Acted to Love

Part 46 Machismo effect

His POV

"Leave that suit," the girl commanded so he started to wear it off

"Nooooo!" the bald man disapproved strongly that halted his move

"I said leave that suit!" Jb strongly stated and glared to his real campaign manager

"It's very important to look honorable and presentable. It's a senatoriable debate," Neil reasoned out to the insisting woman

"It's national tv where most viewers are the masses. You can be Hodorable just act nicely and tell everything in lay man's term. What's important is you're telling the truth. No stupid promises," Jb insisted to the guy with her hands on her hips

"But…. But"

He chuckled, "That's sensible. It's alright Neil, let her do it." He took that suit off and gave it to the bald man who's scratching his head very hard. It's a first debate. All thirty of them who wanted the seat is in attendance. Thirty candidate, twelve seats. Who's going to be lucky to win that trip to Jerusalem?

"Then fold that sleeves," Jb commanded again

"Wha… what?" he asked

"Oh no, this is what I told you about," Neil whined. "You're giving her full control of things!"

"What do you want to portray? A smart ass cute boy fresh from college?" Jb retorted sliding her head. That one earned a lot of giggling from other staff of that news channel

"It's too much! I'm not let…" Neil outrage cut by a growl from someone behind the girl. That silenced him. It's Carl. The guy's already tapping his feet impatiently on the backstage and wanted to take his imposing wife.

"Is she coming?" he whispered to the girl

"She's not, she got a lot of work to do since they just got back from Africa," Jb whispered while helping him on folding his sleeves until his elbows and Neil whining beside him. "Don't worry, Si will tell me the right time for you to talk to her. You see, she's an artist. Sometimes she woke up on the wrong side of the bed."

Gab saw earlier one segment of a show with that famous designer as a guest. She's showing her big and very manageable closet and also telling how she's been after that wedding. The honeymoon in Africa, in the middle of nowhere yet they rented a luxurious place with only meerkat as a visitor. He's not on those kinds of flashy shows yet he manage to look at it until the end to find any clue of which thing that he can bribe her. Looking at those designer clothes, bags, shoes and her too happy dark blue eyes, he think the woman got everything she needs.

"There!" Jb announced. "Are you ready?"

"Of course I do"

"You remember what I told you?" she asked looking up to him nervously and his original manager was scratching his head about the girl

He smiled, "Of course mama J. I'll be fine"

"Just remember breathe in…." she reminded again while gesturing the how to's of breathing calmly. He chuckled and saw Carl rolling his eyes.

"Can we go J? He's a public speaker for ages," Carl uttered behind her at last

"Just give me my lucky charm," he said smiling. The girl tilted her head in confusion and he creassed his upturned palm many times before Jb understand it

He hugged the girl who's been nervous ever since morning while her hands leaning on his chest and looking towards her left. Their cheeks united in funny way. The girl's nervous for her even if he already told her he's ready and been studying for a lot of things for months. That hug surprised everyone since he was known to be the always-serious-one in public. The girl's smell like baby powder, something that cause him to think of something. That feeling of having a mother sometimes made him curious, maybe that's how it felt if he had a chance.