"CC?" she jumped and spun around. Fran held her hands up in surrender.

"Sorry to scare you. It's just they're calling you to take a bow, the both of you." Fran smiled and winked at Niles. She started to walk off when she started to hear CC talk. Her voice was loud. Nanny Fine stopped to listen to them. "Listen about that last kiss. I just got too much into the role."

"I wasn't a lie. It wasn't just a role to me." he grabbed her by the arm. "Fine, let's just go and take that bow. Get this over with." There was anger in Niles' voice now along with hurt.

"Oy, they're fighting again." Fran slinks away hoping she can escape before Max finds out. CC mind: I haven't been kissed like that since…since who knows when. She thought to herself as they went back on stage to take the final bow. Why did Nanny Fine have to ruin it? The crowd cheered when they saw the two. Niles' mind: I see they liked it when people pour their hearts out. Now why would she play along if she didn't feel the same way? What a fool I'm.

"The lading man was played by Niles…" there was a pause. "The butler." Niles took a bow. Then waved at the crowd.

"The leading woman," the announcer started. Niles looked over at CC and said. "That's debatable."

"Was played by CC Babcock of Sheffield's Productions." CC takes a bow. The crowd cheers again.

"We love you guys," a woman yelled.

"You are the best." A man next to her called.

"Keep reaching," someone in the back shouted.

"Best of luck." A woman somewhere on the top balcony remarked as the two left the stage. Once off the stage, Niles went one way and CC another. "It was all an act. Is that was she thinks of me, as me being someone who just acts? Maybe this was a bad idea coming out to help her like I did. She'll never understand." Niles picked up a vase of flowers that one on the crewmen left for him and threw it at the wall that separated two dressing rooms. "ah…" it crashed into a million pieces. "Damn now I'm going to have to clean it all up." he got dressed and left the room. "That can wait." Niles went to catch up with Fran and Max.

Meanwhile CC went to her dressing room. She wanted to get out of this dress that Nanny Fine made her wear. She saw some flowers in a vase on the table. She was still pissed mainly at herself. But never the less, Nanny Fine involvement didn't help her. She placed the note down on the table. And threw the vase at the wall. "Ah…" If the wall hadn't separated the two rooms they would have hit each other with the vases. "That didn't help much either."

She thought to herself as she sat down at her make-up counter and looked in the mirror. She looked at the mess on the floor. "Oh well," She decided to read the card. 'you guys were great! I loved the show. You two work real good together like you were meant to be for real. Good luck in future works and maybe in your love life too.'

"Who are you?" she said to herself. She started to pace the floor. "Was all of this an act or did he really ask me to marry him? If, it was true then I just threw it back at him. How could I?" She felt an aching in her heart. "He'll never understand me, no one will. What I don't understand is why? Why I'm sitting here instead of trying to find him."

Out front:

Fran tried to make her way to the door but Max caught her. "And this is the one that suggested I use the two of them." Max went on bragging to a man he was talking to.

"She did a wonderful job Max, you better hold on to her."

"Thanks." Fran said. Max knew the tone of that voice, that something was wrong. Max's mind: But what could have gone wrong, the show was a hit everyone seemed to love it. Oh no! "Ms Fine!"

"What?" she turns to face him.

"What happened backstage and don't lie to me."

"Well, uh, um…." She swallowed. "They stated arguing with each other. You should know that the chance of them to have a relationship off stage would be a disaster."

"They can't start fighting here. I can't have them make a scene."

"They somewhat already did."

"Ms Fine!" his voice was getting louder.

"Lower your voice." Both of them looked in the direction of the voice. "Sir," Niles approaches them. "I can hear you guys all the way backstage. What are you guys yelling about this time?" Fran leaned next to him and whispered, "it's about the two of you."

"What about the two of us?"

"Yeah Nanny Fine what about the two of us?" Max, Fran and Niles saw CC coming up to join them. Even though her eyes were red she was smiling. Niles couldn't help but smile back. His heart sank. He swallowed. Niles' mind: What's she going to say now? He took a deep breath. Boy does she look good, what am I saying? She just in a way dumped me. He blinked to hold back the tears.

CC's mind: I can do this. I have too, I love him. I do. I really do. I was just sacred I guess. I have to risk it all like he did for me tonight. I know it wasn't' easy for him to make up lines on the spot and he did. All for me."