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dress. She’d obviously changed her mind, and he almost groaned out loud in frustration.
“What’s wrong?” He tried hard not to sound too disappointed.
“I’ll be late for the rehearsal dinner.”
She headed towards one of the bathrooms without looking at him. After he heard the bathroom door close behind her, Adam finally let his head drop into his hands and let out a soft groan.
***
By the time Lea came out of the bathroom, Adam had gone through his bags and pulled out his camera kit.
She was doing a good job of not looking at him directly, but he strolled over and joined her as she left the room and headed into the elevator. It was clear that she regretted the kiss, and he hated himself for trying. He wanted to apologize or point out that she’d started it, but he wasn’t about to make an even bigger fool of himself.
Instead, as they stepped out of the elevator, he said brusquely, “Don’t worry, I won’t do that again.”
She nodded curtly. “Ok.”
That was all they had the time or inclination to say, before they got to the rehearsal dinner.
“Lea!” Stacey engulfed her in a great big hug, and gave her a peck on the cheek. “We’re so glad you’re here!” She let go and turned to Adam. “And thank you so much for being our photographer! We know you’re on a break and…”
“Don’t mention it.” He smiled politely, amused by the look of shock and disdain in Lea’s eyes.
It wasn’t like he was doing this to get close to her, he’d told himself. He’d genuinely felt sorry for Stacey, and when he’d told her he was a photojournalist for World News Wire and taken a few quick snaps of her and her fiancé Brandon, she’d begged him to be the wedding photographer. Who was he to make Stacey miserable by saying no?
So here he was, fading into the background, and snapping away happily. He was actually having a great time – the whole wedding was a bit over the top, but he always loved taking photos, no matter where he was. Growing up, he’d earned some pocket money doing wedding photography, so he knew exactly what shots were expected.
The decorations in the reception room were subtle and elegant, and everyone was happy and in a festive mood. Adam took one photo after the other, capturing those fleeting, joyful emotions and the beauty of the moment.
He sank into his work and forgot about everything else, even Lea. Well, almost.
***
At first Lea was annoyed. Why was Adam still so close to her? Why didn’t he just disappear somewhere else? Had he taken this photography gig just to annoy her or maybe spy on her? She decided to ignore him, and focused all of her energy on mingling with Stacey’s friends and having a good time at the dinner.
But she couldn’t really keep her eyes away from him. She snuck glances at him, wondering what he was doing, and pretty soon it became apparent that he was engrossed in his work, and that he was doing this because he loved taking photos. It had nothing to do with her. If she’d expected that she’d attract his attention, that he’d take a disproportionately large number of photos of her, she was wrong – he focused entirely on doing his job properly. And that bothered her. After what had happened between them, maybe his attention should be focused on her!
Once Lea realized how busy he was with his work, she used this opportunity to observe him in secret. He was definitely attractive – there was no doubt about that. He was tall, and his formal shirt did nothing to hide the fact that he was strong and muscular. Even with the slight limp, he moved gracefully, and there was an intensity about him that would’ve scared her if she hadn’t known him better.
He fascinated her, and that was worrying. If he was attractive on the surface only, with nothing underneath, she could’ve gotten away with an emotion-free holiday fling with him. But he sucked her in, in a mysterious way, and she wasn’t about to take an unnecessary risk with him. Why had
“What’s wrong?” He tried hard not to sound too disappointed.
“I’ll be late for the rehearsal dinner.”
She headed towards one of the bathrooms without looking at him. After he heard the bathroom door close behind her, Adam finally let his head drop into his hands and let out a soft groan.
***
By the time Lea came out of the bathroom, Adam had gone through his bags and pulled out his camera kit.
She was doing a good job of not looking at him directly, but he strolled over and joined her as she left the room and headed into the elevator. It was clear that she regretted the kiss, and he hated himself for trying. He wanted to apologize or point out that she’d started it, but he wasn’t about to make an even bigger fool of himself.
Instead, as they stepped out of the elevator, he said brusquely, “Don’t worry, I won’t do that again.”
She nodded curtly. “Ok.”
That was all they had the time or inclination to say, before they got to the rehearsal dinner.
“Lea!” Stacey engulfed her in a great big hug, and gave her a peck on the cheek. “We’re so glad you’re here!” She let go and turned to Adam. “And thank you so much for being our photographer! We know you’re on a break and…”
“Don’t mention it.” He smiled politely, amused by the look of shock and disdain in Lea’s eyes.
It wasn’t like he was doing this to get close to her, he’d told himself. He’d genuinely felt sorry for Stacey, and when he’d told her he was a photojournalist for World News Wire and taken a few quick snaps of her and her fiancé Brandon, she’d begged him to be the wedding photographer. Who was he to make Stacey miserable by saying no?
So here he was, fading into the background, and snapping away happily. He was actually having a great time – the whole wedding was a bit over the top, but he always loved taking photos, no matter where he was. Growing up, he’d earned some pocket money doing wedding photography, so he knew exactly what shots were expected.
The decorations in the reception room were subtle and elegant, and everyone was happy and in a festive mood. Adam took one photo after the other, capturing those fleeting, joyful emotions and the beauty of the moment.
He sank into his work and forgot about everything else, even Lea. Well, almost.
***
At first Lea was annoyed. Why was Adam still so close to her? Why didn’t he just disappear somewhere else? Had he taken this photography gig just to annoy her or maybe spy on her? She decided to ignore him, and focused all of her energy on mingling with Stacey’s friends and having a good time at the dinner.
But she couldn’t really keep her eyes away from him. She snuck glances at him, wondering what he was doing, and pretty soon it became apparent that he was engrossed in his work, and that he was doing this because he loved taking photos. It had nothing to do with her. If she’d expected that she’d attract his attention, that he’d take a disproportionately large number of photos of her, she was wrong – he focused entirely on doing his job properly. And that bothered her. After what had happened between them, maybe his attention should be focused on her!
Once Lea realized how busy he was with his work, she used this opportunity to observe him in secret. He was definitely attractive – there was no doubt about that. He was tall, and his formal shirt did nothing to hide the fact that he was strong and muscular. Even with the slight limp, he moved gracefully, and there was an intensity about him that would’ve scared her if she hadn’t known him better.
He fascinated her, and that was worrying. If he was attractive on the surface only, with nothing underneath, she could’ve gotten away with an emotion-free holiday fling with him. But he sucked her in, in a mysterious way, and she wasn’t about to take an unnecessary risk with him. Why had
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