Page 106 of Game on, Love

“It’s in your room—aah!”

A laugh left my lips as her words turned into a scream, and I lifted her again.

“Stop doing this!” She grumbled, though as a giggle slipped out, I couldn’t help but grin as I climbed the stairs steadily.

“I’m just making sure you don’t change your mind.”

“I wasnevergoing to change my mind!”

She muttered under her breath as I reached the top step. My eyes went in the direction of Rihaan’s room first before I set her down gently and turned her in my hold. He hadn’t been home in a couple of days, because of his shoot, but his door was open today.

Raina frowned, too, noticing it. She whispered like we were doing something we weren’t supposed to. “I thought he wasn’t home.”

“Me too.”

We both stood there in the hallway, unsure what to do, when she nudged me in the direction. “Go check if he is.”

I blinked. “Why me?”

“I haven’t been inside his room before, and I also don’t want to.”

“And you think I want to?” I shot back, a half laugh leaving me.

She shrugged. “You have no choice.”

I rubbed a hand over my face before walking towards his room. I knocked just to be safe, but when I heard nothing, I poked my head in and scanned the familiar but mirrored version of my room.

“He is back, but he isn’t home,” I replied, and she lifted her hand, making me pause.

“Check his bathroom.”

I groaned. “Gorgeous, C’mon.”

“Sure, leave it. That is if you want him to find out about us this way and not actually from us,” she shrugged, her voice teasing, but it made me pause anyway.

I recovered quickly, stepping into his room to check his bathroom before walking back out feeling like I’d committed a crime.

“What was that look on your face?” She asked, her lips pulled in a corner.

“We can talk about it after we do this,” I replied, and she weighed her options for a second before shrugging.

“Okay, close your eyes.”

I cocked a brow, making her shake her head before obliging.

“Don’t peek!”

“Wouldn’t dream of it,” I replied, amused.

She tugged on my hand as she pulled me towards my room. I heard her open the door, and once we were both inside shut it behind us.

“Okay, open.”

My eyes shot open, and I froze. The room wasn’t transformed; it wasn’t over the top, but a couple of balloons hung from the ceiling with pictures from different matches with Rihaan, some with Noah and Sameer, while the rest were withmy parents. A bunting banner that hung over the sofa I had in the corner that read ‘Happy Birthday’, along with a couple of things wrapped up.

“I know it’s tomorrow, and you didn’t want to do anything, but well, there’s something for tonight, so…” She pulled on the hem of her sleeve as she watched my reaction.

I had about fifty different questions in my head, but I settled on the most important one. “How did you even know?”