Chapter 11: Superstar

A few days had passed and it was now February 3rd. Enzo was somewhere in a SoHo, NYC studio well into his commercial shoot when the director had called for another 10 minute break.

"You're doing a mighty fine job Eric" he said. "Everyone when I say take 10 I mean take 10. Not 9 and certainly not 11!" Enzo chuckled as he sipped from his water bottle and as he looked up, he noticed Sasha knocking at the door. Joy instantly filled his soul as his eyes connected with hers. He waved her over but as she entered the room, a security guard stopped her.

"Excuse me miss" he said. "Are you authorized to be in here?" "She's with me" Enzo said. "Excuse me" Sasha said as she stepped past Darryl. "So nice of ya to finally make it" Enzo said. "Sorry I'm late" said Sasha. "You seriously can't get any parking anywhere here."

"It be like that sometimes" said Enzo. "But the more important thing here is that you made it." "So…" Sasha said as she glanced at her iPhone. "Since it's already like 3 in the afternoon, how much have you shot?" "Believe it or not only the first 30-40 seconds" said Enzo. "You're kidding" said Sasha. "Well how much longer does it have to be?"

"Another 30 seconds" said Enzo. "And we're set to be outa the studio by 10." "Oh my God Eric that's like an 18 hour day" said Sasha. "Actually 19 because I had to be here at 5 for hair, makeup and wardrobe" said Enzo as he tightened the cap on his bottle. "But believe me the results will be worth it." "I hope so" said Sasha. "Just wait 'till ya see me in action" said Enzo. "Your mind will be blown." "If you say so" said Sasha as the director approached them.

"Hey Eugene" Enzo said. "I thought we had another 5 minutes or so?" "I know Eric my sincerest apologies" said Eugene. "But we're already about 2 hours behind schedule and we'll be starting again now actually." "Filmin' a commercial ain't as easy as ya may think it is" Enzo said. Eugene turned to look at Sasha. "Are you…? You are!" he said with excitement.

"I am what?" Sasha asked. "You're Sasha Banks!" said Eugene. "Something like that" said Sasha. "It's Mercedes nice to meet you." She stuck out her hand for Eugene to shake. "I normally don't do this on such a short notice but what the hell? I am the director after all" said Eugene. "How would you like to be in the commercial?"

"ME!? Oh I dunno. I couldn't possibly" said Sasha. "Sure you can" said Eugene. "But isn't this Eric's sponsorship?" Sasha asked. "I don't wanna intrude." "You won't be" said Eugene. "You're what we've been missing all day. A female, rather woman's aspect to the whole thing. What do you say?" "Listen to the director man" said Enzo. "He knows his shit."

"But I'm not even dressed for anything" said Sasha. "My hair's all in a messy tied up bun, I don't have my contacts in and I'm wearing sweats and slippers for goodness sakes…I totally forgot to bring something much more suitable." "Don't worry" said Eugene. "We'll take care you of you in a jiffy. Mariah! Olivia! Robbie! Ms. Mercedes needs to be fitted and made suitable for the shoot-PRONTO!"

"Well I mean…alright I guess?" Sasha said. "You won't regret it" said Enzo. "Trust me. This'll be dope as fuck."

About 20 minutes later, Enzo was finishing having his makeup touched up when Sasha finally stepped out onto the set and as soon as she did, he instantly became enamored by her beauty. She was wearing grey shorts and a sports bra and the same pair of sneakers that Enzo was wearing.

"W-wow Mercedes you look amazing" he stammered. "Thanks Eric" Sasha said as she flipped her crimped hair. "Ok now we're going to start this last take" said Eugene. "We only have a couple of hours left so let's make this one perfect people! Chop chop!" Sasha nodded as she took a step closer to Enzo.

"Now" Eugene said. "For this shot I want you two to both sit down with Ms. Mercedes sitting in front of you Eric and I want your arms to rest over her shoulders-you know in an embracing type of way." "You mean like a couple?" Enzo asked. "Precisely" Eugene said. Enzo turned to look at Sasha as she shrugged.

"It's alright Eric it's just a commercial. Oh" she paused. "Here lemme help yo-your bandana looks a bit crooked." As she began readjusting his bandana, his heartbeat started to race again as his face became flushed. "You alright there dude?" she asked. "Y-yea" Enzo stammered.

