Chapter 1:

" C'mon you're gonna get us late!" The ginger haired shouted while knocking loudly on the room's door.

" Okay okay. Jeez no need to shout Katie. You know what? Why don't you just go ahead before me. I don't want you to be late and-" The brunette started speaking from the other side, but was cut mid-sentence by the sound of her room's door being burst open. The sudden action startled her to the point of making her fall painfully on the ground. An angry look spread across her face as she turned around to face whomever did such thing. However her expression soon changed to one of irritation once her best friend stood in front of her.

" Valeria Carla Rossi Smith! If you one more time try to run away from this double date, I will make you choke on a whole bag of coconut candy and let you die." Katherine warned with a glare the taller one who was still on the wooden floor.

" Ew. No thank you." Valeria made a disgusted face as images of her last allergic reaction to the fruit appeared in her mind. " That's not a cool way to die."

" Then move your butt and let's get going if we don't wanna miss our ride."

" Fine mamma." The tall brunette huffed as her shorter friend pulled her out of the appartment and towards the fancy building's doors. Once the two young women stood outside, Valeria started fixing the wrinkles on her dress with her now free hands. She wore a short blue silk dress with her signature leather jacket, and at her feet were a pair of black Stiletto heels. Katherine on the other hand was in a black halter dress, and red as blood Platforms that made her slightly taller which led to her being almost at the same height as her best friend.

They stood there in silence. And although they didn't have to wait for long, the summer night's chilly air sent shivers all along Katherine's spine, making her hairs stand on end. The young woman cursed herself internally for allowing the earlier weather fool her into giving up on that warm silver colored shawl. Noticing that, Valeria held her friend closer, hoping to warm her up with her own body heat. A few minutes later, a class e Mercedes Benz drove by a nicely dressed middle aged man pulled in front of them.

" Look our ride is here. Let's get inside before I freeze." Katherine spoke as she got out of her friend's embrace and walked towards the black matte car. " No Val you are not staying!" She warned the taller girl, who stood in her spot, not daring to move an inch. " Get. In. Now." The red-head ordered through gritted teeth while pointing to the vehicle's open door.

Valeria only sighed heavily in response and slowly made her way inside the car. The young woman was forced into this double date with her best friend, her fiance and his friend, and you can say that she wasn't looking forward to it. Katherine swore that he was a good person and that he would be great company which the brunette didn't doubt at all. She knew her best friend would never introduce her to someone bad. The issue was that Valeria didn't do relationships. Like ever. To her, you had to be completely in love with the other person to fully commit to them. Easy right? Well for her it isn't. The young woman didn't believe in love and had never actually commited to one person. Sure, she had her fair shares of hook-ups once in a while, a girl has her own needs to fulfil. Valeria Rossi was a very known acress in the United States and Italy. However, she never felt something for any of them and didn't ever expect herself to. Rumors were always spread around about her and her possible 'boyfriends'. They were brought up at multiple occasions when she did interviews, but the young italian actress has managed to dodge them continuously. Valeria never gave them the slightest attention, although they sometimes could bother her. She was thankful for what she's become today, yet she couldn't help the uneasy feelings she got when her name made the headlines because of something so dumb and personal. This negative side of Hollywood got on her nerves at times but the young actress controlled her emotions, just like her mother had taught her...

The two girls had met years ago, at the airport a few weeks after their graduation. They were both leaving their hometown for New York, to NYU to be more precise where both of them had been accepted. For most of the flight, the newly graduates got to know each other more. One thing led to another, and next thing they knew, they were sharing an apartment and looking after each other. Valeria had pursued a master degree in biochemistry while Katherine on the other hand, managed to have one in business administration. Today they were both realizing their dreams and going through their purple patch. The brunette had starred in many movies. As for the ginger haired, she had her own company, Blake Industries, that was slowly rising among other successful companies in the states. That is also where she met her prince charming: Benjamin Grace. It was back when she still worked in her father's company. Benjamin was representing one of their clients in a meeting and well, both couldn't keep their eyes off each other. It took them a couple of dates before they decided to make it official, and since then, everything was great.

Valeria was really content for them, she's never seen her bestfriend that happy. But sometimes she just couldn't help but curse Benjamin for being that good of a lover. Because since the two lovers floated on their happy clouds, the wingwoman in Katherine came to life. It started off nicely at first, just a few comments here and there about how good she looked with her co-workers. The actress would just laugh at her, reminding her that she was crazy. However the situation didn't remain that harmless. The double-dates started and Katie always had a trick up her sleeve, using it to convince her bestfriend into coming. Not always though, Valeria can be quite the hard headed.

