Chapter 137 - Chemistry

"So, how would you describe Bryan Hank in one word?" The female interviewer who was in her early thirties, and had been put in charge of their interview asked Sonia who was seated across from her on a couch with Bryan. Sonia's left leg was crossed over the right while brushing Bryan's leg intimately.

"Bryan..." Sonia let her words trail off as she looked at Bryan with a small smile on her lips as if she was thinking of the right word to describe him. She didn't need to lie or make up anything.

"Well, he is impulsive... Take for instance the marriage proposal. That was completely unexpected," Sonia said as she reached out to touch Bryan's face lovingly.

Bryan met her gaze with a little smile of his own. He could tell that she was trying to answer as honestly as she could while keeping the truth from them. 

"Interesting. I actually thought you would use words like romantic, sweet, charming, or something related to describe him. I wasn't expecting you to say impulsive," the lady said with an amused smile. 

Sonia grinned at her, "Well, if I told you what you expected to hear, then I wouldn't be Sonia Smith, would I?" Sonia asked as she turned to look at Bryan who chuckled lightly. 

"If I were you I wouldn't expect anything or try to predict her answers. She is quite an enigma," Bryan advised the interviewer with a grin as he took Sonia's hand and raised her knuckle to his lips, sending tingling sensations down Sonia's spine. 

"I will keep that in mind," the interviewer said with a small smile. 

"So can you tell us what it feels like to be engaged to someone like Bryan Hank?" 

Sonia smiled as she shifted her gaze from Bryan to the interviewer, "Uhm... Being engaged to him feels like I'm on an exciting adventure. I'm always looking forward to seeing what happens next between us," Sonia said with a thoughtful smile before looking at Bryan who was also staring at her with a smile. 

The interviewer watched them both with a smile on her face. She loved the chemistry between Bryan and Sonia as they were fun to watch, especially how they kept staring at each other and touching each other at the slightest opportunity "Everyone is curious to know how you managed to win his heart. Although we know that every playboy eventually meets their match who tames them, we want to know how you were able to accomplish such a feat."

"I think that question should be directed at him, not me. I'm also curious to know how I managed to win that stubborn heart of his," Sonia said with a teasing smile as she turned to look at Bryan. 

"Can you answer the question since your fiancee is also curious to know about it?" The interviewer asked as she turned to Bryan.

"What was the question?"

"How did she capture your heart? What did she do to make you decide that you were done with other ladies, and wanted to stick to just her?" The interviewer asked, and Bryan shifted his gaze from the interviewer to Sonia.

"Well, what can I say? Other ladies pale in comparison with her. She is more beautiful, more intelligent, and way sexier than every other lady I have met combined... No offense to them. When I'm with Sonia, I can't think of anything or anyone else, because she captures all of my attention. And when I'm away from her, all I can think about is being with her. She intrigues me in every way possible," Bryan said as he looked into Sonia's eyes. 

Hearing the words coming from some distant part of him, Bryan knew beyond reasonable doubt that he was done for. His words might seem like mere words to Sonia, but he knew deep down that that was exactly the way he had started to feel about her. 

It was strange that he hadn't thought about being with any other lady since Sonia came into his life. It was even more strange that the thought hadn't crossed his mind, not just because he no longer had the liberty to do so because he was engaged in the eyes of the public, but because he had not desired or lusted after anyone else. 

Sonia on the other hand felt her heart flutter at his words as she gazed into his intelligent blue eyes. She tried to remind herself that Bryan was merely acting and he didn't exactly mean what he was saying. A part of her wanted those words to be true. She wanted to mean that much to someone. She wanted to mean everything to Bryan Hank. 

"Are you sure nothing is going on between those two?" Jeff asked Mia in a whisper as they both watched from one end of the room.

Mia who had an amused smile on her face turned to look at Jeff with an innocent expression on her face, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, they don't look like they are acting to me. Even though I know that Bryan is an excellent actor and he can pull off anything when given a script, I don't think the Bryan in front of the camera right now is merely acting," Jeff said thoughtfully. He knew that look on Bryan's face. That was the way a man looked at a woman he was in love with. It wasn't something a person could fake so easily no matter talented they were in acting. 

