"This is Tomas das Pires."
"Tomas!" Mary cries out, giving Francis a grin as he rests his chin on his fists. "It's Mary Stuart."
Tomas gasps. "Mary! I'll have to save this number..." He mutters distractedly as his voice becomes quieter before becoming clearer once again. "Done. How are you doing?"
"Really well, thanks. You?"
"I'm doing well too," he replies happily. "Have you given the role more thought?"
Mary nods, grinning with Francis before replying, "Yeah, I have and I'd love to play the role of your mother, Tomas."
Tomas breathes out a sigh of relief. "You don't know how much you've made my day. The producers were pushing my hand to set up auditions for the likes of Ashley Greene and Selena Gomez."
Mary chuckles softly. "Do I have to audition?"
"We managed to get your audition tapes for a movie you did a while back and the team fell in love with you before they believed you wouldn't accept," Tomas explains. "So, all you have to do is, come for the table read in two days at two in the afternoon, and we would like it if you can ask Mr Valois to come as well so we can start discussing the soundtrack. I will be an executive producer on the project and I want everything to be perfect."
"And it will, we promise," Mary says, taking Francis's hand. "I'm so glad you waited for us. We've been busy a little."
"Not at all! I've been busy, we have all been busy, but we can discuss more soon," he says.
Mary smiles in relief. "When will we start filming?"
"We have decided that it would be wise to start filming in November for the weather but I've just realised that is roughly around the time you film for Spy of Hearts?" Tomas says nervously.
Mary shakes her head. "We filmed early in the year this time," she explains, making him sigh in relief. "We have a few shots abroad but it's not a permanent filming process."
"Are you free in December, excluding the two weeks of holiday time?" Tomas asks.
"Yeah," Mary replies, with a nod.
"And mid-January to February?" He asks, clicking away at something.
Mary nods again. "Yep."
"Good," he mutters. "We will have the release in December of next year so it all ties up nicely."
"Wonderful!" Mary breathes out, squeezing Francis's hand. "We can't wait to work with you and your team."
Tomas chuckles softly. "Likewise. I was also meant to ask if you'd also be an executive producer for the film."
Mary's mouth opens wide as she looks at Francis in surprise. "Executive producer?" She repeats, her fiancé gasping and nodding. "T-That's a lot of responsibility."
"I trust you, Mary," Tomas says. "The world needs to know how talented you are and you can get any role you want because this will be a great success, I promise."
"Count me in," Mary says happily, Francis hugging her tightly in pride. "I know ballet as well, I did it as a girl growing up from when I was four. I stopped when I was seventeen though so I might be a little rusty."
"We have stunt doubles and the like but you might be able to pull it together, don't worry," Tomas assures her. "I'll let you go and tell Francis the good news. See you in two days."
"Bye!"
"Goodbye," Tomas replies, hanging up.
Mary latches herself onto Francis, laughing giddily before kissing him hard. "Did you hear that?"
"I did," he says, brushing her hair behind her ear. "My fiancée, star actress and executive producer of what will be the movie of the year. I bet you'll win an Oscar."
Mary blushes. "That's so unlikely. You're more likely to get a Grammy than me getting an Oscar..."
"Don't put yourself down," Francis chides her. "You tell me not to do the same so don't do it."
Mary beams happily, kissing his nose. "I love you."
"I love you too, beautiful."
...
"Well?"
"The movie is a great success!"
Mary sighs in relief, gripping her phone tightly in her hand as she gives Francis a confirmation nod. "Really?"
The director hums in affirmation. "Mary, I'm telling you, everyone loved it."
"I'm sorry I missed the premiere-"
"It's fine, weddings happen," the director says kindly. "Tell your friend 'congratulations' from us and we'll see how her movie does tomorrow."
"Hopefully just as well, we need all the action and zombie-apocalypse movies we can get," Mary says, swirling her tea around. "Oh, did we reach the box-office goal?"
"Twice over," the director says happily. "Damn, Mary Stuart, where has your talent been hiding? I knew the moment we chose you, you would break the mould of being the love interest. I'm happy for you and I wish you all the best in your career until we meet again for the sequel in two years time."
Mary grins, feeling Francis's arms around her waist as he starts to nip at her ear. "Can't wait. Have a nice day, bye!"
"Bye, Mary!"
The call hangs up and Mary sighs softly when Francis reaches around her chest to start undoing the buttons of her summer blouse.
"You couldn't wait until the call was done?" She asks.
He chuckles against her skin. "What can I say? You're irresistible," he mutters against her skin before pulling her shirt down her shoulders and turning her around for a deep kiss. "So, so proud of you, Mary."
She grins, kissing him deeply. "Why, thank you."
He lifts her onto the dresser and starts trailing kisses down her collarbone as she grips onto his hair tightly which makes him moan. She loosens her grip a little and pulls his shirt up over his hair and flings it across the bedroom.
"Hey, want me to tie you up again?" She asks into his ear, licking and nipping it.
Francis gasps a little and nods. "Bed. Now."
...
"Welcome, would you like water? We have still, sparkling and bottled," Tomas offers them as he leads them into the conference room where a few other people are seated whom of which Mary recognises as actors and actresses.
Mary turns to Tomas. "Bottled, please."
"Same here," Francis replies, taking a seat with Mary.
Tomas nods. "I'll be right with you with your bottled waters. I'll also bring the rest of the team with me. I have the pleasure of co-directing and producing this, for your information."
"Wonderful," Mary replies, giving the other movie stars a warm smile which they return or acknowledge with a slight salute of their fingers.
After everyone is there, Tomas properly introduces Mary and Francis to the other actors and actresses who have the roles of Tomas's grandparents, aunt and uncles. Then he introduces the other producer as it is a team of three executive producers that include her and Tomas and two producers. He then introduces Francis personally to the composer of the film, a man that Francis is immediately starstruck about and he makes a mental note to ask him questions about all the projects he has done that he knows about.
Tomas outlines three dances, two 'rehearsals' and the scenes of the film and Mary sees how much he's putting into this to making it a success and a homage to his beloved parents. The film will be majorly in French as it is set there and well, Tomas's mother is French much to Mary's surprise but the Portuguese stems from them going to Portugal to meet his family and Tomas's mother admitting that she does know Portuguese but his family insist on speaking to her on a common language but she rejects it, sticking with theirs to be more welcomed and accepted.
"...and that is it," Tomas says, clapping his hands. "Should we get started on the table read and see how we all feel?"
"Yeah," goes around and he eyes Mary.
"We'll do the family scene when Rosaline is nervous to meet Philippe's parents and they are outside the door before his mother opens it," Tomas tells them.
Mary nods, clearing her throat and going to the scene before waiting until Tomas signals for her to go. "Philippe, je ne pense pas pouvoir faire ça," (1) she says.
"Ils t'aimeront! Don't be scared..." (2)
So, it is confirmed that Mary will do the French/Portuguese dubbed role! And her movie's a great success, she's vying for more awards next award season! And Francis has his own work cut out for him as he will be working at home when Mary films abroad but until then, we've still got Frary moments.
(1) "Philippe, I don't think I can do this."
(2) "They will love you!"