One Wild Night

"This machine is fucking stupid! I swear they tampered with it to make players lose so they can spend more money trying to win!" Sonia told Bryan who laughed as he raised his hand checked his wristwatch.

"You don't have good sportsmanship. You're a really bad loser," Bryan told her with a shake of his head and she glared at him.

"I'm serious. It's more like you win one game and lose three games in a row. It's a pattern. Haven't you noticed it?" Sonia asked, her annoyance obvious in her tone.

"The only thing I've noticed is that you hate to admit that you lost," Bryan said with a playful smile.

"Yes, I hate to lose. But at least I won more rounds than you did," Sonia pointed out with a smirk.

"At least, I lost graciously. I didn't yell or cuss or accuse the machine," Bryan said with an easy smile, "The movie is about to begin. We should start heading in now," Bryan suggested before she could complain further, and Sonia grudgingly stood up with a scowl on her face.

Bryan placed both hands on her shoulders and turned her so she was facing him, "You played well, you don't have to feel too bad about losing a couple of games," Bryan said in an encouraging tone, and he kissed her forehead lightly, making Sonia look around to see if he was doing this because someone was watching them or taking pictures of them.

When she didn't find anyone looking at them, she looked at him, "No one is watching," she assured him, and Bryan's lips curved upwards.

"I didn't think anyone was watching. I don't need anyone to be present before I treat my beautiful fiancee right, do I?" Bryan asked, patting the side of her face in a loving gesture.

Seeing how he had been acting all morning, she could almost believe that their relationship was real. She knew anyone else watching would think so too, "Wow! Your acting skills are top-notch. Now I know why you have so many awards," Sonia whispered with a wide smile, as she gave him a thumbs up.

Bryan slid his arm around her waist and drew her closer to himself as he could whisper for her ear only, "I don't like it when you do that. Are we going to stick to the deal or do you intend to call it off?" Bryan asked in a slightly irritated tone.

"You don't like it when I do what? What do you mean?" Sonia asked in confusion, wondering why he sounded upset.

"You asked me to treat you as I would my fiancee, and I have been doing just that. So why do you keep looking around to see if anyone is watching, every time I say or do something nice? My fiancee wouldn't do that. You should work on being a real fiancee too for the next six months instead of looking out for cameras or making jokes about my acting skills. Or are you just doing this for the fame you would get by being seen with me? Is that what you want? If that is it, we don't have to go through all of this stress when I can easily make you famous without having you live under my roof and pretend to be my fiancee," Bryan said, gritting his teeth in annoyance.

Sonia looked into his face with serious eyes, "Why are you getting so worked up over nothing? You want me to act as a real fiancee?" She asked thoughtfully.

"It would be pointless for me to treat you as I would treat my fiancee if you don't act like you're really my fiancee, don't you think?" Bryan asked, reaching out to touch the hair on the side of her face so that anyone watching them at that moment would think they were two lovers having an intimate conversation.

Sonia raised her beautifully manicured hand to touch his ear as she looked into his eyes, "I don't think so. It's my deal after all, and I call the shots," she reminded him with a smile.

"You had no intention of treating me as your fiance? Then what is all this about?" Bryan asked in confusion. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't seem to figure her out. What did she really want? Why did she want him to treat her as his fiancee if she had no intention of treating him as her fiance? What sort of a deal was this?

"I won't treat you as I would treat my fiance, as doing that would mean I have to be very possessive of you, and we both might not really like that. However, I've heard what you said. I will stop acting so surprised about your romantic gestures, and I won't refer to your sweet gestures as acting skills anymore." Sonia promised and brushed the front of his shirt before pulling away, "We should go in now, I don't want to miss any scene," Sonia said as she intertwined their hands and they returned to the Cinema area.

Bryan had a slight frown on his face as he followed her. He still couldn't understand the purpose of the whole thing. None of it made any sense to him. All she wanted was for him to treat her right, while she let him do anything he wanted? Did that also mean she could do anything she wanted? Accepting her deal as it was would mean letting her call all the shots and act whatever way she liked while leaving under his roof. Why hadn't he thought of that before accepting her deal?

