She freezes, the look of calm and annoyance in her eyes slightly turning into a look of genuine concern. "Pictures? What kind of pictures?" "There's probably a traitor among us because it's a lot of pictures only someone close to you could have. A lot of backstage talking, holding hands and some paparazzi pictures from yesterday when you went in the car." Her heart clenches in her chest at the news, her voice wavering slightly as she speaks. "How did this happen? and what kind of pictures? Are there any pictures that would make our relationship seem... suspicious?" She takes a deep breath and leans back in her seat, trying to think about all the possible solutions in this situation and how they could fix this. "Yes the closeness and hand connection could be misinterpreted indeed. It's probably someone who sold them for a media as it's... well everywhere now." She closes her eyes for a few seconds, a soft groan escaping her lips along with a sigh. "Alright, send me those pictures please. I'll try to see in which magazines it was put..." She pinches the bridge of her nose, a flash of annoyance flickering through her features as the worker leaves. "God, just when we were finally getting somewhere... this better not ruin everything."
You sigh and look a bit panicked as you wait to see the pictures on her computer. "Kamala I... I don't know..." She sighs softly and reaches out to gently caress your cheek, her expression suddenly becoming a bit more tender and calmer. "Hey... don't worry about it. Whatever happens, I promise we'll figure this out, ok?" She speaks softly, her caresses careful and gentle as to try and make you feel better. She then turns back towards the computer screen as the pictures load and appear, scrolling through each one slowly and carefully, her face contorting in slight disgust and annoyance at each picture. There's a lot of pictures of you talking or laughing together but also being close together or holding each other, hands linked and intertwined... "At least there's no kissing or anything..." You say, trying to be positive. "We got lucky... these pictures are ambiguous enough to be taken that way. You can see the closeness but it doesn't necessarily confirm a romantic relationship..." She pauses, looking closer at one of the pictures as she looks into the distance, her fingers gently tapping against the table as she thinks. "Hmm... we'll need to come up with a good explanation for all this."
"The same we gave the police earlier, we're like mother/daughter?" You ask as you look at her. She nods slowly, her fingers still tapping against the table as her thoughts wander. "Yes... we can go with that, although... we'll have to stop being so affectionate in public from now on." She groans and runs a hand over her face. "Yea I know... there's already a lot of talking." You say as you point the articles titles. "Madam President and her new distraction", "Madam Harris is taking risks! Did her new assistant capture a taken heart?", "The President is letting loose with new fresh meat!" Her jaw clenches and her eyes narrow in annoyance at the provocative titles. "Oh these damn bastards... do they not have anything better to do than write such misleading headlines?" She pauses, her eyes scanning the headlines. "New fresh meat? Seriously?" "Hey I'm not an object!" You say to no one in particular as you see the last one too. She shakes her head, annoyance and irritation slowly being replaced by a sudden burst of anger that makes her look as if she could go down to the news reporters herself and beat their asses up.
"You're not fresh meat, you're not an object. You're a human being and you're my girlfriend! They have no right to talk about you that way! These people are so- ugh!" She lets out a frustrated sigh, visibly struggling to restrain her anger. "Wait, I'm your... your girlfriend?" You say as you look at her since she never called you that before. She looks back at you and smiles softly, her voice turning gentle again, her previous outbreak of rage replaced with a tender, warm affection. "Yes... you're my girlfriend..." She gently strokes your cheek, her tender expression only meant for you. "My beautiful, wonderful, stunning girlfriend." You smile and give her a gentle kiss then rest your forehead against hers. "What are we going to do Kam..?" She hesitates, sighing as she tries to come up with a solution to this very sudden problem. "I don't know... I'm thinking... we can go through with the mother-daughter story, at least for now." She sighs again, still trying to come up with a solution. "We're not sure where the pictures came from. I don't want anyone to put two and two together, it's too risky... " "Yes I agree however we need to figure out who snitched, I mean they know big secrets and not only about you and me so who knows what they could reveal."
