Sophia Blossom
"Perfect. Now we just have to get them approved by Mr. Grey." Jennifer said as soon as I finished my third outfit for the couple.
I've already met with the couple previously and they look very, very good together. I knew I just had to make this extra special. Apparently, they're already engaged and Jennifer earlier informed me that they'd met on the sets of a tv commercial shoot for the first time. Talk about dreamy.
"I'll give this to Mr. Grey. Will you please get the models and the scenes ready for me? We still have 10 minutes for the shoot to begin." I said as I closed my folder and got up from my seat.
"Why not." Jennifer said and exited my cabin with a smile thrown at me.
We've been working on the shoot continuously to the point where we skipped our lunch and just ordered 2 bowls of smoothies for us.
I made my way to Mr. Grey's cabin and knocked twice.
"Come in." I heard his voice and so opened the door.
He was standing by the coffee machine.
"Shall I make one for you?" I politely offered. He was clearly struggling with the machine.
"That'd be great. If you don't mind." He said and I walked towards him.
"Where's Erica? Shouldn't she be doing this coffee works for you?" Erica is Alexander's assistant.
"She's running some errands for me." He informed.
I walked up to him but thanks to my heels or the carelessness of someone, I slipped on a pen which was already lying on the floor but went unnoticed by me.
As I thought I was gonna trip because of that pen, my waist was swiftly grabbed by a strong muscular arm. I soon crashed into a hard chest and my hands unknowingly landed onto it. The file dropped to the ground from my hand and I was currently staring into Alex's deep brown eyes. His eyes are the colour of a coffee bean. Damn.
Hating myself for liking and breaking the moment, I cleared my throat. "I..um..," I cleared my throat again and let go of Alex's chest. He however did not let go of my waist. And just so you know, I'm not complaining. Blood rushed to my face and I know I'm no less than a tomato right now.
"I came to get the outfits approved by you." I said and picked up the file from the floor.
"I see." Alex said and took the file from my hand.
I turned towards the coffee machine and started making the coffee. The previous scene replayed in my mind and my face once again flushed.
I took the cup of coffee as it was ready and walked towards him. He was current standing near his desk.
"Alex, Coffee." I said and handed him the mug.
Realisation dawned upon me and I quickly said, "Sorry... um... Mr. Grey." I gave him a tight lipped smile on which he just chuckled.
"It's okay. You can call me 'Alex'. I've not been called that since college." He tasted the coffee and smiled at me. I take it he liked the coffee.
"The outfits are marvellous. I've done a great job hiring you." He said and gave me a smile.
"Well, technically your aunt hired me." I said with raised eyebrows. It's true. Regina Grey, Alex's aunt took my interview on FaceTime and that's how I got the job.
Alex's face came very close to me, to the point where I can feel his minty breath hitting my face. "Well, Sweetheart, that stays between us." He said sweetly while emphasising 'Sweetheart'.
I bit my lip subconsciously and he tugged my chin lightly to free them. I'd be lying if I said that wasn't hot.
He stood erect and checked his watch. He cleared his throat slightly before finishing his coffee.
"Let's go. Shall we?" He said and gestured for me to go first.
I took the file from him, hiding my flushed face and walked outside.
We went to wing 'B' where the models and photographers already were.
I saw Jennifer and walked up to her.
"Everything ready?" I asked and she nodded with a smile.
"What's with the flushed face?" Jennifer asked and raised a brow at me.
I nudged her shoulder with squinted eyes.
She let out a laugh.
The shoot begin shortly.
First was the scene where the female lead walks in and the male lead stops a conversation with a fellow person and stares at the lady.
The second photo was the one where she interacts with her friends and other people while he admires the beauty form afar.
The third was the one where she talks to him for the first time. He is speechless as he sees the beauty up and close while she's so engrossed in her own talks that she keeps going on and on about it.
The fourth scene was the mandatory dance scene. Breaking the stereotype dance position, the girl had her arms around the boy's neck and rested her shoulder on his chest. He had his arms encircled around her waist.
I and Lara, who was the head of the photography team, thought it was against the rules of a Ball but Alex liked the idea including some people around and so that was that.
The shoot was shortly wrapped up and we went to our respective cabins to pack our belongings and call it a day.
As I exited my cabin, Sam was already waiting downstairs. I was so grateful that company has appointed a driver for me. I do not have to book cabs for small trips to places like local markets, shop, malls etc. and also Sam's a really sweet, trustable and a safe guy.
I walked to Alex's cabin for asking permission to leave.
I knocked twice on his dark brown door.
"Come in, Sweetheart." I opened the door and asked him right away, "How did you know it was me?"
I've been noticing Alex for the last couple of days and he has addressed only me as 'Sweetheart'. It's really unprofessional of him to do that but considering we already call each other by our first names, I'll let it go.
"Because only you knock twice on the door, Sophia." The way he calls my name. God, it sounds good.
"I just wanted the permission to leave."
"You don't have to ask." He said and took his briefcase while he approached me.
We took the elevator down together and reached the ground floor. Near the glass doors, Alex, being a complete gentleman, opened the door for me and after me walked out through the glass doors, his hand lightly brushed my waist and his mouth neared my ear. He whispered, "Great job today, Sweetheart." And before I could react or say anything, he walked away towards his car.
Damn.