"Ok places people" Eugene commanded. "You two take a seat. Charla come in this shot and make sure that not a thing is out of place, got it!?" "We should probably take a seat now" Sasha said. "You first." Enzo nodded as he sat onto the floor. "You're going to need to sit back a bit Ms. Mercedes" Charla said. "Um ok" Sasha said as she scooted back towards Enzo's crotch.

"Not awkward at all" he said nervously. "You're too much you know that?" Sasha chuckled. Enzo draped his arms around her shoulders. "AND ACTION!" Eugene shouted. "CUE THE MUSIC….NOW!"

As the camera's rolled and snapped photos, the two instantly became lost in the moment as their sole focus became on making sure that the other was comfortable in the shot.

"Beautiful!" Eugene cheered. "So much chemistry! Mercedes tilt your head a bit and give me a "dare to mess with me" sort of glare!" While Sasha followed the director's instructions, Enzo couldn't help but feel an extra boost of confidence coursing throughout his body.

"Excellent!" Eugene said. "Now for our next set I'll ask you to stand up and face each other. "Ok…" Sasha said as Enzo helped her up. Eugene stood back and thought for a moment on how exactly to pose the pair. Finally he walked over towards them. "May I?" he asked. "Sure" said Sasha. Eugene took her hands and placed them onto Enzo's chest. "Robbie come spray Mr. Arndt with that bottle. He needs more sweat on him!" Now you two, I'm going to need you to look into each other's eyes like you want each other more than anything.

"Oh that'll be easy" Enzo thought. "And no smirking" said Eugene. "This is a serious shoot. This is art." Sasha and Enzo turned to face each other. "Oh that is GOLD!" Eugene said. "Charla fluff up her hair and someone tell Marty in the back to hit the fan. Let's make magic people."

"This is rather interesting" Sasha said. "Yeah" Enzo softly said. "ANDDDD ACTION!" Eugene shouted through the megaphone. The two continued to maintain their gaze. Surprisingly, Sasha found herself actually enjoying the shoot. When she slightly tilted her head to have a better view of Enzo, Eugene shouted in excitement but by then she had begun to drown out the sounds of Eugene's voice and only concentrated on Enzo.

"He smells so good today" she thought. "Very good…."

After about 4 hours, production concluded and Sasha and Enzo were left alone in his dressing room where they conversed.

"Thanks for inviting me again Eric" she said. "It was really cool even though I totally didn't have a clue of what I was doing but nonetheless I had a lot of fun." "No problem" Enzo said. "I'm really glad that you could make it." "It's no problem" said Sasha as she began packing up. "It was actually pretty cool, pretty…interesting."

"Interesting how?" Enzo asked. "Oh it's just that I've never actually thought that in my wildest dreams I'd actually end up…you know? Doing a photo shoot with you or whatever" said Sasha.

Enzo chuckled. "Well uh Mercedes" he said. "We do work together. It was bound to happen at some point." "True but still" said Sasha. "I never thought it would."

"So uh…what else do you…dream about?" Enzo asked. Sasha smirked. "All sorts of things" she said. "Things like what?" Enzo asked as he walked up to her. She turned around to see the much taller man over towering her.

"It's private" she said coyly. "How private?" Enzo asked teasingly. "Very private" said Sasha. "And it's a secret that I'll always keep." "Secrets are meant to come out" said Enzo. "True, but not mine" Sasha said as she playfully poked his chest. She turned around and slugged her duffle bag across her shoulders.

"Take it easy ok Eric?" "Oh I will" Enzo said. "Get home safe." "You too" Sasha said as she left and as she did, Eugene entered.

"I just wanted to thank you for taking care of everything for me Gene" Enzo said. "Oh and for allowing Mercedes to join in even though she really wasn't supposed to." "The pleasure is mine" said Eugene. "Besides, you two have a lot of natural chemistry together. I haven't seen such aspect in a long time."

"Well you know me I sure am extremely blessed in that department when it comes to the women" said Enzo. "Good luck with everything Mr. Arndt" said Eugene as he stuck out his hand for Enzo to shake. "I hope to do business with you again soon." "For sure" Enzo said as he shook Eugene's hand. "For sure."

A/N: Thank you again for your reviews and let me know if it should continue.

~Emerald loves Sapphire~