Stripped - The Dirty Wish

The Calm Before The Storm.

It was seven in the evening, Saraya was laying on her bed and heard the sound of a doorbell. She opened the door and few people walked in. "What are you guys doing here?" she asked widened her eyes. "We came to the party." Jacob replied smiling. "What party?" she asked confused. "Our film is nominated for BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards)." Jacob smiled broadly. "For?" she asked raising a brow. "For the best actionomance," replied TJ. "Oh my God! TJ!' Saraya hugged him cheerfully. "I'm here too." pouted JJ. "So all three of them are brothers? DJ, TJ & JJ?" Dana whispered to Jacob to which he nodded and said, "So now all of my close friends are here, it's time for a celebration." Mandy turned the music on, Chris poured the drink on the glasses. Saraya leaned back on the couch and said, "Do I look like to have any kind of celebrations, right now?" Jacob sits next to her and said, "I know, Raya. And I'm extremely sorry for Megan's behaviour with you." he said. "Why are you sorry? She's always being a b***h to me," she said impassive tone. "I'm going to prepare the table." Mandy walked towards the kitchen. "But I haven't made anything," Saraya said. "Don't worry we bought food with us," DJ replied. "What is it?" Saraya asked curiously. "Your favourite, Italian food." Chris winked. "How do you...... oh okay, of course, he told you." she made a confused face then gestured towards Jacob with a satisfied face. "So, when are we going for an award ceremony?" Saraya asked curiously. "Thus weekend," Dana replied. "And where?" she asked unaware. "Saraya it is British Awards, of course, it will be in the UK," Chris said. "Oh, right," she replied casually. "God! There's so much to do!" she panics. "Don't worry everything is arranged. Just pack a mini bag for all the necessary things." Dana said with a smile. "And tomorrow we'll go at the boutique for the dress," she added. "Dinner is ready," Mandy announced happily. All of them stood up and walked to the dining table. Chris pushed the chair for Saraya like a gentleman. She smiled and sit down. Jacob and Chris were gesturing each other, giving each other signs. "What's up with you both?" Saraya noticed them and said. Jacob gave Chris a sign, then he stood up from the chair, came close to Saraya. "Uhm....." he cleared his throat. He took out a velvet box from his pocket, went down on his knees and said, "Saraya Bentley... will you marry me?" she stood up slowly and shocked. Mandy jumped in excitement clapping her hands. "Say yes!" Jacob and Dana whisper happily. "Please don't slap me for this...." Chris said nervously. She looked at all of her friends one by one, then at Chris who was on his knees from a long time, then looked at the ring. After two minutes of silence, "Yes!" she excitedly said and took a deep breath. Chris pulled the ring from a box and put it on Saraya's finger, stood up and kissed her. Everybody cheered happily. Then, after the kiss, Saraya hugged him with tears in her eyes. "Crying days are over," Chris whispered to her. "It's a celebration time," JJ shouted happily. They all, then, continued the dinner, watched the movie together. The expression on the newly engaged couple was priceless, Chris was continuously holding her hand and kept on kissing it after every five minutes. It was late, all of the friends except Chris, went back to their homes. "Are you sleepy?" he asked politely. "No. I want to talk," she said. They both sat down on the couch and he was listening with his full attention. "Chris.. you know my character and what people call me. Are you sure you wanna marry a girl like me?" she asked in a serious tone. "Hey! I don't care what people say. And I don't care what you did back then. I just know I fell in love with you just the moment I saw you." he replied smiling. "Oh and I don't want you to continue the club work. You can work in movies if you want." he continued. "Well... I already left the club." she smiled. "That's my girl." he kissed her forehead. "Do you mind if I sleep with you tonight? Just sleep not anything else," he asked nervously. She chuckled and nodded. Chris was already wearing casual clothes, so he just removed his shirt and lay on the bed. 

