Tainted

Chapter 4

"My friend Luminathi should be here in a minute but don't call him that, he prefers Lumi or Nathi"

I tell her looking at my wrist watch and Vela giggles, anyone who saw how she responds to me could tell she had some kind of crush on me. I spot Lumi walking in, I smile and stand up to greet him as he approaches our table. We greet each other doing our secret handshake and then we walk over to Asante and Vela. He greets the ladies

"Nice to meet you ladies"

Lumi says shaking each of their hands

"May we?"

He says holding out his hand to Vela, she looks at Asante and then at me

"Don't worry, you guys will only be a table away from us"

I assure her with a kind smile. When they have gone to their own table we are left alone

"You really pretty Asante"

I say to her but her reaction remains neutral

"Now that you finally took me out, when do you start shooting with my friend as the leading lady?"

I can't help chuckle at her serious tone

"You don't waste time do you?"

I ask her and she raises an eyebrow, I let out a breath

"Fine, we'll resume shooting tomorrow if that's what you would like but only if you promise to be there"

She looks at me

"I am not doing that"

She says unbothered

"If something happened to your friend I don't think you would easily forgive yourself for it. Imagine her alone in a studio full of men"

I challenge, from what I gathered she is wary

"What? No! That's not safe"

She exclaims, I shrug my shoulders

"I guess you going to have to be there for her incase"

I say with a smug

"How do I know that she and I will be safe in your company?"

She challenges with a straight face

"There's only one way to find out Snowflake"

I say with an innocent full teeth smile

"Snowflake?"

She asks confused with furrowed eyebrows, I return my attention to the menu in front of me

"So have you decided on what you going to have?"

I ask looking up at her and she's frowning

"No, the menu looks complicated"

She responds looking down with embarrassment

"that's ok, I'll order you something I think you'll like and if you don't like it you can order something else"

I offer and she nods, I like this shyness and feistiness all packed into one and I think I enjoy that she doesn't know me

"Is this how you normally dress?"

I ask her and she seems taken aback by my question

"Not really, why?"

She says