After the meeting, I bounced out of the conference room with Danny hot on my heels.
"Jeez, Red, you look all kinds of pissed," Danny observed, seeing my less-than-sunny disposition.
"I'm fine, Danny," I replied curtly.
"Girl, seriously, what's with the long face? Is it because of that Sabrina Chua?" I closed my eyes, trying to keep my cool. I stopped walking and confronted him.
"Danny, can you just zip it for a minute?" I pleaded.
"Hmm, yeah, I can see you're really in a funk. Alright, I'll shut it," he clamped his mouth shut.
We continued trudging along towards the elevator, ready to make our escape to the ground floor. As soon as the doors closed, I unleashed all the frustration I had been holding in. I screamed inside, giving my heart some much-needed release.
"Why are you acting like this? Never seen you get all dramatic before, from your outfit to screaming in this elevator," Danny inquired, looking perplexed.
"Did I really tell you to speak up, Danny?"
"Nope, why are you acting all snobby now?" I shot him a glare.
He shut his mouth and pretended to zip it. I rolled my eyes and focused on my reflection in the elevator door.
"That girl is seriously annoying. She actually thinks her input on my brother's proposal is valid." I started venting, and Danny listened quietly.
"She doesn't see me as a car racer who knows nothing about cars. Has she even bothered to look into our company background or the product we're about to release? So she can just come in and tell me what to do?" I grumbled, running my hand through my hair in frustration because of Sabrina.
I mean, seriously, thanks to her being Justine's sister, I can't embarrass her like she deserves. I muttered irritably.
Sabrina Chua wants to change the whole concept of my brother's new race car. She suggested turning it into some kinda lifestyle car, and she even had the audacity to talk about changing the engine.
"Our company sells race cars, not whatever she's talking about." Danny just nodded beside me.
"And he also had the audacity to say I'm not a real car racer because of the machine and the car that the company is releasing. Like, seriously? Only rascal people use that car, apparently." I added.
Danny gave me a comforting pat on the back.
"Chill, Red. I didn't know Justine's sister was that dumb. It's fine to be angry, but let's move on because you have a photoshoot to attend, remember?" He said.
The elevator doors opened and we were on the ground floor.
"Go ahead to your car, I'll catch up later. I left something with the guard at their guard house." He said and walked out of the elevator first.
He headed towards the guard house while I made my way to my parked car.
I was about to open my car's door when I saw Easton across leaning to his car. He stand straight when he saw me. What is he doing here?
He was about to approach me when Sabrina suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Easton you here! Are you waiting for me?" she said flirty to Easton and her hands cling in his arm.
I looked away from them and opened the car's door. I don't know why my chest suddenly throbbed. I get into my car and then I will pass Danny by the guard house. Because I can't take what I see, that Sabrina is getting on my nerves.
I started the engine and Easton called my named. He took Sabrina's hands wrapped around his arm and ran to my car. I was about to turn the steering wheel to start the car but he blocked my path.
"Raniyah, let's talk," he begged.
I moved the car a little just to threaten him. He was a bit taken aback by what I did, I was not in the mood to talk to him after everything that happened from the previous day and last night.
"Baby, Even if it's just a minute of your time. " I don't care what he is begging for.
I turned the steering wheel to turn the wheel to avoid him and I was able to move forward. But he still blocked me, I feel like hitting the steering wheel in annoyance. He is still standing in front of my car and begging me to talk to him. Until Danny and I caught up from the guardhouse. He carries a lot and he is overwhelmed by what he carries.
"Easton, what are you doing here?" Danny asked him in shock.
Easton came to him and helped him carry his things.What is this man thinking? Silly Danny didn't protest when Easton helped him carry his bag. And Danny gave him an instruction, he headed to the backseat of my car. He opened the door there and put the things that Danny brought, Danny turned around to the passenger seat. I waited for Easton to get out and leave the car so that Danny and I have left. But I was wrong, he got into my car and close the car's door.
"What do you think you're doing, Easton?!" I yelled in annoyance.
