My Lover is the Son of a Mafia Leader

.26

.26 

"Ivo slow down!" halos ipaharurot ni Ivo ang kanyang sports bike at wala akong magawa kundi ang kumapit ng mahigpit sa kanya. Nakapikit ako buong byahe. Pakiramdam ko ay aatakihin ako sa puso dahil sa pagmamaneho nya. 

"There's no fun in slowing down!" sigaw naman nya sabay tawa. Kinurot ko ang tagiliran nya, "Ouch, don't do that. I'm sensitive there," sabay hagalpak nya ng tawa. I rolled my eyes at his statement pero hindi naman nawala ang pag-init ng pisnge ko.

"Where are we going?" tanong kulit sa kanya.

"Are you hungry,?" pabalik nyang tanong sa akin.

"Yeah,?" patanong kong sagot.

"I hope you like seafoods." sabay paharurot ulit ng sports bike nya. Napapikit ako sa sobrang bilis ng takbo nito at wala akong magawa kundi ang kumapit ng mahigipit sa kanya.

"Fuck, I can feel your bo---."

"What?" hindi ko narinig ang sinabi ni Ivo dahil may dumaang ambulansya.

"Nothing," he shouted back at bahagyang natawa. I pouted, hindi ko naman kasi talaga narinig. Ang lakas kasi ng ingay nung ambulansya.

Natapos rin ang aking kalbaryo, halos ihagis ko ang helmet kay IVo. "Are you crazy? How can you drive like that?"

"Why are you mad?," natawa sya sa akin, "it was fun." he grinned at me. Humalukipkip ako sa kanya but seeing him smiling like that at me makes my knees weak.

"Whatever, Ivo." ani ko pero hindi ko mapigilan ang mga ngite sa labi ko.

"Come on. Let's eat," true to his words. Nasa isang sea food restaurant kami ni Ivo. "I hope you're not allergic like your s---," he stopped himself before he can finish.

"Huh? Nope. I'm not allergic. Why,?" tanong ko sa kanya. Hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi tinapos ni Ivo ang sasabihin nya pero his face grew serious for a matter of seconds.

He only smiled in return, "That's good to hear. Polina's allergic to seafood, specifially shrimps, so, we don't eat some when she's around."

At the mention of Polina's name, an image of her suddenly popped on my mind. Her red hair is really stunning and she has a body to die for, but I know that beneath those is a woman with no mercy.

"Ahh, how long have you been friends?," tanong ko. The hostess guided as to our table We chose the window table sa loob ng restaurant.

"Since we were kids," ani ni Ivo, "our families are pretty close." dagdag nya pa.

Akala ko ay may sasabihin pa sya pero hanggang doon lang ang sinabi niya, and I'm not stupid. Alam kong yun lang nais nyang ibahagi sa akin. Marami akong tanong sa kanya pero ayoko naman masira ang atmosphere na meron kami ngayon ni Ivo. My questions can wait.

I smiled genuinely at him, "Wow, matagal na rin pala." he nodded at me and called the waiter. Ivo eyes the menu as I stare at him. I know that some mysteries should be left as it is, but whatever mystery that Ivo has makes me wanna unlock it.

"Have you decided?" Ivo asked at bumalik ako sa realidad. Tumango ako sa kanya.

"Yeah, I'll have Southwestern-Style Shrimp Taco Salad, please." ani ko sa waiter.

"How about for you, sir?"

"I'll have Bourbon-Glazed Salmon," tumango ang waiter at sinulat ang aming order. I don't know if they have any matcha here. I'm craving for some, so I decided to ask.

"Hi, may matcha kayo?" I asked cheerfully.

"Matcha,?" patanong na sagot ng waiter.

"Yeah, powdered green tea." kumunot ang noo ng waiter sa sinabi ko. Napatingin ako kay Ivo at ganoon din sya, kunot ang noo. They don't know what matcha is? Seriously?

I smiled at the waiter, "Never mind." and the waiter left. Tumingin ako kay Ivo, "You don't know what matcha is?" he shooked his head to me. "It's better if I show it to you, and I have the right place. Can we go there after we eat,?" I asked hopefully.

"Sure, anywhere you want to." I smiled at him.

"About my nu--" hindi ko natapos ang sasabihin ko dahil biglang nag-ring ang cellphone ni Ivo. He fished his phone out of his left pocket and checked who it is. He had a hard expression on his face ng makita kung sino ito.