chapter 14

LYXARIA

Rayna stayed for sometime and she told me a lot of things about her and Leo.

I laid on my head and was still thinking about all that has happened when I heard someone knock on my door.

I was onmy wearing a bathrobe since I had just come out of the shower so I quickly tied the bathrobe properly.

"Come in"

I looked up to see Leonardo come in with a tray in his hands. I was shocked. It felt like my eyes were about to pop out of my socket.

My eyes followed him till he dropped the tray on the side table.

I stared at him till he sat on the bed right beside me.

We both looked at each other for a while without saying anything.

He cleared his throat."how are you doing?"

I could not help but laugh loudly.

"Now that's a weird way to start a conversation, don't you think?" I said amidst my laughter.

I turned to look at him to see him scratching his head confused. He looked so adorable. 'now that's a weird thing to say about him. He's anything but adorable.'

" I've never done this before Lyx. I apologize for the way I told you about our marriage. It was your right to know that we are getting married in five days. I should have told you earlier to prepare your mind." He apologized.sought of.

I don't think I can call that an apology. But hey,you get what you can get from a rich Mafia boss,am I right?

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

"I'm just overwhelmed. That's all. Clearly that's your best apology." I joked.

"I said I haven't done this before. I decided to make a meal for you." He sounded nervous. He placed the tray on my lap.

I opened the tray to see a plate of scrambled eggs and toasts,with bacons and orange juice.

I took a bite of the scrambled eggs and then it hit me really hard. My first mistake was trusting that a mafia boss will be able to cook.

It took me a lot of will power not to spit it out but swallow it. I immediately took a sip of orange juice and that was much awful than I thought. It felt like the seeds were ground into the orange juice.

I looked up to see him staring at me intensely waiting for my comment.

"I guess you haven't tried cooking before either." I joked.

"Do you like it?" He asked expectantly.

" Well..." He did not let me finish and quickly grabbed the fork for my hands and took a bite of the scrambled eggs.

He quickly spat it out into the napkin and cleaned his mouth.

"Why does it taste so tasteless?"

"Didn't you taste the food?"

"I thought it will taste good since I'm good at everything." He acclaimed.

"Such a narcissist" I muttured loud enough for him to hear.

I heard him chuckle loudly and I could not help but look at him.

That sounded so perfect.

"I guess I should have listened to the ingredients and added more salt." He examined the food over and over again.

"Remind me never to let you enter the kitchen again." I laughed.

"So does that mean there will be a next time?" He looked hopeful. That was so many emotions I had seen on his face in the span of 30 minutes and I could not bring myself to ruin his mood.

"Let's see how things go" I decided to keep my options open and know where I clearly stand.

I suddenly heard my stomach growl. I quickly covered my face to hide from this embarrassment.

"Let's go out for dinner to celebrate our engagement." He said standing up.

"What engagement?" I was confused. He did not even offer me a ring or anything.

"I guess you were suppose to finish the food to find the ring I hid in the juice. Who would have thought it will turn out this way?" I could see the slight embarrassment that was plasterer in his face. This was a stark difference to the way he looked in public.

I dipped my hand into the orange juice and brought out the ring. It was a 30 carat pink diamond ring. I could not help but marvel at the way the ring looked. It was so beautiful.

"Who gave you such an idea?" I asked him while still admiring the ring.

"Alfredo and some of my men" he scratched the back of his neck. I noticed he did that slot when he was shy and nervous. 'That's another weird thing to associate him with. He was anything but shy and nervous or even adorable '

But I must say he did bring out the spark in me.

He took the ring snd placed it on my ring finger.

"This is beautiful" I admired the way it fit me so perfectly."how did you get my hand size?"

He cleared his throat and looked away. I guess he's not going to answer that question.

"Get dressed. I'll be back in ten minutes. I need to take care of something." He left the room and shut the door.

I could not help but admire the ring that was on my finger. It was so pretty.

I'll call Sage this night and tell her the good news.

"Good news?" Since when did getting married to Leo become a good news.

I'm not even sure any more.

LEONARDO

I breathed a sigh of relief once I left Lyxaria's room.

I never expected her to like the ring. I need to thank mother. I don't know what she told her but I guess it worked.

"How did it go?" I heard Alfredo ask me from behind.

"That's none of your business. Book me a reservation in any restaurant to celebrate my engagement. "

"Yes sir." He playfully said.

"But boss, I don't mean to spoil the mood but there is situation."

"What is it?"

"The San Francisco bratva are back in our territory. They have been quiet for sometime but I don't know how long it's going to take before they strike"

"Keep everyone on standby. We won't let them catch us off guard. And make sure my mom is safe. We don't want what happened last time to repeat itself."

I quickly left the passage to go and get dressed. I don't want to keep my little lamb waiting.