Lyrics are from Unwritten Law "Seeing Red" Thanks for all the great feedback guys, keep it coming and I'll make sure you keep getting a chapter a day! lol
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follow the leader now
And
swallow your pride as well
When
there no place left to go
Baby
thats when you will know:
I
slid into the booth across from Seth, he smiled, and
then
went back to texting on his cell phone. I watched
as
Buffy followed Krista over to the edge of set. She
caught
my eye and smiled. I gave her a little wave,
motioning
to my chair, she got the hint and sat down.
"Okay,
Seth, back to your mark," Richard directed,
Seth
stood, sliding his phone into is pocket. "And
make
sure the ringer's off this time." Seth pulled the
phone
back out, silencing it before putting it away
again.
"Silent," he announced.
"Ready,
Faith?" Richard asked. I gave him a thumbs
up.
"Quiet on set, roll cameras, action!"
"Natalie,"
I looked up at Seth, letting the
nervousness
wash over me.
"Hey,
Barry," a half smile, quick kiss on the cheek,
then
back to staring at my hands as I rearranged the
sugars.
"Why'd you want to meet here?" Barry asked.
"It's
about River," I, Natalie, caught his eye
breifly
before looking away.
"River,"
he gave a nervous laugh of his own, "what
about
her."
"I know you slept with her, Barry."
"With
River? You're not serious. What would make you
think
that?"
"Because
it's true," Natalie looked Barry in the eyes.
"I
can see it in your eyes." Barry looked down,
shoulders
sagging in defeat.
"Can
you forgive me?" He asked. "It was a mistake.
We
had broken up, and you were with Mikey, I thought,"
Barry
sighed. "I thought I had lost you. I was
drunk,
and she was there."
"She
was there?" I let Natalie's voice fill with
restrained
anger. "My best friend was there, so you
decided
to have sex with her?"
"I didn't mean to."
"What,
you were playing twister, and oops, were
naked?"
Natalie laughed bitterly.
"I'm
sorry. It was just one night, it's over," Barry
promised.
Natalie stood, walking towards the door of
the
diner. Barry grabbed her wrist, looking up at
her
pitifully.
"Natalie?"
She shook his hand off, glaring down at
him.
"She's
pregnant, Barry. It's far from over," she
stormed
out, letting the diner door slam bahind her.
"And
cut!" Richard called excitedly. I came back
through
the door.
"Faith,
that was fantastic, just what I was looking
for."
"Thanks,"
I grinned, walking past him to Buffy, she
smiled
up at me, but made no move for me.
"Alright
everybody, set up for the River, Barry
confrontation
in her,room." Richard instructed.
"That's
gonna be me," Krista stood, stretching.
"What's
that about Rich? I've been sitting around for
three
hours, my guest gets here and you make me work."
"It was on purpose," he nodded as he walked away.
"Faith,
can you take care of my friend?" Krista asked
with
a wink.
"I
think I can handle it," I smiled, taking Buffy's
hand.
Again as she twisted her fingers with mine I
felt
weak. I glanced over to se if she felt it, but
she
only smiled.
"Uh
huh," Krista nodded, as me and Buffy held
eachothers
gaze. "Well, I am just gonna go off and,
not
be noticed somewhere else."
"Okay,"
Buffy answered, then spun to face her.
"What?"
"Nevermind," Krista laughed. "See you later."
"Bye," Buffy smiled, and I waved.
"So..."
I started, wondering why I was always a
retard
around this girl. "We can go watch them film
if
you want."
"Nah,
I saw your scene that was enough." She answered
off
handedly, and I raised an eyebrow.
"Enough huh? Should I be insulted?"
"What?
Oh, god, no. I didn't mean it that way. That
sounded
bad didn't it? I just meant, I only wanted to
see
you really." She spoke quickly, obviously
embaressed.
"It's
okay," I squeezed her hand. "Nice to hear you
sound
a little dumb instead of just me. Do you want
to
come back to my trailer? And please think about
that
as me a TV star with a trailer, not my trailer as
in
my
doublewide home."
"Well,
if I think of it that way, then that was a
pretty
smooth line."
"I'm
gettin it back," I grinned, pulling her off the
set.
"Come on." Together we went quickly through the
stage,
heading out the back door to where our trailers
all
were. I lead her over to mine, feeling the eyes
of
more than a few people on me as I unlocked the door
letting
her in.
"This the the home away from home," I announced.
"Hmm," she looked around "black leather."
"Just like Snoop would do it," I said quietly.
"What?" she asked smiling a little.
"It's
an Adam Brody line. Grind, great movie." I
shrug,
feeling like a complete dork again. Suddenly
she
dives past me.
"Are
those episodes of "The Valley"? Oh my god, are
they
new ones? Can we watch?" Suddenly I am feeling
less
dorky.
"Uh,
yeah there is one that hasn't aired yet I think,"
I
move next to her, she only moves closer to me,
making
it hard for me to sort through the tapes to
find
the right episode. "Here," I hand it to her,
swallowing
hard.
"Thanks,"
she slides it into the VCR, then sits on the
couch.
I sit next to her, not sure what to do. She
snuggles
near me and I put an arm around her as the
credits
roll. "I love this song, who sings it?" She
asks
about our themesong.
"Unwritten
Law. Its called seeing red. They're nice
guys
they were on the show a few weeks ago." I tell
her,
turning, my face inches from hers. She turns,
facing
me our lips seperated by the smallest
distance.
"Do
you feel that?" she asks, biting her lip, and
dropping
a hand to my thigh.
"Yeah,"
I nod, my lips brushing her gently befor
pulling
back, I rest my forehead on her. Of course I
feel
it, its the same feeling I've had everytime I've
been
near her.
"Faith,
I don't know what's going on," she sounds
almost
scared, and somehow I sense that its something
strange
for her.
"Me
either," I answer, trying to move closer, without
actually
kissing her.
"Faith."
There's a sharp knocking on the door, and I
practically
jump away from her. And go to open the
door,
its the same PA from yesterday, looking really
apoligetic.
"Sorry, but Richard moved up the morning
after
scene."
"Damn.
Alright, I'll be back in a couple minutes
okay?"
"I'll
let him know." I shut the door, and turn back to
Buffy,
who's standing now, looking a little sheepish.
I
smile at her, walking over and pulling her into an
embrace
and kissing her cheek gently.
"You
up for dinner?" I asked, playing with a piece of
her
hair. "It'll be late, more like ice cream
probably."
"Sounds good," she smiled and I had to smile back.