Saraya's POV:

I am engaged! I can't believe, I'm f*****g engaged. I thought nobody would dare to marry me but guess what? Chris Michael is my fiance and soon to be husband. Should I call myself lucky? What if it's only a dream? What if he breaks my heart later? Is it real? God, I'm so confused. What should I do now?

She slowly went out of the room and dialled a number on her phone. "Hello? Are you awake?....I'm confused...Is your friend serious with me?.... Are you sure?..... Uh, huh..Okay....No second thoughts...Thanks bye!" she hung up the phone smiling and went to bed. Saraya moved in her sleep and heard the birds chirping, she opened her eyes happily just to see the handsome man sleeping next to her. But when she did, the bed was empty and there were some noises coming from the kitchen. She smiled and went to the bathroom. A few minutes later, she went outside and saw the breakfast table was full of mouth-watering dishes. "My God!" she gasped in shock. "Good morning, love." Chris smiled at her. He walked towards her and kissed her cheeks. "What did I do to deserve such a handsome fiance like you?" she said teasing. "What did I do to deserve such a hot and beautiful wife to be like you?" he winked. "You are awesome." she smiled. "Now come on, before it will get cold," he said. "Wait a minute.. let me take a picture first and post it on breakfast with hashtag 'breakfast date with someone special'. she winked. "Let your fans die in suspense." he laughed. Later Chris dropped her at the designer boutique where Dana was already waiting for her. "Finally. You came." she took a sip of her coffee. Saraya smiled and hugged her. "Okay. Come on. Tell me what happened last night? Did you guys.....? she teased her. "What? No. Oh my God! We just.... talked." replied Saraya. "Talked? About what?" Dana asked curiously. "I asked him if he's sure about me," she said. "What do you mean he's not sure?" she asked confused. "I mean he and everybody know my character. I'm a well-known p********e and he's a famous model. His career will be affected because of me." she said. "Oh God! No. You left the dirty work. Plus you had your reasons. Don't be ridiculous. You guys are made for each other. Noe no second thoughts." Dana smiled assuring her. "Oh, and I have selected three dresses for you similar to mine. Try them," she added. After trying the dresses and selecting one for the awards ceremony. Saraya was wearing the red coloured embroidered maxi and she was about to get changed in the dressing room but Dana stopped her saying, "Hey wait. Don't change now. Let's get your hair and makeup done first." "What? Why? We're just here for the trial. Why makeup and hair?" Saraya narrowed her brows. "I'm just checking if the makeup and hair go well with our dresses or not? I don't want any mistakes later. Plus this is your first award show. We have to look good." she replied. After an hour of makeup and hair, both of them were ready, Dana got a call from Jacob saying Chris had an accident. Without changing their dresses they rushed to their car and a few minutes later they reached a luxurious villa. "What is this? Chris had an accident. We must go to the hospital. What are we doing here?" Saraya asked confused. "This is Chris' villa and he's inside. Let's go." Dana held her hand and fastly walked in. Just as the gate of the villa opened people who were inside shouted,"Happy Engagement!" Saraya got startled and saw tones of people were wearing nice clothes. Saraya moved her eyes around and saw Chris was standing gentleman in a tuxedo with a dashing smile on his face. After meeting everyone, she and Chris cut the engagement cake.  Then, both of them gave an interview to the media and announced their official engagement. 

Chris was chatting with his friends while Saraya was thanking everyone for coming and for wishing the couple. Megan was also there and walked to her. "Nice party. And hats off to you." Megan said in a sarcastic tone. "Why are you here?" Saraya asked raising a brow. "Chris invited me. Well played, Saraya Bentley. Engaged with New York's sexiest male model and going to the UK with New York's famous and handsome actor. I mean how do you manage to trap men so nicely that even they can't notice? Give some advice please." Megan said smirking. "It's my engagement party, Megan. And I don't want you here anymore. Leave before I ask the security to make you drag out of here." Saraya scowled. Without saying a word, Megan left the party and stood in the parking lot thinking of something. She dialled a number on her phone, "Hello? Megan Carlton here. I have work for you."