Reputation: Seen Differently (Book #1)

• Part. 26 • ~ "Hospital" ~

"Anywhere. I don't mind."

He nods and starts driving. His hand reaches for mine and we interlock, resting our hands on my lap. The sunlight was peering through small gaps from the clouds above us. We get to a Italian place of food and he kills the engine.

"Is this okay?" He asks

"Yeah. It's perfect!"

He nods and he gets down, and then comes around to open my door for me to get off. We walk into the restaurant and since they saw Luca we were quickly seated and given menus to look at.

"With everything that happened, I know we'll probably have to cancel our date, especially since you've been gone all this time. Your father will suspect if you leave later too." Luca says

"Yes, he will. I'm sorry, I really wanted to go with you."

"It's okay. We could call this our date."

"We're not dressed appropriately for a date."

He shrugs. "I don't think someone should classify a date on how you dress."

"I guess not."

He stares at me and licks his bottom lip. I raise an eyebrow at him and he continues staring at me.

"God, you're gorgeous! Your eyes shine so fucking beautiful."

I blush and gush like crazy. "Thank you. You don't look to bad yourself!"

I open the menu and start going over the selections of food. Trying to find the one with the least calories and the smallest portion. I could get a plate of risotto or a carbonara.

"What are you gonna get?" Luca asks me

"Perhaps the carbonara. It's the only thing catching my eye. You?"

"Fettuccine Alfredo." He says with his Italian accent.

His accent was strong, better than mine for sure. I was half American so sadly my Italian or Russian accent weren't true perfection but enough to be classified Italian-Russian. Luca's accent was attractive to say the least. There was something about when he spoke in Italian. It made me feel hot. I sound ridiculous, stupid and hormonal. I mentally slap myself.

"What are you thinking about?" He asks

"Your accent."

"What about it? Is it horrible?"

"No, it's perfect. It's attractive!" I say embarrassing myself

He laughs. "Ti eccita?" He smirks. (It turns you on)

I feel my cheeks burn up. "Luca, we're in public."

"I highly doubt any of the people here actually speak Italian, love."

"Are we ready to order?" The waiter asks walking up to our table.

Luca gives him our order and the waiter walks away.

"You have to tell me if I'm doing a good job!" He smiles at me.

"A good job at what?" I ask confused

"At being your boyfriend. You're the first girl I've ever dated. No one except you has come close to knowing the real me."

"Well, you're doing perfectly fine."

He smiles at me. "Perfect."

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By the time he dropped me off home, it was a little bit after four p.m.

I walked towards the living room and see Kate watching tv. She stares at me and turns off the television. She seemed mad at something.

"She's here. And she's so fucking loud!" Kate says