helped themselves.
“This is
great pizza.” Ryan said picking up another three slices.
“Anyone
fancy a swim before we start again”
“I’m good
thanks.” Kaitlyn said quickly.
“Sound’s
great” Ryan and her dad agreed.
“I tell you
what, Ryan, why don’t you go find some towels and swimwear from the cupboard
upstairs and you two can swim while we carry on with the scripts.”
Ryan ran
upstairs and I took Kaitlyn into my living room.
“So do you
think you’re prepared yet?”
“I’m ok
here, but I don’t think I’ll be able to do it in front of all those people
though.”
“There’s
nothing to it. You sang in front of everyone.”
“I’m a
musician, that’s almost second nature. You saw me after Howard’s show. I’m not
made to be famous.”
“Then why
did you agree to come here and be in a Hollywood movie?” I laughed.
“Don’t laugh
at me. Everyone thought it was a good idea. Jake managed to persuade me when I
was distracted on Friday, and he got Aaron to call them straight away before I
changed my mind.”
“That was
mean of him” God that man was an arsehole.
“Mean? Are
we five?” She laughed. “Jake isn’t that bad.”
“Really?” I
joked, not meaning to be funny at all.
“Do you have
a thing against Jake?”
“No” I lied.
“Because if
it’s about that phone call you called him at midnight, he had the right to be
pissed, it was midnight.”
“It wasn’t
midnight.”
“It wasn’t
midnight in LA. It was definitely midnight in my English village.”
“Oh”
“Yeah. Oh.
He’ll come around. You just need to impress him with your awesome acting
skills. He’s a sucker for famous people.”
“In that
case, we better go over some more then.”
“Hey. Mr
Smith. What are you doing here?”
“Just
hanging.”
“At
Michael’s pool party?”
“Actually
could we give up for the day? I think my lack of sleep may be catching up with
me.”
“How long
have you been awake for?”
“I think
about thirty hours.”
“Seriously?”
“I drank a
lot of red bull.”
“You’re not
kidding are you? Pass me your phone.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m
a known stalker. Why do you think? You need my number so you can give me a call
next time you decide to show two hours early.”
She typed
something in and handed me her phone.
“Maybe you
could give me the tour of LA sometime? I promise that my dad won’t come this
time.”
“What about
Jake?”
“His in
England still.”
“Won’t he
mind?”
“Why would
he?”
“Isn’t he
your boyfriend?” Maybe I’d read Kaitlyn wrong, but I was sure this girl was
hitting on me.
“No. I could
have been wrong, but I was almost certain you were sitting next to me when I
told everybody this. Sorry. I just thought that we’d had a good time today. I’m
not often comfortable with strangers. Let’s just forget I said anything.”
Kaitlyn
started to walk away.
“I didn’t
say no, Kaitlyn. I asked if you had a boyfriend.”
“So…”
“So I’d love
to show you around.”
“Thanks.
You’re going to need my number then.”
“I have your
number already.”
“That’s
Jake’s number. We don’t have anyone call me directly, Dad and Jake handle
everything. Even Aaron only has my number for emergencies.”
“How comes?”
“They are
all over protective. Jake’s the worst, I don’t mind. He’s looking out for me.”
“If you
don’t mind me asking, who is Jake to you? You freaked out on the show because
he wasn’t there. No offence but that’s not a normal reaction to stage fright.”
“Jake is my
best friend. We were brought up together so he’s my brother really.” She looked
through her phone. “Mr Smith?” She glanced up at me.
“That’s me.
I figured that Jamie Stark just isn’t mysterious enough. Besides you’re Missy
Jones on my phone or Jake is anyway. I’ll have to rename you something else. So
I’ll give you a ring one day in the week?”
“I’d like
that,
“This is
great pizza.” Ryan said picking up another three slices.
“Anyone
fancy a swim before we start again”
“I’m good
thanks.” Kaitlyn said quickly.
“Sound’s
great” Ryan and her dad agreed.
“I tell you
what, Ryan, why don’t you go find some towels and swimwear from the cupboard
upstairs and you two can swim while we carry on with the scripts.”
Ryan ran
upstairs and I took Kaitlyn into my living room.
“So do you
think you’re prepared yet?”
“I’m ok
here, but I don’t think I’ll be able to do it in front of all those people
though.”
“There’s
nothing to it. You sang in front of everyone.”
“I’m a
musician, that’s almost second nature. You saw me after Howard’s show. I’m not
made to be famous.”
“Then why
did you agree to come here and be in a Hollywood movie?” I laughed.
“Don’t laugh
at me. Everyone thought it was a good idea. Jake managed to persuade me when I
was distracted on Friday, and he got Aaron to call them straight away before I
changed my mind.”
“That was
mean of him” God that man was an arsehole.
“Mean? Are
we five?” She laughed. “Jake isn’t that bad.”
“Really?” I
joked, not meaning to be funny at all.
“Do you have
a thing against Jake?”
“No” I lied.
“Because if
it’s about that phone call you called him at midnight, he had the right to be
pissed, it was midnight.”
“It wasn’t
midnight.”
“It wasn’t
midnight in LA. It was definitely midnight in my English village.”
“Oh”
“Yeah. Oh.
He’ll come around. You just need to impress him with your awesome acting
skills. He’s a sucker for famous people.”
“In that
case, we better go over some more then.”
“Hey. Mr
Smith. What are you doing here?”
“Just
hanging.”
“At
Michael’s pool party?”
“Actually
could we give up for the day? I think my lack of sleep may be catching up with
me.”
“How long
have you been awake for?”
“I think
about thirty hours.”
“Seriously?”
“I drank a
lot of red bull.”
“You’re not
kidding are you? Pass me your phone.”
“Why?”
“Because I’m
a known stalker. Why do you think? You need my number so you can give me a call
next time you decide to show two hours early.”
She typed
something in and handed me her phone.
“Maybe you
could give me the tour of LA sometime? I promise that my dad won’t come this
time.”
“What about
Jake?”
“His in
England still.”
“Won’t he
mind?”
“Why would
he?”
“Isn’t he
your boyfriend?” Maybe I’d read Kaitlyn wrong, but I was sure this girl was
hitting on me.
“No. I could
have been wrong, but I was almost certain you were sitting next to me when I
told everybody this. Sorry. I just thought that we’d had a good time today. I’m
not often comfortable with strangers. Let’s just forget I said anything.”
Kaitlyn
started to walk away.
“I didn’t
say no, Kaitlyn. I asked if you had a boyfriend.”
“So…”
“So I’d love
to show you around.”
“Thanks.
You’re going to need my number then.”
“I have your
number already.”
“That’s
Jake’s number. We don’t have anyone call me directly, Dad and Jake handle
everything. Even Aaron only has my number for emergencies.”
“How comes?”
“They are
all over protective. Jake’s the worst, I don’t mind. He’s looking out for me.”
“If you
don’t mind me asking, who is Jake to you? You freaked out on the show because
he wasn’t there. No offence but that’s not a normal reaction to stage fright.”
“Jake is my
best friend. We were brought up together so he’s my brother really.” She looked
through her phone. “Mr Smith?” She glanced up at me.
“That’s me.
I figured that Jamie Stark just isn’t mysterious enough. Besides you’re Missy
Jones on my phone or Jake is anyway. I’ll have to rename you something else. So
I’ll give you a ring one day in the week?”
“I’d like
that,
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