Day 2

The next day at work, both Lea and Cory acted like nothing ever happened. They went back to their old routine of being strictly professional when the camera was rolling, then not so secretly flirting when the cameras were off. They thought they were being subtle, but everyone else on set knew how much they wanted each other; they just couldn't admit it to themselves. As Lea was rehearsing a few scenes in her dressing room, she felt a pair of hands on her waist. Before she turned around, the person whispered in her ear.

"Miss me?" She turned around to find Cory giving her another one of his signature smirks.

"You miss people when they're gone. You never leave me alone," she stated as she walked over to the couch.

"When are you going to admit that you have feelings for me?" He sighed and walked over to sit next to her.

"I have no clue what you are talking about Cory." She played coy and continued looking at her script although she wasn't able to focus. The way he smelled; it was intoxicating. She couldn't describe it. It was hard for her to focus her attention on anything else.

"Lea, you didn't get jealous over nothing last night." She rolled her eyes.

"I thought we weren't going to bring that up."

"Well frankly I feel we need to discuss it. You know you have feelings for me whether you want to admit it or not." She looked up at him and quickly realized that was a mistake. His eyes were enough to make anybody melt. He had just enough scruff on his face that it drove Lea crazy. But the way he was looking at her sent her over the edge. She couldn't take her eyes off of him.

"Uh what were we talking about again?" She shook her head as if all the thoughts she was having about him right now were just going to go away.

"Last night." He arched his eyebrow in confusion at her.

"Right." Her eyes stayed locked on him. As soon as he made eye contact with her, her heart jumped. It sent tingles down her spine. He leaned in closer, but she didn't move away. She knew what he would do next but this time she wouldn't push him away. She wanted it to happen. Before she knew it his lips were moving as one with hers. It sent shockwaves through her body. All she wanted to do was continue to kiss him. She instantly wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. He put a hand on the small of her back; deepening the kiss. She liked what was happening. She didn't want it to stop. He felt the exact same way. He figured when he kissed her, she'd just reject him again making up another lame excuse. But she was actually kissing him back. It shocked him more than anything and only further proved his theory that she wanted him as much as he wanted her. She laid back on the couch, pulling him on top of her. It seemed like this was going to go a lot further than either of them thought but they didn't mind. Just then they heard a knock on the door quickly followed by a voice.

"Lea, I need…" Mark walked in just as Lea pushed Cory away. His eyes widened at the sight. "I'll just leave you guys alone." He smirked, about to head out the door.

"No, its fine, I was just leaving." Cory quickly stood up and walked out of the door.

"Wanna tell me what that was about?" He walked over to her.

"I don't want to talk about it," she blushed deeply; clearly embarrassed."

"I knew it was only a matter of time before one of us walked in on you two." He shrugged playfully. "I always thought it'd be in the trailers, but dressing room's work too."

"Mark, that is not funny!" She hid her face. "This is so embarrassing. I can't believe this just happened." Mark squeezed Lea's shoulder gently, pulling her into a hug.

"Can I tell you something without you getting all offended?"

"Depends on what it is." He paused for a minute before she talked again. "Fine, go ahead."

"Why don't you just admit that you have feelings for him already so we can all move on with it? It's kind of sickening how much you guys flirt." She pushed him away.

"We do not flirt! Well he flirts with me, but I do not flirt back." Mark laughed at that.

"Are you kidding me? You two think you're being all subtle and cute, but it's annoying how you two just don't get together already." She looked up at him.

"And everybody thinks this?"

"We all /know/ so."

"It would be a lot easier to admit if I knew he wasn't going to break my heart." Lea sighed.

"What makes you think that? Lea, nobody knows what's going to happen in the future. But do you honestly think Cory's that kind of guy? Sure he flirts with a lot of girls, but it's harmless. I can tell when Cory really likes a girl and trust me, I know he likes you. A lot. You should give him a chance." Mark squeezed her shoulders lightly, standing up to leave the room. "Just think about it Lea." He left her to her thoughts. She sighed deeply and lay back on the couch.

Later that afternoon, Lea was on her way to a photo shoot when she was stopped by Cory.

"Where are you going?" He questioned.

"I have to be at a photo shoot in 20 minutes. So if you're done with the interrogation, I need to go." She tried to push past him, but he grabbed her arm.

"How are you gonna get there?" He smirked.

"I'll drive, like I normally do." Her brows knitted together in confusion.

"How can you drive when your car has a flat tire?" It took Lea a few minutes to process his words before running outside and kneeling down next to her car.

"Cory! Tell me you didn't!" He shook his head.

"No, I cannot say that I had anything to do with this. It's kind of funny how things work out though, huh?" He grinned. She instantly rolled her eyes. "Do you need a ride?" He asked.

"I'll just have Dianna take me." She turned around to walk back into the studio, when he stopped her again.

"Everyone else is filming right now. But I'm free." He leaned against her car, crossing his arms." She rolled her eyes, walking over to his car.

"I still can't believe you had nothing to do with this," she eyed him.

"Hey, what can I say? Sometimes things just work out too perfectly." He smirked and opened the car door for her before getting into the other side and pulling off.

"You can just stay out here." She said as she walked toward the building where the photo shoot was being held.

"Nah, I'd rather come in. There's nothing to do out here." He followed her inside. She made a beeline for the dressing room and changed, walking back into the room only a few short minutes later wearing only a black lace bra and some short black shorts. He looked her up and down and swallowed hard, blinking furiously. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He always knew she had a great body, but seeing her like that drove him absolutely crazy. He kind of felt like Finn when he had to "think of the mailman." As she did all her different poses for the camera, that feeling only intensified. He quickly stood up and walked out to the car, taking some deep breaths. Lea watched him leave out of the corner of her eye; smirking widely.

"I thought you wanted to come inside. Why did you leave?" She tilted her head and batted her eyelashes innocently.

"It got pretty boring in there. Figured I'd come out here and listen to some music." He shrugged it off.

"Mhm." She laughed to herself, getting into the car. As he started up the engine, he felt a hand on his thigh. "Just wanted to say, thanks for driving me." She grinned, leaning close to him. Her face was just inches from his. He licked his lips and just when his lips were about to touch hers, she pulled back, removing her hand from his thigh. "Well you better start driving. We've got to get back to set." His eyes widened. Was she just, teasing him? He quickly shook his head before driving back to the Paramount parking lot.