ERICA'S POV
Fucking fruit-loops! I must say that Paris is so spectacular. I did the right thing by coming to perceive Paris in the most magical way. Taking a stroll on Paris streets felt like a dream come true to me. A big thanks to my lucky stars for playing a vital role in my life. And thank goodness that i captured the most amusing moments on the camera. I'll definitely post this wonderful pictures to my mama later. I knew for a fact that I was gonna learn & take a lot from Paris. Paris for sure had me starstruck.

Now that I was done with the stroll for the day I was thinking of doing something intriguing. Something which had me going crazy in the greatest way possible. But before heading to the special segment I was in the mood for a feast. So I was headed in the kitchen direction to quench my food thirst.

And I had absolutely no food kept on the kitchen counter which had me pissed off. So I did what a common person would do when they are starving as hell. I took a close look in the refrigerator to only find bottled water, chilled booze & some cans of sparkling soda. And with that I slammed the refrigerator door vigorously out of angst which was quite expected of me but what wasn't expected was Steven standing right behind me and witnessing all the things that i did from the start as far as i was concerned.

"Is this suite not to your liking miss Erica? You seem to be quite baffled for some reason." He uttered whilst leaning backwards across the kitchen counter with his arms crossed around his chest. I must confess his husky voice had my sensitive spots tickled all over the body. He didn't hear me cussing under my breath by any chance did he?

"No that's totally not the matter boss. You seem to have misunderstood." I can't possibly tell him the truth that i am famished right? Just imagining how embarrassing that would be!

"Really? That doesn't seem to be the matter though but may I ask what were you looking for in the kitchen?" He leaned forward, shoving his hands in his trouser's pocket.

"Uhm I was just taking a look at the refrigerator. So now I am done, can I go back to my room now?" I had a slip of tongue because of the cold shoulder that he was passing on to me.

"Well before you go , would you be willing to watch a movie with me perhaps?" He cleared his throat & tried to stick to his calm & cool composure as much as he could.

"Yeah, totally I am down for it. Let's go ahead with that." I scratched my neck momentarily out of timidity and awkwardness that had filled the room with. When did this happen? How did this obnoxious beast transitioned from being cold to sweet this prompt?
But who cares? I wanted to pass my time too since i had nothing great to do.

"Cool, I'll meet you at 9 pm here. Be present in the drawing room then." With that he waved at me and headed back to his room. Did he got up on the wrong side of the bed today? I mean the way he transitions from his multiple personalities is quite astonishing.

Movie night with an obnoxious & narcissistic beast. What a great joke it is! I have always wondered what would it be to watch a movie with this kind of guy. Did i unintentionally manifested it? I bet I did! Now this is the intriguing narrative I was thinking of, Sounds fun to me.

However i should make sure to not go bananas thinking about it over and over again. in the meantime i should probably get back to my exceptional, significant editing skills and to also let my mom know about the latest kiss and tell i have for her reserved in my treasure box.

STEVEN'S POV
I just hope I am not being desperate to watch a movie with Erica. It's just that I don't want her to get the wrong idea about this trip. She shouldn't find me suspicious whatsoever. I am also doing this for my own well- being to intoxicate her mind in case she is thinking of something she shouldn't.

"Miss Erica are you in there? If yes then I am coming inside." I gently knocked on the door and twisted the knob to see what she was up to.

"M-mom I'll call you later. Boss what brings you here?" She hastened to click on the red end call button as terror filled her in. What exactly was she up to? She didn't hear my conversation with Mr smith did she? Fuck, I can't let her ruin my plans.

"Miss Erica was it someone important on the call? I thought I'll remind you about the movie that we are gonna watch. No?" Something is definitely odd of her. She doesn't act this sneaky unless under unforeseen circumstances? I need to seek the truth.

"Yeah it was just my mom. You don't have to worry about it. I was just having a conversation with her as usual. You sneaked in the room out of the blue so I got a bit carried away." And just like that she was giggling at the end. Well I will believe her for the time being. I was doubting her for no reason then.

"Well if you say so. Then should we get going then?" She nodded, got up from the chair & followed my lead.

ERICA'S POV
Phew that was a relief! He didn't hear my cheesy conversations with mom right? I hope he didn't eavesdrops me. And me being all thumbs i followed his lead. For eternity we were thinking long & hard as to what genre should we adopt to binge the whole night because we were going to pull an all nighter. I must admit that selecting a movie was a rocket science once and for all.

"So what should we watch? How about horror?" I asserted. Sitting on the couch and munching cheese popcorn while sipping coke.

"Horror? No, definitely not. I don't like gloomy things. Suggest me some other genres." He claimed during munching caramel popcorn we had mixed in the tub. I honestly can't stand these caramel popcorn. It's repulsive. The cheese popcorn & diet Coke zero are the universal combination.

They go hand in hand. You can't go possibly wrong with the universal combination now can you?
Everyone is well aware of this combination that I bet everyone preaches it. But then again I get it Steven is missing a few screws in his head.

"Then how about comedy movies? They can get us to howl with laughter.
What do you think?" I asked whilst flipping through the movies one by one to see if anything actually grabbed our attention. For a period of time we were just gobbling up the popcorn and coke for pretzels and pepperoni pizza were yet to arrive.

"No not the comedy movies, something else. I don't like funny things. It gets on my nerves," he commanded while letting out a blaring sigh. Rubbing his forehead with immense agitation. What the fries? He has completely lost his marbles. How can he not love funny things? So He wouldn't laugh his socks off when someone says or does goofy things? He has got to be kidding me!

