Twenty

Bella leapt ahead of Christa in a single stride. Christa kept close on her tail for the few seconds they were running. A couple of reporters tried to follow, but the cables attached to their cameras and microphones did not allow them to get far. Bella and Christa hopped into the car and locked the doors before speeding off, "What a rush!" Exclaimed Bella with a goofy smile.

"You make it out to be more fun than it actually is."

"Don't tell me you didn't enjoy the looks on their faces when we booked it to the car!"

"You're right." Christa giggled, "Where are we headed to now?"

"Well, I was thinking back home for now. I have a shoot later on that I'll have to go to." Said Bella, focusing on the road.

"Ooh, can I come?" Asked Christa, not entirely thinking it through.

"You wanna spend time with me that badly?" Joked Bella.

Christa blushed slightly, "I mean, you're a fun person to be with, and I was just wondering if..." Her voice trailed off, and her cheeks turned a brighter shade of pink.

Bella looked over and grinned, "I was just messing with you, I could never say no to you when you look at me like that." Christa's face became a dark red as she tried to hide it in embarrassment, "You don't need to hide your face like that, you know? I prefer to see it." Christa's face burned even brighter. She could hear a rapid heart beat, but it couldn't have been hers. She had no feelings for Bella, and she never would. Her chest tightened and she looked out the window to keep her distracted from the silence of the car. She could feel Bella's contagious smile from where she was sitting, and that just made it more difficult to stop thinking about her.

Once they were back in the penthouse, Christa asked, "So what time's the shoot?"

"You still wanna go? I thought you'd lost interest when I joked about it."

"Nah, I wanna see what goes on behind the scenes of your famous photo shoots." Responded Christa, throwing herself on the couch.

"Okay, cool. It's in about an hour, so you should start getting ready, showering and such."

"Mmmk, I'll go do that right now." Christa got up and walked over to their bedroom to turn on the shower. She quickly undressed, and checked the temperature of the water before hopping into the large shower. She was mid-rinse before Bella walked into the bathroom as well, "Hey, hey, hey, what do think you're doing?" Asked Christa, trying to cover herself.

"Well, I've gotta take a shower too ya know." She said, beginning to pull off her own clothes.

"Don't you dare keep stripping!" Exclaimed Christa, knowing that Bella would come in whether she wanted her to or not.

"Why?" She took everything off and let Christa take it all in, "We're both g-"

"Don't you even start with that again!" Christa cut her off, "Girls or not, I know you're just doing this just to see me naked!"

Bella joined her in the shower, "So what if I am?" Christa turned red and tried to look away from Bella to no avail. She looked as Bella had her back turned, her lean figure seemingly glowing, "You like what you see?" Asked Bella suddenly.

"Wh-what?" Stuttered Christa, having been caught.

"It's fine,"-Bella smirked-"if it's you, I don't mind."

"You're unbelievable..." Said Christa before continuing to shower, subconsciously accepting the pounding heartbeat as her own.