Chapter 26 Match

Angelica

"Nicholas." I said and he ignored me, "Jeff will suspect something is going on between us Nicholas." gripping my arms on his neck tighter. But he still ignored me. "Nicholas," I called again.

"I don't like him near you," He said coldly.

"He's my boyfriend." I said.

"And?" His voice was cold as ice. He looked straight, not even giving me small glances.

I sigh, I gave up and shut my mouth. I look behind him and Jeff was following us with my broken lens camera with him. Oh my poor camera. When we arrived at the tent Nicholas put me down and I grimace when a pain shot me. Nicholas stepped aside as Jeff came towards me at took my boot off.

"You should have just wear shoes, this boot is kind of heavy." Jeff said, looking seriously at my aching feet. Like his eyes was an x-ray scanner. "I'm glad this boot is thick, if it wasn't it would have broken your ankle."

I sigh in relief, "Thank God. I thought I broke my foot because if I do I can't finish this shoot."

"Your foot got stuck on a stupid twig and your still thinking of the shoot." Nicholas said coldly.

"Of course. This shoot is important to me." I retorted. Hoping, he would shut up because Jeff has been looking at me suspiciously. I crossed my arms in front of me, "This Job is important to me. I don't wanna fail MFC, they have given me enough -And help me- and this is the only way I can pay them back."

"That's enough." Jeff said lowly, "Let me grab some ice, Love okay? I hope that will ease the pain."

"Okay," I said and he went to the cooler to grab some broken ice and wrapped it in a cloth.

"Are you okay?" Jade sat beside me, "Good thing we got the picture that we needed, I'm glad your okay."

"Yeah, me too." I said, "Don't worry I'll be better in no time." I reassured her.

"Please rest yourself, Angelica." Jade said, "We don't want to pressure yourself. Don't worry, I won't find another photographer unless it's you." She started to rub my arms. She looked at Jeff who's further away from us, still wrapping the ice with cloth. "I've been looking at you for a while now and it seems like you and Nicholas have something going on." She whispered in my ears. Jade look at me in the eyes and said, "I know you're a very private person but you can trust me with anything, Angelica." I gave her weak smile.

Jeff came back with the ice and emergency kit. I mumbled him a Thank you.

"Now everyone!" Jade called out. "Since Angelica's foot is injured, Let's just gave her time to rest and that involves us." She announced, "And I hope when we get back, everyone. I mean everyone," She glared at Nicholas, "Should portray their position of the dress well. We are distributing a branded cloth that everyone has been starving to get. I am disappointed today because some models are not cooperating well. Don't test my temper." Jade warned and everyone nodded.

Jade looked at me and said, "You should go home."

Nicholas on the other hand was about to carry me again but Jeff put out his hand to stopped him, "Thank you, Nicholas. It was really nice of you to carry my girlfriend but it's enough. I think I can carry her by myself." And He carried me outside.

The tension between the two make me want to disappear. I didn't even bother looking at Nicholas because I know he's furious, either with me or with Jeff. The tent was getting smaller as we walk a further, I look back and saw Nicholas, hands in his pocket glaring daggers at Jeff's back.

If only stares can kill.

Jeff opened the passenger seat still carrying the ice, "Here," He handed me the ice, "Careful now." He said as I grimace in pain when I put the ice on my foot.

I gave him my sweetest smile. "Thank you, Jeff." I said, he smiled and kiss my forehead.

"Of course. I love you, okay?" He said and went to the drivers seat, "Why does that Nicholas guy act so strange around you?"

Looking down, I stared at the ice on my aching foot. "I don't know. Maybe he is just like that." I shrugged, hoping he would believe me.

Jeff shook his head, "No." He disagree. "There's something about him that I can't point it out. Has he always been like that to everyone?"

I shrugged my shoulders again and said, "I don't know. I've only worked with him for a while."

Such a lier, I tell you.

I tried to grab my seatbelt but my foot and hips doesn't want me to, I guess the impact of me and the ground is very brutal. Jeff must have notice my difficulty of grabbing the seat belt he offered to help.

"Here, let me help you put on your seatbelt," He reach out. His face is few inches away from me and I can feel his minty breath fan my face.

"Jeff kiss me." I unexpectedly said.

Without hesitation, Jeff kiss me softly, so merrily, and I sadly feel nothing at all. I was desperate to find the spark I have when I kiss Nicholas but I feel nothing. I feel nothing at all. When Jeff and I dated it has always been like that, Jeff is a kind of guy who always ask permission in little things. He always said that he doesn't want to cross boundaries because that's how much he respects me and here I am full of guilt because I know deep inside of me, He's not the stick to my match.