw a wild look at him. "I'll take your leave Mr. Maximo or Sergio, whatever your name is, I don't give a fuck'in care." I grabbed my purse and rush outside the restaurant, I tried to find Lea and Damien but they were no where to be find. 

I lean against Damien's car, but someone joined me while leaning by the edge of the car. I turn my head and my eyes landed on Maximo. "Why are you following me?" I give him an I don't care look, "what if I tell you that I'm about to kidnap you!" He mumble with a cold smirk which made me froze for a second because he sounds promising. 

"Don't you dare to approach near me." I warned him without looking at him. "You are pretty!" He whispered while taking a few steps toward me. 

"Why you look like a criminal." I utter in frustration, "don't tease me, Lucya" he hissed through his teeth. 

"Why you are trying to hide your identity?" 

"Hey, Lucya. Let's go." Damien joined us, "see you later." Maximo said while glancing at me. 

"I wish this is our last meeting." I shouted and Damien stand in front of me. "Don't mess with him, calm down. You would not meet him again." 

"Just keep him away from me," I told Damien, "don't worry." Damien gave me a supportive look and Lea stand by my side while putting her hand around my shoulders. 

"ciao bambolina" he said with Italian assent along with a lustful smile and he analyses my body figure before walking away. 

"Why you were arguing with him," Lea added, I kept staring him fumingly until he vanished from my sight. 

"He was getting on my nerves, he is extremely hubristic. I hate his attitudes, just keep me away from this man." I profess before sitting in the car. I felt a strange feeling, I might want to ignore him but deep inside something is stopping me from walking away. Somehow I want to meet him again but I think this will be wrong. It could be dangerous also I don't know him! 

I just hope I will not face him again, at least not in this birth.