| “Okay! 10 minute break!!” Jez’s voice, which sounded as hard as steel, roared through the theater. Sarisha, who lay breathing hard and a bit pale on the stage rolled over to face Tiny. “One fine day, I don’t know when and I don’t know how… anyway…” she panted “I’m gonna kill him, if that’s the last thing I do.” Tiny couldn’t help but laugh. “Geez, Sash, didn’t you know that his nickname is ‘Jez, the terrible one?’” “But I thought that was a joke.” Sarisha looked truly confused. “Okay Sash, here’s my advice. As long as you work together with Jez, give 110 percent, you’ll never gonna have any problems with him.” Sarisha sighed and grabbed her bag. ” Oh well.I’m gonna get myself a cold water.See ya in 10 minutes.” Sarisha got up and glanced towards Jez, terrified. “I’m in hell!” Still laughing, Tiny glanced at Jez, who started to walk over. ”Hey Jez, your mission is fulfilled - the new ones have already sworn to kill you.” Tiny giggled and Jez looked as evil as he could. “Good to know that I’ve done my duty. So, how do you feel?” “What do you mean? I’m fine as always.” “No, you are not. Tiny, how long have we known each other?” Tiny smiled, as memories flashes her brain “I don’t know Jez, about a hundred years?” “So I’m gonna ask you again. How do u feel?” Tiny sighed. “Lousy. Honestly, I have so much stage fright, because of tonight.“ “But it will be just perfect -trust me. I work with you every day and I see how gifted you are. You will light it up.” Tiny glanced at him, obviously moved. “Thanks as always for your motivation. I think you knew already that you’re my best friend.” “I know hun. I know.” Jez got up . “One last thing Jez. Just in case I didn’t tell you enough. If you ever decide to be straight again, I hope I’ll be the first to know!” Jez grinned. “You can bet your sweet little butt on that.” Dee jumped up and down nervously. “I bet I’m more excited than Tiny is at the moment. I can’t wait to see the show.” Scott and Mark seemed to be very amused by Dee’s behavior. ”You have to calm down, hun. Besides, you’re driving Mark and me nuts with your constant hopping!” Dee looked apologetically at both. “I’m sorry guys, but the waiting makes me sick.” Scott turned to Dee. “So my suggestion is that we go inside, maybe drinking something. For Dee it has to be highly concentrated. Maybe that will her make shut her mouth again.” Dee opened her mouth but closed it again, totally shocked. “Hey man, it works.” Mark giggled and Dee’s eyes narrowed to small slits. “Okay guys, then let’s get inside.” Satisfied, Mark and Scott glanced at each other. ”Uhmm, before I forget Scottie sweetie…” Scott turned around to his girlfriend, whose eyes suddenly became evil. “I hope u know that you have to sleep on the floor tonight.” Dramatically she sighed and walked into the foyer, watching Scott growing pale. Mark didn’t even try to hide his amused facial expression and said gloating, “Now I’m glad I didn’t get her.“ He followed Dee inside. Scott sighed and looked up. “Oh c’mon, what is it?! Point-at-the-loser day?? Sighing he gave in and stepped into the foyer. Tiny took a last deep breath and stepped out into the night, which was lighted up by hundreds of flashlights. She smiled in every camera and tried to satisfy every reporter. Finally, she reached the car, which took her to the premiere celebration. As she got out of the car, she saw Dee standing in front of the hotel, with two handsome guys behind her. Happily she embraced her only sister and tried not to burst into tears. “You were great - just awesome!” Dee murmured into her ear. “It feels so good to see u again Dee. I missed you.” “I missed you too, Tiny. But before we lose ourselves hopelessly in memories, let me introduce you to these two guys, who I’ll never speak to again.” Tiny looked at her sister in confusion, who pointed at Scott “Okay, that’s Scott, my so-called boyfriend and by chance the father of my daughter, and standing right beside him Mark, his failed friend.” As Tiny looked Mark straight in the eyes, knowing that something happened to her, their hands touched and her body seemed to be electrified. Mark also felt this incredible tension between them and as if he could look right into her soul. Scared by all these intense feelings, Tiny dropped his hand as if she had burned herself. Scott, too much male to recognize the connection between Tiny and Mark, looked amused into Tiny’s dazed face “I’ll tell you what happened later. I hope she’ll calm down soon.“ Inside, Tiny had to spend most of the time with the rest of the cast, smiling and answering the same questions. Even though she knew that Mark was sitting in the opposite corner, she could feel his eyes on her back. Since the last reporter seemed to be more interested in the buffet than in the actors, she grabbed the next chair and fell into it. Sighing, she rubbed her aching head and tried to flag down a waiter. “Hard day, huh?” As Tiny heard this voice, she felt butterflies in her stomach. “Jesus Christ,“ she thought. “Christine Marlow! Stop acting like a teen in love, leave the seventh heaven, and go back to earth!!” she forced herself. Nervously she cleared her throat and slowly raised her eyes. “Hard is an understatement.” “May I suggest something?” Tiny glanced curiously at him “Sure.” “ What would you say, if we snuck out of this hotel, searching for somewhere we could talk, without fearing to become a victims of the paparazzi?” “Let me think for a second.” Tiny wrinkled her forehead, trying hard to look like she was thinking intensely. Mark laughed. ”Okay, I’m convinced.” |