Securing You (Little Gathering Series)

Chapter 1 - Secret Admire

P/s: Read book 3 Protecting you chapter 30 for better understanding.

Leo pov

I'm completely shock to see her there hang out with the ladies. Her uncomfortable state boardcast through her body. I know.. I do affected her.

"Flip it fast. It'll burn." Andrew command.

"You flip it." Austin argue.

"No.. you do it." Andrew growl again.

Austin and Andrew are arguing who should flip the meat before it turn black burn. Kyler push Andrew aside and take over the job.

"Its burn already." Riono join in.

I shake my head seeing the 3 of them arguing and playing. I look around and see the ladies chit chat not far from our spot. They are gossiping but I haven't heard her voice even once since I get here.

"Go get a bowl. Stop spacing out." Diocles sudden oders awake me from my day dream.

I drag my lazy ass to go to the kitchen and pick a bowl. I get the bowl and exit the kitchen but I bump to her at the entrance.

"Sorry.." I apologize quickly.

She freeze looking at my face. I move to the left but she move to the same direction. I change to my right and again we bump to each other.

"Argh.." She irritated.

Before I can do anything she grab my arm and push me to the left then slip at my right entering the kitchen. I sigh a big one.

"Eat you bowl." I hiss toward Diocles and he frown.

"What got into you."

"Nothing." I sit back and glance at the door.

Ever since she kick me that day, she took my attention. Then the day Choel mention my name in Eiji hospital room increase my suspicion. Who is she??

"Where is the spices? I though you went to the kitchen to get it." Silis ask when she come back with an empty hand.

"Didn't found them."

"That's funny. You always found everything. You're the ---"

Before Silis could finish her sentence, Ari throw a bowl on her and hiss. "Shut up..!"

"Don't yell at my wife." Andrew get his wife and comfort her.

"Sorry.." Silis smile weakly and resume her previous task then Andrew join Austin again.

She glance and me and our eyes meet. A second later she remove her sight and sit with her back facing me. Why did she look at me?

"You got the LA project?" Riono start the bisness talk.

"Yeah I did. I was considering to sign with the Addision but I pick Henry instead." Andrew answer while placing the meat on top of the grill.

"I agree. Addision doesn't sound great at all."

"But he is a nice guy." Austin sudden comment widden Riono eyes.

I laugh inside because I know the reason behind Riono reaction. Since Eiji mention Addision he just pratically hate them.

"Addision offer me the project after Andrew reject him." Kyler speaks.

"You took it?"

Kyler nods. "Its a long term contract along with bigger outcome."

"Good for you." Riono annoy and I chuckles. "Don't just sit there. Help us." He bash me.

I shrug. "You guys can handle it. Its just some meat."

Diocles throw the tongs toward me forcing me to catch it. He laughs and I sigh. Austin and Andrew sit back leaving the meat uncare. I know they just want me to move my ass. So I did.

"Correct me if I'm wrong but why is she keep glancing at me?" Riono sentence make us all focusing at Ari.

"What?"

"Why you keep staring at me?" Riono ask again.

"I didn't."

"You did. You keep glancing back at me fews times already." Riono pratically just annoy.

"Ari you can't. He's belong to Ed." Silis just makes thing worse.

Before thing get tense Choel chuckles and we all frown. "Oh please.. She's not looking at you."

"Oh no.. don't tell me she's looking at my Kyler."

"I think she's looking at Diocles." Deemia join in.

The air turn awkward. We all are draw in this little mistery who is she looking at exactly.

"I didn't..!" Ari growl and her face full of irritation and anger. We all stay silent but Choel keep laughing.

"Chill ladies. She's not looking at your belonging."

"Then who is she looking at?"

Choel smirks. "Who are you looking at Ari? Tell us so we can stop this little mistery."

"I'm not looking at anything." Her voice raise a little.

"She is looking at Leo." My eyes widen as Andrew elbow me softly. "I saw it. She's been looking at Leo since the begining."

"Why would she ---"

"I'm glad it not my Kyler." Tarnish cuts my line.

"Stop making assumption. Why would she look at me. Its just your imagination." I am force to join the stupid mistery.

"Na.. I think Ari likes Leo. That's why she looks at him." Deemia just make the most unbelievable comment she had ever did.

I look back at Ari but she's not looking at us anymore. She raise for her seat and walk away leaving the little case unsolve.

"Yes. I'm right." Deemia shout happily making Ari turn facing us again.

"You talk again and I swear I will ---"

"It show all over your face." Deemia smirks making this even harder to slove.

"Bullshit." Ari just walk confidently leaving us.

"Stop walking away. What are you? Leo secret admire?" Deemia still preasuring her.

"If you leave its prove that you are Onniel secret admire." Choel tease.

She peek from the door and shout. "I'm looking for the spices."

The ladies laugh out loud making me uncomfortable at all. Andrew has been elbowing me since that and I hiss on him. Riono also looking at me weirdly making me even uncomfortable.

"Secret admire is better than crazy sick stalker." I hear it loud and clear from Tarnisha.

"Your times has come Leo." Riono smirks.

Shit.. they are going to tease me because of this. I just know after meeting with choel amuse eyes and her tricky vibe fill in the air.