When I arrived home, I found Lily sitting on the couch waiting Sherlock. We would watch that show all the time and we would live tweet everything that happens on twitter.
"Which episode?" I said jumping onto our long white leather couch.
"The Empty Hearse. It's a series 3 marathon. You're just in time, the episode just started. You missed the Sherlolly kiss though." Lily said looking concentrated at the TV. Salma, you remember that kiss? Well, you had one just like that, but even better. My inner subconscious Irene was jumping up and down like a schoolgirl. I could tell she was happier than I was when Benedict kissed me. It was so soft and sweet. The memory of it made me smile.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Lily asked when she noticed my smile.
"oh nothing. I'm just remembering when we first saw that episode. Both of us yelling "OTP OTP"" I lied.
"Yeah, sure you were. After Sherlock you are going to tell me everything that happened between Benedict and-" Lily stopped in the middle of her sentence, making me laugh. "Oh I see. Oh my god I'm so stupid! I swear I didn't even notice." Lily said laughing with me. "Your superhero. I'm glad he was there in time before anything happened. Are you sure you're okay?" Lily asked, looking concerned.
"Yeah, i'm fine, I promise. I'm just really glad he was there. Now shhh! The sheriarty kiss is happening! I'll tell you after the episode." I told Lily trying to forget the events of yesterday as I concentrated on the episode.
When the episode finished, Lily didn't hesitate to ask about my kiss when Benedict. I explained what happened, without too many details. Lily was ecstatic.
"You, Salma Avery, kissed THE Benedict Cumberbatch. You don't understand how lucky you are!" Lily said hugging me.
"Yeah I guess I am pretty lucky." I said shyly. To be honest, I still couldn't believe I kissed Benedict. It was always a dream of mine, and it actually happened. What are the odds of that happening? I know girls who would kill to be able to kiss him, or even be in the same room as him.
"So you guys were about to do the don't until I called right?" Lily said trying to hide her smile and act serious.
"Sort of. We just kissed a little, there wasn't any touching." I told Lily, trying to reassure her. I already knew where the conversation is going.
"Your lips touching his count as touching!" Lily said smiling. "Doesn't matter. Salma, I think it's time for me to give you "The Talk"." I let out a groan. I don't want to hear this! "Oh come on, don't be daft. You told me your mother never gave it to you, so I am going to." Lily said clearing her throat.
"Oh come on, Lily!" I said laughing.
"Oh no, don't "oh come on, Lily" me! You need to know those things!" Lily said.
"Ugh fine." I said rolling my eyes. I immediately saw Lily's face light up. She gets to talk about her favourite subject, sex.
"Okay, so there is a time when a boy and a girl are going to start having sexual intercourse when they feel they're ready. Now there are some thing you need to keep in mind when that happens!" Lily said, trying to be mother-like. I let her keep talking as I pretended to be interested. I already knew all this! It's not like I never did my research! I did take sexed voluntarily for 4 years so I think I'm good to go. I just don't want to ruin it for Lily. I could tell she was waiting for this since the second she found out that I was still a virgin. "Do you understand?" Lily asked.
"Yes I do, Miss Lily."
"Good! Great! I think you're ready!" Lily said in a singsong voice. I laughed and I got up and walked to my room. I didn't even notice it was dark out, so I decided to take a bath. I need a little relaxation time after all that has happened in the last 24 hours. So I grabbed a couple candles, and I lit them in the bathroom as I ran the water.
As the water was running, I ran into my room and I grabbed my phone. I noticed I had received a message from Benedict. He put his name on my phone as "BennyC" and added a cute selfie as the contact photo. I smiled as I opened the message.
I had a lot of fun this morning. you're all i can think about.
I hope to see you again.
B.C x
His message made me blush. I'm all he can think about? Irene is in a cheerleader outfit and is jumping around with pom-poms. I decided to send him a quick reply.
Likewise, Mr. Cumberbatch. I still can't thank you enough for last night. You're a lot stronger than you look.
Salma x
I hit reply and I went into the bathroom, I put on some nice, soothing music, and went into the bathtub for some well needed relaxation. I closed my eyes for a bit, when I heard my phone vibrate. I took a small part of the towel that was sitting on the chair next to the bath to dry my hands, and I picked up my phone from on top of the towel. It was another message from Benedict.
Is that so? You shouldn't judge a book by its cover, young lady.
There is no need to thank me. I did what needed to be done. Do you think I would just leave you to be potentially raped and who knows what else? I'm not that bad a person...
Let's have dinner. I know this really nice restaurant.
P.S. Call me Ben.
B.C. x
I smiled reading his message. I must say, he is pretty straightforward. I decided to wait for about a minute before responding. I don't want to seem like I was waiting for his reply, even though I really was.
I guess you're right.
Dinner seems interesting. Why not?
Lily and I watched you on TV today. You were spectacular, as always.
Salma x
I pressed reply, and I reflected on this morning's events. Just thinking about all that happened made me blush. I'm going to dinner with THE Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus, he asked for me to call him Ben. But, all in can think about is why me? There is a whole bunch of beautiful celebrities he could go for, and yet he chooses me? I just don't get it. My phone buzzed again interrupting my thoughts.
Thank you, I'm flattered. It's nice to hear nice things once in a while.
Who was I playing?
Are you free tomorrow night? Say around 9PM?
Ben x
Nice to hear nice things once in a while? What does that mean? Are people telling him mean things? I only read one bad article about him. One bad article, out of the thousands of really good ones. He's an amazing actor, why would someone said something rude? I immediately sent a reply. What does that mean?
I hope I didn't say anything to upset you. I only hear good things about you. You are an amazing actor and person, according to the past conversations we've had. You deserve to hear only the best things.