Inside the fancy car, unlike the usual, the two friends sat on the opposite ends of each other. Katherine was on her phone, texting her fiancee and informing him that they were finaly on their way to the restaurant. Valeria on the other hand was gazing through the smoked glass, watching the lonely moon stand out between the shining stars. And although the young woman has been to the fashion capital of the world several times, she couldn't help herself but admire its beauty. The actress was trying her best to enjoy those few moments of sweet silence, because she knew how her best friend can never stay silent for long. And as predicted, after a few minutes of calming music playing in the background, Katherine spoke.

"Look Val, I don't want you to stay mad at me for something this stupid. I promise it won't be as bad as the past ones-"

" So you admit they were horrible?" Valeria cut her off, silently praying that the red-head didn't notice the small twitch at the end of her lips.

" That is not the point!" the older girl huffed, completely ignorant to her bestfriend's amused question tone. " Anyway, like I told you before Nicolàs is a very nice and smart young man, just your type. And don't worry, Ben and I would be there the whole time."

" Na uh, don't make promises you won't keep. I am a 100% sure that at some point, you both would hide somewhere and start eating each other's faces off." Valeria kept teasing with a straight face, while Katherine felt her cheeks redden with embarassement. She loved how naïve her ride or die could be sometimes, so she used it to her advantage as a way of revenge.

"We don't do that!"the older woman protested after gaining some composure.

" Do I have to remind you of that one time when we were all out together, and we stopped at the gaz station so I could use the rest room. I was gone for only ten minutes!"

" Well you do know that when the car is rocking you don't come knocking. So it's your fault you didn't get it." With a smug look and still red cheeks, Katherine explained.

"Since when did you become such a nymphomaniac. Ugh I am disappointed in you child-" Valeria started "lecturing" her best friend but was soon cut off.

" Mi dispiace interrompere la signorina Rossi, ma siamo arrivati. ( Sorry to interrupt miss Rossi but we have arrived)" The italian driver spoke all of a sudden while parking the car in front of a beautifully designed restaurant building.

" Ebenne Alessandro, grazie ancora! Ci vediamo domattina. ( It's okay Alessandro, thank you again! I'll see you in the morning)" The young actress thanked him as she opened the car's door, earning a warm smile from the older man. Once out, she held out her hand to help her best friend out of the vehicle. Katherine sped walked inside as soon as her heels hit the ground, running from the chilly breeze that Valeria loved so much. She didn't even bother to look if her best friend was following her and just stopped walking once she was sure she was safe from the cold. A few seconds later, the red-head felt a presence to her side and right away knew that it was her italian friend.

" You still won't teach me italian?" Katie spoke up while turning to face the brunette who was taking off her jacket and gave it to the waiting waiter to whom she just gave a gentle nod, before he took off.

" Nope. I still don't get how you can't even form a coherent sentence when you've spent more than ten years with me. You even joined me everytime I came here for the last three." Valeria chuckled lightly while shaking her head disapprovingly.

" First of all, I only came here for business and fashion. And second of all, you people speak way too fast for me to catch up with you." Now the young business woman looked like a child with her pouting lips and crossed arms.

" No we don't, you're just stupid." The actress insisted with a mocking tone. She snorted when she heard Katherine gasp. The shorter one got ready to charge at her best friend when she felt a strong hand squeeze her shoulder lightly. A squeal left her mouth from surprise, but once she turned around a wide smile formed on her face.

" Benjamin!" Valeria shouted before hiding behind Katherine's confused fiance. "Your crazy girlfriend was about to kill me before you came."

" Hey I'm not crazy! And I'm his fiancee not girlfriend, see this ring?" Katherine explained annoyed like this wasn't the first time her best friend messed with her this way. She shoved her ring finger to Val's face and lightly slapped her when retrieving her hand back.

" Oh no you didn't-" The younger one gasped and tried to hit her friend back but couldn't because the young man stood between them.

" Okay kids, how about we keep this fight for later and try to be more polite with our guest." The tall blond smiled at them while nodding his head towards a young man standing a few feet from them with an amused look. Katherine smiled at Nicolàs, before walking towards him to greet him properly. Her fiance followed her thinking that Valeria was right behind, when in reality she took her phone out and busied herself with some emails that needed to be responded. Those few moments of them forgetting about her felt like pure bliss to her. However, they didn't last long as usual since her best friend called her to join them for introductions.