68 Are you... manipulating me? (1/2)

After the phone call was over Linri was greeted with the ice cold gaze of Jaime.

”So-” Linri was suddenly cut short by Jaime. Seemed like she did not have any intention to listen to him.

”No!” Her reaction was understandable since she was next to him while talking on the phone.

”How ab-” He was once again cut short by Jaime.

”I said No!” Linri wondered for a second there if she was so adamant about not taking a picture why was she still in his room.

”No, it is then but are you at least gonna let me talk.” He was getting a headache from this. He really should have picked a better time to make the call instead of calling in the middle of the night.

”Fine, you may speak.” Jaime tone sounded domineering like a Queen ordering her subject but instead of intimidating him, it made him laugh.

”Yes, your majesty! I was actually going to ask you to the pool tomorrow. You said it yourself I need to let loose a little. What better way than going to the pool? We can also call Brie too, she must have felt stuffed staying at the orphanage whole summer.” Even a five-year-old could understand Linri's real intention for asking her to the pool. She was about to refuse him again when a thought suddenly came to her head.

”Then let's go to the pool tomorrow. You should know a place in London right?” Linri was surprised by her answer. What was going on? This is not how you negotiate! You first give an unreasonable demand and the next demand you give seems acceptable. He wanted to use this tactic but he succeeded just like that?

”You sure?” He had to double check in order to make sure he did not mishear her.

”Yeah, I am sure, make sure to get a waterproof camera though.” She sounded serious but for some reason, he could not help but feel there was something going on.

”Wait wait wait! Are you really really sure? This is Richard we are talking about so you want him to have your picture in a bikini?” When he said it himself Linri noticed how ridiculous this sounded.

”I mean you are alright with so why shouldn't I be? You are okay with it right?” Jaime looked into Linri's eyes with her almond green eyes. Since she put it like that Linri suddenly felt reluctant to give any sort of pictures to Richard. When he thought that Richard would be looking at Jaime's fair skin and beautiful body only covered by a little piece of cloth, he felt reluctant. Wait!

”Are you... manipulating me?” Linri had a hard time making the words leave his mouth. Upon hearing him Jaime gave him a brilliant smile that made his heart miss a bit. What was going on?