Chemistry Out of Nothing At All (2/?)
Title: Chemistry Out of Nothing At All
Fandom: Gossip Girl/RPF/RPattz bonus
Pairing: Ed/Leighton
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The sequel to "Chemistry at Bay" though you don't need to read the previous to get this one. Now that Leighton is back on set, things should be better for her and Ed. However, not everyone is starting to think that...
Notes: Thanks to Dawn for beta-ing and dealing with my whining. EL don't belong to me and neither does RPattz. If they did, they'd be married with 2.5 children and living in a castle with unicorns and flying toast. EL, that is. Not RPattz. He'd be staying with me :P
Banner by issa_bell
Part 2
They made it to set on time the next day, but neither one knew what scene they were filming. All they knew was that it would be outside and between 8th and 9th streets. Unfortunately, they had filmed several scenes at this corner and if that wasn't bad enough, it was mostly action scenes. The good news was that fans (and Leighton) could watch Ed handle a gun and shoot people. The bad news meant that she would not have a decent scene with him. That much of the script had not changed.
They bumped into fans on the way to set. Each and every one of them had not changed their behavior. They were still squealing and begging for autographs. The two stopped to sign for some of them. They did have a few minutes before starting.
"Oh my God, Ed and Leighton! Ed and Leighton, will you marry each other?!"
"LEIGHTON! HEY, IT'S LEIGHTON! HI LEIGHTON! GOD, YOU ARE SO PRETTY!"
"OH MY GOD, ED WESTWICK! YOU ARE SO HOT! MY PANTIES JUST DROPPED!"
"YOU TWO ARE GORGEOUS! HAVE BABIES OR ELSE!"
"Hi, Chad!"
"Chad?" Ed whispered to her. "People don't even know my name."
"Just smile and nod, sweetie, "she said, signing for a girl. Then they waved them off when the director came storming towards them. "We promise to sign for the rest of you! Right now, we have to work, okay?"
"Move it! Move it! Move it! We're behind!" the director snapped, shoving them towards the dressing room. "Good to see you back, Leighton, now move it!"
Still pushy as ever. Great, she thought. Some people weren't going to change or be happy that she was around.
After a quick talk with the director, she knew what they were filming. She was supposed to walk in on him and Robert having lunch when a shootout took place. She would hide with Robert while Ed shot up bad guys in front of them. Stunt doubles had been on the standby, but Ed insisted on doing stunts on his own. While she admired his bravery, she was worried too. What if he got hurt on set? Sure, emergency personnel was also close by for this but that hole in her stomach remained. It burned whenever she thought about him getting injured.
To no one's surprise, three million more fans were lined up to watch this and screaming out Ed's name when he walked around. She waved to him before heading to hair and makeup. As she got ready, she hoped he would come by with a new pile of letters for them to read. But he didn't come around this time. Probably because he took more time to prep up than she did. While she understood, she felt a little lonely. Mocking hatemail was their new favorite pastime, something that the two of them enjoyed.
"Okay, okay, quiet on set! Take your places!"
Ah, action time. She hopped off her chair and went to hide in the corner. This was where she would interrupt the romantic lunch between Robert and Ed. Except her character did not know that they were having a romantic lunch.
"Okay...and action!"
She watched the scene unfold. Ed and Robert were doing a good job of trying to stay subtle but romantic. As a hush fell over the crowd watching them, she listened to the conversation. The two of them had the whole scene memorized and were going through it now.
"You have nothing to be upset over," Ed was saying. "I'm here with you."
"Are you?" Robert asked. "Cause it doesn't feel that way."
"...So what? You think I'm cheating on you?"
"I don't know what you're doing but it's not like you. I know you. I've known you all my life and you never looked at another woman. But when you look at her, I see something. You can't keep your eyes off her. You want that...that...dark-haired, ruby-lipped skank, don't you?!"
Leighton grimaced despite knowing that this was part of the scene. Luckily, she could see Ed clenching his teeth. "Stop that. You know that's not true!"
"I don't know anything with you anymore! You don't come home at night!"
"I am a busy man! I've only made time for you because I love you! I don't want anyone that isn't you!"
"Then why do you look at her? Why did you take on such a job?"
"So you haven't stared at her? You haven't spent time with her? You don't laugh with her? Don't try to hide it anymore! You've been so...enamored with this woman," Robert went on, poking violently at his salad. "Every night that you do come home, you talk about Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III. And it's not just her first name! You say her whole name all the time like it's some twisted tongue twister!"
