Masked Feelings

Chapter 98: Date

"Oh my god" I breathed in surprise. The receptionist walked away after leading us to the table. The numerous candles surrounding us, made all this seem like a dream. My eyes widened as I watched the table which was beautifully decorated.

"Do you like it?" Damian asked as he took my hand in his and we approached the table. He helped me to sit, then settled in his seat in front of me.

"I love it" I admitted. His eyes sparkled as he stared at me. "This is so beautiful" I told him while staring at the table. Petals of roses were laying everywhere on the black napkin. A chuckle of excitement escaped my mouth as I stared at Damian. He was so handsome. I didn't realize how nervous I was feeling. The man sitting in front of me, still made me feel nervous. I bit my lips and stared at the water. "Thank you" I told him. I took a deep breath as I stared at the lake. Trees surrounded the lake on the other side.

"Anything for you" Damian told me, making me turn to look at him. His gray eyes were twinkling as if there were some hidden excitement behind them.

"What is it?" I asked quickly. He frowned but a smile was still plastered on his face.

"What?" he asked, trying to act like he didn't know what I was talking about.

"There's something else you're not telling me" I stated. To my surprise, he nodded. "What is it?" I questioned. I hated surprise because I never know what to expect. Just as Damian was about to talk, the waiter walked to us with some plated in his hands.

"Food is here" Damian told me. I unconsciously clapped my hands as I was so hungry. Damian chuckled at how eager I was.

"I'm hungry" I said out of the blue, trying to justify my childish behavior.

Ah grilled chicken and vegetables.

"Sometimes I feel like you love food more than me" Damian said as he stared at me. I was cutting a piece of chicken and I nodded playfully.

"Without food, I die" I told him. He rolled his eyes then shook his head.

"Without you, I die" he told me and instantly I shook my head. That was romantic. Romantic but unlike Damian.

"It's too cheesy for Damian Spears" I said. He smirked then chewed the food that was in his mouth.

"What is not too cheesy for Damian Spears?" Damian asked after swallowing his food.

"I love it that you blush when I'm inside of you or you'll have to know my name as you'll be screaming it when I will be buried in you" I quoted what he said when we first met. Damian laughed. A full laugh while shaking his head. I was glad that I could make him laugh like that. I was happy that I was the one who made him happy. We continued eating our food, while talking about random stuffs. I felt so comfortable with him. I still had some food on my plate but I was done eating. I was not hungry anymore. Well, not hungry for food.

"You're not going to eat that?" Damian asked.

"No. I'm full" I said as I put the fork and spoon in the plate.

"You need to eat" Damian said.

"But I'm not hungry anymore. If I eat more, I'll throw up" I told him. He rolled his eyes but didn't say anything more. I saw his eyes flicker from me to something behind me. I didn't take into consideration as he stared back at me.

"Athena" Damian started so seriously that it made me frown.

"Yes?" I answered more like a question. His tone was making me nervous. "What?"I urged when I realized that he was taking time to actually tell me something.

"Athena!" I frowned and turned to look behind me when I heard Thomas's voice. My little brother was standing a few meters from me with a bouquet of roses. I quickly turned to look at Damian who was smiling at me. I turned my head again to look at my little brother.

Was he the surprise? 

I watched as Thomas started walking towards me with the roses in his hand. I chuckled because he looked so cute right now. I stood up and turned to face him so that my back was now facing Damian. I could hear Damian's chair moving too. I could see Celina, Jeff, Alena and Dean standing a few meters away. I waved at me. A frown of confusion was now on my face.

What were they doing here?

Was it going to be a family dinner?

"Athena" Thomas greeted with a serious tone, making me laugh. I could see how much he was trying to appear serious.

"Thomas" I mimicked him. He chuckled then gave me the flowers. "Thank you" I said with a smile as I stared at them. They were beautiful. I could see a little red card in between the flowers. I took it in my hand and stared at it with a frown.

"I didn't buy it to you. I was told to give it to you" He simply said. Before I could say something, he started walking away. I frowned again and stared at my family who was standing away. Why weren't they coming over? I could notice Celina and Jeff holding hands while Alena was resting her head on Dean's shoulder. Thomas walked to Celina and Jeff and stood in front of them. Celina put her hand on his shoulder. A smile unconsciously crept on my face when again, I realized how lucky I was. My life couldn't be more perfect.

"Open the freaking card!" Alena shouted from where she was standing. I stared at the card.

Oh yeah, the card.

Did they prepare something for me? What did they do? I slowly opened the card to see a black paper with something written in white.

Turn Around
~Your Love