All Chapters of Love Behind the Lens: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ValentineTo say I was nervous would be wrong. I was apprehensive, at best. It would be easy. Just go in wonder around a bit until I saw her and then just apologise. I was still a little unsure about this but I felt like I owed it to Adira to at least make an effort. Chances were with her being friends with my father and Adira that we'd be running into each other more frequently and I didn't want those situations to be awkward. If she really was everything they said then she'd understand and would forgive me.I had only scheduled myself an hour to be here as it was still a work day for me and I had some things to wrap up with before the weekend. I handed over my ticket and entered the gallery. There were more people here than I had anticipated and I slowly made my way around the room. There was a lot of small conversations going on around the displays, blocking part of my view. What I could see though were well thought out portraits of people, her models, in a variety of pos

AdiraThe wedding weekend went off without a hitch. I actually had a really good time and I couldn't wait to get home and get everything edited for them. This had to be hands down the best wedding I'd ever been to and I'd told them as much. I had gotten so many good shots for them, wonderful pictures of their guests as well. I told them that I'd have everything for them ready when they returned from their honey moon, but had already given 10 of the best I could quickly touch up for them to release for publicity. It was actually a pretty smart idea - selling their own wedding photos to the media. It would help them recoop some of the cost of their wedding. I had flown back in on Sunday afternoon and instead of heading to my gallery apartment I decided to spend some time at home. The weather was finally warm enough to spend some time in the pool and that's exactly what I wanted to do for just a little bit. Before I jumped in the pool I sent Sebastian a message letting him know

ValentineI watched as she stepped out of the cab and she was just as beautiful as I remembered. I secretly enjoyed that she did not give in to me entirely, that she kept her own mind. I met her there and took her arm conversing as we walked in. This resturant was actually owned by me, though I was the silent partner. I had only provided the financial backing for the business and the decor which allowed Vicente to do his thing with the menu. Because of this I had a permanent table here, one that I could use like tonight or that I could loan out to friends if the occasion called for it. The server greeted me instantly when we walked up and showed us straight to the table. I could feel Petra's questioning glance, but I wasn't ready to show all my cards. The resturant was busy tonight and I felt hundreds of eyes on us as we moved through the crowd. I was not surprised as looking down at Petra we did make a striking couple. I loved her elegant look, classy. At least until I r

SebastianIt was 5 minutes til 8 and I was headed down to the lobby to wait for Adira. I had missed my little sunshine this weekend and had been disappointed when she'd turned down dinner. What I had told her wasn't a lie. I did have a family thing. I'd gone to see my brother after his divorce and we ended up drunk at a bar in Austin. I woke up in a strange girl's bed the next morning, my phone dead in my pants that were on the floor with the rest of my clothes. I had a killer hang over and high tailed it out of there and back to my brother's just in time to grab my stuff and make it to the airport in time to make my flight, which luckily had been delayed. I'd seen Adira's message when I was waiting to board and was secretly glad she said no to dinner last night as it gave me time to figure shit out. I couldn't remember the last time I'd been black out drunk. She didn't seem suspicious and I hoped to keep it that way. What I did was a mistake and when I'd gotten home I'd call

AdiraWith that settled, I returned to my office to continue working on the wedding pictures. I had put the folder of contracts aside to look at later and set my phone on top of it. I hadn't realized I'd gotten a message earlier and when I opened it I saw that Valentine had messaged me earlier.'Good morning bella. I hope you slept well and are feeling refreshed this morning.'I sent him a message back. 'I'm sorry I didn't see your message sooner. Good morning to you too and I am feeling well this morning. How are you?'Not even a full minute later my phone rang. It was Valentine.I aswered. "Wow. I feel special getting a call from the Valentine Rossi."He chuckled and said "You are special bella. It is good to hear your voice again."Now I laughed at his cheesiness. "You heard my voice just yesterday," I replied. "Many hours have passed since then. What are you up to today ?" he asked."I am actually going over some potential contracts I received from the showcase. What