Twisted tongue twister? Clearly, no one wanted to get rid of that ridiculous line. In the beginning, Robert giggled too hard at that line. He didn't believe he had to say that either. But Ed remained cool through all their rehearsals. He was cool now, eyeing Robert's fidgety, upset character. He didn't seem unnerved by how upset his 'boyfriend' was.
"Now Miss Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III..."he began.
"You did it again! What do you have with this woman?" Robert demanded to know. "Are you sleeping around with that disease carrying prostitute?!"
"Enough!" Ed snapped, standing up. "If you don't stop talking about her, then I'll..."
That was Leighton's cue to walk in. She strolled around the corner to where the two were at. Other patrons had stopped eating to stare at them. She smiled and made her way to where Ed was glaring down at Robert. Robert looked frightened at him but gave her a tight, fake smile.
"Hello, gentlemen, "she greeted them, holding out her hand for Robert. Robert looked down, disgusted, before shaking it. Then she exchanged a kiss with Ed. It was only supposed to brush across his cheek but she wanted to go one step further. She gave him a nice one, leaving behind a red lip print. It worked for the scene because the anger Rob's character was supposed to have increased. "I don't believe we have met. I am Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III. And you?"
It took a lot to not laugh at that name, but she was a professional. She had to be one for the sake of this job. If she acted as bratty as last week, then the tabloids would have another field day. They would call her a 'diva' and make up lousy excuses for her behavior.
"Edward. I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Robert gave her a tight, Blair Waldorf like smile. It was scary to see him pull that off. "I suppose he didn't tell you about this lunch that we were supposed to have together."
"Oh, he told me he'd bring a friend." She gave Ed a sweet smile. This one was a real smile. No script needed to tell her to smile at him. "I'm sorry I was late."
"Actually, you are right on time." Ed gave Rob a look, then got up and pulled out her chair. Rob glared back and then smiled at her. Fake, tight, so long that it would have made his face hurt. She smirked back and sat down. Not that she blamed him for looking so uncomfortable. Poor Rob was acting like Blair Waldorf but dressed like Chuck Bass. Somehow, the pink and purple businessman combination was not working on him. Then again, only Ed could pull off such an outfit without looking like someone who belonged in a circus.
"Have you ordered already?" she went on with the lines, pretending to open the menu. "I heard that the lobster and sirloin combination is absolutely divine."
"...I happen to be a vegetarian," Rob went on, giving her another Blair look. Wow, the guy was getting better at this. Before, he used to be too goofy to pull off the eyerolls and smirks. Now he had the sass to do it. "Hence why I am eating this salad."
"That's salad?" She looked at the tortured vegetables in Rob's bowl. "I would never have guessed. It looks like a massacre."
"Now, now, Miss Vontessa. Be polite." Ed rubbed her shoulders. Oh God, that was wonderful. His hands. Those strong, long fingers pressing against her shoulder blades...was it in her script to look like she was having an orgasm? If not, then it was getting in the movie. She could have sworn her eyes had rolled back into her head like in Gossip Girl episode 2.03, The Dark Knight. It was one of her favorite moments. Ed had been a sexpot in that scene and he was working the same charm here.
"Thank you, darling, but that will be enough, "she managed to get out. Her fingers curled around his hand and slowly pulled it off her shoulder. "Now...let's order something, shall we?"
"...I've lost my appetite," Rob said, holding back a grimace.
"Edward, order something. It's polite," Ed said. Then he took her hand and stroked it. Damn the man. This was not one of their 'chemistry' scenes yet he was turning her on. "We'll have whatever you want, Miss Vontessa."
She squeezed his hand. "I think I'll have..."
Just then there was a loud crack and an explosion that shattered the glasses on their table. Everyone in the scene started to scream and Leighton covered her head, hitting the ground. Everything fell on the floor and people began to run around while she and Rob hid under their table, but Ed was not in sight. She looked around for him, eyes darting back and forth. Where did he go? Did he run away?
"Where is he?!" she demanded, clawing at Rob. "Where did he go?"
BANG!
She screamed as the bullet sailed straight at her, never knowing what happened to Ed.
TBC...
