Ella turned and saw Samuel who looked worried. She asked the prop department staff to remove the harness that she was in, so that she could find out what was wrong.
No sooner had she stood firmly on the ground when she felt a familiar embrace. Samuel held on to her so closely, to the point that he was cutting off her circulation.
What was wrong with Samuel? What happened to him? She was at work, and his embrace was inappropriate. Breathlessly, she asked, "Samuel... Uh uh uh..."
Samuel didn't respond, rather he kissed her passionately.
The crew were in shock by the display. Others clapped whilst others whistled.
"Wow! What are Mr. Shao and Ella doing?"
"My god! Samuel is such a man! He is kissing Ella in front of us!"
"Awesome! How cute."
...
Only few people have the courage to kiss in public.
Ella was so embarrassed by Samuel's display of affection.
Her mind flooded with thoughts and questions. 'What's wrong with him? Why is he kissing me here? Why not at home? Or in a car? Something was definitely wrong.'
Ella was a public figure after all. Soon after, she noticed flashes of light and camera sounds. Photos were being taken, and they were sure to be posted on the internet. She struggled out of the passionate embrace.
But Samuel was reluctant to let her go. He needed to feel close to her, despite whoever was around.
When Samuel retreated from their kiss, Ella was preparing to berate him for his display of affection, but she couldn't help but laugh when she saw the dark purple lipstick smeared across his mouth.
Her amusement puzzled Samuel, but he didn't ask for clarification, rather held her in his arms.
"Ella, I love you. I love you so much!"
His voice was not loud, but everyone in the studio could hear it.
The unexpected profession of love made Ella's heart beat fast.
"What's wrong with you? Let me go first." Everyone was watching and some were even recording what was happening.
Samuel didn't let go of her, "Ella I am so sorry!"
Samuel's frantic and unusual behaviour really scared Ella. She raised her hand and placed it on his forehead to check whether he had a fever. His forehead was slightly warm, but he didn't have a fever.
"Samuel, what's wrong with you? Let's go home and we can talk about it." It wasn't the right time or place to discuss anything.
"No. I will never let you go, ever again."
Time passed on, and Samuel still didn't let go of Ella. They had halted the filming, therefore the crew stood around and began to incite, "Kiss! Kiss!"
Ella looked at them and said, embarrassed, "Sorry. Mr. Shao is..." But Samuel didn't let her finish her sentence.
At the request of the masses, Samuel kissed Ella again.
He felt that he couldn't kiss her enough to eradicate all the wrongs he had done to her.
"Wow! Good job! Mr. Shao!"
"There's some serious PDA going on here. I wish they'd bugger off. Please don't rub it in."
"Oh! I am so envious of Ella. Samuel is so handsome! He is my Mr. McDreamy."
"Alas! Don't mention it. Ella is my Muse. I'm not happy watching her kiss another man."
The interlude went on for more than two minutes, ending when Ella playfully slapped and hit Samuel.
"Wife, I will pick you up tonight." Samuel let go of Ella reluctantly after kissing her, one last time.
Ella was relieved, but a blush had already spread across her face.
"Samuel, what's wrong with you today?" Ella took face wipe from Eden and wiped the lipstick from his mouth.
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