𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 [𝙴𝙽- 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙼]

Chapter 75

I got up and made my way to Jake. He was so engrossed in the tablet that he didn't even see me approaching. I sat down beside him and he finally glanced at me.

"Hey, darling." He said with a small smile.

"Hey Jakey. What are you doing?" I peered at the screen.

It was a recording of the practice, zoomed in to check himself. Jake immediately turned it off.

"Nothing." He mumbled.

I hummed. "I can leave if you don't want me to see you practice." I said.

Surprise flicked across his face.

"No no. You stay. Why will I mind?" He asked.

"Then why aren't you looking at me?" I asked. Because he hadn't looked at me since I sat down.

"Just...I mean..." He sighed.

I put a hand on his shoulder and he finally looked at me.

"I keep making mistakes." He muttered.

Keeping my eyes locked on his, I reach past him to get the tablet on the other side. For a split second, Jake's eyes fluttered close before he realized what I was going for. But this time he let me take it.

I made myself comfortable on the couch and turned it on. The practice video was still open. I zoomed out and watched the practice from the front angle. I forwarded it quickly the first time to let my fangirling subside.

The second time, I zeroed in on the centers. Memorizing the moves and the way the center moved. After watching it completely. I rewinded it and zoomed in on Jake, ignoring the sigh beside me.

"Darling, please don't." He said.

"How can I be your darling if I can't take care of you?" I said softly.

This shut him up. I turned my attention to the video. Jake wasn't as bad as the trainer made it seem. But I didn't question the need for perfection when there was high competition in the industry. After rewinding a few moves and comparing it to the center, I understood what the problem was.

"Here." I called Jake and pointed at the specific move. "This move looks sloppy when you compare the group setting."

He focused on the part I showed him.

"Do you think you can add a pop of your hand and head?" I asked him

He looked carefully at the video. The consideration churned in his mind.

"Jake." He turned to me. "Do the step once."

A smile broke on his face. "Are you ordering me, darling?"

"I am." I nodded with a small smile of my own. "Go."

He didn't say anything but stood up and got into his position in front of me. He did the step once and looked at me.

"Thrust your hand. Like this." I showed him what I was thinking.

He nodded and made the move again.

"More."

He complied. A few more times and his move looked perfect to me. And with the smile on his face, I knew he was more confident. I turned the tablet towards him and showed him the next move. He nodded and complied with my changes.

15 minutes later, Jake had a big smile on his face. He looked satisfied with the recording I made for him.

"Thank you so much." He said with a huge grin.

I stood up and ruffled his hair. "Now next time, don't be embarrassed because of me."

He dragged me where everyone else was. Everyone turned their attention to us and stopped their chatter. Jake plopped down on the ground. I flinched in surprise when he pulled me down on his lap, wrapping his arms around me and happily swaying side to side.