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Ruben’s face lit up. “You?”
“Yes, me.”
“Holy crap.” Ruben leaped forward in his chair. “What does that mean? Are you going to be in magazines and stuff?”
“Maybe. I don’t know all the details. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing because we couldn’t find a female model on short notice, so they pulled me into the shoot.”
“Sienna, this is brilliant. Whatever it entails, I fully support it unless drugs are involved. Don’t do drugs.” Ruben wagged a finger at me.
I giggled. “I’m not going to do drugs. But I wish you could be here to share this with me.”
“So do I. I’m proud of you, and I can’t wait to see the results.”
“Hey, Sienna. What are you doing? Get over here so we can drink champagne.” Augustus draped his arm around my shoulders and steered me back toward the table.
“Who’s that?” Ruben asked.
“My co-model.” I angled the screen toward Aug.
Augustus stared down at the screen. “Are you the boyfriend?”
“That would be me, yep. My name’s Ruben.” He wiggled his fingers in a small wave but frowned.
“Ruben, my friend. Your lady was incredible today. One wouldn’t think she’s never modeled before. She took to it like a duck to water.”
“Augustus insisted we all have drinks to celebrate.” I turned the screen and angled it at the other two. “There’s my boss, Linda, and the photographer, Kai. Guys, this is my man, Ruben.”
“Ruben, pleasure to meet you. Your girlfriend should consider modeling as a career instead of being behind the scenes. She’s amazing,” Kai gushed.
Linda nodded in agreement. “She certainly helped us out of a bind.”
I switched the screen back around. “Sorry, I think the Dom Perignon is going to their heads.”
Ruben chuckled. “It’s okay. They’re happy for you. So am I. You ought to get back to the celebrations. I have to head into work. I’m helping with tests on a new hydrogen car battery. It’s incredibly exciting. Maybe one day we’ll be able to have a hydrogen car, you and me.”
“As long as it’s pretty.”
“I’ll make sure they make one to your tastes.”
We laughed together.
“I love you, Ruben. Have an amazing day.”
“Love you, Sienna-Belle. Kisses.”
We hung up, and I noticed Augustus smirking at me. It immediately put me on the defensive. “What?”
“Your boyfriend’s English?”
“Yeah, but he’s lived in the US for years.”
“He’s a good-looking lad and seems sweet. I can see why you like him.”
I cocked my head to one side, and a lock of my hair fell across my dainty nose. I pushed it back out of the way. “Why?”
Instead of answering, he held a full champagne glass out to me. When I took it from him, our fingers brushed, sending zings of pleasure through my skin, pleasure I forced myself to ignore.
Augustus lifted his glass into the air. There was no mistaking the heat in his gaze as he clinked his glass against mine. “To Estate Styles’newest model.”
