As Kerry gets dressed, she has allot on her mind. As of right now; unfortunately, the future of the show hangs in the balance. The network hasn't responded to Shonda yet, about their intentions for the show's future. The cast has been a nervous wreck, nobody wants to walk away from this project. It has all the makings of being a huge hit. But in this business, you're only as good as your last scene, and everyone knows it.
Despite the shadow hanging over the future of the show; she's still very happy about the work they've done. Tony has been doing a great job being positive and supportive. She can hear him saying to her, "Don't worry. It will work out." He's always so positive, and she can't lie, she needs that influence in her life. She's not used to getting what she wants, or having the success she dreams of. But this time really does feel different; she's so close she can taste it.
Regardless of the shows uncertainty right now; the continual buzzing of her phone has her grinning like a Cheshire cat. The messages are coming in fast and furious, she smiles as she looks at her phone. She's reading through all of the congratulatory text messages and tweets, from friends, fans, and family, who've seen last night's episode, and they are loving it.
The barrage of group text messages from Anna, Tess, and Liz, by far are her favorites. Liz clearly has her brother's sense of humor, given her side bar text's after live watching the show. She questioned whether the lifts were scripted, and unfortunately, she picked up on her having a real moment during the bed scene.
Kerry laughs as she remembers their conversation. Liz baited her into telling on herself. The remark was, "Clean up on aisle four lol." Kerry replied, "Was it that noticeable?" Liz replied, "Nope, but it was hot as hell, and sold the scene. By the way, thanks for confirming lol." Kerry replied, "I am going to get you for that trick sister. You are a nut by the way lol." Liz responds, "Guilty, and in case you haven't noticed, its hereditary, lol." Kerry responds, "Yes, I've noticed, lol."
Their relationship brings her such joy, and she's incredibly thankful to have her. Being an only child, Kerry has always wanted a sister, and has found one in Liz. She's a friend and a sister she can always turn to for comic relief, or just to talk to in general.
Again, her phone buzzes, and this time, it's her agent. After reading the message; she almost drops the phone. Apparently, ABC has come back with a decision on the show. With the resounding record ratings for the trail episode, and the social media uproar about possible cancelation of the show. They've gotten an official renewal request for another season.
Kerry is overwhelmed with excitement, and can't believe how great this feels. According to the text, the fans almost broke twitter when the episode aired. She thinks to herself, who knew having an orgasm on camera, would lead to this.
Her joy is spilling over, as she screams and laughs, and throws herself onto the bed, completely mad with happiness. She wants to call Tony, but she knows he's at the gym, so he doesn't have his phone on. Instead she first calls Columbus, and they cheer and chat for several minutes. He's as excited as she is, he just keeps saying, "We did it Kerry! This show is going to be one hell of a ride." She has to admit, he's right. They've all said how good the vibe is for the show, and they all feel it's going to be an incredible ride for sure, for all of their careers.
Her conversation with Columbus doesn't last long, he has a radio interview scheduled he needs to get to. So they end their call, but still with great excitement, as he says, "See you in six weeks for filming lady." She replies, "It's a date."
Still grinning after their conversation, Kerry calls her parents, and breaks the news to them. They are elated to hear about the news, and praise her for her accomplishment, making her beam. She enjoys talking to her mother for a bit, until the call takes a turn down a road she didn't see coming. Her mother asks, "Where's Tony?" She initially answers without thinking, and says, "He's at the gym. We are about to go do some interviews today. Before heading back to LA tonight."
Her mother replies, "I see. He's in great shape. It must make it easy for those scenes of yours huh?" Kerry feels a little weird, because it would appear that her mother is either digging for information about her work, or she's fangirling right now over Tony. Either way, it's definitely an awkward moment.
She's afraid to know which one it is, but at the same time curiosity gets the best of her, and she folds as she asks, "Mom what's with all the questions? It sounds like you really enjoyed last night's episode." Her mother laughs as she says, "Baby girl, I am just observing how dedicated he is to his craft, I also see how he adores you too."
She doesn't know what to say, could it be the dinner they had with her parents, revealed more than she intended? What does she say? Is this the time to tell her mother what's going on? Her mind is racing, and her palms are sweating.
All jokes aside, she feels a desire to let the words flow from her mouth. But before she says anything else, she hears the line beep in her ear, and her mother says, "Kerry honey, I am sorry. I have to go. This is work calling. But I will call you later okay?" She replies, "Okay mom. Love you." Her mother responds, "Love you too baby, and congrats again. Bye." Kerry grins as she replies, "Thank you mom. Bye."
When the call ends, her emotions are all over the place. Was this her moment to come clean? Her parents know that he and his wife are separated, and he and Kerry are good friends. They love him, and always enjoy his company, but how would that change if they knew the truth about them? That's the magical question.
The moment makes her think about how the people who are aware of them reacted, when they found out. Tony's family have known for years, and yet she's only managed to tell Harrison, and her agent. Being honest, they only know because they stumbled onto the truth, without her knowing. But Tony actually made an announcement, and from the moment he told them, everyone except Jane have been great.
Her reaction is one for the record books. If you didn't know better, you'd swear they were living together, and happily married, until the reality of a decade split falls into place.
As she reflects on the encounter, she recalls they were eating dinner at Liz's house, and Jane crashed the party. She remembers Jane was dressed like she was going to Walmart, to pick up garden supplies. Liz answered the door, and Jane came in uninvited, throwing around some unkind words about Kerry. She also stated with Tony still being a married man, flaunting his relationship around town was unseemly.