Tiffany
I didn’t make a mistake in my assumption. When we woke up this morning, he returned to his cold treatment of me.
I am currently getting ready because, according to Travis, he plans to go to Burnham Park Lake and ride a swan boat. I couldn’t help but laugh when he mentioned it because I didn’t expect that it would be his first choice of destination for today.
But I can’t help but worry that someone might recognize him there. Moreover, what will other people think when they see him accompanied by an unfamiliar woman?
I was busy fixing myself when I heard the bathroom door open. I looked up, and my eyes widened when I saw that he was only wrapped in a towel around his waist.
I swallowed nervously. What would it feel like to be a towel?
I quickly turned around. “What’s wrong with you? Why haven’t you dressed inside?” I could feel my face turning red with embarrassment.
“I’m not used to changing inside the bathroom. You should know that.”
I closed my eyes tightly. “Just let me know when you’re done changing.”
“Fine! But don’t you really want to face me? This kind of opportunity is rare. Are you sure you don’t want to make the most of it?” he teasingly asked.
I was dumbfounded by what he said. “Dream on! For your information, your body shape isn’t that great. Jairus has a better body shape,” I said without hesitation.
Okay. That’s a lie. Of course, my best friend is incomparable to him.
I thought he started changing because I didn’t hear any more words from him. But I was taken aback when, in an instant, he was standing right in front of me.
I took a step back in surprise. Especially since that part covered by the towel was right in front of me. One wrong move from him, and it would completely slip off.
Hold on tight, as if you’re begging for mercy!
“What did you say?”
I blinked and slowly lifted my gaze from the part of his body I was staring at. I was immediately met with his piercing eyes as his jaw clenched.
“What I said was that Jairus has a better body than you. Are you deaf or are you just pretending to be?” I tried to hide my embarrassment.
“Why? Does he often go topless in front of you? Are you both that comfortable with each other?” His voice carried a threatening tone.
I furrowed my brow. The truth is, Jairus does often go topless whenever I visit him. He always seems to be burning hot because he sweats easily.
But it wasn’t a big deal to me at all. Even though looking at his half-naked body wasn’t easy on the eyes.
I was taken aback as he suddenly leaned forward, causing our faces to be level. He put both of his arms on my side, trapping me.
Okay. What did I do this time? Is he planning to scare me to death with a mixture of nervousness and excitement?
“No one insults my body and gets away with it.”
He took my hand, and my eyes widened as he pressed it against his well-defined chest.
“Touch it and feel it, Tiffany. Now tell me that your skinny friend has a better body than me.”
My hand trembled as I placed it there. His enticing voice added to the mix.
He slowly leaned closer, and instinctively, I closed my eyes. But just a few seconds later, I heard a distant thud.
I quickly opened my eyes and turned around. But all that greeted me was a view of his back, followed by him slamming the bathroom door.
Just what the hell happened?
***
“Watch it; you might drown in your own thoughts.”
I blinked as I looked outside and turned to Travis, who was driving with a serious expression.
“Huh?”
“You seem deep in thought. You might drown in them.” He stared intently at the road.
I adjusted my seat and looked outside again. “Are you sure you want to go there? You might cause a commotion suddenly. Besides you might be gossiped about for being with an unfamiliar woman.” I changed the topic.
Until now, the scene that happened earlier has kept replaying in my mind like a movie.
“Don’t worry. If that happens, I’ll just tell them that you’re my personal assistant.”
I turned to him sharply. “What personal assistant are you talking about? I was offered a job as a personal photographer, and I accepted it! They’re different!”
He shrugged. “It’s just the same for me.”
I just sighed and didn’t say anything further. It’s fine like this; at least I can have a normal conversation with him.
Before long, we reached Burnham Park Lake. But I furrowed my brow when I noticed that there were no people around and no cars in the parking lot. I quickly took out my camera from my bag and hung its strap around my neck.
“Wait. Are they open today? Why is it empty?” I got out of the car and looked around.
“I rented the whole place until the afternoon,” he answered.
I looked at him in disbelief. “You what?”
Before he could answer, an older man approached us. He seemed to be in charge here.
“Welcome, Sir Travis and Ma’am Tiffany,” he greeted us with a smile. “I’m Jaime,” he introduced himself to me.
I smiled awkwardly. How did he know my name?
Before I could ask further, they started walking. So I silently followed. We stopped in front of one of the restaurants here.
“I’ll leave you now. Just call me if there’s any problem,” Jaime said to us before gently tapping Travis’ shoulder.
We decided to have lunch first before heading straight to the lake. I couldn’t contain my excitement, as it was my first time being here. Afterwards, we had the entire place to ourselves.
I suddenly paused. If I hadn’t come along, he would be wandering here alone. It felt a bit sad to think about that.
We were promptly attended to and guided by the attendant upon our arrival at the lake, so we could board the pink swan boat.
I was about to go for the other one when, suddenly, Travis held my left arm. I looked at him, confused.
“Where are you going?” he asked in a menacing tone.
I pointed to the swan boat waiting on the side. “I’ll ride there. Because you’ll be on the other one, right?”
He sighed and suddenly let go of me. “How will you take my pictures if we’re on different boats? Maybe you forgot that you came here for work, not for vacation.” He quickly turned around and boarded the pink swan boat.
I scratched my head and instinctively touched the camera hanging around my neck. Honestly, I almost forgot about that because of the excitement.