I have popped out another chapter for your reading pleasures.
"Get out. I'm driving today," I said waving my keys in front of James's face. "You can just pull into the drive way and leave your car here."
"But I wanna drive," James protested. He looked like a little kid arguing with me. But there was no way I was giving up. I'm a big girl I can drive too.
"Please James, for me."
He parked his car in the driveway and sulked over to the passenger seat of mine. I slid into the driver's seat and lightly kissed his cheek. "I love you James."
"I hate you," James said smiling.
I stepped out of my car when we arrived on set. It was going to be another long day of rehearsal and sitting in my dressing room staring at the wall. It was just how I wanted to spend my Monday, staring at a plain white wall for hours at a time. At least Staci would keep me company when she finished classes. There was always that other girl I don't remember what James said her name was last week all I knew is she played the crazy chick who slapped them most of the time.
"Arianna, your dad is looking for you. He said he'll meet you outside your dressing room," Logan said when he saw James and I walk through the door.
"Thanks Logan,'' I responded.
"Hi daddy. Logan said you wanted to talk to me," I said to my dad when I arrived at my dressing room.
"It's about your show sweetie. They didn't like the script so it's not even going to film a pilot. I'm so sorry," my dad said.
"Oh that's too bad I was really looking forward to having my own show," I lied. I was thrilled that I would continue working with the guys.
"We're working on finding a way to make you a permanent character on Big Time Rush. I know how much you love the guys." My dad looked at me and handed me a tissue for the tears that were slowly appearing.
"This really sucks, but thank you for telling me," I said sulking into my dressing room. I needed to play this out for as long as I could.
For as much as I wanted my own show, I was so happy this one failed. The boring white walls of the dressing room weren't so boring anymore. They started to take on a new life, a life with my new best friends. I could hear my dad was still outside of the door. I started throwing the pillows around and other strange things I found lying around to make it sound like I was angry. I threw a brush at the door and then it opened and hit the person walking in.
"Sorry Kendall, I'm pretending to be angry. I didn't mean to hit you, not purposely anyway," I said running over to give him a hug and kiss his cheek.
"And why are you angry?" Kendall asked picking up a pillow.
"Because that lousy show I was supposed to be in didn't get picked up. So I'm pretending to be angry about it to make my dad feel better. To be honest with you I'm glad it didn't get picked up it sounded so stupid. Gosh I'm so happy."
"What are you so happy about," Carlos asked. "It sounds like you were pretty angry to me."
"Shhh, I'm pretending to be angry," I said giving him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek like I had previously done to Kendall. "Cause that stupid show didn't get picked up!"
"You're weird," Carlos said. "But a good not creepy weird. Wait so that means you're staying here with us forever until you die."
"Who's staying until they die?" Logan asked walking into the already cramped room with James.
"Arianna is. You see her show didn't get picked up. So she's stuck with us forever," Kendall whispered so that people outside couldn't hear.
I greeted the other boys like I had with Kendall and Carlos of course James moved his head during the last second so my kiss landed on his lips. I didn't care though, all I wanted was to go to work every day and the guys be there to greet me. Yes they aggravated me most of the time but it was better than working with people I didn't like.
"That really sucks Arianna, I'm so sorry," James shouted. "You really wanted your own show. I'm sorry."
"Do you have to be that loud," Logan said punching James in the arm.
"Yep. Do you have any idea at all how long I've waited to meet this girl? I'm just as happy as she is that I get to keep working with her," James defended himself.
I looked at all the guys; Kendall with his big bushy eyebrows, Carlos with his cute smile, Logan with the over gelled hair, and James my boyfriend. They were all smiling from ear to ear like I was, but I knew they were hiding something from me. Carlos's smile showed he was up to no good, Logan kept pulling at the hem of his t-shirt, Kendall was swaying side to side, and James was staring at the vanity. They weren't the best liars in the world. And who would have thought they were actors. James looked at his fellow cast members and gave them a nod while he pulled something out of a bag he was holding.
"We knew that today you'd find out about the show and we got you something whether you were staying with us or not," James said handing me a picture.
"It's from when we all ended up in the pool when it was raining and we couldn't shoot outside," Carlos said.
I looked at the photograph, we were all there smiling and having a grand old time. I was between Logan and Carlos right in the middle. The two of them were busy making bunny ears on everyone. I looked at the other photographs and smiled. My favorite being the one of James and me standing next to Storm. I did like the other photos but that one was something you would see in a perfume ad
"Who took these?" I asked.
