Next day, Adil woke up at 5 o'clock, at his usual time. Adil opened his eyes. He felt his hand heavy. He looked down and saw Madhuri sleeping peacefully beside him, her head resting on his shoulder and one hand wrapped around his arm. Madhuri was sleeping while holding him like a cat. The fear that had haunted her the previous night had disappeared. For the first time since he had known her, she looked completely vulnerable.
Adil smiled softly. In his previous life, she had been the queen of Bollywood. Now, somehow, she was beside him. Adil removed the hair from her face.
His movement disturbed her sleep, and she slowly opened her eyes. For several seconds, neither spoke. They simply looked at each other. After a while, Adil said apologetically, "I am sorry for disturbing your sleep."
Madhuri nodded and said, "It's okay."
She sat up on the bed to free Adil's hand, and at that moment, her blanket fell down. She realized that last night she had been so exhausted that she fell asleep. Now she was completely naked.
Madhuri immediately covered herself with the blanket. "Don't look at me."
Adil laughed softly and teased, "Is there any part of you I haven't seen?"
Madhuri stopped him. "Shut up, don't say that."
"Why?" Adil asked.
"I don't know. It is just embarrassing." Her muffled voice only made him smile more.
Finally, she peeked out and glared at him. "Stop smiling."
"I can't," Adil said.
Madhuri flushed with embarrassment. She looked at him and said, "You know, I used to think you were shy, but now I realize you're unbelievably shameless."
Unfazed, Adil moved towards her and said, "I always was. But you just didn't notice."
Madhuri noticed his movements. She backed away and said, "What are you doing?"
Adil didn't answer. He just pointed at himself and said, "It's your fault. Help me resolve it."
Madhuri was even more embarrassed. When she saw there was no other way, she said, "I haven't recovered yet."
Hearing her, Adil said, "There are other ways to relieve it."
Madhuri choked at his shamelessness. Seeing no other option, she agreed.
Adil lay on the bed, while Madhuri went down below his abdomen and started a mouth massage. Although she was a newbie at this, Adil, who had seen a lot of online videos from his previous life, acted like a teacher.
"Use your tongue. Yeah, like this," Adil said.
It lasted for half an hour before Adil reached climax. He held her head with both of his hands and released everything.
Madhuri coughed and protested. "You bully me."
Adil, embarrassed, said, "Sorry, I couldn't control it."
Seeing that she still hadn't changed her fake angry expression, Adil said, "Let me help you relieve yourself too."
Then he kissed her breasts and then slowly he moved his head below her abdomen. He helped her with his tongue. Madhuri soon reached climax. After fifteen minutes, She also released.
Nearly one hour had passed. After that, they both took a shower and changed clothes. As the sun had already risen, they prepared to leave.
When they were ready to move out, Madhuri asked, "Adil."
"Hmm?" Adil replied.
Then Madhuri kept asking, "What are we now?"
He smiled and teased, "I don't know. What do you want us to be?"
She looked up and smiled shyly. "You know exactly what I mean."
"I want to hear it," Adil insisted.
She rolled her eyes. "You're impossible."
She went on saying, "And stubborn."
"And annoying."
"And?" Adil asked while smirking.
She said shyly, "And my boyfriend."
Adil blinked. Then a smile spread across his face. He gave her a hug and laughed. "Then that means you're my girlfriend."
Madhuri shyly buried her head in his chest and said, "Stop saying it like that."
"Why?" Adil asked.
"It sounds strange," Madhuri said.
"I like it," Adil said.
She laughed. "Of course you do."
For a while, neither spoke again. Then her smile slowly faded and she said, "Adil."
"Hmm?" Adil said.
"This won't be easy," she said.
Adil understood immediately what she was referring to. He didn't interrupt her.
"We're actors," she continued quietly. "People love gossip more than films. Journalists will write stories. Magazines will invent things. And…"
She hesitated. "And there's our age difference."
Then she looked into his eyes.
"You're eighteen. I'm twenty-four."
He smiled and said, "I don't care. I know how old you are."
"I'm serious," she said.
"So am I," Adil replied.
Their conversation continued.
"People won't understand," Madhuri said.
"People don't have to," Adil replied.
Madhuri smiled faintly. "You really don't care?"
"No," Adil said.
"Why?" Madhuri asked.
"Because I didn't fall in love with a number."
She stared at him for several seconds. Then she smiled. "You know, sometimes I wonder how someone your age can say things like that."
Adil grinned. "I'm very talented."
She laughed and lightly hit his shoulder. "Idiot."
After a moment, she became serious again. "For now, let's keep this between us."
"A secret relationship?" Adil asked, unconvinced. He wanted to say more, but Madhuri interrupted him.
"Adil, you are just starting your career. I don't want unnecessary attention affecting your career."
Adil protested, unconvinced, but Madhuri kept insisting. Adil remained silent for a moment and nodded.
"Fine."
"You don't mind?" Madhuri asked.
"No," Adil said.
"Really?" Madhuri confirmed.
He smiled and answered, "Whether the world knows or not, you're still my girlfriend."
Madhuri laughed. "And you're still shameless."
Then she extended her little finger. "Promise me something."
"What?" Adil asked.
"No matter how successful we become… no matter how busy life gets… we won't let the industry change us," she said.
Adil hooked his finger around hers. "I promise."
"And if we fight?" he asked.
"We'll make up," she said.
"And if magazines create scandals?" he asked.
"We'll laugh," she replied.
"What if one day I made a harem?" Adil jokingly asked, trying to anger her.
"Then see if you can," she said while staring at him, as if provoking him.
Adil didn't answer. That answer made him speechless. He had expected her to get angry, but her reaction only made him frustrated. Looking at his childish expression, Madhuri laughed.
After a while, they exited the hotel, still covering their faces. They had breakfast at a restaurant. Then Madhuri left, and Adil also returned to his home.