Were you mine?

Chapter 13 That night

" Jake , you simply cannot take a day off. This is the final sketch before the last day of shoot. You need to come for practice. "

Rosa was short of yelling on the other side as Jake hung up.

He had locked himself up in his apartment and refused to go to work.

He was still standing in front of the mirror in the washroom. The water that he had splashed on his face for the hundredth of time, took its sweet time dripping down his neck.

He looked at broad shoulders. The scratch marks from Rosa's nails, still looked fresh and prominent.

His eyes looked red as they kept glaring at his own face.

He tried to focus on what he was doing.

But the images from that night were still vague.

How much alcohol could make him loose his rationale? He thought his alcohol tolerance was good. He couldn't even remember drinking past that one glass.

He immediately picked up his phone and called Rosa back.

" Hello Jake! So you finally decided to come, didn't you?" Her voice was cheerful this time from the other end.

" Tell me what happened that night. Tell me everything. Don't miss a single detail. " Jake went straight to the point.

Rosa fell silent on the other end. After a few seconds of pause she replied.

" Do you regret what happened that night? Well, I don't. I understand it might have been ... "

" Rosa, please. I need to know exactly what happened. I can't remember what happened after the party. "

Rosa sighed from the other end.

" Alright. I can't tell you everything over the phone. Let's catch up. Meet me for coffee. I will tell the crew to reschedule everything. "

When Jake arrived at the rooftop cafe, Rosa was already there. She had booked a cabin for themselves.

" Tell me... " He banged on her table.

" Sit down, Jake. You don't want to create a scene here. Did you have breakfast? I bet you didn't. Let me order something. I am here to talk. Don't act like I owe you something. I don't even need to clarify anything. I am here only because I care about you. And I know that you are disturbed. "

She arched her brows as she talked and then pulled the chair beside her and patted on the seat , asking Jake to settle down.

All that Jake cared about was the truth.

He wasn't very sure what Lea had witnessed that night.

He didn't even know how far he went ahead with Rosa.

" Did we... " Jake began.

" Yes. We did. " Rosa cut him off even before he could finish.

" We had s*x? " Jake could not believe it.

" Yeah, we did! Not all the way through. We didn't finish it. Your guest arrived before we could. "

Jake grabbed her table as he looked at Rosa with angry eyes.

" How did you end up in my apartment, Rosa? Why did you not stop me? We are co-stars, not lovers. " Jake's gaze was pinned on her.

Rosa smiled.

" It's not my first time sleeping with a co-star, you know.. I thought it was no different for you. Besides, you were the one who initiated everything. " She leaned back, interlocking figers of one hand with the other.

" I just accepted your advance and played along. You are not trying to blame me for anything. Are you? "

The hostility in Jake's voice was unmistakable.

" You still did not answer my question. Why were you in my apartment? "

" You were wasted, Jake. Absolutely wasted. I drove you home but while in the lift, you vomited. All over your clothes and my dress. I had to change.

You told me you had women's clothes in a closet.

I helped you get out of your dirty laundry and then I got rid of mine.

I was trying to look for some clothes when you grabbed me from the back.

I was taken off guard.

I mean, I always liked you but I thought you were the shy type. I never thought you were so bold.

To be honest, I liked it. "

She seemed like she enjoyed every bit of her explanation.

She wet her lips with her tongues as she looked at Jake with lust filled eyes.

" You felt good, Jake. I am being honest. "

She smiled as the waiter came just in time with the spread.

" What are you talking about? I... I did what? But I cannot remember anything. How much did I drink that night?

Gosh! "

His voice was no longer strong.

He was broken. His heart had been crushed with the burden of her words.

He rested his chin on the table as he grabbed his head and kept shaking it.

" What have I done! "

He murmured.

" What have I done! " His disappointment in himself was growing with every second.

Rosa smiled as she leaned forward and stroked his hair.

" It's alright. Don't get so worked up. "

" How much did Lea see? " He suddenly sat up, shoving her hand away from him.

" I don't know. I was really invested in the moment. I looked up only when she called out your name.

But before I stop her or explain anything, she muttered something like 'sorry' and then she was gone.

Look, Jake, I am sorry for what happened to her. But honestly, you cannot blame yourself or what we did, for that.

It was an accident. Just an accident. Nothing else. "

Jake stood up. He hadn't touched anything that she had ordered.

He scoffed but his scoff was bitter scoff. It oozed with sadness , guilt and shame.

" Oh, don't worry about that Rosa. That accident might have been much less painful to her, after what she witnessed. I don't know how I will be able to face her ever again. How will I explain myself when there is nothing to explain. There was no misunderstanding.

She saw it as it was . "

Jake turned around and didn't look back.

Rosa cracked her knuckles as she saw him go.

" Don't worry, Jake. I never leave anything half done. "

She added with a smirk.