Chapter 25;
Tallie p.o.v
"Eric, you need to relax and act natural." The photographer told Eric again, sounding frustrated.
"Sorry. Can we take a break?" Eric sighed. I could see that he was desperate to be able to stop posing for a few minutes.
For the last few minutes, he had been very awkward and stiff, although clearly trying but I couldn't blame him - he had been doing it for over an hour so far.
"Sure. 10 minutes." She replied.
I heard him sigh deeply as he walked to the refreshments table, picked up a water bottle and took a huge swig.
I walked up to him, smiling encouragingly. "What's wrong?"
He smiled back at me as he ran a hand through his ungelled hair, making it stick out everywhere. I had to smile as the words "bed head" came to mind.
"It's just so awkward, standing and posing for a lense." He chuckled slightly.
I closed the gap between us and placed one hand on his chest, the other going to his hair and trying to neaten it a bit, not having a lot of luck.
He leant his head into my hand slightly, and I couldn't resist kissing him.
"Well if it helps, you look amazing. Very smart and extremely sexy." I grinned as I grabbed his jacket lightly.
He did look amazing - he was wearing smart black trousers, a blue shirt with white polka dots and a leather jacket.
The jacket was his and I remembered wearing it several times when we went out, each time being caught by the press.
All too soon, he was called back into the dressing room. I sighed as I sat down on the sofa and waited.
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Eric p.o.v.
I had been changed (yet again) into a black, v neck, baggy tshirt and very tight black jeans.
I had thought that I looked riddiculous until I saw Tallie's reaction.
I had walked straight to the screen but she had been sitting on the sofa, waiting for me to get changed.
She saw me and her eyes went huge, her mouth open slightly - this must have meant that she liked the outfit, which was quite a relief.
She ever so slowly got up, walking over to me painfully slowly from the other side of the room.
At this point, no one else was near us but I assumed that they would be soon enough.
She had an almost ... animalistic look in her eyes, and instead of stopping when she got to me, she practically shoved me against the screen/wall.
There were various mutters and gasps from people in the room, but I could barely hear them.
She looked me directly in the eyes and rested her hand on my chest before she spoke into my ear.
"You are keeping that outfit. I don't care if you're not allowed, I will take it by force if necessary." She growled so quietly that only I could hear.
"I take it you like it then?" I asked with a nervous chuckle. She grabbed my face, not at all gently, in her hand and stared at me.
"Put it this way - if there weren't other people here, I would have you right here, right now."
I couldn't do anything other than stare open mouthed at her. She had never been this foward before, and I had to admit, I liked it.
"Is there a problem, Eric?" The photographer asked me. I had left Anna in the dressing room, relieved to be away from her.
She was nice enough but I hated that it made Tallie uneasy when I was around her, although she knew that she could trust me.
Tallie gave me a smirk, making no effort to hide it. She let go of my face, sliding her hand down my chest before walking back to the sofa, swaying her hips more than necessary.
"Umm no. Everything is fine." I cleared my throat, earning a knowing look from Tallie who was just sitting down.
I managed to recover a bit of composure as my make up was being touched up - mainly by not looking at Tallie, who I knew was smirking the whole time.
"Ok, Eric. These women will be helping us today." The photographer introduced us and we said an awkward hello.
She instructed them what to do, and I couldn't help but feel awkward once again as she began taking pictures.
The women's hands were all over my body, making me uncomfortable but I tried to block them out - mainly by imagining they were Tallie.
Tallie p.o.v
"Eric? Be natural, remember?" He nodded as he took a deep breath, looking for me and seeming to relax when he found me behind the camera and the photographer, smiling at him.
My hands went to my head, gripping my hair ever so slightly, silently telling him what I thought would look good.
He mirrored my actions and after a few seconds, a damn sexy look transformed his face. I wondered what he was thinking about, but I could guess.
"That's better, Eric! Much better!" I heard Anna laugh from out of nowhere.
I had noticed that Eric hadn't looked away from me and he was now biting his lip. I found that not staring at him was not as easy as I thought.
I moved away to the side slightly and his gaze followed me, making my stomach coil.
"Ok, Eric. That's a wrap!" I heard someone shout.
There were various woops and cheers as people exited the room and went about packing up, but Eric stayed where he was with the same look on his face for a few moments.
"I'm just ... going to change." He told Anna calmly.
"I need to talk to Tallie so I would appreciate some privacy." he finished.
She agreed and he turned to me, beckoning me over with his finger. I gladly obliged and as soon as I reached him he grabbed my arm and pulled me into his dressing room without a word.
"You're going to pay for earlier, Natalie."
He growled my name as he slammed the door behind me and kissed me roughly against it.
