Chloe walked into work happily. Simon had gotten sick, perhaps by karma, and now, Chloe was excited. It was individual practice sessions, she decided, because her new actors needed work.
"Brady, you'll go first." All of them had got there early; she'd texted Beth, who was back today, that she would stop for coffee. She passed it out.
"Isn't it the assistant's job to get coffee, not the director?" Chloe turned to see Tori walking in. She smiled and hugged Chloe.
"Hey, girly." Chloe said. But Tori was looking at Derek.
"Holy shit. I thought Dad was joking." Derek grunted. Tori laughed. Chloe looked at Tori, confused.
"Our moms work together. We've known each other for a while. His dad and my dad are always acquaintances, with multiple mutual friends." Chloe looked at Derek.
"Small world," she said. Derek nodded. Chloe cleared her throat. "Alright. Brady," she said.
"Wait, I wanna help. What's up?" Tori said. Chloe looked at her.
"Private lessons. Come on, then." Tori tilted her head.
"I could take Derek and we'll be done twice as fast, so we could still shoot today."
"I'd like to help Derek. You can have Brady and Liz," Chloe suggested casually, or so she hoped.
"Why?" Tori asked, confused. Chloe struggled for a response.
"Mikey's my favorite character." Tori looked at her suspiciously.
"Alright. Brady, come on." He grinned and winked at her. She rolled her beautiful eyes.
Chloe smiled at Midge. "Let's go first, love." Midge grinned. Chloe left Liz and Derek alone with Beth, all three drinking their respective coffees.
"Alright, let's go over your first scene, Midge." Chloe said after they had entered an empty private room. Midge smiled girlishly.
"Derek is a werewolf," Midge said. Chloe blinked and nodded.
"Yes," Chloe said, smiling. She sat on the floor, and Midge sat on her. Chloe laughed.
"You're one, too, right?" Midge nodded solemnly.
"Yes." She whispered the next part, "You think Derek's cute," Chloe raised her brows. "He can't hear you, these walls are too thick." After a moment, Chloe smiled.
"I do. But I have a boyfriend." She answered making Midge giggled.
"You're Derek's mate," Chloe laughed. Probably just her four year old rambling.
"Whatever you say, sweetheart." She set Midge on her feet and stood herself.
"Ooowaugh," she groaned as she stood. "Now let's get started."
Derek sat in silence with Liz, bonding. It wasn't awkward, in fact, it was nice. He had a feeling that if she wasn't consumed in her coffee, she wouldn't shut up. He listened in on Midge and Chloe.
"You think he's cute," he heard Midge whisper to Chloe. He tensed and his gaze shot to their door, listening.
"You're his mate," he heard. His eyes narrowed.
"What?" Liz asked curiously, head turned. Derek simply shook his head, pondering that.
"So," Brady said, collapsing after practicing his death scene a million times. Tori breathlessly sat next to him, wiping her sweaty hair out of her face.
"Chloe's got a boyfriend, right? The Asian?" He asked and Tori nodded.
"Simon, my brother. Actually- I think he's about to propose." Brady chuckled, and glanced at her.
"She's got the hots for Derek." Tori pursed her lips and nodded slowly.
"I noticed." Tori looked at the door, lips pursed, eyes narrowed in concentration. "I'm slightly worried." Brady laughed, grinning.
"You should. He's hot for her, too."
A/N: Looking for a beta for this. I'll replace past chapters with edited versions once I find one, as I've found mistakes in them. Hope you enjoy the story, please review!