Chapter 208 Feelings (1/2)

The filming continued smoothly, but there were a few changes.

First, Kyle insisted that he would be putting on the baby oil himself and that Samantha can help him on the spots that he couldn't reach.

Samantha was ecstatic about that. She hadn't been happy to see other people touching Kyle, but she couldn't say anything about it. So when Kyle asked her if she could help him, she jumped at the chance.

”But why me?” she asked when he had approached her about it.

Kyle looked at her a bit sheepishly and leaned forward to say in a low voice, ”I trust you. Those girls ... erm, well ... it just felt weird.”

Samantha understood without Kyle having to explain further. She had seen how those darn fingers had been, when they were putting on the baby oil. The way those fingers seemed to pause a bit at the abs, or at his chest. Did it really have to pause so much at that spot? Or that spot?

She had to grit her teeth and tell herself that they were professionals.

Yet, if Kyle felt uncomfortable about it, then it meant that the touch had been inappropriate.

So, naturally, Samantha was beyond happy to have Kyle ask for help. Obviously, it meant that he didn't feel uncomfortable around her anymore and that her touch wasn't repulsive. Just hearing him say 'I trust you' had sent arrows into her heart.

It was both painful and sweet at the same time.

Thus, Samantha helped seriously.

Unlike before, she didn't use the opportunity to take advantage of Kyle. Though it was tempting. So very, very tempting.

She simply tuned her mind to the task at hand and not think about how hard his muscles were. Or how soft his skin was. Or how nice it was to ..

Samantha shook her head. Focus. Focus.

One thing she did notice, however, was that despite the serious expression on Kyle's face, the tip of his ears would be slightly red. At first, Samantha thought it was the heat in the room but as time went by, she started suspecting it was something else.

Was Kyle blushing?

When she looked at his face, he appeared nonplussed but he did turn his head away. Samantha smiled at that.

All in all, it did take three days to shoot the entire thing to both Raine and Chad's satisfaction. Samantha had the time of her life during those three days.

Helping Kyle, watching Kyle ...

There was just some poetry in motion there. It was hard to believe that he was fourteen as he was so serious and dedicated. And that physique of his.

There was one unscripted scene that Raine had been extremely happy about, and Chad also agreed that it would stay. It was when Kyle did the last routine: the wall climb.

Seeing the back and arm muscles working as he climbed up effortlessly was already a sight. The strenght in those arms. When the sweat glistened and trickled down his back, people gulped.

When he reached the top (which wasn't that high), Kyle simply pushed himself off, did a somersault and landed on the ground with his head down. He got up, his hair wet with sweat and plastered over his face. He brushed it back, revealing his gorgeous face, his chest moving up and down quickly, with the heavy breathing he was doing.

It truly was a breathtaking sight.

Samantha even found her breath caught in her throat at that scene. Kyle turned, and their eyes met. Something seemed to pass between them. Something primal. She hardly heard the director saying 'Cut' ! and that the whole thing was over.

At that moment, it was as if she only saw Kyle and she felt that Kyle only saw her.

Samantha only came to her senses when people around her started clapping. It was the traditional method of showing appreciation after the scene was well done and wrapped up.

As the crew was about to start work to dismantle everything, Samantha told them, ”Do it tomorrow. It's getting late.”

They nodded, though they thought it wasn't late at all. Still, she was the owner and they had to respect her wishes.

Samantha came over and handed Kyle a towel. He didn't look at her, but merely said 'thanks' and proceeded to wipe the sweat off his face and chest.

”Here, let me help,” Samantha said, taking the towel from him.

She went to his back and started wiping it and noticed how rigid Kyle was standing.

”What's wrong?” she asked softly, getting closer.

Kyle took a step forward, distancing himself from her.

Seeing this, Samantha became angry and stomped to face Kyle. She grabbed him by the shoulders and said angrily at him, ”What's wrong with you?!”

”Nothing,” he mumbled, looking at the floor, ”Erm, thanks but I need to go take a bath now.”

He tried to leave but Samantha stood in his way, trying to peer at his face.

He stepped to the right, she went left. He went to the left, she went right. They were doing the tango. By this time, there was only the two of them in the room as all of the crew members had left. The bodyguards were not around as well since it was only in the mansion.