My Fake Actor Boyfriend

9: That scene

*Melina*

 “Oh God ! I thought I was going to throw up in my mouth a little bit there.. Seriously why do everyone swoon over him ? He isn't that hot". I am throwing my irritation at Anni while changing into my costume.

 Anni shrugs, almost looking scared to say the wrong thing. "Well.. you know the girls in makeup, they are very gigglish and love gossip".

 I sigh.. oh yeah.. the makeup ladies had been chatting nonstop about how amazing Asher is.. and how handsome he looks.. in the end I just wanted to start screaming honestly.

  "Hey.. good luck.. break a leg or what it is that you actor folks say.. and just try thinking about something really boring when he kisses you". Anni yell after me as I walk away.

 Normally I pride myself a lot on making very few mistakes and making a lot of one-shot scenes.. but today I am clearly beside myself, making dumb mistake upon dumb mistake.. like forgetting my lines. It is all his bloody fault.. making me so freaking nervous about that scene and having to kiss him.

 “Oh for f***s sake”. I channel my frustration by kicking an old boot laying on the ground, sending it flying through the room. When I see it is heading directly for the back of the directors head I clamp a hand over my mouth.. s**t I am going to be in so much trouble.

 But of course, Asher steps in, snatching it out of the air with a nonchalant motion, just before it can hit it’s target. He looks at me with one eyebrow raised and a cheeky grin. “Wow, watch out there darling.. you could hit someone”.

 I don’t know if I feel more grateful or just annoyed.. honestly I might prefer getting scolded by the director to the complacent smile he is sending me.

 "As long as it is you I am hitting I see no problem". I say pulling a face at him. Okay I do feel a little like Melina 5 years old in kindergarten, but he just gets out the worst in me.

 In some way I still manage to get through the day, but I do realise that people are starting to get tired of me.. and believe me I understand why.. I am acting erratic, being uncommonly demanding and kinda snapping at everyone for even little things.

 When we finally get to shooting the scene I have been dreaming all day I am completely depleted from the stress and I just want it over with.. honestly I feel I might have worked myself up for nothing.

 “I promise you Asher.. if you try anything funny.. at all.. I am so kneeing you in the balls and I don't care what others will think". I hiss at him, while waiting for the shoot to start. I just can’t handle anymore.. I just want the day to end.

 He hold up his hands as a sign of surrender. "Maybe you should start caring about what other think..just a tiny bit. You are not making new friends the way you are acting my dear".

 I glare angrily at him, but I know he is right.. Not that I am going to admit it.. but I do have to be careful, it is just so easy to get a bad reputation or make enemies in this business.

 Actually this whole kissing him thing annoys me for several reasons.. first of all.. I don't want to kiss him.. at all. But secondly it feels wrong for my character too.. she is not the kinda girl who would just let some guy sweep in and kiss her, no matter how handsome he is.. but I am aware that no one is going to listen to me.

 We start filming and I have to agree that Asher is pretty much perfectly casted for the role.. he is playing my New sidekick, a dashingly handsome, mysterious and very charming guy with a fast mouth.

 The kiss is going to be the last scene of the episode, so the audience will have to wait a week to see what will happen next.

 The scene starts with me fighting a particularly nasty vampire in an alley. It has managed to knock the stake from my hand and is.. well about to take a bite out of my throat. Enter Asher.. he picks up the stake and kebabs the vampire to save me and the day.

 But damn I have to admit that the role suits him.. they have trimmed his hair a bit, but left it half long on the top, taming the emerging curls with a vítor vax.. heis wearing fitted black jeans, a very tight black v-neck T-shirt and a black trench chatting finish the look.. he definitely looks mysterious and very sexy.

 He enters by stepping of the ledge of the fire escape, looking all nonchalant and sexy.. okay the actual drop is only a little more than four feet, but the guys in the CGI department will fix it to look like a lot more.

 He lands as agile as a cat, picks up the dropped stake and hammer it into the vampires back.. like it’s some normal thing he does every day.

 “Cut”. The director calls.

 They have to get the guy playing the vampire out of the shot.. and the CGI guys will them make him puff into dust later. The director nod. “Ready.. shooting”.

 Asher sends me his most charming smile, then in a flash his arms is around my waist, pulling me flushed against him.. his lips finds mine and he is kissing me silly.

 At least he behaves.. there is no tricks.. no sucking on my lip to make my brain melt down.. but he is still like the best kisser ever and I catch myself enjoying it much more than I should.

 "Cut ! great work both of you.. very believable". The director calls.

 This time Asher lets me go right away and step away from me. I glance up at hi , but he just sends me a small smile, before turning to walk off.. and I just stand there, utterly surprised that he didn’t have a sly comment to throw at me.