Concealed Love

Chapter- 56 " Look forward to it "

While Iri was taking her photo shoot, one of her close assistants came up to her and asked, " Hey, Irene? Are you feeling okay? "

Iri was thinking of something else so she was shocked when the girl came up and asked her, " What? Is my break time over? " She asked her restlessly.

The assistant shook her head, " No you have ten minutes more, you just looked occupied the whole day so I was asking if something happened. "

Iri smiled at her, " Oh no, I am okay, thank you for worrying. Ummn, where is the director? "

" Okay then, the director is in the shooting room, what do you need him for, I can tell it to him for you? " The girl asked her cheerfully.

" Ummn, can you please tell him that I'm ready and if possible to cover up the shoot early today. " Iri asked earnestly.

The assistant said, " Okay I'll go tell him. "

Iri apologised, " Iam sorry, I'm always causing problems for everyone these days. "

" It's fine, you always worked without break so if something is bothering you, you should take a break for a while and take care of your body, you've gotten visibly thinner. " She worriedly told her.

Iri gratefully thank her , " Okay I'll think about it, thank you. "

She walked away saying, " No problem. " Towards the shooting room to inform the crew.

After her shooting was done, Jace was waiting for her outside, she asked him quietly, " I am sorry, did you wait long? "

Jace also answered quite awkwardly, " No, I didn't, I just got here. Did work end earlier than today? "

Iri nodded her head, "Yes shall we go back? "

They drove back but the same quietness from the morning continued on their whole journey.

Even after they reached home, Iri just thanked him and went in first, during dinner or after it she didn't utter a word to him and Jace who didn't know what to say to her was still unknown of what to say.

Ella and Al noticed their awkwardness around each other and spoke among themselves in the living room, after the two had dinner and left.

" Do you know anything about what's going on with them? Did Jace told you anything? " Ella asked Al curiously.

Al shook his head, " No, just this morning I saw them talking to each other as usual in the kitchen. I don't think they were fighting then. "

" Then whatever happened must have happened after you left. What were they talking about when you left? " She asked deep in thought.

He couldn't help but want to cuddle up the small one next to him but the situation was not suited for that so he hold himself back and just leaned his head on hers.

Ella was startled by his action, " Al, now is not the time for that. "

Al sit himself straight and sat like a wounded puppy. Ella looked at him and sigh, she leaned down on his arms looking at him with her hands on his hard stomach, " You go talk to Jace and I'll go talk to Iri, we can't just leave them like this what will we do if those kids get further apart. "

Al chuckled and said, " You know that you look younger than 'those kids ' right? "

Ella glared at him, " Are you going or not? " . Al not wanting to anger her further took her hand and said, " But I don't know what to say, it's hard for guys to talk to each other about those. "

Ella sighed, " I'll give you a kiss if you success. " Al grinned, " Promise? "

Ella sighed again, " Promise, now go. If you make it worse than no kisses or cuddles for the whole week. "

Al whined, " So mean. " Ella shrugged him off and went her way towards Iri's room.

Iri was sleeping face down on the bed without any covers, nuzzling her face on the soft bedsheets sighing repeatedly. She heard a knock on the door and soon after Ella's soft voice came through it saying, " Iri? Are you awake? Can we have a talk? "

Iri sat up in a hurry wipe off the distress on her face and went to open the door with a the usual happy face, " Ella? What is it? "

" Ummn let's have a talk, let me in. " She was always a bit like a big sister around Iri so when she talked to her she always ends up speaking like the old strict older sister.

Iri knew she was in for a teaching when Ella used that tone and she had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to talk about considering the timing but as she had no other way to refuse, she let her in.

They sat down on the bed and Ella asked her straight to the point, " It's late so I'll say what I came here for, is something going on with you and Jace? " She retracted her words after seeing Iri reluctant to answer, " No what happened with you guys? "

Iri sighed smiling a bit awkwardly, " Nothing much, I just went ahead of myself and said something I shouldn't. "

She looked up at Ella hoping the other would let her go easy buy that was not the case and it didn't seem like it would be happening to her, Ella was still looking straight at her awaiting a good satisfiable reply.

Iri sighed and told her everything, " So that's just it, I got a bit ahead of myself and asked him something I shouldn't hehe.... Now I am embarrassed to ask him. "

" You should talk it out properly with him before you decide that you are the one getting ahead of yourself, ask him his feelings properly and talk to each other about your true feelings. " Ella look at the sad girl who was trying to make the problem seem like nothing big at all with a smile.

