After reading Flowerbud's fic I thought I would try something similar…a fic about actors who are really in love with each other behind the scenes. I am using Ellen and Patrick due to their awesome chemistry…but am not using real names from their actual personal lives (i.e. not their real spouses or bf's names) to make it clear that this is clearly fictional…I don't condone people having affairs, or marriages breaking up, etc…so…here goes…
(Patrick sighed as he rushed to his car in the driveway of his L.A home…ugh…another audition…he dreaded it…he dreaded all of them these days…too many doors slammed in his face…too much rejection, and it was a TV program, he'd rather do movies…but Peter Horton was the director, which was promising, and he needed the work. The first audition for the part had gone well…he had been convinced that the show's creator had hated him, but he had gotten a call back, this time to test with the actress that was already cast in the female lead…he entered the studio…flashing his charming smile at the receptionist, who pointed him toward a room down the hall.)
Receptionist: They'll be with you shortly.
Patrick: Ok (with another smile she blushed and rushed back to her desk…he entered the room…a long table with 4 empty chairs behind it…and a sofa facing the table with a petite blond woman sitting on it…reading a script. She looked up…shot him a smile…he remembered thinking she was cute…as she walked over to him, extending her hand.)
Ellen: Hi…I'm Ellen.
Patrick: Patrick.
Ellen: (blushing and nodding) I know…I'm a big fan.
Patrick: Well, thank you. And you're the girl from…
Ellen: Moonlight Mile….yes. And now apparently I'm the girl from Grey's Anatomy…so…
Patrick: You've already been cast? Well, congratulations. So, I should be nice to you...make sure that I'm the actor that you want to work with. (both laughing)
Ellen: You shouldn't have to work too hard for that. (a cute giggle as she handed him the script that Peter had left for him) They said we have 15 minutes to rehearse…(Patrick didn't need to review the script…he had gotten a copy the day before…so he put the time to better use trying to get comfortable with the actress, hoping they would test well together.)
(they chatted….small talk really…he found her endearing…and those eyes, she had a sparkle in her eyes that he instantly was drawn to…and her laugh…he seemed to make her nervous, so she kept giggling…which made him laugh as well. The fifteen minutes flew by as Shonda, Peter, Betsy and an ABC exec entered the room and took their seats at the table…Patrick and Ellen seated on the couch.)
Peter: Good to see you again Patrick.
Patrick: Thank you.
Shonda: I see you've met Ellen.
Patrick: (he looked down at her…both sharing a smile of two people that were old friends) Yes. (Shonda and Peter shared a glance as well, both noticing the chemistry between the couple immediately.)