~ ~ ~
Note: I love to leave you guys hanging a lot, don't I? I blame telenovelas. For those waiting on CB stuff, I'm getting to that too. I've been crazy busy for the last week and next week does not look any easier. But I promise to work as much as I can on everything. Thanks for sticking around with this. &hearts
Fandom: Gossip Girl/RPF/RPattz bonus
Pairing: Ed/Leighton
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The sequel to "Chemistry at Bay" though you don't need to read the previous to get this one. Now that Leighton is back on set, things should be better for her and Ed. However, not everyone is starting to think that...
Notes: Thanks to Dawn for beta-ing and dealing with my whining. EL don't belong to me and neither does RPattz. If they did, they'd be married with 2.5 children and living in a castle with unicorns and flying toast. EL, that is. Not RPattz. He'd be staying with me :P
Banner by issa_bell
Part 2
They made it to set on time the next day, but neither one knew what scene they were filming. All they knew was that it would be outside and between 8th and 9th streets. Unfortunately, they had filmed several scenes at this corner and if that wasn't bad enough, it was mostly action scenes. The good news was that fans (and Leighton) could watch Ed handle a gun and shoot people. The bad news meant that she would not have a decent scene with him. That much of the script had not changed.
They bumped into fans on the way to set. Each and every one of them had not changed their behavior. They were still squealing and begging for autographs. The two stopped to sign for some of them. They did have a few minutes before starting.
"Oh my God, Ed and Leighton! Ed and Leighton, will you marry each other?!"
"LEIGHTON! HEY, IT'S LEIGHTON! HI LEIGHTON! GOD, YOU ARE SO PRETTY!"
"OH MY GOD, ED WESTWICK! YOU ARE SO HOT! MY PANTIES JUST DROPPED!"
"YOU TWO ARE GORGEOUS! HAVE BABIES OR ELSE!"
"Hi, Chad!"
"Chad?" Ed whispered to her. "People don't even know my name."
"Just smile and nod, sweetie, "she said, signing for a girl. Then they waved them off when the director came storming towards them. "We promise to sign for the rest of you! Right now, we have to work, okay?"
"Move it! Move it! Move it! We're behind!" the director snapped, shoving them towards the dressing room. "Good to see you back, Leighton, now move it!"
Still pushy as ever. Great, she thought. Some people weren't going to change or be happy that she was around.
After a quick talk with the director, she knew what they were filming. She was supposed to walk in on him and Robert having lunch when a shootout took place. She would hide with Robert while Ed shot up bad guys in front of them. Stunt doubles had been on the standby, but Ed insisted on doing stunts on his own. While she admired his bravery, she was worried too. What if he got hurt on set? Sure, emergency personnel was also close by for this but that hole in her stomach remained. It burned whenever she thought about him getting injured.
To no one's surprise, three million more fans were lined up to watch this and screaming out Ed's name when he walked around. She waved to him before heading to hair and makeup. As she got ready, she hoped he would come by with a new pile of letters for them to read. But he didn't come around this time. Probably because he took more time to prep up than she did. While she understood, she felt a little lonely. Mocking hatemail was their new favorite pastime, something that the two of them enjoyed.
"Okay, okay, quiet on set! Take your places!"
Ah, action time. She hopped off her chair and went to hide in the corner. This was where she would interrupt the romantic lunch between Robert and Ed. Except her character did not know that they were having a romantic lunch.
"Okay...and action!"
She watched the scene unfold. Ed and Robert were doing a good job of trying to stay subtle but romantic. As a hush fell over the crowd watching them, she listened to the conversation. The two of them had the whole scene memorized and were going through it now.
"You have nothing to be upset over," Ed was saying. "I'm here with you."
"Are you?" Robert asked. "Cause it doesn't feel that way."
"...So what? You think I'm cheating on you?"
"I don't know what you're doing but it's not like you. I know you. I've known you all my life and you never looked at another woman. But when you look at her, I see something. You can't keep your eyes off her. You want that...that...dark-haired, ruby-lipped skank, don't you?!"
Leighton grimaced despite knowing that this was part of the scene. Luckily, she could see Ed clenching his teeth. "Stop that. You know that's not true!"
"I don't know anything with you anymore! You don't come home at night!"
"I am a busy man! I've only made time for you because I love you! I don't want anyone that isn't you!"
"Then why do you look at her? Why did you take on such a job?"
"So you haven't stared at her? You haven't spent time with her? You don't laugh with her? Don't try to hide it anymore! You've been so...enamored with this woman," Robert went on, poking violently at his salad. "Every night that you do come home, you talk about Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III. And it's not just her first name! You say her whole name all the time like it's some twisted tongue twister!"
