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“You got it,” Chris says, numbly, in the same position as Eduardo himself. “You- Wardo. Jesus Christ.” He drops into the chair next to Eduardo, in about the same state, and Mark is positively radiating smugness from where he’s bouncing on the heels of his feet behind his desk, palms braced on the top and grinning sharply down at Eduardo.
“You are the fucking star of the Untitled Spiderman project,” Mark says slowly, enjoying the way the words feel in his mouth, rolling around his tongue, tasting like success. He watches Eduardo’s face flash through emotions: shock, ecstasy, more shock- it’s a beautiful thing. “Directed by James Cameron.”
“Holy shit,” Eduardo says again. He finally catches Mark’s eye. “I- Mark, I mean, thank you,” he says reverently, and Mark feels proud and on top of the world.
“Wow,” Chris puts in, “Wow. Mark, I didn’t think you could do it.” He looks just as shocked as Eduardo- if not even more, and Mark’s smile dims momentarily. Negotiations had taken forever, and for awhile in the middle things had gotten messy. Chris was doubtful that Mark would be able to close the deal, and Mark could see that Eduardo was starting to lose faith as well, but Mark had just redoubled his efforts and finally managed to get Eduardo an interview with James Cameron. From there on, everything was magic- Eduardo had ridiculous amounts of charm, and he’d singlehandedly convinced Cameron that he was perfect for the part, which he is.
“I worked my ass off so Eduardo could have this,” Mark says, crossing his arms and sitting down, leaning back in his big Important Chair. “As his manager, you haven’t really done much. Maybe one day you can graduate from little league, but for today you should probably leave this to the pros.”
Chris opens his mouth to fire back a retort, and that’s when Eduardo seems to snap out of his daze- “Hey,” he says softly, looking first at Chris, and then at Mark. His expression is oddly serious and Mark swallows. He really has to work on reigning in his temper, especially when it comes to Eduardo’s best friend from Back Home. Eduardo and Chris have basically known each other since the womb, but to Mark, Chris is just another prime example of useless nepotism. Mark is the one killing himself over Eduardo’s career, and sure, he probably gets paid more, but Chris is the one living with Eduardo and receiving those adoring looks over breakfast in the morning, and-
“Not today, okay guys?” His megawatt smile appears suddenly. His billion dollar, movie-star smile. Mark’s mouth is dry. “I’m Spiderman. We should be celebrating.” Chris deflates, and then smiles over at Eduardo and ruffles his hair.
“You’re right,” he says, standing up. “Lap dances? Bet you Dustin offers to buy, he’s going to be catatonic when he hears the news.”
Eduardo grins, stretching his arms above his head. “Yes,” he says, nodding. “I need to get laid.” The tips of his ears go red as soon as the words leave his mouth, and he glances over at Mark, who is studiously ignoring his gaze, staring at the floor. “Mark? You coming?”
Mark shrugs, frowning as he picks up his phone. “I might be able to meet up with you in a few hours. I’ll text you around 10.”
“Okay,” Eduardo says, smiling that blinding smile back at him, “I’ll let you know where we are. Thanks again, Mark,” he says, and he and Chris leave his office, collecting Dustin in the lobby and through the glass doors Mark can see the three of them grinning and laughing and clapping each other on the back.
Mark is already forgotten.
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