Chapter 27 - Camera Flash

"What's this?" Noah's face was innocent as always.

I'm offering him a chocolate, I don't know but when I passed by a convenient store earlier he suddenly popped up on my mind. He always skipped breakfast, he won't even go to a café to drink some coffee, he always leave his tummy empty.

This chocolate would at least stands as my alibi to make him eat while working. I would start to giving him different foods. He's stubborn, so I need to adjust.

"A chocolate." I tied my hair in a bun.

His innocent face turn into an idiotic expression. He was smiling right now, I've got my self fixed last night thinking I should behave before he gets to know that my feelings for him grew deeper. I put the chocolate on his table and rush to go out his office..

"Thank you!" He shouts. I bet he's smirking, I don't want to lift my head and turn to look at him, he might misunderstood my actions again.

I slowly walk back to my desk, start creating some folders again sorting it by date. This job is actually interesting for me, at first I was hesitated to do this. I don't really have any backgrounds or any experience related to this job. Manipulating a computer was only thing that I know.

Before I learned everything, Noah was the one who made an effort to teach me and thankfully he successfully taught me and I really appreciate it. Though before, we barely talk, if we did it's just about work and nothing more..

"This day would be a long day.." I yawned and stretch my arms while Noah's not around. I always noticed his dashing smile whenever he see me, it gives me a strange feeling that I don't want to admit to myself.

I placed my notebook on my desk and start writing something on it. I wanna write all the things that we could do when go out next time. I was working so hard, so that he'll be able to see me as a hard working woman. I know I'm not fit for this work, I'm not that professional to do all things that may help him with. I'm still wondering why he hired me to be his part-timer, if I'm not capable of anything in his business.

I've been wanting to ask him why, but I don't have the guts to ask. I'm keeping it for a long time, surely I can keep it more.

"Can you scan this picture? It won't work on mine it's so strange.." He says while looking at the papers.

"What is that?" I walk towards him and look at the paper. It's a picture of a young lady with his dog. From what I've seen in the photo, she's obviously a dog lover and it gives me a warm feeling too. I also love dogs but since our space is small, I refused to have it.

"She's cute, right?" Noah says and I just raised my brow at him. He still have the time to judge if the girl was cute or not. Great! I'm glaring at him again.

"Why?" He looks at me. "Why are looking at me like that? It's creeping me out."

"Cute, huh?" I was looking at him from the bottom, his face still looks innocent and it's making me more furious!

"I..I--mean... t-the dog.. The dog is cute." He smiles looking nervous, I bet he gets it now. He pats my head and forcing himself to smile but I won't buy it.

"I'll just try to scan it again inside, maybe it will work this time," He acts to turn away but I grip his shirt. I don't want to show him my affection, so I need to be calm as much as possible. I smiled before avoiding his gaze. Those pale charcoal eyes was seriously dragging me out in this remaining inhibitions, I need to breathe.

The more I get close to him, the more I show my hidden feelings that I've been suffering to conceal. My watch was my only weapon to avoid his gaze on mine, I looked at it pretends to have plans even though I haven't.

I silently sits on my chair and takes the paper on his hand. Now he's quiet as much as I zip my mouth to prevent myself utter some gibberish words. I might actually die in embarrassment again.

"Call a maintenance later to fixed your scanner, you're bothering me I'm busy," I said while pulling the scanner up and put the paper inside. Well, I need to act normally. Noah's tend to be quick sometimes, he can understand my actions just by observing me and I don't like it.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you're busy." He says. When the machine works, I click the mouse to point on the picture from the screen. I sigh when it's time to look at him 'cause I really don't know if he just wanted to save the picture or he wants to edit it. I looked up and startled when his face was actually near me. His both arms are placed on my chair's back that's why I didn't even feel it.

"W-what..do. you.. want to do with this?" I looked away. It's pissing me off when I think that he might actually teasing me, but his face is very serious showing his eye bags around his dark eyes, which actually adding to his handsome and fresh look.

I can feel his breath touching my nose as I look above him, he don't even care if he's looking at me like this close. This guy is really breathtaking! I can't even move a single again, oh please. Help me.

"You look like, you're about to faint, Raine." I can hear in his voice that he's smirking.

"Faint? You've lost your mind! I was just startled, your chest is so.." I paused looking at his broad chest. My head is spinning right now, I can't even look at him in the eyes.

"So?" He moved closer to me wearing his wicked smile and its pissing me off. He's really enjoying it! I could feel him watching my every move and it's bothering me so much. This bastard is getting into my nerves!

I really don't like when people are cornering me into something that would make me feel uncomfortable. Whenever I'm in this situation, I was just froze straining my ears through the nerve cracking words. Vin was not here, there was no way he could intrude us again which I've been wishing right now. I hate this whole situation, and I want to hit Noah for making me feel uncomfortable this way.

"Can you move away? You're making me uncomfortable!" Thank God, I've already said it. I closed the distance between us and stands up.

Surprised was written all over his face as I turn to face him, I don't know if he's upset or what but he seems like he didn't like what I've said and disbelief is what I've seen in his face.

"You what? I'm making you uncomfortable?" He says while he's raising his brow.

I want him to know that he's making me uncomfortable and maybe for that means, he may stop teasing me like a crazy kid. He sat on my chair while his eyes are still on me. Irritably was shown in his facial expression and with the way his brows are colliding.

"You always do whatever you want without my permission and it's making me uncomfortable with that!"

"It's because I thought it's just okay to you, that you're comfortable with everything." He says. Ah, so he's just really teasing me and nothing more.. Who am I to ask for more? He can't even go over with Dana, why would I hope for his petty feelings?

I clenched my jaw, feeling my heart pounding in annoyance and disappointment. No matter how I want to smack his face for torturing me like this, I just can't do it and it's making me go mad right now.

"I'm not, so stop acting like we're close." I replied and head on the front desk to sit. My mood has gone bad right now, I want to get out of here and drink alcohol all by myself.

Seriously? In this morning?

"Raine," He says, but I just ignore him acting like scrolling something on my phone even if I'm not. I want to ignore him as much as he ignore my feelings for him.

"Raine," He calls again but there's a bit begging in his voice.

"What?" I answered without looking at him because he's just in front of me.

I heard him sigh and silence was deafening on my ears. It's okay, its not like we're that super close, I haven't seen everything about him yet but it's nice to be around him especially when we're alone. We're just going to remain like that.

"RAINE!!!" He shouts and I was startled to look at him. I saw a flickering light in front of me which I recognize as Noah's camera and it's flashing on my whole face right now. It's too late to turn back since he already captured it.

I bite my bottom lips in annoyance, my whole face is a mess right now and I don't know what do I look in the picture! Damn this crazy guy.

"Okay! Gorgeous," He says while smiling at the camera. After upsetting me like that, he still have the urge to stole me a picture and worse its a freakin' surprise! I'm not prepared for it, it's bothering me.

As he look upon me, my deadly glare met his. I saw him gulping, I bet he's now in his agitation for my sweet punishment. I wouldn't let it slide this time, I'm done with it.

"You really want to die, huh?"

To be continued..