Page 78 of Claimed By my Frenemy

Mia blushes, but she quickly turns away from me and marches down the hall. I follow her.

“I’m trying to finish up with the decorations for the sunroom. Take a look at what I’ve got.”

“I said I could help you with marketing the place, not decorating. You really don’t want me in charge of that—I promise you.”

But I take a look anyway.

“Do you think this plant should go here or closer to the window?” Mia asks, holding a potted fern and looking between two spots. “I just don’t want it to be in the way, and I could see it being a tripping hazard if it’s right here.”

I smile, enjoying the sight of her so focused and happy. “Definitely closer to the window. It’ll get more light there.”

“This whole room is going to be filled with light,” Mia says, motioning all around her.

“Well, yes, but closer to the window means stronger lighting. And, let me tell you a secret.”

Mia looks at me with confusion for a minute. I motion her closer. She raises an eyebrow but moves closer to me. “If you don’t like it, you can always change things around. Tomorrow. The next day. After your first guest.”

Mia purses her lips at me, but not in an annoyed way. Well, okay, maybe she’s annoyed but only because she didn’t realize the obvious.

She places the huge plant by the window and steps back. “You’re right. It looks perfect there. And, yes, I can change things around, but I want the pictures online to match the place perfectly. I don’t want anyone to feel disappointed.”

“Because you moved a plant?”

Mia laughs when she realizes how ridiculous she is being. “Okay, yes, you’re right. No one will be disappointed by that, butI just want to find the best arrangement for everything and stick with it, you know?”

“I’ve got some pretty good ideas on arrangements.”

Mia has just picked up a throw pillow, but she lets her arm hang down her side as she turns toward me. “Like what?”

“Like this.” I step toward Mia and pull her flesh against my body. “This is apretty goodarrangement, but there’s also this…” I turn Mia around and push her upper body forward so that her ass is pressing against my groin area. “This isalsoa recommended arrangement.”

Mia presses her ass backward against me so that she has to feel what she’s doing to me. Then, she straightens up and swats at me with the pillow. “Alright, sir. Let’s stay focused.”

I stay focused as Mia has requested for the next hour and a half as I help her move a few things around and neaten the rooms so that she can update the pictures online.

“Okay, time for some updated pictures,” Mia says, grabbing her camera from a nearby table. “I want to make sure everything looks perfect for the website.”

I follow her as she moves through the rooms, snapping pictures of the beautifully decorated spaces. Each room has its own unique charm, and I wouldn’t mind staying in a place like this myself if I wanted to have breakfast at a table with a stranger.

“Hold on,” I say, stepping in front of her camera. “Before you take that picture, make sure you’re capturing the best angle. Try moving a bit to the left. Right now, the window light is going to shine in and wash out the whole room.”

She adjusts her position and looks through the viewfinder again. “Like this?”

“Yeah, exactly. And don’t forget to highlight the features that make each room special. Guests want to see what sets your placeapart from others. Close-up pictures of this tray at the foot of the bed will set the stage for what your guests can expect.”

Mia smiles, lowering the camera. “Thanks, Theo. Your advertising expertise is really helpful.”

“Anytime. You’ve got a lot to offer, and you don’t want to miss highlighting your best features.”

I can’t help it. My eyes travel down Mia’s body, lingering onherbest features. But Mia doesn’t notice. She’s busy taking pictures.

“Send them to me, and I’ll work on uploading them to the website along with some descriptions of each one.”

I get to work on Mia’s laptop as she continues to snap more pictures of the other rooms. I take my time carefully editing the pictures as needed before uploading them.

After a while, I stand up to stretch and check on Mia’s progress. A quick search of the house leads me to the back porch where Mia is setting up a shot of the quaint seating area overlooking the garden.

“It’s so windy today,” Mia comments as she tries to take a picture of the chair surrounding the firepit. She has fairy lights hanging around the edge of the back patio area. They are dancing animatedly in the wind, and I know it’s going to be hard to get a good shot without them coming out blurred.

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