The Sinful Liar - Shohei Ohtani x Reader.

Chapter 13: "I hate the beach"

"Y/N? Have you been clear?" She asks, snapping my attention back to her.

"Um yes, Marie. I got it. Can you tell me more about the details?" I say, trying not to sound too eager. It doesn't matter if they are famous or not; I just want to be professional. It must be a long process anyways.

"Okay, we will talk about this one hour later, when we have the casual meeting with the team. I also need to get reference comments from Luka, Joely and other media members to know if they have any initiative."

She explains. "I want to meet you first to give you an overview before I introduce you to the media."

"Sure" I agree.

"We will talk more about it after that," she says.

"Good luck, Y/N." With that, she stands up. I smile at her and watch as she leaves the room, closing the door behind her.

I hold a stack of documents given by Marie. She told me to read those carefully before the casual meeting, which will be held in ten more minutes. My eyes skim through all the pages I can make out before I reach the last page. I start flipping through it again, hoping not to miss anything important. But in my mind, the chaotic thoughts keep spinning around. Meeting and talking to Shohei every day while being able to keep my mind sane, to avoid caring too much for him? And Tacchan? I do really like talking to him. But what if he senses something between us, and suspects it? How can I handle all those stuffs and still finish every task perfectly? I know myself too much; even if I want to keep pretending, I can't. At the end of the day, the emotions always win over my mind.

Soon, the room is filled with core media staff, including Pattrick, Joely, and Luka. Marie is back with the rest of them as well. The casual meeting is just about the project, and the report of the last week. We agreed to extend this project by one month with an Instagram story series and a key video campaign. The video would be set outdoors. The place is yet to be announced later, depending on Shohei and Lars' choice.

"That is the overview of the project; is there any question?" Marie asks. Everyone stays silent.

"Great," she says with a satisfied nod.

"I have a question" Joely raises her hand, getting everyone's attention.

"Um, why don't we talk with them first? I mean talk to Ohtani and Nootbar. I think that we should include their opinions, too." she suggests.

"They won't have time for this, JoeJoe" Luka points out.

"But it mainly focused on their friendship, so there are some parts that we haven't researched about," Joely reasons.

"He was right, Joely. We are the media team, which is responsible for this whole progress. They just need to film, that's all. They are baseball players, not content creators." Pattrick says, glaring at her with his arms folded across his chest.

"I agree with Pattrick. If necessary, Y/N will be the one discussing with them" Marie adds.

I hitch as she mentions my name. Everyone stares at me, hoping that I will say something. I take a deep breath and prepare myself.

"Sure. I've checked the free time of the players. I will talk to Nootbar right after lunchtime. And about Shohei, um... let's see... he is quite busy. I think that I will meet him in this late afternoon." I say, giving them all a slight smile. My hand still grips the papers tightly, trying to conceal the nervousness building inside me. My heart beats faster every second.

"Alright, that's good Y/N. Now let's move to the daily report" Marie says, walking toward the board. The meeting ends quickly after that, and I am soon alone with Joely and Luka.