"So what are you thinking? That Bryan is in love with his fake fiancee?" Mia asked under her breath so that no one else would overhear them, since they were the only ones who were aware of the fake engagement.

"He is either in love with her or very well on his way there. I don't know much about Sonia, I can only hope that the feeling is mutual," Jeff said as he kept looking at the couple.

"I hope so too," Mia said, giving away nothing. 

The interviewer who still had a lot of questions to ask, felt her lips curve in a smile as she watched them. Why did they seem like they were at the early stages of falling in love? She hated to interrupt their moment of intimacy, but she needed to continue with the questions.

"How long have you both been together?" She asked, making them both reluctantly look away from each other and then back to her.

Bryan opened his mouth to speak, but Sonia placed a hand on his leg to stop him, "Not for long, yet way too long," Sonia said, making the interviewer look at her in confusion, while Bryan's lips twitched in amusement. 

"That is quite an ambiguous statement," the interviewer said with a confused smile. 

Seeing the confusion on the lady's face, Sonia smiled, "Well, what I mean is, some days it feels like we have known each other for days, and then other days it feels like we have been together for months, and then sometimes it feels like years since we have been together. Isn't that how you feel?" Sonia said with a wide smile as she turned to Bryan.

"Yeah. Some days it even feels like hours since I've known you. And that's because there are times I feel like I know so much about you, and at other times I feel like I don't know enough yet," Bryan said, and Sonia nodded enthusiastically.

"That's how I feel too," Sonia said with a big smile as she turned to the interviewer, "Do you understand that feeling? Like, have you felt that way about a person before?" Sonia asked the interviewer who looked slightly flustered by her question as she was used to asking the questions and not being questioned.

"I'm not sure I have, but I can tell it's a beautiful feeling seeing how happy you look together," the interviewer said, wanting to turn the table to them once again. 

By the time they were done with the interview, everyone else in the room was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that both Sonia and Bryan were head over heels in love with each other, even though the two persons involved had no idea that their growing feelings for each other were mutual. 

"Now that we are done with the interview can we change into something simple? This celebrity lifestyle is not for me," Sonia murmured to Bryan as she took off the earrings while the others were busy looking at the interview video. 

"What celebrity lifestyle?" Bryan asked curiously.

"I mean, I can't just sit around wearing expensive stuff like this when I'm not going anywhere," Sonia explained distractedly while Bryan watched her as she took off the earrings.

"Here," she said, handing the earrings to him.

"What for?" Bryan asked as he continued to watch her. 

"You gave them to me for the interview show, and now that we are done with the interview you can have them back," Sonia explained as she waited for him to take the earrings from her.

"That was a gift from me to my fiancee, I can't take it back," Bryan said with a shake of his head. 

"I thought that was for the benefit of the camera," Sonia asked in confusion as she looked at the pair of diamond earrings which she knew must have cost a fortune. 

Bryan was almost tempted to tell her that nothing he had said or done was for the benefit of the camera, but he reminded himself that he needed to keep that information to himself until he knew what she wanted from him, "It wasn't. Feel free to go change into something more comfortable while I have a word with the producer," Bryan said, jerking his head in the direction of the bedrooms so that she would leave. 

Sonia looked at him like she wanted to argue but after a while, she gave him a nod, "Thanks," she murmured before walking away from there, while Bryan followed her with his eyes. 

"Is there something you want to tell me?" Jeff asked as he sat down on the spot which Sonia had just vacated. 

"Something like what?" Bryan asked as he met Jeff's gaze. 

"I've known you long enough to know that you don't look at ladies that way. You are falling for her, aren't you?"

"What are you talking about?" Bryan asked, pretending not to understand what Jeff was saying. 

"Don't even think about lying to me. Does she know how you feel about her?" Jeff asked, making Bryan raise a brow. 

"I still don't know what you are talking about.. Please get me the wheelchair, and inform the producer that we would be changing out of this outfit into a more comfortable and homely wear," Bryan said as he shrugged out of the suit jacket.