Tale of Two Lovebirds

Chapter 46

~ Note: This has been almost finished for weeks but as usual, I suffer from being both busy and uninspired. It's a horrible combination. I'm sorry and forever grateful for those who still read this story. Thank you and here's the Valentina drama... ~

Chapter 46

Valentina had as many drinks as everyone else did that night. She could handle her alcohol just fine and she was little light-headed but nowhere near drunk. She was completely conscious when she decided to knock on Ranveer's door instead of going to her room. She wasn't in the mood to go to bed yet, the night was still "young."

Ranveer heard the knock and opened the door without looking through the peephole; a decision he instantly regretted. Not that he would have preferred to ignore and leave her standing there but he didn't really want to go out again, even if the rest of the team did.

"You're going to bed already?" Valentina asked innocently.

Ranveer looked at the time, it was fifteen till midnight. "Yeah." He replied, not wanting to make small chat.

"Party pooper!" She replied leaning on the door frame. "It's not even midnight yet."

"We need to get up early... plus I'm tired." He explained and even tried to act tired. He's an actor after all, it came in handy in such situations.

"You poor thing..." She replied, showing him a fake pout. He didn't say anything and there was an awkward silence for a few seconds. "Wow, you got a nicer room than me." She said standing straight and peeking into his room. "This is so not fair."

"Really?" Ranveer said uninterested. It didn't even sound like a question.

"Seriously, it sucks that male actors get such special treatment. I mean, people wanna see me too." She said confidently and he scratched his head. Could she be any more humble?

"Umm, maybe you should take your concern to the producers. I don't make any specific requests when it comes to accommodations, it's up to them." He said trying to disassociate himself from the problem.

Valentina nodded. Sure. She didn't think it was his fault. "Like, my room is so much smaller, yours looks like a small apartment." She said as she sneakily tried to invite herself into the room.

"Hey Valentina, I'm busy here. I was about to make a call, if you don't mind..." Ranveer said placing a hand on the door frame, using his arm to keep her out of the room. Did she really want to come inside? WTF?

"Who are you gonna call this late?" She asked with a chuckle.

"I thought you said it is still early..." He said with a shrug, looking away, trying to gather the strength to keep himself from closing the door on her face.

"It's late for some things, early for others..." She said with a naughty smile, one of her hands reaching his forearm and caressing his skin. She liked Ranveer, there was no denying she felt attracted to him at times, but so did most women because he was the hottest actor in the country. She knew very well that he was married and it didn't bother her as she wasn't looking for anything serious. She didn't exactly want to "steal" him from Deepika, she didn't want to marry him either, she didn't want to be the "other woman..." She just wanted to have fun, in the moment, no strings attached.

He instantly perked up and she loved how he reacted to her touch. She loved the serious look on his face even more. It made him look hotter than usual. He looked all manly, strong and he was always so full of energy that she inevitably wondered how he is in bed. And Deepika looked so boring to her, she didn't get why he was so crazy about her. Maybe he didn't know any better? She was sure she could show him better...