A Boxers Love

Chapter 7

VIOLET'S P.O.V-

I walked into the café for the 4th time this week.

I looked around and saw Lorenzo sitting in my usual booth. It looks like he hasn't noticed me yet so I hopped my way across the café and plopped in front of him. he seemed to be sipping on black coffee that looked just as bitter as him. Surprisingly he didn't ask me to get the fuck away from him.

"Hey! I'm surprised that you know this place" I smiled at him as I placed my bag next to me.

"Yeah... I do, I visit often" he answered with a casual shrug.

HE ANSWERED TO ME.

His voice now that I paid attention was very smooth and deep. What kind of puberty had he gone through?

"you should stop thinking out loud" his sentence brought me back.

Wait.

What?

"You are still doing it" he said as a chuckle broke through.

My eyes widened and I blushed profoundly. I found him looking at me with amusement in his eyes, his lips showed that he was really fighting back a smile.

"Your laugh is really pretty, you should laugh more. And I did mean to say that out loud" I said staring at him. No matter how much I tried my eyes just found his face. 

How was he so pretty?

"I-" he started but was cut off "Hey sweetheart!" Jake came up to our table and sat down next to me.

Cock Blocker.

I looked at Lorenzo to see eyebrows furrowed followed by his jaw locking and raging eyes directed at Jake.

Is he okay?

"Hey apples" I greeted back with a smile.

"Apples?" a deep voice interrupted.

"Yeah, it's my nickname for him" I answered to which he rolled his eyes, it made me furrow my eyebrows in confusion. Did he not like Jake?

"Also aren't you supposed to be taking orders and not flirting with customers?" Lorenzo said rudely to Jake.

"Sure asshole" Jake replied as he got up "And I'll get you your usual sweetheart?" I nodded and he walked away.

Lorenzo's heated gaze was now directed at me. "I also visit here often you see" I explained with a nervous laugh.

"What? To visit your boyfriend?" he enquired his clenched fist rested on the table.

"I have a boyfriend?" I asked him back.

"I don't know, you tell me" His voice had found a new coldness "He seems to call you Sweetheart" he mocked.

"OH! Jake? No No, he is not my boyfriend" I laughed.

"Then why does he call you sweetheart?" he asked.

"I mean I call him Apples, so I guess it's only fair that he calls me that" I giggled as Lorenzo went back to sipping his coffee while continuing to look at me.

"Give me your number" he blurted suddenly.

"C-come again?" I asked with widened eyes. He seemed to have flustered himself as he tried to come up with an excuse.

"It-It's for the project" he tried covering it up with a stutter that surprised the life out of me. I chuckled and took his phone from his hand. I dialed my number and called it. If he's taking my number, I'm taking his as well.

Only for the project... of course.

I saved my name as 'Violet' with a red heart at the end. I knew he was gonna change it later but it was worth it.

I took out my phone to save his name when I gasped "Oh shit! I don't have a nickname for you yet!" I started racking my brain and the easiest one I found was Enzo.

"Can I call you Enzo?" I asked with a bright smile.

"No" he deadpanned.

"Okay, Enzo" I giggled as I saved his name as Enzo. A sly smile was on my face, what he doesn't know won't hurt him.

"I know you saved my name as Enzo on your phone" he chuckled shaking his head as his tongue darted out and ran over his bottom lip.

Oh.

"Hmm... definitely not" I replied with a face that yelled 'busted'.

"Mhm, sure love" he nodded with a smile.

Love?

LOVE?

I blushed and let me tell you that when I say I looked like a damn red baboon. I MEAN IT.

I looked up to see if he had slipped it up accidentally, but nope. He had a sly smirk resting on his face as his eyes studied my face closely.

HE LOOKS HOT WHILE SMIRKING.

WHY WAS HE DOING THIS TO ME?

THIS WAS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEART.

"So, tell me about yourself" he said leaning forward in his seat. Now, his elbows rested on the table and He. Looked. Hot.

"There is not much. Used to live in California, moved unexpectedly cause dad got a better job here" I started "This is only my second school ever so that is why I botched my introduction that day" I laughed.

"I Heard. It was truly the worst" he chuckled.

"Don't make me feel worse about it!" I blushed due to embarrassment.

"Here is your hot chocolate!" Jake popped up andplaced the drink on the table.