Just Coworkers| • Shayne Topp •

Chapter Seven

Noah's P.O.V.

I smiled at Rosi as she walked into set. She smiled back as she let go of Shayne's hand. I was wondering how this was going to work, so I announced it to everyone.

"Everyone. Shayne, Rosi, and I have a deal going on. So when shayne walks into frame, don't be upset or questioning. It is what it is. I have already spoken to Sunny about the deal, and he is completely okay with it." Everyone nodded their heads. I looked over at Shayne who had a nervous look on his face. I smiled at him reassuringly. 

"Alright, are we on?" Mari nodded at me. I started the episode, and introduced Rosi in. She was cracking jokes left and right. Shayne joined in on the jokes as well. It was a great time. Then Food girl (Olivia) brought out Mexican candy. Rosi acted like she was excited, but I knew her. She faked it all. She did not want a single bite of it. It was an orange reddish color. 

"I know what this is made up of. Tamarindo." I looked at her weirdly.

"Tamarindo?" She rolled her eyes.

"Noah, did you forget I am Puerto Rican? I know Spanish fluently, and I love Tamarindo." She smiled.

"What is tamarindo, exactly?" 

"Tamarindo is a type of fruit that is quite delicious. They grow them in Puerto Rico and many other places." I nodded.

"Well, lets try it." She nodded, and brought the pasty candy toward her mouth. She hummed in delight, I did not like the flavour. It was spicy at the end.

"The initial flavour is great, but it quickly gets over-powered by the chili, and it is not that good." She stated.

"Chili?" I questioned.

"Yeah. Mexicans use chili in many of their candy. It is very likely that we will taste something spicy in most of these candies." I nodded. 

"I give that on the Noah Grossman scale a solid, four. It was not good." Rosi laughed. Shayne went up on set, and Rosi was nervous. You could tell because she bit her lip. Shayne grabbed onto her cheek, and they kissed. The crew were all shocked as Shayne, and Rosi pulled away. I smiled at them, and Shayne walked off of frame.

"That's the deal? Why?" Mari asked. 

"Don't worry about why." Shayne replied, and Mari shrugged while smiling. I saw Courtney, Olivia, and Keith go up to him to ask questions. I chuckled, and we continued on. Every time she ate, he would kiss her, but there was one she refused to eat. Shayne looked at her. She shrugged, and continued to say no. I ate it, but ended up spitting it out into the bucket of shame. 

I ended the episode, and Rosi took my hand and walked up to Shayne.

"Why didn't you try the last candy?" Shayne asked with a frown.

"Way too many calories had already been ingested. I could not handle eating another." Shayne and I both frowned. 

"You owe him the laundry." She nodded, and walked towards the door of the set. 

"I'll take her to your house once her end of the deal is finished."

Shayne's P.O.V.

When I was turning around to leave, Noah grabbed onto my arm.

"Shayne, I know you will say no, but... You can't tell me that her kiss didn't make you feel something." I smiled at him.

"I felt something. I want her. I do. I will try my hardest to make things right." Noah nodded at me.

"Just be careful with her. She is fragile. Like very fragile. That is why I am so over-protective with her. She needs support. Be there for her. Okay?" I nodded, and hugged him. We pulled apart and I started to walk towards the door to leave. Rosimar was standing near the elevator waiting for me. I jogged towards her. She smiled at me, and I did as well. I grabbed onto her wrist, and laced our hands together. She smiled as blush rose to her cheeks. I pinched her cheeks with my other hand, and she giggled. 

...

When we got to my house, I ordered some pizza. Rosimar went straight to my room to bring my clothes down. The hamper was filled. Some clothes was even on the floor. She picked it all up. I felt bad. I don't like when people do my responsibilities for me. I let her go into the laundry room, and she had not come back for a while. I decided to check up on her. She was separating all the clothes. I furrowed my eyebrows. 

"Why are you separating the clothes? All you have to separate are the white clothes." She shook her head at me.

"No, Shayne. My mom taught me to separate Whites from everything. The blacks and dark greys go together. Blues, greens, and light grey go together. Purples and reds together, and all denim together." She smiled. I widened my eyes.

"But, that is so much more work. Half of the time I don't even separate anything." I laughed. She giggled and shrugged.

...

"I am done separating and I already put a load to wash. What do you want to do in the mean time?" I looked around my living room. 

"We could watch some YouTube, and eat pizza." She smiled, and sat next to me on the couch. I brought her in close while I looked for something to watch. I decided on watching Beauty and The Beast. A great classic. I opened the pizza box, and took out a slice and placed it on a plate. I passed it over to her, and grabbed myself a slice as well. I sat back, and started watching the movie. 10 minutes into the movie, I decide to look over at her. She is looking at the pizza slice with terrified eyes. Not a single bite was taken from it.

"Rosi, eat it. Come on." She looked at me, and visibly gulped. 

"Shayne, I don't know if I can do it. I-" 

"Rosi, please. You need to eat. All you have in your tummy is candy. You need food." She looked at me like as if she had just seen the devil himself. 

"But, Shayne." 

"No buts. We made a bet. You need to eat. please." I held her hand. She looked down at our hands, and slowly started to relax her tense body.

"O-okay, Shayne." She slowly ate the pizza. She looked at me, and her eyes watered the more bites she ingested. By the time she got to the crust, tears were running down her cheeks. My heart broke at the sight. Truly. I brought her close, and she cried into my chest. I hugged her tightly. 

"I am proud of you, Rosi. Very proud." She looked up, and smiled a little. 

I reached down for her face, and our lips touched. I felt a beautiful spark that I was becoming addicted to . We stayed kissing for a while. Our lips sealed together perfectly. Nothing could ruin this moment. When we finally pulled away. She looked down at her hands that were mostly covered by her long sleeve shirt.

"You know? Noah isn't around. You don't need to kiss me." She said as she fiddled with her fingers. I smiled and brought my hand under her chin to lift her head up.

"You are right. I don't need to, Rosi." She frowned, and moved her eyes to look at my lap, " But, what if I want to kiss you?" She smiled, and bit her lip in nervousness. I chuckled, and brought my thumb to her bottom lip. I pulled at it lightly so her lip would set free from in between her teeth. 

"I told you that that is dangerous." I said as I pulled her again for another kiss. Our hands intertwined, and the movie audio seem to fade in the distance. Our lips fit together perfectly. Our tongues danced together beautifully. Partners who trusted in each other. Never to fall. I was the guiding partner in all the dances. I slipped my tongue out, and bit her bottom lip. I pulled away, and we put our foreheads together. Our light breathes fanning on one another. 

We held hands tightly, and nothing felt wrong. It just all felt so right.

"Rosi, I want you. You make me so happy. You just are what I want." She smiled, when out of no where there was a knock at the door. When I got up to get it, and saw who it was, I knew this night was way too good to be true.