Unlikely Love (A Benedict Cumberbatch Fanfic)

The Oscars Part 2

"Can you help me zip up my dress?" I asked Benedict while looking at myself in the mirror.

"Mhm, sure." He let his bow tie fall back around his neck as he walked over, gently zipping it up.

I then turned around, looking at him. "Here, let me help you with that..." I took the bow tie in my hands and fixed it, making it look nice.

Benedict smiled at me and then went to put his overcoat on as I stuck in my earrings.

"Ana, there's going to be cameras everywhere tonight. There's also going to be pap screaming out our names from every direction. Please, can you-"

"Ben, I know. I am going to be happy the entire night. And we made up, so it can be real happiness." I smiled at him warmly as he came over and wrapped his strong arms around my waist.

~

We showed up at the red carpet an hour later and it was crazier than I expected it would be. Cameras were legitimately everywhere.

I grabbed on to Benedict, whispering, "I can't do this..."

"Yes you can Ana. Just smile and stay close to me. I'll protect you."

I rolled my eyes at the cheesiness of the last comment, but that's what I did as we made our way through the crowd.

Ben was obliged to do some interviews, so while he did those, I stayed close to his manager Karen. We talked a bit, but I just wanted to go inside, sit down, and wait for the ceremony to begin.

He came back from his last interview, grabbing my hand. Karen told him that was his last one, and all we had to do was pose for pap pics before we could make our way inside.

We walked over and got in front of the cameras, smiling softly and standing extremely close to each other.

He gripped my waist and then kissed my cheek, which made me blush.

After what seemed like forever, we finally went inside and found our seats at the front of the theatre.

~

The night went on and it was quite boring. People won the Oscar then went up and gave a speech, and the clapping gave me a headache.

Benedict's award was inching closer and closer and it was the only thing that kept me awake. Ben leaned over and whispered, "Stay awake Ana. The cameramen are on their way over."

I chuckled at that and squeezed his hand. "I'm not sleeping you goof."

Finally, the award for Best Actor was up. The presenter said the names and I swear that my breathing stopped. I think everyone's did. It was dead silent throughout the entire theatre.

"The winner is..." There was a pause before the presenter said a name other than Benedict's. I let out a sigh but clapped anyways, holding onto Ben's arm. He clapped as well and cheered for the other man who won.

~

"Aren't you upset that you didn't win?" I asked Ben over a martini at an after party we were attending.

"Not really... I wasn't going to win anyway. Did you even see his movie? It was amazing. I'm happy for him." He smiled at me and looked around.

"Well at least you wanted him to win." I laughed to myself, downing my martini.

He looked at me and smiled again. It was getting late and I kind of wanted to go back to the hotel. I yawned and put my hand on Ben's arm.

"Hey, do you mind if I go back to the hotel? I'm really tired..."

"Yeah, sure. I'll go with." He stood up, grabbing his coat. "I'm bored and I've already talked to everyone."

"Alright, that sounds good." I smiled gratefully then shivered and he put his coat on me.

"So you don't get cold, Ana."

I leaned over and kissed him, but right when I did that, a camera flashed in our faces. I scowled then grabbed Ben's hand and we left together.

~

For the rest of the week, we went sightseeing and relaxed. We also caught up with each other.

It was really nice, just the two of us. Karen didn't stick around and we could really talk, especially about our relationship.

"Ana, thank you for coming back and giving me another chance."

"There's no need to thank me. I'm glad I did. It's not a chore." I bit my lip.

He held my hand and smiled warmly at me then looked back at the ocean. "I love you, Ana."

"I love you too Ben." I tried to kiss his cheek, but he turned it just in time for me to hit his lips instead.

We pulled away from each other after a few minutes of kissing, our eyes locked in each other's. His swirling blue and gold eyes mesmerized me, and I didn't notice that I was slipping off the hood of his Jaguar until I hit the ground.

We both died of laughter and he pulled me back up, taking me in his arms. Without saying anything, he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my ear again as we watched the sun go down beyond the ocean.

It was nice to have things back to normal for once.

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