Touch Of Solicitude

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"You shouldn't say something like that as if you dated every men. It all depends on the people that is in the relationship, you can't just say it like that," He had a stoic expression on his face, "I know, however, I, who was continously betrayed by cupid and love itself doesn't believe in the forever they speak about," I complained, turning around facing him.

"Even if there's evidence because there are still some who finds their special someone, I am not that blessed by the heavens to be granted of such a blessing," I added as I shook my head, "We shouldn't talk about this inside the office, we are at work. Let's keep our personal and priavate lives separted," I replied, walking to the door; I needed him to leave.

"Also, your Mother called me the other day, to find you a woman here in the company, even celebrities or models. She wants me to introduce them to you," I explained; the man stood up, looking at me, "You can just tell me what kind of woman suits your style. Tell me your preference, I will find one for you,"

"There are a lot of women that I find compatible for you. I have a woman in my mind, she is just about your age, would you like to meet her?" I continued asking, "I will send you a picture of her later, what do you say?"

Luigi rushed in my direction, shutting the door close, pinning me against it, "Sunny," He opened his mouth, "Would you like to date me then?" I stood frozen in between his arms.

"What?" I raised, "Date me, I will prove to you that your mindset is wrong," He bluntly stated, leaving me in the dusk. How can he be this straightforward?

"Are you still sick?" To ease the tension between us, I avoided the topic while bringing up the topic about how he was feeling, "What?" His face looks as if he was caught off guard.

I placed my hand on his forehead, "You seem well, even your fever is gone," He removed his hands, "I will go, I have a former appointment," I turned around, opening the door, but before leaving, I stopped in my tracks.

"Luigi," I called out his name, "It's not bad to have you once in a while," It was my last statement to him before someone appeared in front of me.

Closing the door before Luigi and leaving in the room makes me feel torn apart. Is this how different we are? Like two worlds apart, the only thing that separates us is the door, with no one attempting to open it.

Even now, I still cannot find the answer to my question; meeting new people took me a step closer to what I desired, but seeing Luigi now as someone new, makes me feel intimidated and odd.

He became the person he wanted to be, while I, on the other hand, became someone I hated. My heart continued pounding with Luigi in my thoughts. I know that this feeling is different from love to anything that I experienced before.

They say that the eyes are the window to the soul because you can understand a person's emotions and sometimes thoughts by looking into their eyes. Looking at Luigi, I know that he was serious about what he said.

His statement in making me his bride and trying to date him made panic rushed into my system. I did not know what I was supposed to do as I continued to think back. I cannot escape now that he finally came back.

"Miss Kim! We seem to have a problem!" It was Lina, "What's the matter?" I questioned.

"The model that was supposed supposed to be at the magazine's front page suddenly left Ylury due to a scandal, several brands also dropped her," I could not believe what I just heard, "What?"

"We should find a replacement, can you find one immediately at this hour. Even an underrated model can do the job, we can make her shine when they're at our stage," I requested, "Well, we did that but-" A bitter smile showed across her face.

"We tried asking every agency that we could find but all of their models are fully booked and has a packed schedule because of Ylury's fashion week," She stated, remembering this was the time where Ylury's fashion week would start. The Maximillian Apparel took the fashion industry here in Ylury, it is a given that every model would have their fill, "They couldn't spare even a model new to the industry, they had the same response,"

Why, at this time, what will happen with the shoot when there is no model to spare. Just as an idea popped in my head, the door opened, revealing a distressed Luigi, "Mister Ferreiro," Lina raised, "Change the concept, let's change it. I'll help,"

We both looked at him with a confused face, "What?" We said in unison, "Your issue's star is me right, for the model the two of us can do that," Lina had her eyes widened.

"The two- you mean," She covered her mouth with her hand, Luigi wrapped his hands around my waist, "For the cover, you can have me and her modeling," I instantly released myself from him.

"Change concept? It might sound easy to you, but we have to stick for everything that we planned, we cannot just change concepts and have us model for the company," I complained, "Then what are is your choice, editor in cheif? There is no other option, it is expected knowing that you will release this issue with the same dates of the Fashion Week," He returned.

"Every photographer is busy and like the modeling and celebrity agencies, they won't spare either a model or a photographer to shoot for your new issue," He added, "With the Fashion Week at hand, everyone would look at the hotest topic, even if this is some big shot company, it's nothing compared to the Fashion Week,"