Author's Pov:
The next day, Lucy came on set with a smile on her face.
She was in hair and makeup when Ashley and Shay came over to her. "Hey, Lucy Goosey." Ashley said with a smile. "Hey, girls." She replied.
Ashley and Shay stared at Lucy, considering they heard about what happened with
her and Ian yesterday.
"You okay, considering about the recent events that happened yesterday?" Shay
asked curiously. Lucy nodded her head.
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" Shay and Ashley looked at each other and then
back at Lucy.
"Uhm, because Ian told us what happened yesterday.. And plus, You've seemed
distracted."
Lucy shook her head. "I'm fine. I met someone new! His name is Chris and he's
seriously the sweetest guy ever! We're going out for coffee over the weekend."
Ian walked by over-hearing Lucy's conversation with the girls. His heart sank as
he settled down in his chair. Holly pranced over to Ian.
"Hey, Mr Harding." Holly said with a smile. Ian looked up at her with his sad puppy eyes and mumbled. "Hey, Holl." Holly looked at him concerned and sat down next to Ian.
"Something wrong?" Holly asked questionably. Ian shrugged his shoulders and sighed softy.
"Lucy and I kissed yesterday, offstage. And she left. She met someone new, now
she's raving about this new guy."
Holly settled her hand on his shoulder. "Ian, I know this not going to help. But maybe you should find someone else too."
Ian knew Holly was right. Maybe finding someone who isn't Lucy would be the
better option rather than obsessing over her.
After Ian and Lucy have finished their scenes together, they darted off stage,
ignoring each other. A older looking man was waiting near the crafts table. He
looked like he was two years older than him, meaning he was 5 years older than
Lucy. Ian noticed Lucy prancing over to him with a smile on her face. The older
man bent down and kissed Lucy on her lips while his hands rested on her hips.
The corners of Ian's mouth dropped as he saw Lucy and the older man go off to
her dressing room.
"If you were wondering, his name is Chris." Shay said as she rested her hands on
his shoulder.
"I dont care." Ian replied as he sipped on his coffee. Shay looked at him
questionably.
"Oh really?" Shay asked, Ian nodded. "Then explain the coffee on the floor," Shay pointed to Ian's broken cup. Ian looked down as Shay helped him clean up his mess.
"I just don't understand why she has to prance around with him. It's like she's
trying to rub her new boyfriend in my face.." Ian mumbled as he reached for more
napkins.
"She's just as confused as you are." Shay responded. "Maybe you two should
talk." She added.
Ian nodded as he threw away the drenched napkins in the trash can. Ian strode
towards Lucy's dressing room. As he was about to knock, Lucy opened up the door.
Her hair was messed up and her put together outfit wasn't as well put together.
"Ian.." Lucy said in a surprised tone.
"Could we talk?" Ian asked as he motioned to his dressing room.
Lucy looked back at Chris and nodded as she closed her dressing room door.
"Uh, sure." They walked a little way down the hall in an awkward silence. Ian
opened his door, stepping aside so Lucy could enter the room.
"What's up?" She asked as she sat down on his couch.
"I noticed you have a new boyfriend.." Ian said awkwardly. Lucy nodded her head
slightly.
"Well, he's not my boyfriend.. We just met yesterday." Lucy responded.
"Oh, well..That's not why I wanted to talk to you. I mean, it's sort of the
reason, but I just wanted to let you know .. I didn't mean to kiss you.."
Lucy cocked her eyebrow up slightly. "So, you throw your lips around with random girls?" Lucy asked jokingly.
Ian chuckled softly. "I mean..I'm sorry that I kissed you..I don't want our friendship to be awkward now that we've kissed off stage.."
Lucy got up from the couch. "It won't be. I promise." Lucy reassured him, she
settled her hands on his forearm and gave him a sincere smile. Ian looked down at his arm and then back up at Lucy. Their little 'moment' was ruined when someone knocked on Ian's door. Ian pulled away to see who's at the door. As he opened it, Chris stood in front of him.