She nods and sighs, her expression becoming focused as she thinks about it. "Yes we need to find out who did this, you're right... if they know this, God knows what else they might spill." She pauses, a slight glare appearing at the corner of her eyes as her expression hardens in a more stern look. "We need to find out who they are and make them pay." "Wow you sound like an antagonist or some shit." You say, a bit amused even in this situation. She sighs and rubs the bridge of her nose, looking back at you with an unimpressed expression that makes it clear she's not in the mood for that. "This isn't funny (y/n). We're in a very serious situation right now and it puts our relationship in danger. And I hate that. It means our lives might be ruined forever if we don't handle this properly and we find the person who did this."She takes your hand and caresses it softly, a softer look of affection back in her eyes. "Okay, okay jeez I was only making a joke." You look away and remove your hand from hers as you make a little pout. Her eyes widen slightly as you pull away from her, her previous irritation suddenly replaced by sadness and regret at your expression. "Baby, it's not like that, I just- it's-" She sighs.
"Come here..." She gently grabs your hand again and pulls you closer to her, gently wrapping her arms around you and leaning in for a tender kiss. You kiss back lightly, still pouting. She runs her hands along your back before pulling back and smiling, her expression warm and loving once again. "You're pouting..." She purrs playfully, gently cupping your cheek and stroking it with her thumb. "Yea." You keep your upset and cute little face as you look at her and cross your arms. She rolls her eyes slightly and chuckles softly in a teasing way. "Aww... are you upset?" She leans in to tease you more playfully, her voice turning more of an exaggerated tone of mock childishness. "Did I make the precious pouting baby upset?" You can't help but smile a little from her affection. "Hey stop, you mean woman..." You say as you gently push her. She laughs softly and looks at you, a teasing expression in her eyes. She leans in and presses a soft kiss on the corner of your lips with a slightly exaggerated pucker. "Should I tell you more of how my pretty girlfriend is my adorable pouting baby?" You try to keep looking upset as you turn your head on the side. "Mmph..." She chuckles softly at your stubbornness but still goes along with it.
"Aww you're so adorable when you're pouting like that... especially when you try to be stubborn and resist." She gently grabs your face and pulls you closer, pressing more small kisses on every part of your face. "Come on, give me a smile." You try to fight it but you can't help but smile and giggle from her kisses. She grins in victory, immediately wrapping her arms around you as she hears your giggling. "Ha! I win! I won against that cute stubborn face of yours." She teases in a playful manner, softly rubbing her nose against yours with a loving, affectionate smile. "I hate you..." You say as you give her a little kiss. She laughs softly from your words. "Love you too too baby." She says with a soft warm tone before returning the kiss and gently biting your lower lip. You make a little grin and kiss her deeper as you put your hands on her hips. "I'm scared of what's going to happen for us now..." She kisses back, pulling you closer to her and wrapping her arms around your waist, her expression turning more serious as she pulls back. "I know you are... I'm scared too. But we'll get through it I promise, we'll find out who did this and stop it okay?" She looks into your eyes, her expression turning more reassuring.
"I won't let anyone ruin what we have." You nod and clean a tear from under your eye. "Yea... let's get back working." She gently caresses your cheek and smiles, her expression becoming more supportive and encouraging. "We'll find a solution, okay? We'll make sure this problem is taken care of and nobody messes with our relationship again. I've got your back and I'll make sure nothing like this ever happens again." She pauses and gently pulls you closer to her. "I'm with you okay?" "What about Doug?" She looks at you, her expression more conflicted this time before she takes your hands in hers and squeezes them softly. "I love you. But I'm also married and I made a vow to him to be faithful... I can't just drop all that and pretend that I didn't commit myself to him." She looks away for a moment, letting her gaze turn somewhat guilty. "Hm..." You let go of her hands as you go back out the office to get more paperwork. She watches you leave and leans against the desk, groaning softly to herself as she rubs the bridge of her nose in stress. "Damn it..." She stays there for a moment, her thoughts wandering and confused before she sighs and goes back to work.
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