Confessions of a Cynic

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After their first class, Psyche and Eros decided to roam around the island. However, as Psyche excitedly looking and taking pictures at the beautiful views of the island, Eros was reading their schedules.

"Wow. This angle right here look so beautiful!" Psyche exclaimed, starting to take pictures with her Polaroid. The moment it went out, she grinned and kept the picture inside her leather bag.

"And then there's a tour around the island..." Eros continued reading their itinerary for the day.

"Look! Look! The flock of birds really look amazing as they headed towards that horizon!"

"There's a massage activity here. Hm. If only I could see Carmen's schedule too."

"Awwe! Just look at the color of the ocean. It is so wonderful." Psyche said, looking at the picture she took with her Polaroid of the beach.

"Have you been listening?" Eros snapped.

"Nope. Thalassa is just so amazing." Psyche said, ignoring Eros' growlings at her. "And you Mr. Sourpuss, should lighten up. Let's take a picture!"

"With who? You?"

She looked at him with  her eyebrow raised, "If you want us to look convincing, we have to have a picture together. I'm just helping you, you know."

Eros raised his hand in surrender. "Fine. Fine." He went towards Psyche and took out his Iphone.

"My Polaroid  first." Psyche grinned and Eros, in surrender, could only shook his head.

"Fine." Eros said before placing his arms around Psyche's shoulder. Psyche decided to ignore Eros' surprising gesture and raised her Polaroid and smiled at it. The camera gave out a small frame picture and both of them looked at it.

"You have a very nice smile here." Psyche commented, looking at the picture of them genuinely smiling with the Mediterranean sea as their background.We look so happy here.

"Oh, Carmen's here. Carmen's here." He began to panic as he took out his Iphone. "We have to look convincing." Without even hearing Psyche's protesting, he moved Psyche in front of him as he wrapped his arm around her waist, raising the phone in front of them.

Psyche saw Carmen with his fiance' and began to play along with Eros. "Convincing, eh?" She followed Eros and pretended to be all sweet with him even to the point of giving him a kiss on the cheeks and she made sure Carmen saw everything.

"Eros!" Carmen called them out.

"Bingo." Eros whispered before he gave a wave to her.

"Carla! Isn't it beautiful here?" Psyche called out too.

"Y-yes. It really is." Carmen said, giving a tight smile.

"Baby, let's try to see their pool here." the Prince said, grabbing her waist as they left Eros and Psyche.

"You think she bought that?" Eros asked.

"Of course. I don't think she's blind." Psyche answered, stretching her neck up to see Carmen.

The moment that they realized that they haven't move from there position, the two immediately separated, jerking away from each other.

Feeling the silk mattresses, Psyche smiled at the comfort of her bed, relief that she can finally rest. A moment after, Eros came out from the showers wearing only his towel just below his waist, showing off that V-form of a male's body.

"Could you please cover up some more?" Psyche said, avoiding her eyes from Eros body. Eros looked at her, furrowed his brows and continued to walk to the living room where he check on some messages on his phone. "Did you hear me?"