Iri was still smiling but her eyes were so down that she doesn't even know how to say the words on her head, " But... He... When I asked him if he no more had feelings for me, that if he had given up on me he didn't give me any reply but instead looked like he was bothered by my question, what more could I ask him. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if he had already given up on me. I can do nothing for him but always end up bothering him and I am so embarrassed that all this time I actually acted like he wanted my attention. "

She face palmed herself rubbing her cheeks and coming out to breath in a heavy air. She was trying so hard not to break down in front of Ella.

Ella sighed and rubbing her back softly she said, " Why not sit down with him and have a good talk and clear up the misunderstandings with him properly? You know he was also down the whole day, I am sure he is also worried about it. "

Iri said, " But what will I do if my suspicion is really correct and he really don't love me anymore? I don't think I can take it well. "

Ella slapped her back and said, " I didn't raise a girl so ugly and bad to be rejected by a man, have some confidence. "

Iri pouted and look up at her and Ella met her eyes staring at her with the, ' go do it' look.

Iri burst out laughing, " I really am no match for you, okay I'll talk to him maybe he would...

Below Iri's room Al said, " Okay, that's it. That's as far as we should listen to, so what do you want to do now, after knowing that she is not disappointed in you? "

Jace looked down and sighed helplessly, " I'll talk it out properly with her, I'll make sure to protect her body and her heart. Anyway what is with the settings of the room in this house. "

Jace had moved his room and now it was directly under Iri's, when Ella and Iri was talking just now they were listening in to it with the help of Al's powers which allows him to heighten his hearing.

Al said, " Not my doing, anyway aren't you glad that you got to hear their conversation. "

Jace look at him with dead eyes and said, " And if you have that much power can't you go and spy in their territory or around it? "

Al chuckled but with no expression on his face, " I don't have that much power yet. "

Jace looked at him questioning eyes and he continued while scratching the back of his head, " A bit.... Somewhat a little less than half of my power is still with Ella so I can't use my strength at full power yet. "

Jace asked curiously, " Then can't you take it back from her? If you get stronger than you are now... "

Al cut him off by saying, " No, I can't, I don't know what impact it will have on her, she has lived this long do you think that her powers never grew? My power in her is somehow stopping her's from going out of control. If I take mine away now she might not be able to control all the darkness that will gather in her body, and if anything happenes to her there is no meaning in me coming back, and no meaning for this fight to me. "

Jace somehow understood and nodded his head, if Iri was in the same situation he would have made the same choice.

Al added, " I'll find a way to win this fight and in my plan you are an important piece whom I am keeping my trust at so I hope you would not let me down. "

" I wouldn't, as long as I can stay here by her side, I won't. Thank you for trusting me. " Jace answered him determinedly.

Al smiled and said, " Great, and don't let anything we've just talk about outside this room, not of the powers and definitely not of the fact that we spied on their conversation, if you do I would die before I can fight then. "

Jace smirked and said, " I understand, you also have a tough one there. "

Al sighed dramatically, " I sure too, good luck with yours bud. " He left the room and waited for Ella on the hallway.

Ella went out and saw the big guy waiting for the reward for achieving his mission successfully. She sighed and then smiled, " How was it? "

Al gave her a big grin, " Success on my part, he agreed to talk it out with her. Now here. " He bend down closing his eyes waiting for a kiss.

Ella laughed and softly pecked him on the cheek near his lips, " Good boy. "

Al opened her eyes and looked at her with questioning eyes, " That's cheating. "

Ella laughed, " No it was not. " Then she gave him a peck on the other side of the cheek again, " There you go an extra service for the very good boy. "

Al hold his cheek feelings more than happy on the inside but pouting on the surface her said, " Sly girl, I won't trust you so easily again. "

" Good luck with that hehe. " She smiled at him with a smug.

Al pinched her nose and said, " You naughty child, I'll be sure to train you all over again when you officially become mind. "

Ella taunt him, " How would you do that? "

He smiled, " Oh baby you don't know how many evil thoughts I have for you once I marry you and brought you under my home forever. Look forward to it. " He grinned with a flashy smile, showing his perfect set of white teeth.

Ella's heartbeat grew louder but she acted unaffected and ignorant, " Good luck with that. Good night baby. " She teased her smiling and went to her room.

Al smiled and said, " Damn, that smile got me everytime. "