You were the magnificent Sherlock Holmes. There was a marathon of Series 3 on BBC. Lily and I watched it together. It was amazing, even after I've seen every episode 4 times each. I missed Moriarty. Was he as good of a kisser as you?
P.S. I am free tomorrow night. Where are we going?
P.P.S. I just want you to know, that whatever happens between us, you can always talk to me. I'll always be here.
Salma x
I pressed send, and I started to feel bad for Benedict. He is such an amazing actor, but not that many people actually acknowledge it, besides the Sherlock fans. I even saw on People magazine an article on "The hottest "ugly" guys we all love". Benedict was first on the list, and after was Tom. I couldn't believe my eyes. Benedict and Tom are both beautiful actors and I have the pleasure of meeting them both, and even going to dinner with one. I started to feel my eyes water. Then my phone vibrated.
No, no, it was nothing you said. It's all very flattering but sometimes I just feel like I'm not good enough.
I'm glad you like Series 3. It was my favourite series to make.
4 times? I sense a true Sherlock fan.
Andrew Scott is an amazing guy. No one can play Moriarty better than him. I'll tell you about the kiss tomorrow.
P.S. Wear a dress. It's a surprise.
P.P.S. You're the first person to ever tell me that. Thank you. I really appreciate it.
B.C. x
Benedict's message made me smile again. He was so cute, even through texts. It hurts me to know that he feels that he isn't good enough. I don't think I want to ask him why he feels that way. I should let him tell me when the time is right. I wouldn't want to strike a nerve. I started typing out my message.
Moriarty is my favourite character, after Sherlock and Irene.
I cried when Mary shot Sherlock. I honestly thought Sherlock was going to die. Lily and I were sobbing on the floor. But then Mycroft and Molly to the rescue.
I honestly ship Sherlolly (Sherlock and Molly) more than anything. Molly needs some Sherlock loving, if he even knows how to love.
But what Sherlock did to Janine was amazing. I never really liked her, and you faked a relationship with her. I cried when she kissed you. I wished it was me. Looks like my wish came true.
P.S. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
P.P.S. You are more than enough to me.
Salma x
I pressed send, and I set my phone down on the sink as I got up and grabbed the towel on the chair. I blew out all the candles, and I walked back into my room, holding my phone. I tried to look around for a dress to wear tomorrow, but I didn't find one. Maybe I should just ask Lily for one, she has a whole bunch of nice dresses. I put on an oversized shirt and some pajama pants and I walked into the living room to find Lily texting.
"Who are you texting?" I asked Lily while sitting down beside her.
"Tom. He wants to us both to go out to breakfast with him tomorrow morning. You want to come?" Lily asked me. Should I go? Maybe Tom wants some alone time with Lily. No, I shouldn't go. I wouldn't want to be the third wheel.
"Lily, are you honestly telling me to go with you on a date?" I asked Lily.
"What? No, this isn't a date! He just wants to meet up and have some breakfast-" Lily interrupted herself when she finally noticed that it was a date. "Oh my god. He asked me on a date?" Lily couldn't believe it. Her face lit up like a light bulb.
"Obviously! You have to go! Benedict and I both noticed the way he looked at you yesterday. He. Likes. You." I told Lily, hugging her. "Now do you still want me to come with you tomorrow?" I asked Lily breaking the hug.
"Hell no! It's finally time for me to shine! You have to help me pick something to wear!" Lily said dragging me into her room, where you huge walk-in closet was.
"Yeah, about that. Do you think you could lend me a dress? Benedict wants to take me out to dinner tomorrow night, and I don't have anything nice in my closet." I asked Lily when we arrived to our destination.
"Of course! Where are you guys going? Do you want something sexy? Flirty? Sultry?" Lily asked looking through her clothes.
"I don't know; a little bit of everything, I guess." I asked, looking a bit worried. I didn't have any extra money to spend on a new dress. I really do hope she has one.
"Yes! I have to perfect one!" Lily said taking out a beautiful black dress. It was an open back lace dress. It was absolutely gorgeous.
"It's beautiful."
"Try it on!" Lily said ushering me into her bathroom. I put on the dress, and it was a perfect fit. I look in the mirror, and I couldn't believe my eyes. My body looked perfect in the dress. It showed the perfect amount of leg, and a good amount of skin on my back. I walked out of the bathroom and Lily's expression made me blush.
"You. Look. AMAZING! You look better than I do in that dress. Look at your boobs! They look great!" Lily said walking around me, examining me in the dress.
"Really?" I said shyly. I never wore something like this before, but it felt really nice to.
"Of course! Do you think I would lie to you? Oh, Benedict is going to LOVE the way you look tomorrow." Lily said jumping up and down. I looked at myself in the mirror again, and Irene gave me an approving nod.
"Thank you, Lily. Thank you for everything." I told Lily giving her a bear hug. It's because of her my dream of meeting Benedict Cumberbatch came true, and now i'm going to dinner with him tomorrow night!
"You are more than welcome. You look amazing. I'm happy you're happy." Lily said hugging me back.
"Well, it's late, and you have a big morning tomorrow. Did you pick out what you're going to wear?" I asked Lily.
"Yeah; I'm going to wear something casual, with some light makeup. It is only breakfast..." Lily said closing her closet.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. Anyway, you should get some sleep. Thanks again for the dress. I'll give it back to you after dinner tomorrow." I told Lily shimmying out of the dress and putting my clothes back on.
"You know what? Keep it. You look better than I do in it. Take it like a birthday gift, since I didn't get you anything." Lily said taking my hand.
"Really? Oh thank you, you're the best friend I could ever have." I told Lily while giving her another hug.
"I know! Now get out, I need my beauty sleep." Lily said winking at me. I walked out of her room holding the dress. I had the perfect shoes to go with it also. Tomorrow is going to be perfect.