If he was going to treat her as his fiancee as he was already doing, then there was no way he could cheat freely, or let her do anything she wanted either, since he had no intention of being in an open relationship with whoever he decides to get married to in the future. Bryan stopped in his track and held her hand to stop her too.

Sonia turned to look at him with questioning eyes, "What is wrong?"

"I want you to also act like I am your fiance for the next six months," Bryan said, making one perfectly carved eyebrow arch quizzically.

"Did you hear anything I said earlier?" Sonia enquired, and Bryan gave her a nod.

"Thinking about our deal in the light of day, I don't think it makes much sense. I won't really be benefitting anything from you within the next six months apart from you leaving on your own volition once the time is over. So it would only be fair if you also reciprocate the actions within this period," Bryan suggested.

Sonia doubted he knew the implication of what he was asking. He was playing right into the trap she had set for him, but he just didn't know it yet, "It's my deal not yours. You don't have to benefit anything. Plus, we already signed the agreement," she reminded him with a small shrug.

"Then let's sign another one," Bryan suggested.

Accepting too soon, would seem suspicious, Sonia reasoned, "Is the agreement a joke to you? You should have thought of all this before accepting my deal last night. How valid is the agreement, if we can just cancel and sign another one any time you want us to?" Sonia asked with a slightly raised brow and walked away before Bryan could say anything else.

This was going really well, Sonia thought as she Bryan followed her. Once they got to the spot where they were to pick up their popcorn and drinks, Bryan picked up the large-sized popcorn, while Sonia grabbed the drinks before he could, and they walked into the cinema hall. The lights in the hall had been turned off already since people were already seated and the movie was just about to start.

"Let's sit at the end of the hall," Sonia suggested in a whisper as she took out her phone and turned on the flashlight so they could find their way in the dark.

There weren't many people in the hall, probably because it was still working hours, so it was just the both of them sitting in the back row with an empty row in front of them which separated them from the next couple.

Once the movie started, Sonia kept reaching into the popcorn box which was on Bryan's lap, to throw some into her mouth absentmindedly, while her full attention was on the screen. She only turned to look at Bryan once when she felt his gaze on her. She flashed him a smile when she caught him staring at her, and returned her attention to the screen without asking him why he was looking at her.

Bryan on the other hand watched Sonia with a puzzled expression all the while. She had said she had a crush him last night, but none of her actions supported her words. She wasn't making any attempt to seduce him, and she treated him like he wasn't anything special. She had even said there was nothing special about his kiss. She had also prepared breakfast the previous day for herself without giving him any. He had even seized her laptop just to make her go out with him.

Thus far, she hadn't made any attempt to make him like her, so how could she say she had a crush on him? Even in their agreement, she had stated that he treat her as his fiancee but was free to do anything he liked. Now he had asked her to treat him like her fiance and she had refused. Why? What kind of a weird crush was it? What did she really stand to gain apart from fame?

Now he realized that he was no longer very worried about her leaving since she had promised to leave after six months. What worried him most now was trying to figure out what was in her head, and what she really wanted from him within the six months. Something told him he was falling into a trap, but he couldn't understand what kind of trap it was yet.

"I think we should talk about our agreement again," Bryan whispered to Sonia.

Sonia turned to look at him, raising a hand to her lips, "Ssshh, I don't want to miss any dialogue," Sonia whispered with a small smile before returning her attention to the screen.

"I could fill you in on whatever dialogue you miss," Bryan offered, wanting to talk about it now.

"We can always talk after now. So allow me enjoy the movie," Sonia said without sparing him a glance.

She knew he was used to ladies throwing themselves at him and giving him all their attention. She was going to be doing the exact opposite.

She had decided on the name of her story earlier on, it would be "Taming The Playboy Actor."