Mellina was connecting her AirPods as she was ready to start her workout.
That's when her phone rang. She frowned seeing Ryan's number on the screen.
" Why is this idiot calling now?" She frowned and picked up the phone.
It was a video call.
" Hello, baby! Good morning!" He started in an enthusiastic tone.
" Baby, my foot! Don't irritate me in the early morning! Say what do you want?" She barked.
" Baby? Am I irritating? I thought we are friends, how could you? How could you break my heart in the early morning?" He fake cried.
" Ryan, tell me what do you need or I will end the call!" She said with a sigh.
" See, your tone. Do you speak like you are speaking to your employer!" He asked with a pout.
" Has anyone said how much of an irritating creature you are?" She asked with a sigh.
" Hmmm..." He tapped his chin as if thinking.
" I think no one, but they have said that I am handsome, charming, sexy..." He was lining up the compliments just to irritate her.
" Please, Ryan! Tell me what do you want? I have to go workout!" She literally cried.
He grinned.
" This is the way you should be speaking! Now let's start from first..."
" Good morning, baby!"
" Good morning, Ryan. Don't call me baby!" She sighed.
" Why?" He asked feigning innocence.
" Because I am not a baby, okay?" She exclaimed.
" Baby, you are soooo dumb! It is an endearment, you know?" He said with a chuckle, he looked cute.
Mellina was confused if she wanted to laugh or cry.
" But we are not close enough to call me with an endearment!" She said.
" No, you are lying baby!"
" Like, how?"
" What do you call me?" He asked.
" Ryan!"
" Ahh! Who calls me Ryan?"
" Vivaan?"
" Why does he calls me Ryan?"
" Because you are best friends, and are close to each other!" She shrugged.
" So, now you have the answer! Vivaan calls me Ryan because we are close and so do you! This closeness enough for me to call you baby. Got it?" He asked with a goofy smile.
" You know what? Just leave it, bye!" She said irritated.
" Hey, wait. Wait, Mel!" He yelled on the phone.
" This will be the last time, I am asking what. Irritate me, I will block you. I don't care about my job!" She warned.
" Okay, come here!" He said.
" For what?" She frowned as he is calling her this early.
" I don't want to practice alone, so accompany me!" He asked rolling downside as he was laying on the bed.
" Ryan, are you for real? You want me to accompany you to practice?" She asked frustrated.
Of course, she doesn't want to get jealous seeing him shoot the ball into the basket.
Thinking of it, it itched her hands.
" Yeah, I want you to accompany me! Pleaaaccchhh!" He asked in a childish voice.
She couldn't resist it but still, she played hard.
" You know right? Our homes are in the opposite directions, isn't it too early to get a cab?" She asked.
" You don't have to worry about it, I have already done the arrangements. All you have to do is come here and practice with me. Seeing your
outfit I know you are all ready for a workout." He said grinning.
" What arrangement have you done?"
" My driver is downstairs waiting for you, all you have to do is descend!" He grinned at her.
" You were very confident so that you sent the car?" She asked raising her eyebrow.
" Yeah, I know I could!"
" How?" She asked.
" What, how? Now tell me what reason do you have to reject this?" He asked.
" Nothing!" She shrugged.
" See, you got your answer, that's it!" It was his turn to shrug.
" Yeah, right?!" She went to contemplate.
" Baby, don't think too much! Neither of them!" He said smiling at her.
" What, neither of them?" She asked with a frown.
" The answer to what you are thinking." He chuckled.
" What did I think?"
" You were questioning yourself. You thought whether my stupidity stuck to you or I become an intelligent person overnight" He grinned.
" How did you..."
" I know right, I am intelligent. Many have said that, though I don't mind you telling me again!" He dusted the imaginary don't on his shoulder.
" Shut up and get ready!" Saying this she ended the call.
A small smile curved up in her lips. She facepalmed herself and went down to see Ryan's car waiting for her.
She packed a set of clothes for her to change she had some there.
She was wearing black leggings and a dark pink tank top, under her black sports jacket.
As usual, the high ponytail is made into a bun.
As she reached there, she went upstairs to drop her bag and call Ryan.
" Ryan, come fast! It's getting late!" She yelled from the door.
" Yeah, coming! " He said in a lazy voice.
He appeared carrying his kit bag, he was dressed in black shorts and a blue vest under his black sports jacket.
" Good, let's go!"
They went downstairs and then to the gym. He doesn't use the gym that was on the building premises.
It was five minutes away from the penthouse, it was an academy where only elite people workout, they also had an indoor basketball court and tennis court.
They jogged together to the academy.
" Here..." Ryan passed a card to her standing near the check-in point.
" Membership card? When did you get this?" Mellina asked confused seeing her gym membership card.
" Yesterday night!" He shrugged.
They scanned the card and the door opened.
" Yesterday night? I was with you till midnight when did you get it?" She asked as they dropped their bags and started removing their jackets.
" I have my ways babe!" He shrugged it off.
Of course, he had his ways, he called the manager of the academy at the midnight and tortured him to get this card.
It was not crowded but there were many people, as the space was large it didn't seem to be crowded.
They started their routine.
Ryan was excited, he grinned at the plan be drafted.
He looked around to check if everything was in its place.
But what he didn't expect was...
The plan to backfire!