A/N: As a special treat, you're getting another chapter.

Chapter Two

The second second Assistant Director collected Bella from hair and make-up and walked her back to the set. He was nicer.

Much nicer.

"How are you finding it so far, Ms Swan?" he asked, looking down at her from his six foot high position, as he held the umbrella over her head to keep the rain from affecting the work Shelley had just created on her.

"It's… Okay," she replied.

He laughed. It was a deep sound, rumbling from low in his chest.

"Sure it is. I know you've already met Waylon. That must have been fun for you."

She shrugged her shoulders.

"He must be going through a rough time. I can't expect him to be very welcoming toward me."

"Yeah, well, between you and me, Waylon isn't much better on a good day." He smiled down at her, his white teeth almost glaring against his tanned skin.

"Will I have to deal with him much?" she asked as their feet slapped through the puddles.

He shook his head. "Probably not so much, it's a pretty big production with a lot of cast and crew. He'll be more interested in keeping Edward happy because he's such a star, you know?"

She balked slightly at his choice of words.

"Shit, sorry, I didn't mean that you're not. It's just that he's… Well, he's established." His russet skin flushed slightly in his embarrassment.

"It's okay…"

"Oh, I'm Jacob. Jake," he replied.

She smiled. "Well, Jake, honestly, it's okay. I understand what you mean. He's been in this game a lot longer than I have."

"How long exactly have you been in the game, so to speak?"

"Well, this is my first role, outside of school." She looked down, shamed by her inexperience when she was working with some of the greatest actors of their time.

"Everyone has to start somewhere, right?" He bumped against her slightly, forcing her to look up at him. She smiled. He was so kind.

"Yeah, that's right. Thanks, Jake."

"No problem, Ms Swan."

"Please, call me Bella."

They walked in silence for a few moments until Jake pulled open the door to the studios, letting Bella inside before closing the umbrella and following behind her, propping the umbrella against the wall.

"Hey, Jake, what is the second second AD?" She was still so new to this world. She'd never imagined that an open audition would lead to this for her.

"I'm pretty much Waylon's skivvy," he replied. "On big productions like this one, his job role is too much for one person, so I pick up the extra work that he can't manage."

"Oh, I see." They walked toward the set that Bella would be working on for the morning, their voices dropping to nothing as they moved along.

Jake led her inside and handed her off to the director. He smiled his goodbye and assured her he'd be nearby if she needed anything.

Bella listened dutifully to the director as he instructed her on how he envisioned the scene going, in his mind.

Edward Cullen had been unable to attend any of the previously planned rehearsals due to his heavy work schedule and so Bella hadn't had the chance to meet with him yet, nor run lines with him. It was going to be interesting to see how well they worked together.

The director looked at his watch.

"Where the hell is Cullen?" he demanded of Jake.

Jake looked at his own watch as if it would be telling him a different time, then unclasped his radio from his belt and spoke hurriedly into it, presumably to Waylon who would no doubt be ferrying Edward to and from his trailer.

"Just coming, Sam," Jake replied.

Bella nervously chewed on her lip, shuffling her feet back and forth.

Jake quickly came to her rescue, leaning down to whisper in her ear as he thrust a script into her hands. "Don't be nervous. Read over your scene, focus on the words, and find the character within you. You'll be amazing."

She nodded slowly, gasping as an angry shout filtered through to them all. She looked up as the crew fell silent around her and Edward Cullen stepped onto the set, red in the face and screaming at Waylon.

"What sort of an AD do you think you are? Do you have no concept of time and punctuality? You're a moron. I could get me here on time better than you could."

Edward Cullen was not who she expected him to be.