Forever Manoban (Jenlisa Adaptation)

Chapter 15

“You love it Mrs. Manoban and you know it.” She smiled as the waitress showed us to our table.

I opened the menu and guess what, no non-seafood items existed. Shit, I thought to myself. What was I going to order? Well, I do have a car full of junk food if it comes down to it.

“What are you going to order Jennie?”

I looked up from my menu and glared at her, “I’m not sure; I’m torn at the moment.”

The waitress came by and asked to take our drink orders. Lisa spoke up before I could tell her I wanted a Cosmopolitan.

“I’m set, and she’ll have a coke.”

I frowned, “I wanted a Cosmo Lisa.”

“Not after that little stunt, who knows what that bartender would do to that drink.”

I laughed and continued looking at the menu. As soon as the waitress brought my coke, she asked us if we were ready to order. Lisa closed her menu and looked at me. I glanced up at the waitress and bit my lip. Lisa looked at her, “Give us a minute please.” I looked at her; I think she realized I didn’t like seafood.

“You don’t like seafood do you?” I stared at her while biting my lower lip.

“Why didn’t you say something?” She said as she ran her hands through her hair.

“Well, I wanted you to have what you wanted.”

She looked at me with those beautiful green eyes and suddenly they turned evil. She didn’t say a word, but she was scaring me as she waved for the waitress to come back.

“I’m going to order for us,” she said. Uh oh, now I’m in trouble.

“We will start with an order of Calamari, crab legs and a lobster tail for each of us, also throw in an order of broiled scallops.”

The waitress looked at me, and I managed a slight smile. Lisa crossed her hands and placed her elbows on the table.

“Remember the times when you made me eat things; the pizza, hot dog and let’s not forget the use of the chopsticks?”

I just stared at her. Two can play this game.

“Yes I do and I’m fine with everything you ordered.”

“We’ll see about that,” she smirked.

I leaned over the table, “You’re a vicious woman Lalisa Manoban.”

She leaned in closer until we were face to face, “Not as vicious as you darling.” I sat back, smiled and reveled in the moment when she called me darling.

The waitress came and set the calamari in the center of the table. I looked at it and then at Lisa. I got out my phone and Googled calamari; my eyes widened as “squid” appeared. I looked up at Lisa; she was laughing at me.

“You Googled it didn’t you?”

I shook my head and took a sip of my coke. Her laughing subsided, and she looked at me with a serious face.

“You don’t have to eat it, I’m sorry.”

I took in a deep breath, “No it’s ok, and I’m going to try it. It is the least I can do for everything you have done for me.” She lightly smiled as I took a piece from the plate and inspected it.

“Seriously Jen, don’t, I know you don’t want to.”

I took a small bite and started chewing; her eyes intently watched me as I was eating the Calamari and making faces. She took out her phone and started taking pictures of me, “This is classic,” she laughed. The Calamari wasn’t as awful as I thought it would be.