No Strings Attached

Chapter 7

He tried to gave his collegue an assuring smile. He cover the speaker of his cellphone. "Go ahead guys, I'll follow you in awhile."

"Are you sure?" Gummy said. "Yes."

Even if Ton and Gummy are both worried, they still continue to head towards the cafeteria without him. Nunew return his focus back on James.

"What do you mean? What pictures?" He tried to remember the times he was with Zee. The first time they see each other was at Pentagon and then the Italian Restaurant, Zee fetch him too in his office and brought him back to his apartment. Then in Angel's Haven and last night at the opening of his brother's bakeshop.

He sigh and then massage his temple. He can feel panic taking over his system.

Is it possible that someone took pictures of their explicit activities? For all he knew there could be camera on the restaurant they've dinned in. Or someone took it from the windows of the garden.

"James, what pictures~~~"

"Are you going steady with him? Why is he present during Harit's Bakery Shop's Opening?"

He felt so relieve.

So the pictures were taken during the bakeshop's opening. Okay, he could live with that. They didn't do anything sexy that time. Well not until they've reach his apartment though.

"Is that the only pictures posted online?"

"Princess NhuNu? You mean to tell me there should be more?"

He wanted to lie to his friend but he can't. James and Nat are his closest friends. Besides, it was not like he could say that he and Zee were just hanging around as friends. Zee was just not the type of man that someone will suddenly became chummy with for pure platonic reasons. If Zee pursued someone, it would definitely not because he was looking for a friendly companion.

"We're sort of sex buddies right now." "What the hell NHU!"

Nunew close his eyes and immediately pull away from ears his cellphone. "Jamieee, could you please lower your voice. You're too loud." He hissed on his friend.

"I can't believe this Princess. I know you have bazillion exes, but damn it fuck buddies? Come on, that's not you, NhuNu!"

"Well I guess I get tired of serious relationship that didn't take me anywhere. So I decided to try the no strings attached relationships just to have fun."

"Oh no Princess... But you are lucky I'm on vacation and I'll~~~"

"James, help me here!" He heard a woman's voice calling his friend on the other line.

He heard his friend sigh. "I gotta go Princess. My mother dear is fuming. I swear, it was suppose to be a private affair for my Grandpa but you know my Mom. We end up inviting a lot here in Phuket. Now we are in a hurry. I haven't slept in two days."

He can't help but laugh so hard. He had never encountered such problem since he never had the chance to plan a family gathering. "I think it's a great idea. It's a good family bonding for all of you. Plus you grandpa have a lot of friends too. You're very lucky to have a very close family, Queen Jamieee."

"I know." He heard the gentleness in his friend's voice. "Me, Nat and those kids in Angel's Haven, we're your family too Princess, okay?"

He tried so hard to smile and walk towards the direction of the cafeteria. "I know. Bye James. See you soon okay?"

"See yah Princess! You have to tell me the details when I get back. I'll be back on weekends, okay?"

"Oh, Jamie. I can't. I have something to do this weekend. I have~~~"