"I did," Staci said walking through the door. "I thought you might like them, just in case you had to leave these amazing guys. I personally like the one where you and the guys are sword fighting with curling irons. It just shows that you're always a kid inside."
I walked out into the parking lot when the day was complete. My cell phone read 10:30 PM, and James was nowhere to be found. He wasn't even answering his phone. It became cold after the sun went down and I was through looking for him. I walked over to my car to get in and wait for him there.
"I'm really glad you're not leaving us," James said scaring the living daylights out of me.
"What the hell James. That wasn't even funny. If I was like fifty years old I would have had a heart attack. You're such a jerk and oh so lucky I don't make you walk," I shouted.
"I didn't mean to scare you. I wanted to…well now I can't even remember. I'm sorry that I scared you. It wasn't my intention at all. Hang on I remember now. I was going to give you these," James said giving me frames for the photographs. "Kendall and I got you these yesterday. We needed to wait for Staci to give us the pictures."
"They're very pretty," I said starting the car to drive home. "Do you know what picture is my favorite?"
"Um the one of you and Carlos with the bull. I know that one was my favorite."
"No silly, the one of you and me with Storm."
"Yeah that one was nice too. I'm just kidding. That one was my second favorite."
I pulled my red mustang into the driveway, the same car the guys teased me about every day. I stopped and put the car in park before turning it off. I looked up at the stone mansion my mom designed. I still couldn't find the stone that had my name etched into it. "So what was your favorite picture?" I asked James when we both got out of the car.
"This one," he said handing me a frame with a photograph inside. "It's our first kiss. I didn't know that Staci took that until she gave me it."
I laughed and pointed to the photo, "That's the French fry stand. It really is our first kiss."
"You know I would have never thought I would kiss Arianna Walker in my entire life let alone meet her. But here I am standing in her driveway looking at a picture of us kissing!"
"You're talking like I'm Miley Cyrus or something? She does live over there somewhere if you wanna go say hi," I teased.
"No I'm fine right here, with my own Miley. This one's way better," he said leaning in and placing his hand on my cheeks. His lips were then placed on mine. They were soft and I could tell he wanted to get his tongue down my throat and his other hand slipped slowly to my behind. I pushed him away.
"I think you should go now James," I said walking away. "I'm no slut who wants some guys tongue down her throat and his hand on her as. It's highly distasteful even more in public. What you really think I am Miley Cyrus!? I'm sorry James but do me a favor leave and don't stop here tomorrow." I added throwing the picture on the ground.
He took things too far when he told me he loved me after a week of being together and now he wanted to stick his nasty tongue in my mouth and grab my behind. Yeah I take it he's been obsessed with me since I started filming those silly movies four years ago, the same movie that made me bigger than Miss Cyrus herself. A dumb movie about a girl in boarding school with witches and wizards and vampires and all that other crap who falls in love with the world of magic. Yes I Arianna Walker was huge, and sick and tired of movies so I wanted to move to the small screen.
I walked towards the door and didn't even look back to see James pick up the pieces of shattered glass. I guess that was probably what his heart had felt like a broken picture frame shattered all over the ground. Mine on the other hand felt like the ashes in the fireplace, burned so that it was no longer visible. If there was one thing I hated more than liars it was a guy grabbing my butt. It was so distasteful.
I looked at the text message I just receive, "I'm sorry Arianna. I had no idea that would offend you."
"Stace where are you?"
"In the kitchen Ari, just making a little snack before bed. What's up?"
"I think I may have just broken up with James, because he attempted to grab my behind. Ugh it was nasty."
"Yeah I know you hate that. It ruined like seven of your relationships. But Ari, look at him, he's a mess, just sitting there in his car. I'm going to talk to him."
"Did I tell you he's a stalker who's been obsessed with me since that stupid movie? Stace he's a creep!"
"Ok I shall stay here then. I told you Kendall was better! He's not some obsessed freak, plus the two of you would be super cute together."
"I'm going to bed. Goodnight. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yep I'll ride to the set with you. No classes tomorrow," Staci said following me up the stairs. "Sorry James is a jerk. Guys are stupid. He didn't deserve you anyway. The only guy I thought that deserved you was Joe Jonas. Now he was a nice guy."
"Stace, please just be quiet. I really want to get so sleep," I said walking into my bedroom.
Oh dear Arianna and James are over. It's to go along with my plot. You will find that out a wee bit later. The whole creep part also was to clarify the speed at which James was taking things. Seeing as he wanted to be with her since he was 15. Things will definitely start to get awkward from here on out.
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xoxox,
Sara