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So this chapter is about Real Life & Reel Life (the episode!) No one could forget the Auslly kiss in that, but since the first kiss wasn't actually real, this one was actually Laura's first kiss! And I'm not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure they filmed this episode on Valentine's Day! That's all I'm going to say and I hope you like this chapter!
Laura's POV
It's Valentine's Day today, and we're filming another episode of Austin & Ally, it's called Real Life & Reel Life. It's a really good episode, and it's really funny! But pretty much all I've been thinking of is the fact that it's Valentine's Day, and the only two guys that I like pretty much are impossible for me to have as my Valentine. George Clooney and Ross Lynch.
I don't think George Clooney knows I even exist (sigh), and Ross...is just Ross. Of course, I've never told him about these feelings, but I think he knows.
"Come on, Laura, we're filming the You Can Come to Me scene!" Raini tells me, interrupting my thoughts.
I head to the set with her, and I see that there's a Jungle Cafe backdrop inside Sonic Boom. Ross and I are supposed to sing You Can Come to Me, then we "kiss". We're not supposed to actually kiss, like in Chapters & Choices, because then "it might make things awkward". So, I've never actually been kissed.
"ACTION!" someone yells.
We start singing, and I think everything is going great.
For the "kiss", Calum stands in front of us so that you can't see that we're not actually kissing, but we're standing super close to each other. It's really awkward, and after a couple of seconds, someone yells, "CUT!"
Apparently it doesn't look "natural enough", so we have to redo the scene.
Aftet two more unsuccessful takes, we get a small break, and Ross walks up to me.
"Hey Laura," he says, "um, not to pressure you or anything, and you can say no, but-"
"You think we should actually kiss?" I cut him off.
"Uh, yeah. It's fine if you're not okay with it, but just 'cause apparently we're not doing a great job at making it look real..."
I smile. "No, I'm fine with it."
"Okay," he replies, grinning and giving me a thumbs-up, before we return to shoot the scene again.
On the outside, I'm acting super cool about this. On the inside, I'm both freaking out and fangirling like crazy! I don't have time to worry, though, because we start the scene again.
We sing You Can Come to Me, and I probably look as nervous as I feel, because we aren't stopped in the middle of the song and then we have to kiss...
Calum steps in front of us, and I'm not really sure what to do, but I just wrap my arms around Ross's neck and his lips are on mine.
When he starts using his tongue, I have to use all my willpower to keep from moaning because that would just be plain embarrassing. Even so, I gasp and whimper softly. Oh gosh, Ross is good.
After thirty blissful seconds, we finally pull apart, and I feel super dazed. I still have to finish the scene, though, and I'm not sure if I remember my lines.
Ross says something that I barely hear, and then I reply with my line, "Aw Austin, I'll always be here for you. I'm sorry I ever doubted our partnership. It's the best thing that ever happened to me."
I say a couple more lines before running off, like I'm supposed to. I barely remember anything, but I suppose I said my lines right because no one told us to retake the scene.
I can't believe that kiss had this much of an impact on me. How am I ever going to act normal around Ross again? I'm in my dressing room, in a state of dazed despair, when Ross walks in.
"Hey Laura!" he says cheerfully, like nothing's just happened.
"Hi," I reply, a little shakily.
"How's your Valentine's Day been? Who's your Valentine?" he asks casually.
"Well," I reply uncertainly, "I don't exactly have a Valentine, and my Valentine's Day has been pretty much normal...I did have my first kiss today, though."
"With whom...oh. Laura, that was your first kiss? Oh no, I never meant to..." he trailed off.
"You never meant to...?" I ask.
"I never meant to steal your first kiss from you, it should've been with someone special. Laura, you should've told me!" he answers, stricken.
"No, it's okay," I hurriedly reply, "I mean...you are special to me, Ross! You're my friend, one of my best friends, and I'd rather have you as my first kiss than some random guy who dates me and then breaks up with me a day later. Unless that guy was George Clooney..."
"Laura, you're getting that dreamy look again..." he warns.
I blink, bringing myself back to reality.
"Right," I continue, "like I was saying, Ross, you're special to me, and even if you don't like me in a romantic way, at least you like me as a friend!"
"Do you like me in a romantic way?" he asks suddenly.
"Well, I...uh...I mean..." I splutter.
He smiles at me gently, in a way that makes me want to spill all of my secrets to him.
"Answer me, Laura." he says in a demanding tone, but his smile tells me that he's just toying with me. "Do you like me?"
"No..." I reply, trying to sound convincing.
He raises an eyebrow and half-smiles, and I know he knows I'm lying.
"Maybe...?" I amend.
His expression doesn't change, and I know he still knows I'm lying.
"Okay, fine," I sigh, "I...I like you, Ross, but I get it if you don't feel the same way, I know we're just friends, and-"
He cuts me off by smiling and starting to talk.
"I like you too, Laura, but I know that we have to stay just friends until the show ends...maybe after a few more seasons?"
We're not allowed to date until the show ends, and I totally get it, because we want to keep things professional.
"Okay," I agree.
"But I have one question to ask you..." Ross says seriously, "Laura, will you be my Valentine?"
"Of course," I reply, giving him a big hug.
"And, uh, I got you flowers and chocolate, but they're in my dressing room." he adds offhandedly.
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, it was all part of my plan."
"What if I already had a Valentine?"
"I didn't really have a plan for that."
I laugh.
I hear a knock on the door, followed by "Laura? We need you back on set, we're filming the last scene for the day! By the way, where's Ross?"
It's Raini.
"Coming!" I yell back, dragging Ross out the door with me.
"Oh, you were in here!" Raini says. "By the way, Ross, Calum asks why you have flowers and chocolate in your dressing room."
"Tell Calum that it's 'cause Laura's my Valentine!" Ross replies casually.
"Seriously?" Raini exclaims. Then she mutters, "Not a surprise, after that make-out session you had on set there."
I blush, and Ross replies, "Well, we were supposed to make it look realistic! It was just for the show!"
"Yeah, just for the show!" I affirm, "You're a really good actor, Ross!"
I mentally face-palm as I realize that we literally just quoted the show, and that scene, too.
Raini chuckles, and says Calum's line, "Trust me. Neither of you is that good of an actor."
Then she winks and runs off before we can yell at her.
Ross and I laugh in unison. Even if we're not technically a couple, this Valentine's Day is about the best it can get!
Author's note: I hope you liked it! If not, as usual, feedback is always appreciated!