“Jax, pull Brinley’s leg up, and keep your hand on her thigh.” They do, and making it even hotter, Jax dips her back a bit and kisses her neck. “Brilliant, guys. Let’s head over to the waterfall. Well, I actually need you to change, Brin. You brought shorts and a tank, right?” She pulls the dress over her head and tosses it at me. I laugh, loving that she had it on under the dress. “Alright then.” Karen walks over with Brinley, and I go get my bag. I turn around, and Jax is smiling down at me. “What are you doing?” I smirk at him and he winks.
“Checking on my girl. You good?” My smile gets wide, and I reach out to squeeze his hand.
“At first, I’ll admit it was a little weird, but I promise, it’s good now. It’s work, for all of us.” He tilts his head, searching my eyes. “I promise.” He leans in to kiss my lips, and I back up. “Not while we are working.” He chuckles and shakes his head.
“Yes, ma’am.” We walk over to the waterfall, and when we get there, I tell Jax to lose his shirt. Just looking at him ordinarily is hard enough, but looking at his solid body in our element, well, it’s hot as shit. We do several shots with the waterfall in the background, and then I tell them it’s time to get in the water. Jax kicks off his shoes and starts walking out. “Holy shit, it’s cold.” I laugh when Brinley looks at me with wide eyes.
“I’m coming in too, so shut it and get in there.” She mumbles under her breath as she steps into the water.
“Fuck, it’s not cold, it’s freezing.” I laugh again as I take my shoes off.
“So, you actually get into the water with them?” I smile at Karen and pull my hair into a ponytail.
“Yes. I can get a much better shot if I’m in the water with them.” She reaches into her pocket and pulls out her phone. “Would it be alright if I took a picture or two of the behind the scenes?” I start making my way to the water and nod my head.
“Absolutely.” I step into the water, and they weren’t kidding, it is fucking freezing. “Oh my God. It is freezing.” Brinley laughs, and Jax looks at me with concern. I lightly shake my head when he starts to make his way over to me. I can tell he’s annoyed, but this isn’t the time or place. I’ve done this countless times. With my teeth chattering, I look at them. “Only a few in here, then we will be done. Jax, look at the waterfall with your back to Brinley. Brin, put your hands on his back and kiss it.” They do it, and even though I’m freezing, I am loving the outcome. “Perfect. Jax stay like that, Brin wrap your arms around his waist.” She does, and I move around in the water, which feels like little needles it’s so cold, and get different a
ngles. I tell Jax to turn around and pull Brinley into his arms. He does and damn, it’s hot. He rests his forehead on hers, tangles his hands in her hair, and rests her head on his chest. All so incredibly sexy. “Last shot, guys. Jax, pick up Brinley. Brin wrap your legs around his waist and hold onto his neck.” They do and I love the look. “I want this more playful, guys, smiling, laughing.” Twenty different angles, and we are finally done. “Perfection. Let’s get out of here.”
“Holy shit, thank God. I can’t feel my legs.” Brinley rushes out of the water, splashing it all over. I start toward the shore, and I feel Jax close to me so I look over.
“You alright, baby? Cold?” I’m shivering, and my legs hurt from the cold water, walking is even difficult.
“I’m fucking freezing and my legs hurt.” He scoops me up into his arms, and I want to yell, but I laugh instead. I know damn well Karen got a photo of it, but there is nothing wrong with a model goofing around with a photographer. He quickly gets us out of the water, and Brinley tosses us each a towel. “Well, Karen, what did you think?” I can still see the excitement in her eyes.
“Kallie, this was amazing. I can’t wait to see how they turn out, but I already know it’s going to be hard as hell to pick one.” Best compliment a photographer can get. “So, you all seem really close, are you good friends?”
“Yes, we are all very good friends.” She smiles and puts her phone away.
“You can tell. You all work very well together.” I am dying to get back to the car and have Jax blast the heat on my legs, so I start packing up while Jax is having a smoke and talking to Brinley.
“Thank you.” I pack everything away and smile at her. “You ready?” She nods her head, and I say the same to Jax and Brinley. They start walking, and I follow behind with Karen. “I’ll have the proofs ready in a few days, and you can look at them and decide what you want.” She thanks me, and we hurry to make it to the parking lot before the sun goes down.
“Kallie, thank you for letting me be a part of this today. It was amazing.” I give her a hug, and she thanks Jax and Brinley as well. She turns back to me before getting into her car and smiles. “I’m sure we will be doing this again soon.” I about burst with excitement, but I calm myself and thank her. She gets in the car, and I walk over to Jax and Brinley.
“You guys kicked ass today. Seriously amazing shots.” Jax doesn’t say anything, but takes my bag and puts it in the back seat. Brinley pulls me in for a hug.
“I think your guy is upset about something. Good luck.” I pull back and look at her. She lifts her shoulders, and I look over at him. He does look kind of pissed, and I wonder what the hell for.
“Thanks. Oh hey, you and the girls want to come over tomorrow night for some food and drinks?” She agrees and says she’ll call me tomorrow to figure it all out. When she gets to her car, I turn and open the passenger side door, when Jax gets in. I sit down and put my seat belt on. Yikes, I can feel the tension swirling around in here. “I thought the shoot went really well. What about you?” He puts the car in drive and keeps both hands on the wheel.
“Yep, went great.” I don’t know what to say, so for most of the ride, I just sit quietly looking out the window. I am going over the shoot in my head, and I can’t figure out what would have gotten him pissed. The longer I think about it, the more annoyed I get. It makes no sense. Everything went well; there is nothing that should have gotten him upset with me. I can’t take it. I turn my head and look at him.
“What’s your problem?” I see him grip the steering wheel tighter and prepare myself for our first fight.
“Nothing, buddy.” I dip my brows in confusion.
“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” He shoots a quick glance at me, and I can see the hurt in his eyes.
“It means we are good friends. That’s what you told Karen, isn’t it? That we are good friends?” I roll my eyes and let out a sigh.
“You’re kidding, right?” He lets out a humorless laugh and looks over at me again.
“Well, that’s what you said.” Unfuckingbelievable.
“Jax, what did you want me to say? That we are together? She doesn’t need to know our business.” I can see his chest moving rapidly, and honestly, I don’t see what the big fucking deal is.
“Kallie, I don’t fucking get you. I want to fucking shout it out to the world that I am with you, and you want to tuck me away like a dirty secret.” Ouch, that is not how I want him to feel, that’s not how I feel. He is making too big of a deal over this.