Hey all, this is the first chapter of my new TM fanfiction. I got my ideas from the movie NottingHill and various Alias Syd/Vaughn fics that I've read. Sorrythe first chapter is so short but I promise there will be more soon. PLease, please, please review. I'm running out of ideas.
In The Spotlight
"Ah, not again, LUCY!" Michelle cried, extremely frustrated.
Lucy rushed into the room, "What's up, hon?" she asked.
"Look at this," Michelle threw a magazine at Lucy and flopped down on the coach.
"So it's an article about Ben Affleck," Lucy said, scanning the page.
"Keep reading," Michelle snapped.
Michelle Dessler was the "actress of the moment", as the magazines put it. She'd just starred in three extremely successful movies and had another two underway and with another twelve relatively successful films under her belt she was quickly becoming one of the most successful and recognized actresses in Hollywood. All the directors wanted her for their leading lady and all the actors wanted to act opposite her.
Lucy Jackson was Michelle's go to girl, her publicist and more importantly her friend. She managed Michelle's life and her career, organized everything from appearances and interviews to auditions and when she was needed on set. She took all her phone calls and paid all her bills, Michelle would be lost without her. She owed her career to her.
"Ah, I see," Lucy said, coming to the part in the article where Ben Affleck had "admitted" to secretly dating Michelle. Rumours had been flying around for months that he and Michelle were an item ever since Ben had made a comment about her. Ben's career was slipping away after a huge flop and he needed something to raise his appeal rate and dating the "actress of the moment" was definitely a way to do that. That was where Michelle came in. These rumours were false, of course, Michelle couldn't stand the man, he was arrogant, proud and extremely annoying and everything he did was to up his reputation and make money. Michelle was getting fed up, she just wanted this stupid thing over with. She didn't want a relationship right now, she was focusing on her career. And if she did want a relationship, well it certainly wouldn't be with another actor. Just over a year ago, she had split from her long term boyfriend, actor Matthew Perry and from that moment on Michelle vowed that she would never date an actor again, it was just too hard. Having one person in the spotlight was hard enough, let alone two. Never again, she vowed to herself.
"What am I gonna do, Luc, I'm getting sick of this," Michelle sighed.
"I know, hon, I'll call Katrina and sort it all out and hopefully I'll be able to set up an interview for you soon so you can set the record straight," Lucy said, as she moved over to the coach and sat down next to Michelle.
Katrina Pierson was Ben's publicist and Michelle suspected that it was Katrina's idea that Ben to start perusing her at a last desperate bid to save his career and ultimately her job.
"Luc, you're a darl, what would I do without you?" Michelle sighed, leaning back on the coach, closing her eyes.
"I have no idea," Lucy laughed. "You should get some sleep, they need you on the set at 4am tomorrow."
Michelle groaned. She was currently filming April's Song in New York and they were on a tight schedule and it involved a lot of late nights and early mornings.
"Night, Lucy," Michelle said, before wandering into the bedroom.
"Night, hon," Lucy called after her.
