When I had collected my breath, I moved gingerly to the back of the building. There had to be a back entrance.Found it!The parking area looked empty. Unless someone was in the car watching me break into the building. No it wouldn’t be breaking in, I had a keycard.As I walked to the door, I prayed it would work.I pressed it to the door and waited for the click.ClickI sighed and pushed the door, sliding between, before I shut it. Now I just had to find room B4. I weaved around the building, doing my best to avoid passing workers. Finally, I found the door I was looking for.When I walked it, I was stunned by all the activities. Everyone seemed to be busy with something that I looked odd just standing there.A man walked past me going through a list, unaware of the intruder-me. I needed to find the audition area.I heard a booming voice from a microphone.“Again Felicity. I need you to show passion. That man opposite you is the love of your life; I need to know it from looking at y
“To the main lead.” Hannah said and raised her shot glass.” This outing was another one of her ideas, after I told her about the successs of my forced interview.Even now it felt unreal that my plan had worked. “Ehyyyyy” Lily chanted but blushed and looked away when Jace glared at her like she was an alien. I smacked his head and rolled my eyes, “can you stop bullying my sister? Let her be happy for me.” Then to my sister, “Lily, I don’t care if we’re celebrating the birth of Christ, you’re not drinking alcohol in front of me.” I chided as I motioned for her to drop her full glass.She grumbled but did as she was told. Hannah chuckled. “There’s apple juice if you want, I’ll make a mocktail for you. Lets go get some fancy cups.” She offered, and Lily’s smile returned.“Look at you, you’re glowing.” Jace said while Lily and Hannah were gone.“Why wouldn’t I be, I just got the job of the century!”“Just admit you’re happy that you’ll still see my face.” He joked.My smile faltered re
Jace was darn near bursting, it momentarily got my mind off my own dilemma. Jace being mad was definitely a favorite pastime.“She is not. My sister.” He said stiffly, just as Lily’s cheeks colored.Jeremy’s laughter died down as he looked between them, no doubt embarrassed he made the mistake.“She's actually mine…” I added with a sympathetic smile. “Oh, my bad…The way they were arguing, I thought…my mistake.”“It’s nothing to worry about.” I assured him. “Right, Jace?”“Nothing.” “I mean, if we’re being sentimental she would be a perfect little sister to you.” I grinned at him. “Thank God she’s not, I would’ve shipped her to France.”“I’d rather be in France than here with you.” Lily muttered as she chipped pieces of the table.Hannah turned the concoction she was making into one of the empty glasses and pushed it towards Lily and winked. She muttered her thanks. “I should return these, in case the bartender needs ‘em.” She packed up the shakers and hurried away from the table.
Pierce stepped out of the shadows as he pushed his phone into his pocket. “Myra, I apologize for not being here to welcome you. I had to take a call.” He slowed to a stop opposite me.My heart sped up and I was arrested by his piercing gaze. The fairy lights cast a glow behind him giving him a look of an God with a halo around his head. A rugged one that would only drag me into the debts of hell.His hands rose gently to my face and caressed my nose gently, chasing the thought of him as a deity to the back of my mind.“Did you just boop my nose?”His lips twitched upwards in humor. “I thought you spaced out. You look beautiful as always.”I looked down at my pants, sweater and sneakers combo. It was hardly what Pierce would classify as beautiful, but I smiled. A compliment was a compliment. “So, what are we doing here?”He stepped to the side giving me a proper view of the gazebo again. Then he waved his hand like he was ushering me forward. Fighting the flutters in my stomach I wa
“Today really sucks huh?” Hannah sympathized. I let out a disgruntled breath in response. Since I joined her at our spot, I had planted my head permanently on the table with my eyes closed. To open them would mean I acknowledged my existence, and if I did, then my thoughts would stray to my evening with Pierce. And God, I wanted nothing more than to forget how willingly I gave myself to him. “And you refuse to tell me what Pierce did this time?” She poked my arm with a perfectly manicured finger.“I don’t wanna talk about it.” My voice came out muffled.“Gelato?”I propped my head up with my palms and watched as she gently pushed a bowl towards me. Pistacchio flavored. I grabbed a spoon.“You’re not ready to talk about Pierce, so let’s talk about work.”I let out a defeated groan and planted my head on the table again. Hannah chuckled, “Oh come on.”“My life so far has been one mistake after the other.”“Oof, that’s a bit harsh.”I raised my head. “I went through my script, Hannah
I shrugged and pulled him along. The conference room contained over two dozen people. Excitement buzzed the air as we all waited for O’Malley’s briefing. “Oh my God, that’s Sophia Bennett!” Jeremy gasped, tapping me in excitement. “She was in my favorite show. Too bad they had to end it prematurely. And now I’ll never know if Brady was in love with Sylvia or Jesse.” He sighed dramatically.“You could ask her.”“Why didn’t t I think of that?”I chuckled and glanced around the room in search of one man.“O’Malley’s not here?”“He was, but he had a bad coughing fit and left for a bit. But he’ll be out in…” -he checked his phone- “two minutes.”“How about Jace? I can’t see him.”“He stepped out after O’Malley. Speak of the devil.”I turned towards the door and found Jace weaving his way to us at a leisurely pace. He stopped beside me. “Room looks fuller than when I left.”“How’s your sister by the way?” Jeremy asked. “I heard we’re shooting stunt scenes first. We could sneak her in on o
I blinked rapidly, no I wasn’t seeing things, it was really her.“Did you say… assistant director?” I asked. Her eyes met mine, accompanied by a gentle unsure smile. I understood why she glanced in my direction before introducing Tami. If she had done her research, then she had probably seen the rumors about me and Pierce.“Yeah, apparently her parents encouraged her to put her degree to use. I can’t tell if she approached O’Malley or he approached her.” She shrugged. “But I have a hunch that says she’s one of the sponsors for this film.”Sophia spoke animatedly while Tami smiled sweetly and listened. I stopped hearing Bianca’s words, the ringing in my ear, overshadowing the noise around me. So far Tami had only wielded Pierce’s attention to hurt me, both of us on set would be bad for me.My mind flashed to my evening with Pierce and I winced. Was this going to be a regular for the three of us?“Okay everyone, grab a seat around the table.” Rhonda announced. I didn’t notice when O’Ma
O’Malley’s words had brewed a new worry for me, and for the dozenth time during my pregnancy I got nervous. As Lily got ready in the room, I chatted with Hannah in the kitchen. I moved my head to the side to make sure Lily wasn’t coming out before I raised my top up to show her my belly.“Look at me, do I look pregnant to you?”“Myra, I just think you have a little Houdini, it’s perfectly normal. A simple google search would tell you that.” she scrolled through her phone. “This is like a cryptic pregnancy.”“Isn’t that like, bad?” “No, I don’t think so…”She tugged on the hem of her T-shirt and my eyes were drawn to the texts scrawled across. ‘I watch you while you sleep.’ A gift from Damien, no doubt. These two were kooky. “You should see a doctor if it’s bothering you so much. They’ll put your fears to rest.”“I know, this week had me choked up with rehearsals. I’m glad it’s over, and I’ve made an appointment already.“My phone rang in my bag and I rushed to get it. With reh