Twisted tongue twister? Clearly, no one wanted to get rid of that ridiculous line. In the beginning, Robert giggled too hard at that line. He didn't believe he had to say that either. But Ed remained cool through all their rehearsals. He was cool now, eyeing Robert's fidgety, upset character. He didn't seem unnerved by how upset his 'boyfriend' was.
"Now Miss Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III..."he began.
"You did it again! What do you have with this woman?" Robert demanded to know. "Are you sleeping around with that disease carrying prostitute?!"
"Enough!" Ed snapped, standing up. "If you don't stop talking about her, then I'll..."
That was Leighton's cue to walk in. She strolled around the corner to where the two were at. Other patrons had stopped eating to stare at them. She smiled and made her way to where Ed was glaring down at Robert. Robert looked frightened at him but gave her a tight, fake smile.
"Hello, gentlemen, "she greeted them, holding out her hand for Robert. Robert looked down, disgusted, before shaking it. Then she exchanged a kiss with Ed. It was only supposed to brush across his cheek but she wanted to go one step further. She gave him a nice one, leaving behind a red lip print. It worked for the scene because the anger Rob's character was supposed to have increased. "I don't believe we have met. I am Contessa Fontessa Vontessa III. And you?"
It took a lot to not laugh at that name, but she was a professional. She had to be one for the sake of this job. If she acted as bratty as last week, then the tabloids would have another field day. They would call her a 'diva' and make up lousy excuses for her behavior.
"Edward. I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Robert gave her a tight, Blair Waldorf like smile. It was scary to see him pull that off. "I suppose he didn't tell you about this lunch that we were supposed to have together."
"Oh, he told me he'd bring a friend." She gave Ed a sweet smile. This one was a real smile. No script needed to tell her to smile at him. "I'm sorry I was late."
"Actually, you are right on time." Ed gave Rob a look, then got up and pulled out her chair. Rob glared back and then smiled at her. Fake, tight, so long that it would have made his face hurt. She smirked back and sat down. Not that she blamed him for looking so uncomfortable. Poor Rob was acting like Blair Waldorf but dressed like Chuck Bass. Somehow, the pink and purple businessman combination was not working on him. Then again, only Ed could pull off such an outfit without looking like someone who belonged in a circus.
"Have you ordered already?" she went on with the lines, pretending to open the menu. "I heard that the lobster and sirloin combination is absolutely divine."
"...I happen to be a vegetarian," Rob went on, giving her another Blair look. Wow, the guy was getting better at this. Before, he used to be too goofy to pull off the eyerolls and smirks. Now he had the sass to do it. "Hence why I am eating this salad."
"That's salad?" She looked at the tortured vegetables in Rob's bowl. "I would never have guessed. It looks like a massacre."
"Now, now, Miss Vontessa. Be polite." Ed rubbed her shoulders. Oh God, that was wonderful. His hands. Those strong, long fingers pressing against her shoulder blades...was it in her script to look like she was having an orgasm? If not, then it was getting in the movie. She could have sworn her eyes had rolled back into her head like in Gossip Girl episode 2.03, The Dark Knight. It was one of her favorite moments. Ed had been a sexpot in that scene and he was working the same charm here.
"Thank you, darling, but that will be enough, "she managed to get out. Her fingers curled around his hand and slowly pulled it off her shoulder. "Now...let's order something, shall we?"
"...I've lost my appetite," Rob said, holding back a grimace.
"Edward, order something. It's polite," Ed said. Then he took her hand and stroked it. Damn the man. This was not one of their 'chemistry' scenes yet he was turning her on. "We'll have whatever you want, Miss Vontessa."
She squeezed his hand. "I think I'll have..."
Just then there was a loud crack and an explosion that shattered the glasses on their table. Everyone in the scene started to scream and Leighton covered her head, hitting the ground. Everything fell on the floor and people began to run around while she and Rob hid under their table, but Ed was not in sight. She looked around for him, eyes darting back and forth. Where did he go? Did he run away?
"Where is he?!" she demanded, clawing at Rob. "Where did he go?"
BANG!
She screamed as the bullet sailed straight at her, never knowing what happened to Ed.
TBC...
~ ~ ~
Note: I love to leave you guys hanging a lot, don't I? I blame telenovelas. For those waiting on CB stuff, I'm getting to that too. I've been crazy busy for the last week and next week does not look any easier. But I promise to work as much as I can on everything. Thanks for sticking around with this. &hearts