First Date

..."He is a cold person."...

..."Don't worry, Mom. I love cold aloof guys."...

..."But not normally cold type. Dangerously Cold."...

The words of Sophia's soon-to-be mother-in-law, during their previous conversation echoed in her head while she was sitting in front of Lorenzo, her fiance.

Mother wasn't wrong. He is really cold. It's been an hour since the both met and have been sitting here like statues but he didn't even bother to look up at her let alone greet her.

I guess, I should be the first one to start. Sophia thought as she fake coughed so that she could gain Lorenzo's attention but to her surprise, he was not even a little bit distracted and continued to stare at his laptop while his fingers roamed around the keyboard.

~Uhm uhm~ she again fake coughed but this time a little louder. Lorenzo finally looked at her and passed her a glass of water and then continued his work with laptop as his gaze shifted back to it. Since Sophia was nervous, she quickly gulped the water in one go and mentally got ready to speak.

"Hello." she greeted and Lorenzo nodded his head only.

"Hi?" She again greeted but this time Lorenzo again nodded his head.

"Ehi!" she said with a strong italian accent, her voice clearly expressing annoyance. This time, Lorenzo looked at her with a raised brow and respond with a hmm.

"So...um..as mo- I mean, your mom, I mean, Mrs. Romano told you, our marriage is a week later and...we will be living together from...today." Sophia, somehow said with her shaky, nervous voice. "For me to be comfortable around you and adapt to your lifestyle."

"So..um.. don't you think we should make ourselves..comfortable around each other?" She said, fidgeting with her fingers and Lorenzo nodded his head with another hmm.

"So.. today is a house welcoming party too because we are gonna start living together."

"So, it will be better if you complete your work quickly and join there with me.." Sophia said carefully with a low voice as Lorenzo nodded his head.

An awkward silence fell for sometime as two people sat on two sides of the table. One's eyes had been on his laptop since he came and one's was on the other who was immersed in his work. Sophia moved uncomfortably, clearly feeling awkward as hell.

"Um..so as you're my fiance, what should I call you? Well, let me guess...tesoro?" [ An Italian nickname given by couples to their partners. It means, Sweetheart.]

Sophia immediately regretted that word as she clicked her tongue in cringe. Even Lorenzo was shocked and started coughing. Sophia passed him the water with a concerned face.

"Oh god, are you okay?" She asked as Lorenzo nodded his head. Lorenzo cleared his throat before looking at Sophia. He took a deep breath, still recovering from the coughing fit he just had.

"No, please don't call me that." He said with no expression but from his tone, it could be easily understood that pet names wasn't his kind.

Lorenzo resumed checking his emails. With his wife-to-be right in front of him, he was having a difficult time concentrating on his work. It did not help that he found it annoying every time Sophia spoke in that sweet, almost naive-like voice.

"Let me guess something else..." After continuing to think hard, Sophia decided.

"Um.. I'll call you Romano then! It will be perfect!" Hearing that, Lorenzo raised his eyebrows again. Feeling his intense gaze in hers, Sophia scratched her head.

"Eh..nevermind, that's too professional. I think Amore Mio will be good." [ An Italian nickname given by couples to their partners. It means, My Love. ]

Hearing that, Lorenzo again choked and started coughing. He drank the water that was previously passed onto him by Sophia, then rolled his eyes and leaned back in his chair, eyeing Sophia with annoyance.

"No, don't call me that either." He said sternly, making it clear to her that he had no interest in pet names.

For a moment, he studied her expression. She had a look that could only be described as innocence and naivety, a trait that he found particularly bothersome. Lorenzo took a deep breath and shook his head.

"You need to stop reading those cheesy romance novels." He said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Seems like you didn't like that either. But wait. I'll call you just Loren. Let's keep it simple and casual." Sophia said showing two fingers and pointing cutely.

I swear, I am gonna choke again if she continues like this. Lorenzo thought to himself and passed the menu towards her so that she would stop talking and get busy with choosing something.

Lorenzo had a brief moment of hesitation when he heard her. The name 'Loren' sounded weird when other people called him with that but hearing it from Sophia made his heart skip a beat, something he wasn't used to. However, he quickly composed himself and gave her a small nod.

"You can call me that if you want." He said in a neutral tone, trying to keep his cool. He, then gestured towards the menu. "You should take a look at that. You're the guest here, pick anything you want."

"Caffè is fine."

Saying this, Sophia took a sip of her caffè and looked at the man, who was sitting in front of her, again working on his laptop.

He had exceptionally really sharp features that were screaming his straightforward, workaholic personality. Double eyelids with eyes of grape shape, a jawline sharper than her butter knife, his hair combed in an upwards manner. He was wearing a grey suit which was an icing on top of the cake. His tie was loosened which just added more to him. All in all, with no doubt, he is a man every girl would die for.

Lorenzo Romano, the well known bachelor of the country was the chairman of the Romano empire. He was awarded as the youngest most successful Chief executive officer twice. He is one of the largest shareholders in Italy. He achieved so much in such a young age in a very short span of time.

Sophia was awestruck by his beauty since he looked as if he were directly from heaven. She was pretty sure, she never saw anyone as beautiful as him. His hazel brown eyes were emotionless, yet they held so much intensity that she should avert her eyes away from him. His this lips were so soft and they shined due to the light coming from outside. They were pinkish and she could bet they would feel delicious against one. His jaw was sharp like one of a knife and it fit his face perfectly, his button like nose looked sexy on him like cherry on top.

Overall he was too good to be true.

With his eyes glued to the screen, Lorenzo could feel Sophia's gaze on him. It was as if she was trying to analyze every detail on his face. He could see from the corner of his eye that she was staring intently at him. Lorenzo continued typing away on his laptop, pretending to be oblivious to her gaze.

There was something about her that caught his attention. Perhaps it was her sweet and innocent appearance or the way she tried to hide her nerves by talking incessantly.

He found himself stealing glances at her as well, admiring her features.

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