MISHA WENT TO Ellis’ Facebook account but aside from them being Facebook friends, there was no sign on his account that he and Soren were close. But then, it was already prima facie evidence that Soren had something to do with Ellis’ company’s decision to choose them to audition as models for their product. Soren in the coffee shop, well, Misha could still be convinced that it was just a coincidence but this, Ellis’ company contacting them to audition with strange occurrences like specifically choosing her and two of her best friends, this couldn’t be coincidence.She remembered Soren liking a photo of her with Yana and Maggie on her Facebook account.If this was a scene in a TV commercial or even a movie where the writer would present it as a simple coincidence, the director might object as it was really hard to believe. Too much cinematic license, the director might say, just too unbelievable. And the audience would likely agree with them.But she decided against telling it to Yana

MISHA WAS STUNNED and was speechless while looking at Soren, waiting for him to utter that he was just joking while Maggie and Yana grinned widely and Soren, he was staring back at her with a little smile on his lips, with no plan seemingly to take back what he just said, though his face was a bit red and his eyes shyly sparkled, like two small stars at the start of the night. Yes, she already inkling about that, him having a crush with him, but she had no idea he would admit it this early and in front of her friends and within hearing distance of his employees and strangers.Misha finally recovered her wits and cleared her throat and took her eyes off him. “Don’t take him seriously,” she said, gesticulating with her hand, “he’s just kidding.”“I’m not,” he said while still looking at her, the little smile on his lips not fading, a smile that if she would describe, she’d describe as hopeful—probably hoping that she would not embarrass him that moment and that she would react positivel

“I WILL DATE SOREN?” Misha asked Maggie.“Yes, so Soren won’t be able to stop us while inside the coffee shop,” Maggie replied. “Yana and I will go there unannounced.”“But will the crew cooperate?” Yana asked.“Of course, we will charm them,” Maggie chuckled. “Besides, they already know us. They saw how Soren was so attentive to us. But we won’t tell them that it’s the purse we’re investigating. We’ll think of another reason why we want to look at the footage.”“What reason?” Misha asked.“I’ll think about it. I’m sure I can come up, or Yana, or you with a reason before we go to the coffee shop.”“When will we do it?” Yana asked.“Tomorrow morning,” Maggie answered. “Before they could erase the incriminating footage.”“If Soren is guilty of stealing the purse, then, he‘d erase it immediately. Maybe he had erased it after we left the coffee shop.”“Maybe, but we’ll see,” Maggie said. “We’ll be there at ten o’ clock. He probably hadn’t realized at that time that he had to clean out the

MISHA WANTED TO slap her forehead as Soren made a U-turn to make the journey to his house. What was she thinking, really? The goal was to A-V-O-I-D him. The resolution of the mystery of the purse didn’t completely change it. She really should make a statement shirt that said “Avoid Soren” and start wearing it so she would not forget it, especially at times when she was with her and he was being very charming and alluring. But it really wasn’t too late as she still could change her mind and ask him to just take her home and she knew that he wouldn’t make a fuss out it. But it would offend him, she also knew that. It would be just like telling him that he couldn’t be trusted and she was afraid that he would do something unpleasant to her while she was in his home. But she had all the rights to be wary. It was his home and he could get all the privacy he wanted for him and her there. And there were a lot of things he could do to make her submissive to all the sinful things he wanted to d

THE MOMENT SOREN’S lips touched hers, she made what was probably the quickest and the most daring decision she had made in her whole life—she kissed him back. And what was more outrageous was she put her hand on the back of his head and pulled him closer to her, making the kiss between them deeper.Her mind was screaming in protest but her heart was hearing none of it.Soren’s kiss was passionate, eager, enthusiastic, hungry but not… perverted or debauched. No tongue action, no groping, his hands were behaved, both gently touching her hips. She was no virgin when it came to kisses and she knew that a passionate kiss involved some tongue actions and groping. The many kissing scenes she had seen in many movies would also attest to it. Or was it too early to conclude? Maybe Soren and his tongue and hands were just warming up. But a minute had passed and the kiss was still gentle. It was a pity because she thought she was ready to return whatever intensity his kiss would reach. Yes, she w