𝒯here was tension, there was emotion, you felt a knot in your chest until you heard his name. The whole room heard it.

Albert Schmid!

The room erupted in applause, and you turned your head with a huge smile toward him, who was sitting next to you. His eyes met yours, and he gave you a quick kiss on the lips before getting up from his seat. He walked onto the stage and received the golden award, then approached the microphone and cleared his throat before speaking.

His speech wasn't very long; he thanked his family, his team, and the actors. The usual. He also didn't forget to thank you, the star of his project and now also his fiancée, finally revealing the fact that you were about to get married, which had only been a rumor until then. You could already see tomorrow's headlines about it, since your relationship had been controversial from the start. A rising young actress was dating the director of her latest film, who was twice her age and had already been divorced.

He returned to her seat after the speech, and as the ceremony ended, they walked down the red carpet again, where the winners were speaking with the press.

Albert held your waist with one hand and the award with the other. A reporter asked him one last question: “This is a great achievement for your career. How are you going to celebrate tonight?”

— “With a bottle of wine, and the love of my life.” — he said with a short laugh. Nothing could wipe the smile off his face. — “That’s all I need.”

You had never seen Albert like this, smiling for the cameras and paparazzis he usually detested, but now he proudly showed off his girl and the award he had been waiting for.

A photographer approached to take some pictures of the couple, and Albert raised the award in his hand as he pulled you closer, kissing you on the lips. He couldn't wait to see those photos tomorrow in the gossip magazines you liked.