My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

Chapter 38

38 – 14. Fitting Model Job with Eli -2

However.

“……”

I am holding Eli’s waist, and Eli is holding my neck.

Perhaps because we are in a relationship, we are taking quite bold photos for an amateur fitting model job.

I cannot take my eyes off of my girlfriend’s enchanting red lips.

“Lean in closer with your forehead! And smile!”

Eli, following the instructions, in front of the camera that is capturing the moment.

In a studio where most of the people are strangers.

“Aww…”

“……!”

I couldn’t help but kiss her lips.

Honestly, it was a big accident.

-Click!

It happened so fast that I couldn’t stop or prevent it.

Of course, Eli was the one who first extended her lips, and I never had the intention to avoid or reject it.

Perhaps it was because of the lipstick she applied for the shoot, but even though the kiss was brief, I felt a sense of residue or unfamiliarity.

My girlfriend, who suddenly kissed me, causing a moment of stillness in the studio.

“……”

As if she hadn’t done anything wrong, she obediently leaned her forehead as the photographer initially requested.

However, knowing what she had done, Eli’s face turned bright red.

In that state, she looked up at me with trembling eyes. I could feel the anxiety in her pupils, as if she was worried that she had ruined the photoshoot.

Looking at her face, rather than fearing that we messed up, I had a thought.

‘She’s cute.’

I was thinking only about how cute she looked, to the point where I had to suppress my laughter with all my might.

At the same time, as her boyfriend, I felt a sense of duty that I couldn’t leave her in distress.

So, while locking eyes with Eli.

-Click!

Slightly faster than what Eli did, and a little more intense.

I briefly kissed Ellie’s lips, which were adorned with a light red lipstick that had been tempting me since earlier.

“Ah…”

Ellie’s eyes widened roundly, and a faint sigh escaped her lips.

Turning away from her adorable face,

“I’m sorry!”

I bowed my head at a 90-degree angle to the staff who were conducting the shoot, apologizing.

Then, Ellie finally regained her composure.

“I-I’m sorry too.”

She bowed her head slightly beside me.

After apologizing for our mistakes, I glanced at the surrounding atmosphere.

“Sigh… These kids are so adorable, seriously…”

“Look at them, kissing again to provide a cover. Crazy… So sweet.”

A mix of sighs and laughter could be heard here and there.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like our foolish behavior had significantly dampened the atmosphere.

And the most important people, the photographer and the boss,

“The painting looks good, right? I like Chang-hoon because of this. Did you capture this moment?”

“Well, if I stopped and didn’t take the shot because of a little trouble, I would have quit and opened a photo studio in the neighborhood. But they’re clothes models, you know. Is the level okay? These days, things like this are sensitive.”

“Did you think we were selling elementary school clothes? Even middle school kids do everything these days. Of course, we’ll exclude the kissing scene, but this scene right before it… this one. We definitely have to use it. Alicia’s expression looks so good.”

“It turned out well. Honestly, the ingredients were completely… luck and fortune were on my side.”

“Because Chang-hoon’s skills are good, that’s why the cooking turned out well. It might be difficult to afford you soon, right?”

They were earnestly discussing work.

Standing next to them, feeling awkward, after a while, the boss approached us with a wide smile, indicating that things had settled.

“Kids, you worked hard! It was tough, right? Take a break and have a drink before the next shoot?”

“Um, about the reshoot…”

“Hmm? We’re done with these clothes! The photos turned out well, so we’ll use them as they are. Ah, do you want to see them too?”

“Um, well… Yes. If you show us… Ellie, do you want to see them too?”

“…Yes. I’m sorry, boss.”

“It’s okay. We have some extra time today. But be more careful in the future. It’s not the kissing that’s the problem, it’s the makeup smudging. But… by the way, it’s the first time I’ve seen you kiss during a shoot. Is your boyfriend that great?”

“Ugh…”

The boss’s cheerful voice, as if trying to reassure us, mixed with teasing Ellie.

Ellie trembled and blushed, clinging to the collar of my shirt and sticking closely behind me.

It was fortunate that nobody noticed, but we should definitely be more careful from now on. If we were to be caught again, other people would suffer because of us.

Although I’m not sure if there will be a next time or not.

“Look, look. It turned out well, didn’t it?”

We were shown a continuous shot of our previous appearance taken by the photographer with the boss’s camera.

And in that moment, I saw Ellie standing behind me too. Even Yerin ajumma who had sneakily followed in the middle.

“Wow…”

Everyone exclaimed in admiration. It was definitely us in the photo, but it didn’t feel like us.

My face, as I gently smiled towards Ellie with my arm around her waist.

Ellie’s face coming closer to me with dreamy eyes, like a girl in love.

It felt like a scene from a youth romance movie.

