The Treasure She Never Asked For

Marcel took a quick shower and went through his motions with making breakfast and sharing it with anyone that was interested. He didn't feel like making anything exciting and just made a simple salad.

Since he was going to be doing a shoot the next day, he decided to eat lightly today so that it didn't affect his looks. Unfortunately, he couldn't stay hungry all day like most of his colleagues would as he wouldn't be functional at all afterwards.

He could only curse those days the previous Marcel spent at the orphanage as they totally ruined his body. He never had enough to eat, and now that he did, he could bȧrėly make any fat to at least make him look healthy, something that would be envied by a lot of women, but if he didn't make any effort to work out, he would look like a walking skeleton.

Since they didn't have to prepare anything for tomorrow, he might as well relax all day so that he would look good on camera! Marcel told himself as he went to the pool area with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and laid down on one of the lounge chairs.

Meanwhile, Adrian who had just heard of Marcel's return quickly wrapped up the things he was doing and went downstairs to look for him. After moving from the living room to the kitchen and then back to the living room, he finally asked Jeremy who was in the living room whether he had seen him.

"I saw him go to the pool area earlier, he is probably still there," Jeremy told him and watched Adrian leave to follow his partner. He had been interested in Micah but after being partnered up in this project, he came to know early on that she was not interested in him at all and there was a chance of her dating someone else in the house.

He did not know who, but after having this knowledge, his interest waned. He just didn't know if she was still as uncomfortable with him as she had been two days ago. He felt a bit envious of Adrian and Marcel since they were actually making effort to cooperate.

The feeling of being avoided when you are supposed to be working together was truly unpleasant. Whenever he thought about his predicament he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. Maybe next time they'll actually get to choose their partners.

Marcel who was in a half-asleep state, felt a presence next to him while he was in his dazed state. He opened one eye just a bit and saw that Adrian had sat down on the lounger next to his.

"You're here," Marcel said as he closed his eyes once more. Adrian who had thought that he would have woken up after seeing him smiled in amusement at his dead fish reaction. Why did his partner suddenly look like he had nothing to live for?

"Mmmh, I thought we were going to discuss the concept of tomorrow's shoot," Adrian said as he too laid down on the lounge. When his cameraman saw that he won't be moving for a while, he placed his camera in a strategic position before going to join Marcel's cameraman who was resting at a distance from the two models.

"I also want to discuss it Adrian, but what should we do? It's all for naught!" Marcel said with a dramatic sigh that made Adrian laugh. Marcel opened his eyes when he heard Adrian laugh his whole atmosphere changing.

"I told the director that we will be doing our shoot tomorrow," Marcel said and Adrian understood his meaning immediately. He wasn't trying to be funny, he really meant it when he said that it was for naught. It meant that the crew had already arranged something for them, and from what it looked like, it was going to be a surprise.

"It's so nice when you have a smart partner," Marcel said with a smile as he closed his eyes once more. Adrian who had just relaxed on the lounger started laughing again when he heard what Marcel said.

"I will generously accept your compliment," Adrian said after he had calmed down, causing Marcel to chuckle lowly.

"So we won't be doing anything today?" he asked and Marcel who had his eyes closed opened them once again.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" Marcel asked him and waited for his answer but none came. He finally opened his eyes to look at the silent Adrian who had his eyes closed.

"Have you already fallen asleep?" Marcel asked Adrian and Adrian opened his eyes to look at him.

"Is it for inspiration again?" Adrian asked, feeling a bit traumatized from the last two movies he had watched with Marcel. The first time could be said to be self-inflicted, but the second movie they watched yesterday was obviously carefully considered by the person that arranged for the date.

"Inspiration? You could say that," Marcel answered with a chuckle when he remembered how Adrian had reacted when he had been close to him the previous night.

It would be hard for other people to notice because of how composed he looked but for Marcel who was an expert at micro-expressions because of his occupation and his keen senses that he had developed ever since he had acquired Avian. It was inevitable that he would have noticed the way Adrian had blushed at the movie theatre. .

"Then let's watch it a bit later," Adrian said as if he was compromising, but he was really going along with whatever Marcel wanted.

"Awesome, we would have gone out now but it's still so early, it's so hot, I'm also feeling kind of lazy," Marcel said as he stretched himself and closed his eyes once more. With Adrian's company, the two of them lazed around the entire morning. Once it was noon, it was too hot to stay outside so they both went back into the house.

"Are you hungry?" Marcel asked after the two of them walked into the house.

"Not really," Adrian replied and followed Marcel into the kitchen.

"Okay, then there is no rush to cook," Marcel said as he opened the fridge and took out some water.

"Were you going to cook for me?" Adrian asked as he sat on the barstool that was facing the kitchen work area.

"Is there anyone else here?" Marcel asked as he took out two portions of salmon from the fridge, after some thought, he took out the third one after remembering his other friends who would always look for him whenever they were hungry.

"I'm flattered," Adrian said as he rested his chin on his hand as he looked at Marcel.

"You should be," Marcel said as he took out the seasonings he was planning on using.

"Can you help me peel these?" Marcel asked and handed the garlic to Adrian. Adrian who had eaten a free meal the first time he joined Marcel finally got a taste of reality.

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