"Okay then how about the rom-com movies? They can make you experience all emotions at once." His side profile is quite mesmerizing. Especially his long and sharp convex nose. I am a sucker for long, sharp and perfect shaped noses. It's almost like I seem to have a fetish for them. I believe that it is the noses that makes people stand out from the crowd in terms of facial features.

"No way in hell! I am a proud anti-romantic. Romance is something which tends to imbalance my mental state." He exclaimed. Ran a hand through his messy hair & curled up his shirt's sleeves which he had been wearing the whole day.

"Glad to know that we're on the same page. Not that it imbalances my mental state but I do agree that love is a waste of time if not done with the right person." I said while covering my body with the warm blanket as the cold temperature had me shivering.

After chugging three cans of diet Coke, devouring up the massive tub of popcorn, numerous disagreements and we ended up playing the vampire diaries on the suite movie theatre. I know we being the massive hypocrites who once claimed that romance is cliche and we are anti-romantics ended up playing the most wanted series of all time. I was that kind of person who couldn't stand real life relationships and love but would go to any extent to preach those reel life rom-coms. I highly doubt if that makes me one of a kind.

We were binge-watching the very first season of the vampire diaries. Which still felt like a brand new season. No one could get enough of Damon & Elena. Not even Steven. we believed in Damon's supremacy. at least i did. He was totally engrossed into them not gonna lie. It was at the most electrifying- crucial scene that our fingers brushed off trying to fish for some untouched popcorn which were stuck & laying underneath. Could it get any more worse? And again unfortunately we were back to being mousy. We were on the verge to get to know each other. But these dumb-ass popcorn tub botched it up!

"Oh the pizza's here. I'll go and receive it." I got up from the couch, left the blanket there itself & ran for life. Finally someone had my back to ease up the situation.

The pepperoni pizza & pretzels were here to light up the situation. The aroma of the delicious bread had me starving even though I had consumed those light snack appetizers. I was about to scan the QR code until I heard echoes of footsteps coming closer to me.

"Hey you, back off she's mine & get the hell outta here," He lashed out at the delivery guy & slammed the door right at his face. What did I do now?

"Uhmm i didn't hear you quite well. What did you say to that guy again?"
I had reached to that conclusion where I appeared to doubt my hearings. Did I hear that wrong?

"You heard that just right miss Erica. I said the pizza's mine." And with that he turned his back and marched towards the drawing room and nibbled down a slice of pizza laying down on the floor with his legs crossed.

"Yeah right, the pizza's all yours." I too motioned and sat next to him with my legs crossed as well because sitting on the couch whilst he was laying on the floor would be quite unethical of me. Wouldn't it be? I mean he's my boss after all. I wouldn't dare to disrespect him although I hate him from the bottom of my heart.

"Must I bring this to your notice miss erica that don't you ever dare to wear that clothes in front of guys again." He commanded sternly while passing me the death glare.

"Okay? And what's wrong with wearing a tank top? It's not like like I am wearing something scandalous." Don't tell me he's a control freak?So along with being an obnoxious & narcissistic beast, he's now a control freak too? Why does he always has a say in my life?

"Miss Erica you don't get it. You're not aware of guys mentality. Even the petteiest thing could turn on a guy." He claimed with his eyebrows connected & frowned together.

"So turn on in what way? As in what are you trying to explain? Could you be more clear?" I said with a perplexed look.

"You don't need to know that." He ignored me paying me no heed. So he's actually kidding me right? I mean how could I turn on a guy? I am a type of girl who couldn't even turn on mosquito for fuck sake. I mean nothing weird. I heard they suck only if they find you amusing & fancy. Guess i am not that attractive at all. I am the type of girl who god crafted in a haste. I just consider myself to be someone with mediocre looks. Not that I want to conquer my occupation with looks but it wouldn't harm to have both right? I mean beauty with brains is something which we all crave low-key. But I guess I'll have to ace my occupation solely based on my own merits & smart work.

"What the fries? I didn't order those ice-cream."

"I did. I ordered those ice-cream tubs for you. Those are complimentary, have it." He resumed the episode back. So he got ice-cream tubs just for me? How cheesy is that.

So apparently these complimentary included mint chocolate ice-cream? Who gives mint chocolate ice-cream as complimentary? How unprofessional of the restaurant or should I say how unprofessional of Steven. So he likes mint chocolate ice-cream. He has a bad taste without any doubt. Who likes to eat toothpaste in the form of ice-cream? Only a person without a tongue would like it.
And that seems to be the matter with Steven. But there's no harm in giving a shot to these right?

The ice-cream tub could serve more than three people and that's how massive it was with choco chips drizzled on it. I did take a scoop out from the tub and put it in my mouth. And to my utter surprise it wasn't that bad at all. In fact it was up to the mark.

"You want to drink with me miss Erica?The wine won't disappoint you at least it did not disappoint me. It will keep you cozy in case you are cold." He poured himself a glass of wine and gulped it down in one shot.

Where did he even get that from? He didn't order the red wine. He got the wine from the cellar or what? But since he's loaded it's fair enough now isn't it? Which reminds me of how much of a free- loader I am. He's loaded & I am free-loader. Sounds like–––  ah eww. Zip your nasty thoughts Erica right now! And just in blink of an eye it was now 2:40am.

We did plan that will pull an all nighter but it wasn't going as we planned. He was half asleep & that's all i could perceive from the corner of my eye. I also on the contrary needed some energy. But my insomnia said otherwise. Ayo come on i could at least binge one more episode of the vampire diaries right? This is the least I could do for Damon.