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| **+Chapter+9+** "You two! I am trying to take a picture. Can you stand in place for one second!" Joey shouted in mock anger as he followed the two with a camera in hand. Melanie's high laughs met his ears. "I can't help it, Joe! He's trying to throw me in the pool!" she shrieked as she dodged lawn-chairs and tables. Justin followed closely behind, leaping over towels and articles of clothing. "I'm going to get you, my sweet!" he growled in his deep, sexy voice. "No one can save you now!" Joey rolled his eyes in frustration and grabbed the auburn head as she tried to hide behind him. She screamed and clung to Joey as Justin rubbed his hands together menacingly. Licking his lips evilly, he crouched down and attempted to pry Melanie away from Joey. Joey pushed him off and shook his finger at him. "You two are acting like little babies!! Now just stand together like two civilized human beings and let me take a picture!" Justin frowned and admitted defeat as he stood straight and held his hand out to Melanie. Raising her eyebrows, she stared at his hand as though it was covered in green slime. Justin groaned and shook his head. "I'm not going to throw you in the pool. I promise," he spoke as Melanie took his hand and cautiously stood next to him. Her body was rigid, and she was standing on her toes, ready to get up and run if Justin made a sudden move. "Yeah, I really wanted a picture with Melanie standing there like she is waiting for someone to jump out and murder her. Justin, will you just play nice." Lance wandered over and stood behind Joey. He smiled and stared at the two next to the pool. Laughing, he took the camera from Joey and called to the two. "Here, I'll handle this. Joey, Joey, Joey…don't you know how to play photographer. OK, my BEAUUUUUTIFUL little children," he mimicked in a high nasally voice, imitating a photographer from the last photo shoot. "I am going to need a few different poses so that I can get the feel for the picture. I need to see which way you two would look best." He stood with his hip cocked to one side and his eyebrows raised. "OK first, let's do the 'WOW I am having so much fun I'm laughing my ass off' look," Lance watched as Melanie and Justin looked at each other and grinned. Simultaneously, they both erupted into silly obnoxious laughs and smiled like the Cheshire cat. Lance pretended to be completely disgusted. "No, no, no…that is not what I was looking for…how about we do the 'I'm so serious, I'm so intellectual' pose?" Justin pursed his lips and knotted his eyebrows so that he appeared to be deep in thought while Melanie stroked her chin and stared off into space. Joey groaned as he looked at the two hamming it up. "Lance…I just wanted a simple picture. That's all I wanted. Not some stupid-" "Shut up, Joey. You'll see." Lance interrupted as he called out to Justin and Melanie. "Hmm…that is just not it. Not at all. Let's try the 'I'm so dreamy' pose. Justin put your arms around the girl," Lance snorted as Justin wrapped his hands around Melanie's neck and smirked. "CHEESE!" he declared while looking at the camera. "NO! Not like that, you idiot!" Lance informed the laughing man. "Hug her!" Justin's face fell, "Aww, do I have to?" he whined impishly before Melanie elbowed him in the stomach. "Jerk!" she teased as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Noticing the sparkle in his blue eyes, she smiled up at him. "Can you ever forgive me, Mel?" he questioned, lips turned down in a sad puppy dog frown. His heart beat faster as he felt her lean up against him. "Maybe," she answered before circling her arms around his shoulders. "Is that good?" she called at Lance and turned towards the camera with an impatient look on her face. Lance tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Well the positioning is right, but the look is way off." He held the camera up to his face and squinted his sparkling green eyes. "Melanie, I need you to look up at Justin," he paused and waited for the girl to raise her head. Melanie looked up at Justin and burst out laughing. Crossing his eyes, he stuck out his tongue and leaned down next to Melanie's face. "Eww!" she cried. "Get him away from me!" her arms flailed in the air as he wiggled and tried to pull out of Justin's hold. Lance ignored Justin's antics and quickly winked at Joey. "OK, now Justin…pretend that you are looking at the most amazing thing in the world. Look at her like she is something so unimaginable and ineffable that you can't believe that you are holding her in your arms." Justin looked down at Melanie. He took in her glowing eyes and light hair that fell in soft curls around her face. Her pale lips were stretched in a soft grin as she looked into the camera. Slowly he pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear; 'she's so gorgeous.' As Melanie waited for the click of the camera, she turned up to look at Justin. The smile on her lips froze as her gaze met his hypnotizing stare. Emotions shone in his eyes, she had never seen him look at her like that. Adoration, amusement, happiness, sincerity, and love were clear in his gaze. She could feel her heart pick up speed as he grinned and placed his hand alongside her cheek. **Click** Lance turned to Joey and handed him the camera. "How's that for a picture?" he asked smugly as Joey shook his head and watched the two who were oblivious to the world around them. "Very nice, Justin. You really knew how to give me the look I wanted. You'd be a superb actor," Lance purred as he grinned at Justin and Melanie who were too busy thinking of each other to pay him attention. Melanie continued to watch Justin's stare as it slid over her cheeks, her nose, her lips, and finally back up to her eyes. He ran a finger over her soft lips and smiled when she giggled. Leaning down to eye level, he spoke quietly. "There's only one problem wit me becoming an actor. I don't think that I really would do that well," he began watching Melanie gaze at him in wonder. 'He's so amazing' she realized before questioning him. "What's that?" Justin leaned in so that his lips hovered over hers, feeling her breath on his mouth. He licked his lips slowly before speaking. "I wasn't acting for the picture, Mel. I wasn't acting at all." As the words registered in Melanie's mind, her eyes grew wide in shock. Before she could react, Justin quickly picked her up and threw her in the pool. **+2+year+later+** "What are you looking at?" Justin asked as he wrapped his arms around Melanie's slim waist. She looked up at him and smiled. "I was looking at this picture of us." She handed him the picture. He looked at it and smiled. It was the picture that Lance took at the pool 2 years ago. "We look so cute together in that picture." "We look cute together now." He placed the picture back in its keepsake box and cupped Melanie's face in his hands. "And we will always look cute together." He captured her lips on his, and kissed her passionately. THE END |
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