Illicit Affair • Ben Chilwell

Scarlett Letter

End of April 2022

    Ben's knee was getting stronger as he was now working his way back into his old training schedule. Scarlett had been invited to the Met Gala as VYBE threw the after party and she was their cover girl. She was feeling a whole different range of emotions, but was the most excited about getting to go to New York, one of her favorite cities.

    Ben didn't like the idea of Scarlett being so far away from him and on her own at such a big event. Nevertheless, he was excited for her and attended ever one of her dress fittings. Her gown was gorgeous as it was an emerald green and made her eyes pop, the accessories were her favorite, a gold crown with a matching necklace and earrings enhanced with emeralds. She wasn't quite sure how they were going to transport the dress, but she figure the Prada team knew what they were doing.

    It was 5 days until the Gala, and the day Scarlett was leaving. Her new security guard, Jay, was set to arrive at her house that morning. He would be driving her to the airport where she would meet the team at a private jet. Ben stayed over knowing he wouldn't see her for almost a week, waking her up as the alarm beeped. They cuddled for a few minutes before they got out of bed and showered.

She put on a light blue pair of sweatpants with a matching sweatshirt and her dunks. She put her hair up in a clip, applied the lightest layer of makeup, and went down stair for a much needed cup of coffee. Ben followed her down wearing only grey sweatpants, he hopped onto the countertop watching her move around the kitchen. Her phone buzzed next to him and he glanced down.

"T Chalamet just dm'd you on Instagram," He spoke then realized what he said, "Fucking hell, Timothée Chalamet is in your dm's." Scarlett stopped what she was doing and rushed over to open the notification.

"Hi, Scarlett! I heard you were going to be arriving in nyc soon for the gala. I hope this doesn't sound weird, but I was wondering if we could meet up before? I know this is your first big event and thought it might help if you knew someone else attending. Anyways I hope you have a safe flight, unless you're already here then I hope it went smooth lol. I hope to hear from you soon — Timothée:)," She read aloud.

"For fucks sake, Timothée Chalamet wants to meet me so I'll have a friend. He actually is the nicest person in Hollywood," She smiled and began replying.

Ben was having mixed emotions about the message, he liked the idea of Scarlett having a friend, but he didn't like that friend being a guy that women all over the world were fawning over. He knew he had nothing to worry about, Scarlett loved him, but that didn't stop his mind from recalling the instagram comments about her leaving him for someone with more clout, and he remembered her saying how fit he was when they watched "The King".

"How does this sound?," She asked before reading her reply, "Hi, Timothée! Thank you for reaching out, I should be landing in nyc around 3 pm maybe we could meet up later today or tomorrow? Let me know — Scarlett:)"

"Uh, yeah," He nodded as Jay came in the front door.

The body guard said good morning, then started loading Scarlett's bags into the car. She went back to making her coffee while Ben watched, his brain was going a hundred miles an hour. He wasn't sure how to act, it reminded him of the ScarLo drama, but he didn't want to cause a scene over nothing. Scarlett poured her coffee into a to-go cup and grabbed her purse from the counter.

Ben pushed the thoughts from his mind, Scarlett was devoted to him and he had no reason not to trust her this time around. Mason had walked in the door just before she was about to leave.

"What are you doing here?" Scarlett wondered embracing him as he entered the kitchen.

"You really think I'm gonna let you leave for the biggest event of your life and not come say bye? No chance," He smiled, "Good luck, you're gonna kill it."