A/N: I'm on a roll! Three chapters in one week! I should be updating everything else though. . . ' Hope you enjoy and please R&R.

Disclaimer: I own a Dooney & Bourke clutch, but not the company, or any of the other brand name items.

I burst through the roof door and walked over to the edge. I checked out my surroundings while I gathered my breath.

The studio overlooked Central Park. Trees mingled together, making it impossible to see how many there were. Just outside of the park's gates, cars upon cars scrunched together in a traffic jam. Horns honked and people yelled, but all this was muffled from where I was. It was peaceful; something I never thought I would say about 'The Big Apple.'

I looked around, trying to see if I could catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. It had been cloudy all day, something I wasn't used to, and slowly, it started to drizzle, but I paid hardly any attention to it. Even when it was raining, New York was an amazing place.

I sighed. Guess I'll have to wait another day to see Lady Liberty. I looked at my watch. Shouldn't someone had come and look for me? I'd been gone a good twenty minutes or so.

"Alicia and Rebbeca are going to kill me." I groaned to the falling rain.

"On the contrary, I think they'll be happy I found you. You have something none of the other models have." A velvety voice answered.

I jumped and slipped in water. I braced myself for impact, and the splash afterward, but when it didn't come, I slowly opened my eyes.

"Definitely a good thing." The same voice said, chuckling. I looked up into those beautiful sapphire blue eyes. The rain had plastered 'D's' black hair down, but it was still messy, like he had run his hand through it. I stared back at him, not really processing what I was doing until I felt my face get red. I looked down, then blushed a darker color at the way we were.

He was kneeling down with one knee up that was keeping me off the ground, though we were both wet already. His arms were wrapped around my shoulders and under my knees. From a distance, it probably looked like I was sitting in his lap. I quickly moved to get up.

"I'm so sorry for running off like that. I don't know what came over me." I smiled, blushing still from the mental image now implanted in my brain.

'D' got up and shook his head. "It's nothing new. Jeremy never seems to realize that the models we work with are human, though many don't look it." He smiled that amazing crooked smile again. The rain had soaked him, making it easy to see the contours of his muscles. Again, I caught myself ogling him. I shook my head and smiled.

"Sorry, I never got to introduce myself. I'm Cristina Massingill, but I prefer Thia." He smile grew. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Massingill. My name is Demetrii Rhodes, but I prefer Demetrii." He said, humor in his eyes. He took my hand in his and gently kissed it. "I hope our work together goes splendidly." He looked up at me and smiled.

I bet I smiled like a fool at him, but he never indicated it, so I let it drop. "As do I, Mr. Rhodes." I said, acting as polite as I could and getting another dazzling smile from him.

I think 'work' just got a lot more interesting.

We were drenched by the time we got back to the studio. We had just sat and talked, completely forgetting about the downpour of rain.

We had a lot of things in common; we both like oldies music, something I never thought anyone else would like, we liked to read, which brought on a new onslaught of questions and opinions. We finally went inside when Demetrii, not 'D,' got a call that the shoot would be continued tomorrow.

"You guys are soaked. Where'd you go?" Al asked as soon as we got back. Jason brought over a robe and some clothes from the shoot for Demetrii and I. I didn't really look at the clothes until I had them on; I was cold and the clothes were nice and warm and dry.

"Cristina? Why don't you come out? Everyone wants to see you." Jason called through the dressing room door. I stared at myself a moment more in the mirror before I went to the door and unlocked it. "I don't really have a choice, do I?" I asked through the cracked door. Jason smiled at me and held his hand out. I sighed and opened the door more, placing my hand in his and letting him lead.

"Here she is!" He said happily as we got to the studio lounge. Everyone gasped as I walked into view.

Jason had put me into one of the suggested outfits someone had come up with: Juicy Couture high waist bright blue jeans, a purple turtleneck, and a zebra print poncho that he found. He also added some gold chains to the jeans that hung almost to the floor, a simple white brae and a Dooney & Bourke clutch.

Al got up from her seat and started clapping excitedly with everyone. Rebbeca even cracked a smile. I looked at everyone one and smiled, until I caught a certain someone's eye.

Demetrii was staring at me with some unknown emotion in his eyes. He was dressed in a somewhat similar fashion: cut up jeans, black t-shirt with bright colors, a white pin stripe vest and a purple zebra print scarf. He looked amazing, but I don't think he was thinking about anyone else like I was.

I smiled, blushing as I looked down. I noticed Demetrii smile at me through my bangs, a slight flush coloring his features. Alicia brought me out of my dream world. "Why don't we just finish the shoot now? We can call it 'Cristina's unveiling!' It's perfect." She grabbed my hands and started jumping up and down.

"It's Thia."

"It's Thia."

Everyone got quiet as they looked at Demetrii and I staring at each other. I smiled at him and nodded my head slightly, silently thanking him.

Alicia cocked her head to the side. "Thia? But Cristina sounds so pretty!" She pouted.

Demetrii patted Al's shoulder. "I think it should be 'Thia's unveiling.' After all, aren't you the one who said that you wanted to put your model's best interests to heart?" He looked at me and winked, causing me to blush.

Alicia stuck her tongue out at him, knowing she was caught in her little trick. Everyone laughed at them. "You can definitely tell they're related." Rebbeca said, smiling.

This confused me. "I thought you were related to him."

Rebbeca nodded. "I am, I'm his sister-in-law. I married his older brother, Aaron."

"More like my pain-in-the-ass-in-law." Demetrii said, smiling at Beca while everyone laughed.

She shook her head and cocked her head toward Alicia and Demetrii. "They are brother and sister. She married my twin brother Robert." She looked at her watch. "Who should be here in a few minutes."

Alicia squealed at the mention of Robert's name. Some people covered their ears. Demetrii shook his head and rolled his eyes. "And along with him is usually Aaron."

A/N: A whole lot longer than the other chapter. Now to meet the other two! I'll try and update as much as possible. Please bear with me and the awfulness that is school. This has been LegnaYokai, signing off.