“It began to spark when Mom came to the picture of us beside Mason’s pool. She stopped and stared at it. I did too at seeing how evident the s****l tension between us was in the photograph. It was so obvious that it was embarrassing—but also discomfortingly arousing—for me to look at.
Was that what people saw when they looked at us? Was the attraction between us that obvious all the time? My face went hot at the thought of it, and I suddenly wanted out “of Mason’s arms. He let go of me in that instant and stepped away from my body.
“This is amazing! I didn’t know that you’re a model too,” Mom said. “The agency will love this! I bet they don’t get a lot of people applying together, so you’ll stand out.”
“I’m not applying,” Mason told her. “These are just for Ella. I already se
