Chapter 5: Disappointed.

James opened the small fridge that was in the cabinet next to him and pulled out a bottle of wine. Before turning to study her.

"So what do you do?" James asked, curious about what she does to make a living.

"I'm a model, exclusively for Rock Jewelries," Laura said in response to James's question. She watched the way he opened the wine bottle in a daze.

"Oh? What agency are you with?" James asked, suddenly curious.

"I don't have an agency," Laura said with a smile as she watched the way he was searching for a glass to use.

"Do want some?" James asked her, and Laura shook her head. It looked like he wanted to have some, and she couldn't bear to take that away from him.

"You sure?" James asked again, and Laura nodded. She was happy just looking at him. She didn't need to drink wine. She watched as he took a sip of the wine straight from the bottle and unconsciously swallowed her saliva when she saw his wine-stained lips.

James licked the wine that was left on his lips and smiled when he noticed how intently Laura was looking at his face.

Laura was unable to extricate herself and couldn't help but stare at him. When she made eye contact with him, her cheeks flushed, but she did not stop looking at him. James was amused by her brazenness in continuing to look at him, even after getting caught.

"It's not fun to drink alone," James said and picked up the phone to call the servers that were in the house. After asking them to bring him more wine and two wine glasses, he ended the call and looked at Laura, who was still staring at him.

"Do you want to join my agency then?" James asked, looking straight into her eyes.

"Really?" Laura asked in surprise. She suddenly wondered if he was a celebrity, but dismissed the notion because there was no way she would be unaware of such a person if they were in the industry.

"Sure, give me your phone. I don't have my business cards with me," James said and Laura quickly stood up and went to get her phone and other things where she had placed them before and came back shrugging on her white shirt. James watched as she sat down on his chair again and handed him her phone.

James wrote down and gave Laura her phone back. At this time, the server arrived with the wine and wine glasses and even brought a couple of bottles of water. After arranging them in the small fridge, he left, leaving the two their own privacy.

James filled the two glasses of wine and handed Laura one of them. She thanked him as she took the wine from him and took a sip.

"You should come to Diamond Star Entertainment next week, then we can have a proper talk," James said after making sure she was comfortable.

"I definitely will," Laura said and looked at the hand that was holding his wine glass. Even his hands are beautiful, she thought to herself, and it didn't take much for her thoughts to become raunchy. When the images in her head were getting more and more explicit, she emptied her wine glass as if she was trying to calm herself down.

"Don't drink so fast," James cautioned when he saw her empty her glass in one go.

"I just got thirsty," Laura said as she cleared her throat and, for the first time, looked away from him because she was embarrassed.

"Should I give you some water then?" James asked, and Laura shook her head, looking further away from him. James noticed her red ears and wondered just what she had thought about that made her have such a strong reaction.

"Then I'll refill your glass," James said, and poured her more wine.

The two sat in comfortable silence, with Laura being satisfied with watching him while James told her stories about how it was when he used to manage Jason (Daniel Zate) and the other two members of his group.

"Have you ever thought of getting off the backstage and standing in the limelight?" Laura asked him. Because of the amount of success Jason had, James would have gone to even higher heights.

"I don't have the temperament of a celebrity," James said, and raised his eyebrows when Laura scoffed at his words.

"That temperament is useless," Laura said and put her glass on the side. The two of them had already finished their second bottle and James was just opening the third one.

"What do you mean?" James asked and watched as Laura got on her knees and crawled towards him.

"I mean, this is all you will need," Laura said and, after a brief moment of hesitation, touched his cheek. 'Even his skin was smooth,' she lamented to herself. Seeing that he did not pull away from her, she decided not to let him go yet. She will touch his face for a few more seconds.

"Just my face?" James asked with raised eyebrows and laughed when Laura nodded in agreement, the two dimples at the corners of his lips making an appearance.

"That's not how it works," James said and continued with his task of opening the wine bottle.

"I'm sure it would have worked in your case," Laura said, and trailed a finger down to the corner of his lips.

"Can I kiss you?" Laura asked him out of nowhere, and the bottle opener he was using fell to the floor. It was a good thing he caught himself early and didn't drop the bottle as well.

"Are you drunk already?" James asked her and she shook her head, her long red hair slipping from her back and landing on his arm. He had never met someone who was so upfront about what they wanted to do that it felt quite refreshing to be in this situation. Maybe he was the one that was drunk.

"Well, can I?" Laura asked, her green eyes looking at the moist lips in front of her before looking into his grey eyes once more. James was now too flustered to answer, but deep down, he was also tempted. He wanted to see just how far she could actually go with this, so he fell silent.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as you agreeing," Laura said, making James smile. It was obvious he was teasing her. It felt like he didn't believe she would actually do it. Laura, who felt challenged, leaned forward, closing the distance between them. Now that she was so close to him, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

She closed her eyes and moved forward a bit, their lips finally meeting. Unfortunately, Laura, who had never kissed anyone in her life, did not know what to do next, so she pulled away from James. James had very high expectations, but reality disappointed him into speechlessness. Before he could even say anything, he heard someone call for Laura.

"Laura!" Nancy, who was on the other side, called and waved at Laura. Laura, who was feeling embarrassed about her impulsiveness and her ignorance being witnessed by others, just collapsed on top of James.

"I'll just pretend to be sleeping," Laura said and buried her head in his chest. Her actions rendered James speechless, and he couldn't do anything but laugh. It looked like the day was just going to get more and more interesting.