We hadn’t kissed yet, but anyone who saw this photo would imagine that the two of us would have kissed next. It was that kind of photo.

As the photo quickly passed into the boss’s hands, the screen eventually showed.

“We won’t be using this on our side, but it turned out really well.”

The image of me and Ellie kissing appeared clearly.

I was definitely surprised by Ellie’s actions, but even so, the me in the screen was not showing a surprised expression, but still smiling and accepting Ellie’s kiss.

And Ellie.

With her narrow eyes, looking only at me, with a flushed face, and her white hair gently fluttering.

She was kissing me.

I only saw the side of her face, but even from that half, I could feel the fullness of her affection.

“Oh my… It turned out so, so beautifully.”

“It really did…”

“…”

Even though everyone, including Yerin ajumma and the boss, was watching the screen showing me and Ellie kissing.

I felt no embarrassment at all.

It was too beautiful a scene to feel embarrassed about, despite what the ajumma was saying.

Ellie leaned further forward, fixing her gaze on the screen as if she were being drawn inwards.

And then.

“hehehe.”

Ellie’s lips slowly curled up and her eyes formed a curve. And unknowingly, she let out a small laugh that was like a sigh of relief.

The image of our kiss that captured everyone’s attention, evident in the expression that displayed our entire faces.

Everyone around, including me, let out silent laughs. How could anyone not smile at this adorable girl?

Soon enough, the boss, smiling warmly as if addressing their own niece, spoke to Ellie.

“Shall I send that file?”

“…Is it okay, though?”

“I promise to hold onto it until the clothing line launches on the website.”

“I’ll make sure. Please send it to me since I’ll be the only one keeping it.”

“Sure thing. Just make sure today’s remaining shoot goes smoothly without any accidents. Well, as long as we can display such intimacy whenever we want…”

“…I’ll be careful. Yoon Ji-do, let’s go.”

“Yeah.”

Ellie began to ignite with passion. I, too, felt a surge of enthusiasm knowing I’d soon have that lovely picture.

Afterward, our shoot proceeded smoothly and concluded.

Seeing Ellie in overalls did stir up a strong urge to kiss her from my end, but I managed to hold back, barely, thinking about the photo I’d receive.

***

About an hour later, all the schedules were finished.

And just before leaving the studio.

The boss once again suggested periodically doing fitting modeling sessions with Ellie, but I only agreed halfway.

I expressed the desire to be the counterpart when Ellie and I did couple looks but declined to shoot men’s clothing separately.

It was a bit arbitrary, but perhaps the boss liked the shots we took together as they readily nodded.

“If you change your mind, just let me know. By the way, even when there’s no shoot, will Ellie still come with you in the future?”

“She probably will.”

“That’s it then… Got it. Thanks for today. Since I included Ellie in this pay, go treat yourselves to something delicious. See you next time.”

I didn’t know much about this line of work, but I felt a sense of liking them for their considerable accommodations.

It also gave me relief knowing Ellie worked with such a boss.

And in the car on the way back.

“Oh my goodness, Ji-eun will go crazy! We have to show her this quickly!”

With an excited tone, Ye-rin aunt held the steering wheel and continued chatting.

Ellie, meanwhile, stared blankly at the photo file she had just opened on her smartphone. The one where we were looking into each other’s eyes, lips meeting.

I was sneakily looking over, and while it seemed fine earlier, a slight sense of embarrassment rushed in now.

To think that so many people had witnessed that scene…

Anyway, Elly’s face was so beautiful as she kissed me that I ended up being captivated by the screen of my smartphone. As we approached a familiar subway station where we often hang out,

Elly lifted her head.

“Mom, please let us off here.”

“Going to have some fun? hehehe… Well~ Even if you do, all I’ll see is Jieun throwing a fit, but have fun.”

“Yeah.”

Upon her words, the lady stopped the car, and Elly and I got out together.

With Elly linking arms with me, she confidently led me a few steps ahead, taking me somewhere without hesitation.

“Where are we going?”

“Just follow.”

From sitting quietly just a moment ago to, as soon as we got off, her excited voice and brisk steps, leading the way.

And the place we arrived at was the room cafe we sometimes heard about.

“A room, please. Quickly.”

“Yes, yes… You can go into room 2, 22. Payment…”

“Here.”

The waitress, slightly stumbled by Elly’s momentum, without any further explanation, immediately told us the room number, perhaps remembering Elly’s face.

Elly is indeed beautiful, and once you’ve seen those platinum blonde locks, it’s hard to forget.

Anyway, after paying and changing into slippers,

We went straight into the room.

Well, I did.

“Lie down.”

“Huh?”

“I said, lie down there.”

*Plop*

As soon as we entered the room, with Elly’s touch pushing me, I obediently lay down on the mat.

And on top of that, onto my stomach.

*Squish…*

“Oof…”