45 days passed, I worked on my music and spent time living with Zai and then the day for me to film my music video arrived. Zai actually came to the filming studio with me which was a relief. He finished our driving lessons and after 5 trips, controlling the car became a lot less scary. So I had gotten used to going to work alone.
"Snowe, this way, we have to work on your makeup," A girl I didn't recognize called then she pulled me away from Zai who was busy scanning his surroundings. I was taken into a dressing room where 3 people applied makeup to my face.
"Wow, your skin is so clear." One commented.
"Your lips are such a pretty color I thought you had lipstick on already!" Another chimed in and I was blushing too much to respond. There were 4 different costumes for the video and I was told to lip-sync to my song completely in multiple sets.
"You can sing along if you really want to but we'll remove the sound from the video and insert the album version of the song." Mark clarified. as I was sitting on the hood of a car in front of a green screen.
"I understand..." I answered.
"The best scenes we shoot today will be used in the final product, once he finishes we'll watch it together." I nodded then waited for them to signal me that they were filming again, My song played faintly in the background and I sang along so the video would look as natural as possible later. It was the song that I wrote for Zai so, it's pretty nerve-racking having him in the room, listening to me sing it 10 times. As I was wrapping up I saw one of the assistants bring Zai a doughnut and coffee... if it was a guy I probably wouldn't care but I feel pretty ticked off. Especially because of the way she's staring at him. He still seemed half asleep but accepted the food with a smile.
"I need a break!" I yelled, getting up from the scene we were shooting and rushing over to Zai. "Can I have a bite?" I asked, looking at the doughnut in his mouth. He leaned forward close enough so I could bite the other side then laughed when I actually did it.
"I didn't realize you were still hungry after that big breakfast we had." He noted.
"I could say the same about you." I retorted, he rewarded my sass with a kiss and then handed me what was left. There was a commotion and all the workers headed to the studio entrance. "Did Mark tell you what's going on over there?" I whispered,
"No," He replied then he cuddled me while sipping his coffee and I stuffed my face with the remaining doughnut.
"Snowe! Come here." Mark called, and then Zai and I both came in unison. "This is Micheal. For some scenes, you'll be posing with him since this is a love song." Micheal was handsome, with light brown hair, and fair skin, he was tall but not as tall as Zai... and looked scrawny standing across from him. I need to get my mind off my husband for a second. It's cruel to compare everyone to him, but it's hard not to.
"Oh... nice to meet you, I look forward to working together," I stated stiffly while offering him a handshake. He lifted my hand up to his mouth and kissed the backside of it,
"My pleasure," He replied. Zai stepped in between us and stared down at him coldly, "... I was just being polite calm down." He stated with a chuckle. Where does Micheal get his confidence to talk back to Zai like that?! Maybe he's overconfident and un-self-aware at the same time.
"I am calm." Zai corrected then he walked away and sat in his seat near the director's. We started filming after Micheal got his hair and makeup done. I was told to sing to him while staring into his eyes. 30 minutes later...
"Imagine you are in love, Snowe! Relax!" The director shouted, then we had to restart the scene that was only going to be 20 seconds of my video. Each time Micheal touched me I felt nauseated and couldn't help glancing back at Zai "Cut! Let's start again." Apparently, I'm a terrible actor. I instead focused on mouthing the lyrics perfectly and pretending Micheal didn't exist. Things were going well, till he put his hand on my waist and whispered,
"You should look at me." For a second a memory with Zai flashed into my mind and when that vision passed and all I saw was Micheal I actually did throw up. He screamed and cursed at me, while Lisa rushed over to ask me if I was okay. Zai whispered something to the Director while everyone else hurried to Micheal to help him get changed. I rushed to the bathroom to wash my face and rinse out my mouth, Zai was waiting for me outside the door with a bottle of water.
"You were doing so well earlier... What's troubling that little head of yours, now?" I chugged down the water and puffed out my cheeks pouting.
"Aren't you jealous?" I investigated.
"Should I be?... Do you like him?" I shook my head no, "Oh... so it's love already?"
"I, definitely, don't love him Zai!" I shouted, causing him to laugh and pat my head.
"This is for your work... I want it to go well. I'm not jealous." That doesn't make me feel better and I don't know why. Then Zai snuck one of his signature kisses onto my lips, filling my stomach with butterflies. "You got this, Snowe..." After that, I felt like I was floating on air, And I was able to finish filming with no mistakes. Micheal seemed eager to get away from me, thank God. "See I knew you could do it," Zai stated while stepping onto the stage.
"Thank you... You really helped me a lot." He laid his forehead on mine and held my waist.
"Of course... I'll always help you."
"It was hard making Goo-goo eyes at another guy with you watching the whole time," I remarked we kissed and he laughed saying
"Oh, so you can do it when I'm not looking?" I giggled. Our lips met again.
"Not even when you're not looking." I corrected. Zai held my cheeks and muttered,
"Stop... you're making me want you right, now." My temperature skyrocketed, he pressed against me and kissed me once more, this time parting my lips and massaging my tongue with his. Someone loudly cleared their throat interrupting us, and that's when I noticed the crowd standing around watching. I forgot we weren't alone!
"It's about time to wrap up!" Mark yelled while walking away, his face flushed. Micheal was also in the crowd watching, he frowned in our direction, and Zai wore a smile.
"I have no reason to be jealous." He said under his breath, just before letting me go and exiting the set, then walking off with Mark and the director to talk. I headed down myself and Micheal was waiting for me, I know because everyone, other than me, had scattered.
"I didn't know you were sick... I'm sorry. But you should have warned me or something." I'm not sick...
"You're right," I replied, deciding to go along with it.
"Make sure your boyfriend knows I apologized." He emphasized before walking away... Did Zai talk to him? When did he get the time? I headed to the lobby where Lisa hugged me and said,
"Are you okay? Do you have a fever?" She asked while touching my forehead to check herself. I smiled as I replied,
"I'm fine!"
"You actually feel cold... are you sure you're okay?" I nodded,
"I... think it's just nerves from being on camera." I lied, my temperature is always naturally 5 degrees lower than normal. She frowned.
"It's not like this is your first time on camera... Well anyways we're all going out for drinks, do you want to join us, since you're not sick?" Over the last few weeks, Lisa and I have gotten close, but I don't know about drinking with other people.
"I'll... see if Zai wants to come," I answered, and she pouted.
"If he doesn't you should come without him! It'll be fun. I'll text you the address!" Back on Infaniya, I went to parties after Ibij and I became friends. Ibij is an Elite Class on Infaniya, called Celestial Nobles, so he had a much larger house and better resources than most. He was also an extrovert who had parties at his house 4-5 days a week. Parties can get crazy, so I know it's not somewhere I want to be without Zai.
"I'll tell you if I'm on the way," I responded then she waved bye to me and soon Zai was at my side,
"Are you ready to go home?" I nodded, and he smiled. "I have a surprise for you..." I gasped and bounced on my tiptoes
"What is it?" Zai laughed and stroked my cheek affectionately.
"You'll have to wait and see." He answered.
"Um... before that... Do you want to go to a party?" I asked. My question caused him to make a puzzled expression.
"What?"