Mr Bodyguard, Protect Your Heart!

"You remember that top actor, whom you met at an event abroad with me? He had been pestering me since then to give him your contact, and tell if you are willing to trying dating. I have been putting him down telling him that you are not interested. But now I think it is a good time to give it a shot!"

Dove’s eyebrows drew together in a small frown, as she pursed her lips before saying, "Lisa, don’t you think that we are rushing it? I mean, we can take our time."

Lisa huffed and shook her head instantly, "No Dove, we are not rushing anything at all. In fact, we should I tried this way before." ’Before all this feelings started taking place in your heart,’ Lisa thought. "And who said, you can’t take your time? You can take all the time in the world. It’s just a small date. If you don’t like it with him, then you can just try it again with someone else. But how are you going to know if you don’t even try once!?"

Dove opened her mouth, and then closed it back, as she couldn’t find anything worth arguing. She made sense.

When she finally nodded her head, Lisa was overjoyed, and cheered, "Yay! That’s like my baby! Okay then, I will schedule a date with Finn for you. Let’s see what he says!" Her eyes twinkled as she started getting more and more excited with the idea.

Just then, the door to the room was opened and the two servers walked in with trays full of food in their hand. Bowing to them, they started setting up the table.

At this time, Gavi turned his little head back to the couch again, to look at his mother. And when he saw his mother and her friend chatting with each other with a small smile on their lips, he sighed in relief.

It was good that his mom was not crying any more. Though it occupied his mind about why his momma had cried in the first place? His momma was the most amazing, strongest, superwoman of all time! What could possibly be the reason that made her cry.

After the dinner was set, the servers bowed at them, wishing a good dining experience and left. Dove and Lisa got up, and called Gavi to join them for dinner too.

While they were eating, Gavi stole quite a few looks of his momma in wonder. And though, Dove could feel her son’s eyes on her, she could not meet his eyes.

Aggh! She should not have lost her shit like that when her son was around! What kind of impact would it have on him.

She just hoped that he did not say anything about it. But her fears just had to come true, when Gavi said, "Momma, is something upsetting you? Why were you crying? If someone is bullying you, you can tell Gavi. I will fight them."

A small smile tugged at Dove’s lips, her eyes stung while a lump formed in her throat. Oh her little baby. She felt bad that he had to see her cry, but at the same time, she also felt her heart melt into a puddle seeing how much her little baby cared for her.

Seeing how his mother’s eyes turned gjassy again with tears, Gavi instantly panicked and hurriedly said, "Momma, please don’t cry! I am sorry! I won’t ask again. Please can you not cry, mommy?"

Dove pulled the little boy in her arms and made her sit on her lap, as she smooched his cheeks, and hugged him to her chest. "Oh my baby! Such a small boy you are, and you already think so much."

Gavi stated at his mom, who clearly was so emotional, and they heard her say again, "It is nothing to worry, my dear. Mommy was just a little overwhelmed. But it’s all fine right now, hm?"

Gavi slowly nodded his head. He then raised his hands and held her face in his small hands and said, "Mommy, if someone dares to bully you any day, all you have to tell Gavi, okay? I will fight them all till they beg for your forgiveness." Dove chuckled as she ran her fingers through his hairs. "Okay. Mommy will keep that in mind,hm?"

Lisa sat on her chair as she looked at the heart warming and cheerful interaction between the mother and the son, especially at Gavi. At the back of her mind, a thought made a way that how was Gavi’s actual relationship with Dante. From what she had heard from Dove, they got along quite well.

And this was also a reason why Dove fell for him harder. That made her also wonder which man could win over this little boy. Because untill that was done, winning over Dove did not seem possible.

***

After their dinner was done, Lisa and Dove were having a light hearted chat, while Gavi listened and threw small jabs here and there. It was when Dove received a text message from Dante.

[Are you done?]

Dove checked her phone, and for some reasons whenever she saw any message from Dante, her heard would thump.

And she quickly typed back a reply,

[Yes, the dinner is completed. We are chatting. Are you done?]

Dove saw her message instantly read, and the other party typing. The few seconds later, a message popped on her phone.

[ Ahh. You can say that. Though I must say, these old men are really boring. I would rather prefer spending my time with you Gavi.]

Reading this reply, a smile involuntarily tugged at the corner of Dove’s lips, as she bit her lip. But the very next second, when she felt Lisa’s eyes on her, her smile instantly vanished. She instantly remembered that she should not be swayed by these feelings and that she needed a grip on herself. So she casually typed back. [Oh]

[Should I come get you guys and let’s go back home?] Dante messaged back.