F*ck up.
F*ck up...
Maybe it was time for her to f*ck up and fall in love again...
Let's f*ck up.
Let's fall in love.
xxxxx
The talk with Scarlet was tattooed in Eirene's mind. So the moment she had an adrenaline rush in her brain, she suddenly had the urge to ask, "May I have this dance." But as soon as she did, she regretted it.
The boy didn't possess a happy shock but more like a terror. And to confirm her thoughts, the boy let go of her wrist in a moment.
She regretted asking that in a second.
Of course, the boy wasn't into her. She was delusional and shouldn't have f*cked up. What was she thinking?!
There was no sound in the corridor, and the slow music from the hall echoed from the stairs and filled the awkward atmosphere.
Eirene nor Ares had their attention on the two excited spectators.
The actress covered her mouth slowly as her breathing became rapid. She desperately blinked and darted her eyes elsewhere but still couldn't escape the gaze of the heir.
"I'm, I'm sorry..." Eirene muttered and began stepping away from the boy just to trip on her own damn dress.
As she backwardly fell helplessly, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist quickly and tightly. She didn't know who it was and closed her eyes for a massive impact only to feel that she fell on somebody's warm body.
At first, she thought that it was Jaxon, but her nose told her that her manager didn't use perfumes like that and the person was tinier and softer. And the person below her didn't have a pair of breasts as she wished. That left her with the option she feared the most.
Eirene hesitantly opened her eyes and met with the silver cloud-resembling eyes. His eyes were filled with worry and concern that she momentarily forgot what happened just two seconds ago.
"Are you hurt?" Ares asked softly with a frown.
Without putting thought into it, the actress reached for the middle of his brows and placed her index and middle fingers to get them away.
She was so concentrated on trying to chase away the frown that she didn't realise the boy looked down just to blush and look elsewhere for help.
It took some time, but when Eirene succeeded in chasing them away, she smiled in delight. She brought her eyes back, expecting to meet with the boy's, but noticed he was doing his best to look away from her body.
At first, she thought her wrist-cut scars were showing, but when she looked down, she saw her cleavage exposed right into his face in full view.
Embarrassment washed over her as the realisation hit. She hastily crawled away from him with a rare sight, a deep red face that even the roses would be jealous of.
What she didn't notice was that his arms were still around her slim waist, and he came up with her as she backed away. But when Ares came back to reality he let her go and had the face that tomatoes would be fighting for.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry."
Both said in unison when they were parted and stood up. They were looking anywhere but at each other. Eirene was embarrassed about what she said and did, and Ares was embarrassed about what he saw and did.
Jaxon badly wanted to ease the atmosphere but was held back by the entertained grandma and was half forced to be the watcher.
Eirene wanted to turn into the air and wished to never exist in the first place, but that wasn't possible.
As she kept on looking for alternative ways to disappear, there was a change in music. The music turned slower and more sensual. And this was their cue to hesitantly and shyly face the other.
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Scarlet smirked happily.
The DJ knew what he signed up for and was getting a raise for doing it at the right time.
She poked the man next to her and pointed at his actress with her jaw. Then she pointed at herself and used the same index finger to point at her grandson. Thankfully Jaxon wasn't dumb and knew what she was thinking without words.
The manager gave her a thumbs up and crept up onto the actress.
He coughed to get attention before he swiftly took one of Eirene's hands on his shoulder and one in his hand. "Let's dance."
The actress was startled. But before she could protest, Jaxon began moving in a circular motion, making her pay attention to her dress and footsteps.
He didn't give her a chance to question anything and danced to the rhythm. She wanted to know what was happening to her and wondered about the boy, but not for long.
"Get ready." Jaxon told her in her ear as she was span and made her lose her sense of direction.
And when she stopped spinning, she found herself in the arms of another person, Ares. She immediately searched for her manager and found him happily dancing with the grandmother.
"Ha..."
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"Grandma wants to dance here. Let's get it on!" Scarlet scared the poor boy and placed her hand on his shoulder and in his hand.
"Here? But..." Before Ares could look at the actress, the grandmother quickly spun and made him face his back to Eirene.
"Shh."
Since his grandmother was already in the mood for dancing, he couldn't bare to say no and danced along with her as they spun. That went on for a short amount of time.
Ares saw Scarlet wanting to spin, and he did exactly that. But somehow, she began spinning away from him which alarmed him. He was chasing after her when a person landed in his arms and halted his moves.
The actress was staring at him the same way he was staring back at her. Puzzlement. They immediately turned back to the people who obviously aimed for that to happen and found them vibing to the music without a care in the world.
"Ha..." Eirene voiced out helplessly.
They watched as their manager and grandmother danced further away to hear the music clearly.
They faced back to check themselves. Since they were thrown while dancing, both were in perfect position. Eirene had one hand on top of Ares's shoulder, and the other, clasped together, spreading warmth to her cold hand.
It was already awkward to be in the position, but the choice of not dancing in this situation was worse.
Wordlessly, the heir and the actress took a first step, followed by a second and third in the rhythm of the music.
The boy led the dance, but because of the height difference, they didn't appear like ordinary couples. Ares was literally tilting his face up to see her eyes, but he was okay with it as long as it was her.
He was dancing happily when abruptly, the actress let go of his hand and stood a few steps away from him. Without him asking, the actress removed the blue pin heels off her pedicured feet and kept those heels on the side.
"Better." The corner of her lips twitched as she smiled and approached him.
They still weren't on the same level, but there was a huge reduction in the difference and became better for both.
"Sorry..." Ares heard the actress apologise to him in low voice.
So he asked back, "For what?"
Eirene took a while to reply. "... For not being like a normal woman." She then gestured to the height difference. "I'm a titan to you."
Ares did not allow that to slide that he even paused to tell her, "Even if you are, that doesn't mean that I like you any less."
He was in a rush that he said what he held in mind and not in his head. So when those words sank into him, his knees suddenly became like a twig and feeble.
He watched the actress's rare, beautiful smile, but that didn't erase the fact that he said that.
In the middle of dancing, he squatted on the floor as he covered his face, redder than a ripe strawberry. "Oh no..."
As he buried himself in his arms, he felt someone lower next to him. He already knew who it was but still secretly peeked from the space between his elbows.
Eirene was smiling at him as she tilted her head like the nymph she was.
Ares stopped hiding his face and quietly and without shame told her, "Now we are the same height."
His cheeks flushed, seeing his crush flush.
"Yes, we are," Eirene said with a dry chuckle. It was very childish, but she needed it. They both needed it.
No one was disturbing the two and didn't care about the two squatting in the middle of a famous hotel, just smiling and emitting a lovey-dovey aura.
The guards were all there since their shift wasn't over. But they were paid to prevent crimes from happening and nothing else. Plus, they had seen more explicit things in front of their eyes so what was happening in front of their eyes now was nothing.
The actress was looking down when she said, "Now, I like you more." Her cheeks were flushed like a pair of ripe peaches, making Ares physically hold up his cheeks from smiling too much and getting an ache.
Everyone in the corridor was happy until a random b*tch came and decided to ignore the tension and say her thoughts out loud. "Oh, my god!! IS THAT EIRENE QUEEN AND ARES QUEEN KISSING?!"