Beyond the Black Curtain

Chapter 14 - An Immediate Dose of Reality

Rae

I must've been so tired yesterday after arriving that I didn't even notice I slept on a real bed. I slowly open my eyes to adjust to my surroundings. A wooden bedside table was on my right, a lamp sitting on it and some knick knacks I couldn't figure out. The morning sunlight was mostly blocked by cream and maroon curtains, keeping the room dim enough to still move around without bumping into anything. I turn to lay on my back and spread my arms on the plush bed, frowning when I found the space beside me empty. Weird, I thought. Should I be alone in this room? I wondered as I got up. I mouth an O when I realize I was wearing an oversized shirt that ran down to my thighs, though I could also tell I had nothing underneath.

Now that I've slightly woken some of my senses up, I take the room in and realize I really was in Sebastian's room, in his place. My hands cup my mouth, fighting a squeal building from inside. To distract myself, I look around. A flat screen TV hung above the dresser drawer in front of the bed. It looked antique and rustic and it was just so beautiful and majestic that you just want to run your hands through it. Several pictures littered the top of the drawer and I got out of bed to take a closer look. I started from the right side of the drawer. It was mostly of his family, his mom, stepdad and stepsister on some ski lodge, a couple of the Captain America cast, some with Chris and Anthony and then I stopped when I saw the picture in the middle.

Sebastian and I were both looking back towards the camera, standing about a foot apart. We were holding each other's hand as we smiled for Chris. My hair slightly covered part of my face due to the sudden gust of wind that afternoon and the man holding my hand just looked...radiant.

I wondered how my life would be like if I haven't so bold with presenting my idea to Josh that day. Would I be sitting in my small office, barking orders and editing articles and just living a normal life? Probably so. I would be alright with the simplicity of it all, but being the goal setter that I am, I'd probably be a little restless by now.

I skim my finger over the picture, and I'm more than happy with making a different choice. My life would probably be ten thousand times crazier now that I'm here with Sebastian and a huge work assignment but I wouldn't have it any other way.

"Aren't you a sight for sore eyes."

I squeak and jump back from where I was standing, falling flat on my ass. Sebastian laughs and pulls me up and I punch him in the arm.

"Ow, what the hell?! What are you, a tree trunk?!" He laughs again and envelops me in a hug and plants a kiss on my crown.

"Good morning to you too, princess," he says. I pull back and kiss him lazily, morning breath be damned. I have 3 months of non-contact to make up for. "Did you sleep alright?"

I nodded. "Yeah, the travelling and the sex wore me out," I smirked and stuck a tongue out at him.

"Hold up, if I can remember correctly, I wasn't the one acting like a sex depraved teenager yesterday on the couch," he says defensively, squinting his eyes on me.

I chuckle lightly. "What can I say? I've had a hot boyfriend for three months and only had sex with him once before yesterday! And don't call me depraved either, sergeant Wiener Soldier didn't waste time and quickly made his presence felt at the airport yesterday." His eyes looked like it'd pop out of their sockets and his cheeks went from slightly pale to beet red in seconds. I tried stifling my laughter but I was howling in no time.

Sebastian wanted our late morning to consist of bacon, pancakes and eggs in bed. My sweet, sweet man insisted I stay in his room so he could whip up the food for us. I was already getting bored out of my wits about fifteen minutes in so I decided to plug in my phone and check out emails and my social media accounts.

After our little scene at the airport yesterday, I was a little apprehensive about my Twitter and Instagram. And I had every right to be.

I'd been tagged by some of my followers in at least about 15 articles and pictures on Twitter alone, all of them feasting on speculation about being Sebastian Stan's new girl. On Instagram, the one with the most likes was a TMZ article. I knew I shouldn't pay attention to these rags, but I found myself opening the link anyway.

The Cold Never Bothered Him Anyway

Sebastian Stan spotted getting hot and heavy with mystery new woman at LAX

Ever since his star making turn as the Winter Soldier in the Captain America trilogy and the recent mega flick Avengers Infinity War, Sebastian Stan has endeared himself to fans by being very in tune with the character, no matter how small his screen time was. Frankly for us here, we couldn't imagine a better Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier than him. Everyone can't seem get enough of our favourite anti-villain and unfortunately for us drooling fanchildren, we will never be privy to his juicy dating life like how he's letting us in on everything Bucky/WS.

So imagine our jaw dropping surprise when this was caught yesterday at LAX:

(video clip)

I mean, we've seen him kiss ultra hotties like Margot Robbie and Blake Lively on screen but hot freaking coalmines! That is one VERY, VERY lucky girl, kids.

Are your hearts truly and sufficiently broken? Who do you think this woman is? Does this mean Seabass has truly and completely moved on from Margarita Levieva? Sound off in the comments below and tell us what you think!

"What the fuck," I mutter softly. So many things started racing through my mind. I thought I'd be prepared for stuff like this, but as they say, the first time is always the hardest. The lowlifes even went so far as mentioning Margarita, when it had already been almost a year since they broke up. I knew this because they both told me when we were in Singapore. Right before they left, I had to ask Sebastian if there was anything going on between him and her still; that I had to know of it before I agreed to try the long distance relationship with him. He swore to me that they were over and done with and that I was the one he wanted to be with. Chris reassured me of this as well and that was enough for me.

I know Sebastian would never lie to me, so would Chris, and yet my brain is scrambling for a way to respond. I must have been sitting there so dumbfounded and confused that I didn't notice Sebastian return.

"I hope you're hungry 'cause I—"

I was slightly startled by his cheerful voice. I look up to where he was standing and his face fell as soon as he saw me.