Chapter 5

After several seconds, Ivan broke his kiss away from Dino and the former saw that the latter's face was red. Dino looked at him with eyes as that said that the former wanted more. Dino was also breathing hard after holding his breath for some time.

[Dino...this guy is so irresistible!] Ivan thought before pressing his lips against Dino's open lips again. [Since he wants more, I'll give him more!]

Ivan and Dino continued to kiss each other deeply and passionately. Dino could also smell Ivan's breath that smells like mouthwash. Never had he imagined before that his first meeting with the famous swimmer would turn out like this.

[I want him to kiss me more.] Dino thought as he continued to feel Ivan's lips and tongue against his own. [This feels really good. So this is his way of thanking me.]

[He's cute and his kiss feels so good.] Ivan thought as he just continued kissing Dino with his eyes closed. [I want more! More!]

After about ten seconds, Ivan and Dino broke away from their kiss, with the two of them looking lovingly at each other. Ivan felt very satisfied upon seeing Dino's cute face.

[He's really lovely, but I'll be kissing him again next time.] Ivan thought while wearing a satisfied facial expression.

"So, did you like what I gave you, Dino?" Ivan asked while grinning from ear to ear.

At that moment, Dino felt embarrassment get over him again, so he turned away from Ivan with his face blushing even more than before.

"Yeah! I like it!" Dino answered awkwardly while he was facing away from Ivan. "T-Thank you!"

[He's so cute when he's feeling embarrassed.] Ivan thought while gazing lovingly at Dino. [I like that part of him as well. I want to see that side of him more.]

"I'm really glad that you liked that, Dino!" Ivan declared cheerfully. "I'd like to kiss you again, but you should go now."

"Oh yeah!" Dino blurted out before turning to talk with Ivan face-to-face again. "I'll be coming to your fan meeting tomorrow too, so I'll meet you there again!"

Ivan smiled upon hearing Dino's words and replied, "Thanks. I'll see you there then."

"Yeah!" I'll be going now," Dino replied before turning away.

"Oh, wait!" Ivan said, making Dino face him again. "One more thing, Dino. May I have your number, please?"

"Oh, sure!" Dino responded eagerly.

[I can't believe that he would ask for my number already even if we just met for the first time.] Dino thought while also feeling happy inside. [But still, I'm glad that he did!]

"Alright!" Ivan declared cheerfully before taking his Android phone from inside his pocket and handing it over to Dino. "Type your number here, please."

"Okay!" Dino answered cheerfully before typing his mobile number on Ivan's Android phone. "Here!" Dino said joyfully before giving back Ivan's phone.

"Thanks!" Ivan exclaimed happily. "I'd like to add you on Facebook and follow you on Instagram and Twitter as well."

"Okay, no problem!" Dino replied merrily. "I'll help you search for my accounts."

It took a few moments before Dino and Ivan finally got connected via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well.

"Alright! Here we go!" Ivan exclaimed merrily. "Thanks a lot, Dino! Stay in touch with me!"

"I will!" Dino responded cheerfully.

Afterwards, Ivan wore his new face mask before both he and Dino went out of the comfort room.

"See you at the fan meeting tomorrow, Dino!" Ivan declared cheerfully while waving his hand at Dino.

"Yeah! See you there, Ivan!" Dino answered merrily while also waving his hand at Ivan.

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That evening, while the whole family was having dinner, Gian noticed that Dino looked unusually happy. It was as if something incredible happened to his younger brother.

[Why does Dino look so happy? Did something incredible happen to him today?] Gian thought while gazing at Dino who was smiling like a fool.

[It was really great to have met Ivan today!] Dino thought happily as he recalled the things that happened between himself and Ivan.

"Hey, Dino, did something happen to you today?" Gian inquired with a smirk while he and Dino were washing the dishes and sweeping the floor respectively.

"What do you mean, Kuya?" Dino asked with a puzzled look.

"You looked happy while we were eating," Gian responded in a teasing tone with a smirk. "Is it because of a girl you met today or something?"

Dino shook his head and answered, "No. It's something even more incredible than that."

"What is it?!" Gian inquired, obviously interested to know what it was.

[I won't tell him about it for now.] Dino thought decidedly.

"It's a secret!" Dino replied before letting out a laugh.

"Come on, tell me!" Gian responded in an interested tone. "I'm dying to know!"

"I'll tell you next time, Kuya," Dino answered while smiling from ear to ear. "I'll keep it as a secret for now."

"Okay then," Gian replied with a smirk. "You'd better tell me when you're ready to tell me. Do you promise?"

"Yeah! I promise!" Dino answered before bumping fists with Gian.

[Now I'm even more interested in knowing what happened.] Gian thought while stealing a glance at Dino. [I guess I'll try to find out what it is by myself if Dino doesn't want to tell me.]

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Once Dino was inside his own room, he kept on thinking about what he did not ever think that Ivan would do to him - kissing.

[Ivan's kiss felt so good.] Dino thought as his mind went back to the time when Ivan kissed him as a 'gift' for helping him. [Honestly, I want to do that with him again. But then...Do Russians normally do that? Or does he like me?]

Dino blushed at the thought of the possibility that Ivan likes him.

[No, wait...I shouldn't assume that he likes me right now. He hasn't told me anything yet.] Dino thought while shaking his head. [If I assume too early before he has said anything, I'll surely end up getting hurt.]

At that moment, Dino remembered also giving his own mobile number to Ivan. Due to perhaps his absent-mindedness that time, he forgot to get Ivan's mobile number. Fortunately, they were connected via their social media accounts.

[Oh, right…Ivan's got my number, but I forgot to get his number.] Dino thought with his palm on his face. [I must have felt too happy at that moment to even remember doing that! But then...I'm hoping that he'll call or text me. Besides, we're now connected via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, so it should be fine.]

At that moment, Dino heard his mobile phone ringing. Dino saw that an unregistered number was calling.

[Who could this be?] Dino thought upon seeing the unknown number.

"Hello?" Dino said upon answering the call while holding his phone that was placed on his right ear.

"Hi, Dino!" a familiar male voice with a strange accent said. "Guess who?"

[This voice! I've heard this before!] Dino thought upon realizing who it was. [There's no mistake! This is…]

"Ivan!" Dino blurted out merrily.