"Uh, Is Lucy in there?" Chris asked. Ian stepped aside to let him in.
Lucy smiled as she acknowledge Chris's appearance. "You ready to go?" Chris asked. Lucy nodded slightly as Chris linked arms with Lucy.
"Yeah. Bye Ian." Lucy said as she gave him a small wave.
When Lucy and Chris left, they didn't shut the door. Ian stood in the middle of his dressing room, "Bye." He mumbled.
Lucy and Chris walked towards their cars. "So do you want to have dinner at my
place?" Chris asked. Lucy smiled and nodded her head. "Sounds like a plan." Chris gave Lucy a small peck on her lips and walked towards his car. Lucy opened her car door and settled in the driver's seat. She waited for Chris to pull out and she then followed him to his apartment.
Upon her arrival, Lucy parked her car in Chris's spare parking space. Chris waited for Lucy by a white post near the entrance of his apartment complex. She climbed out of her car and locked it then made her way to where Chris has been waiting for her.
"Ready?" Chris asked as he looped his arm around Lucy's tiny waist. They rode the elevator up to the fifth floor and made their way down the hall towards Chris's apartment. Once they were in, Chris locked the door. Lucy roamed around the unfamiliar apartment, looking at Chris's family pictures.
"Uhm, where's the bathroom?" Lucy asked.
"Go through my bedroom, I have one in there." Lucy nodded her head and made her
way to the facilities.
Chris poured equal amounts of wine into some wine glasses. He spiked Lucy's
drink. As Lucy came out of the bathroom, Chris walked into his bedroom, locking the door behind him. "I poured us some wine. My mom brought it back from Europe. She told me it was
suppose to be really good.." Lucy looked at him suspiciously as she grabbed the
glass and took a sip.
Lucy moaned slightly as the alcohol went down her throat. "It tastes fruity!"
She exclaimed. Chris took a sip, watching her over his glass. Lucy gave him an uncomfortable
smile. "So.." Chris said as he scooted closer to Lucy. She backed away a few inches, but Chris took her glass and pushed her onto his bed. He started kissing her neck roughly. He bit down, making Lucy wince. "Chris, stop!"
Chris grabbed her hips forcefully and slammed her into the wall. He thrusted his
body against hers while she cried out in pain.
"Chris, serious stop! This isn't funny you're hurting me!" Lucy yelped as he
started to unbutton her jeans. She tried squirming out of his grasp, he'd slam her against the wall harder.
"If you'd corporate, this will be over soon, Luce.." He whispered angrily. Chris
smashed his lips onto Lucy's, but she didn't kiss him back. Chris stepped
backwards and slapped her across the face.
"What did I just say, bitch?" Lucy's eyes weld with tears as she obeyed Chris's
orders. "Aw, is the little actress going to cry? How do I know you're not faking? Maybe
you're actually enjoying this.." Chris mumbled against her skin. Lucy said nothing as he began stripping her clothes off.
After an hour of torture and pain, Lucy was gathering up her clothes shamefully.
What did she do to deserve this? she thought. Lucy slipped her shoes on and bolted out of Chris's apartment. Once she got to her car, she opened her car door forcefully and threw her purse into the passenger seat before tears streamed down her face. Lucy jammed her keys into the ignition, but her car wouldn't start.
"Come on, come on!" Lucy cried as she tried multiple times to make her car start. When it wouldn't budge, she slammed her head against the steering wheel, letting out a bunch of sobs out. She sniffled as she rummaged through her purse, searching for her phone. Lucy typed in Ian's number and waited for him to pick up. "Lucy?" Ian asked. Lucy sniffled before answering.
"Ian..Could you come pick me up?" She asked, trying not to sound upset.
"Of course. I'm on my way." Lucy let out a soft smile, even though Ian couldn't see her.
"Thank you." Lucy said before hanging up her phone. She took out some makeup
wipes and removed the smudged eyeliner from underneath her eyes.
Once Ian arrived, Lucy got out of her car and hugged him tightly, trying to hold
back her tears.