"Why is there a problem with you two?" Danny asked.
"Raniyah, I beg you to talk for a moment," he said desperately.
I ignored him and just stared straight at the rear mirror.
"Red, do you two have a problem?" Danny asked me again.
"Nothing, Danny," I answered coldly.
"What do you mean nothing? Why is Easton desperately begging you if you two have no problem?" He said and glanced at Easton sitting in the backseat.
"Can't you see what your man looks like? He looks so messed up and you just ignore what he's talking to you." he added, I rolled my eyes.
'If only you knew, Danny.' In my mind.
He smiled at Easton, "I will give you time to talk to this stubborn girl after her shoot."
"If you don't, can i go with you" he asked Danny.
"What are you, it's okay. We don't mind you can wait for her in the studio. So you can also see its daily route."And he winked at Easton. He turned to me and pointed.
"At you, drive. We will be late for your shoot."
After he said that, I immediately stepped on the gas pedal and accelerated the car. Danny could barely hold on because of the speed car. I grinned at his reaction even Easton who was in the back with his hands on the seat belt.
"Raniyah Ellen! Can you slow down, you're not on a racing track." Danny complained, I just laughed at him.
"You said let's hurry because we'll be late, I just followed what you said." I said innocently.
Danny just hit his forehead with what I said.
In less than 30 minutes, we arrived at the studio where my shoot will be held. I got out of my car first and they followed. I entered the studio first while he and Easton took the things I needed from the car.
"Oh my gad! Red!" I turned to the person who called me and there I was greeted by Ausha's tight hug.
"Ausha." I groaned because I couldn't breathe in her tight embrace.
"Oh, sorry," she said when she released her hug from me.
"It's fine." I smiled at her.
"Oh my gad, I didn't expect that we're in the same shoot." she exclaimed, she couldn't hide the excitement she felt.
"Me, too. I also didn't expect to be with you this shoot," I happily told her. She clung her hands in my arm We went to the dressing room together. We both talked about the fashion week she went to while make-up artists fix us up.
After we were settled, the director called us to start the photo shoot. We were done after an hour with almost two hundred shots before the director let us go.
"Terrible, I thought we were going to spend the night on this shoot. It's very artful of director's clients." Ausha said with a sneer, obviously haggard from the shoot. When we approached the area where the staff was waiting and watching. It was like backstage, Easton was sitting there in a monoblock chair near the lights.He stared at me as we approached.
"Where's Danny? I have never seen that gay. I always invite him to clubbing but he doesn't accept my invitation. I'm already sulking with him," she said sadly.
Without saying a word, Easton handed me a cold bottled water. And Ausha noticed him.
"Oh who is this cute guy, Red?" He asked me.
I glanced at Easton before answering Ausha.
"Uhm.. he's my frie-"
"I'm her boyfriend." he quickly answered.
Ausha's eyes and mouth widened at Easton's answer to her.
"Red, you didn't told me this is your boyfriend. You keep secrets with me now?"
I scratched my head at her dramatic words.
"He meant he was my boy friend. You know, guy friend like that." I said while giving Easton a quick gaze.
"You said so, by the way I'm Ausha Coulton." She held out her hand to Easton after she introduced herself.
"Easton Torres," he accepted Ausha's handshake. And Ausha's eyes were round as she turned to me.
"You're a Torres, I didn't know that Red had a friend with Torres," she said emphatically while staring at me.
"Nice to meet you, Easton," She to him and smiled.
"Me too, Ausha." Easton said same.
Ausha was called by her manager, before she left she whispered something to me.
"Tell me all about how Easton Torres met you. There should be nothing missing from your stories," she said.
I pushed her a little,
"There you are, your manager is calling you."
"I'll look forward to that, Red." I just nodded and push her to go to her manager. I breathed a sigh of relief when she left and turned to Easton.
"Where is Danny?" I asked him.
"In the dressing room," he replied.
"Wait here, I'll get dressed first so we can get out of here and talk. Because that's what you want," I said before I turned my back.