Faking It With a Billionaire || MaAn

Chapter 53 | Anupama

It's not the same sleeping alone. I toss and turn all night, unable to turn off my mind with the questions soaring through it. The night wasn't supposed to end the way it did. We were supposed to come home happy. I wanted to finish what we'd started in the limo. To make do on the promise of me wearing nothing but the heels for him.

I roll over in bed to grab my phone off the nightstand. I look at all of the missed notifications. It seems like a lot more people than I'd expected saw how off I was after the encounter I had with Vanraj. A lot of people were reaching out to check in. The only people I respond to are Stella and Devika in our group chat.

STELLA
 How are you feeling this morning, Anupama?

DEVIKA
 I'm feeling hungover. I thought fancy champagne wasn't supposed to make you feel like shit?

STELLA
I didn't ask about you. ;)

DEVIKA
I was trying to make Anupama not feel awkward about leaving. Thanks for blowing my cover, Stella Boo Boo.

I laugh at the nickname for Stella. She hates it when we call her that, but neither one of us can help ourselves. She makes it too easy. My heart twinges with disappointment that I didn't get to spend as much time with them last night as I'd wanted to. I'm a terrible friend for flying them out here and then ditching them.

ANUPAMA
 I'm fine! I just let Vanraj get to me more than he should have. What are you two up to?

DEVIKA
He's a dick. It seemed like Papa Kapadia laid into him though. They left with things looking very heated between them.

My eyebrows raise at that bit of information. I've always liked Mr. Kapadia. He was always kind to me. It seemed like his boys loved him, even if they didn't seem to love each other. I wonder what all he knows about Vanraj. If he knows how off he acted last night.

DEVIKA
 I bet Anuj reminded you why he was the better brother last night. ;)

STELLA
We're currently eating room service breakfast. Well I'm eating. Devika is complaining that the smell of pancakes is going to make her throw up.

It's hard not to feel sad reading Devika's text. It's an innocent statement. We should've had the best time ever last night. Instead, I locked myself in my old room and refused to come out. I need some space from Anuj, to think about everything I was told by each brother and decide who I believe. I need to figure out the truth, the problem is it's buried so deep between both of their lies that I don't know what the real truth even is.

ANUPAMA
Would you want to grab lunch somewhere?

STELLA
We'd love that!

DEVIKA
Obviously, bitch. What time?

Once we plan to get together in a few hours, I feel better. Part of me wants to tell my friends everything that's happened, to get their advice on it all. But I know I signed an NDA. I don't want to get in trouble. More so, I don't want them to think badly of Anuj. I'm still protecting him because deep down I want to believe every word he told me last night. I want to know that getting me to agree to be his fake fiancée wasn't some sick scheme of his to get back at Vanraj. I much prefer the reason he gave for all of this. That he simply wanted me and he'd do anything to have me.