Just Friends?
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We spend the next few days with Brooke and Dan in the bungalow. Poor V is surrounded by couples as she tries relentlessly, to ignore us.
~*~
It is getting close to the MTV Movie Awards and I went shopping with Brooke to pick out a dress for the night. It was a bit of a nightmare trying to avoid fans and paparazzi, but it manages to be easier than I could’ve imagined. I choose a very short, pink, tight-fitted, strapless dress. It has a metallic tinge to the color with a just visible pattern on the material in nearly the same metallic pink. I love it and, I know Will, will too. I pick him up a matching pink tie to wear with his suit. As the MTV Movie Awards are slightly less formal than the parties and functions we’ve been attending, he’s going to wear a suit, but instead of a suit jacket he’s wearing his leather jacket.
He’s gonna to look smokin’ hot.
We’ve been informed that we’ve been nominated for a whole bunch of awards tonight. That took us by surprise, but neither of us expects to win them. We are, however, looking forward to a night out together.
“Okay, I’m coming out,” I say, as I walk out into the living room to a waiting Brook, Dan and of course, Will.
“It’s about time,” I hear Dan mumble under his breath.
As I walk into the living room, I look over at Will who looks like he’s been hit by a shock wave. His eyes are wide, his mouth is open as he gasps and takes a step backward.
“Holy shit, is that dress short enough?” he asks.
“Oh, why? Don’t you like it?”
“Um, no baby, I love it. You look stunning as always. It’s just very short and it doesn’t leave much to the imagination,” Will explains. “C’mon, we have to go or we’ll be late.”
Well, I didn’t expect that reaction. If I’m reading his reaction right, I think he’d rather that I changed into something like what my grandmother might wear.
I say goodbye to Brooke and Dan. We move out to the waiting limousine and head off for the evening. We pull up at the red carpet and Will slides out along with Mark and Diondre, our new bodyguard. If you thought Mark was huge, you should see Diondre. He’s six foot four, built like a brick shithouse and his skin is as dark as cocoa. Despite his ‘don’t mess with me’ look, he’s the biggest teddy bear you’ve ever met. He and Will get along amazingly well.
Will, ever the gentleman, holds out his hand for me to take, as I try to get out of the car, trying again to avoid ‘doing a Britney’.
Doh, you’d think I’d learn that short dresses and exiting from cars do not mix. Mental note – make sure I use a stylist next time.
I step out and there are fans everywhere, yelling and screaming, not just for us but for everyone who’s there. This is my first time seeing celebrities up close and I’ll actually be able to meet some people that I admire and look up to. To say I am excited is beyond how I actually feel. I’m almost a bit star struck myself.
This is a lesson in how the star becomes the fan in less than two seconds flat, when I see Jensen Ackles’ ass ahead of me. I’ve always loved Supernatural and he’s H.O.T!
Will wraps his arm around my waist and moves with me onto the carpet. We wave and smile as cameras take endless photographs. I notice Jed and Blaine our co-stars slightly ahead. When they see us they walk over and we mingle as we stroll down the carpet together. We sign autographs and I see Kira waiting patiently as usual. I smile and sign a picture of us together for her.
“Hey, Will,” I call out, he’s a little behind talking and chatting with his fans.
“Yes, baby?”
“Someone here is waiting to see you,” I announce giving her another smile.
She says nothing and waits patiently for Will to arrive and sign the picture she holds out to him. He gives her a kiss on the cheek and poses to take a photograph with her. I’m so proud of him for taking special time out for his biggest fan. Even though, I could see, when he leaned in so she could take a picture of them together, the other crazed fans started to pull at his leather jacket. I could tell straight away that he was not enjoying it. His body goes tense and I can see the panic in his eyes.
~ WILL ~
I try and smile the best I can for Kira’s photo, but the crazy girls behind her are pulling on my jacket to get my attention. This is bullshit I can’t even give my biggest fan a bit of special time, with me because these crazed girls just scare the living shit out of me. My heart is pounding as I smile and wink at Kira, but I have to cut it short, so I move on down the line. I can feel my palms getting sweaty and I look around for Kat.
She grounds me. Calms me. I fucking need her.
“I’m here,” her soft angelic voice whispers in my ear as she comes up from behind me and links her arm with mine.
I calm instantly and kiss her cheek. My pulse starts to descend back into a normal rhythm. I breathe in slowly and steadily again as we continue to walk the rest of the way and into the venue.
We are ushered to our seats and are surprised to find that we’re sitting on the edge of an aisle, but almost directly in the middle, only a few rows from the front.
We sit down next to Jed, Blaine and some more of our cast members and crew and get ready for the night to start. Jonah Hill is this year’s Celebrity Host. I’ve always found him to be funny. More and more celebrities file in and I watch Kat’s eyes light up as she sees her favorite movie stars and singers. Even I get a little awestruck when Megan Fox sits down in our row.
“Wowsers!”
Oh shit! Did I just say that out loud? Fuck I hope not… Kat will have my balls.
“Psst, Will,” Kat says while I continually stare at Rihanna’s curvy ass.
“Hmm, yeah?” I move my eyes back to Kat’s.
“It’s Channing frickin’ Tatum,” she says with a huge smile and pulls on my arm for emphasis and I laugh.
I know she’s madly in love with him. Lucky I’m not a jealous man or I’d punch him out. Oh, that’s right, I am a jealous man…
“Should I be jealous?” I whisper while she stares at him.
“I am having all sorts of indecent thoughts about him right now, so probably, yes,” she says making me laugh a deep belly laugh.
“That’s okay, Jennifer Lawrence is looking mighty fine, I might add,” I say and she laughs at me.
“Hall pass?” she whispers looking at me with her mischievous twinkling eyes.
“Oh, definitely a hall pass moment,” I say as she leans in for a kiss.
I love this side of Kat, when she’s light hearted and joking around. She belongs in this world… with the who’s who of Hollywood, and I’m so glad to be the one by her side.
The lights turn down low and everyone is seated as some music comes on. Jonah Hill flashes on screen wearing a Man of Steel outfit, he proceeds to do a stint with Henry Cavill, mixing the theme of the skit around the Man of Steel, Fast & Furious Six and World War Z. So, in short, it’s a comedy skit about Superman, who crashes fast cars into Zombies. Quite funny and it’s great to see Kat laughing, especially as she’s been so down because Charlie still won’t talk to her.
Ke$ha and Adam Sandler present the award for Breakthrough Performance, for which I’m nominated. My heart is pumping through my chest wall. Kat holds onto my hand so tightly I’m sure the circulation is cut off.
“And the nominees are… ”
“Jessica Watson for Unashamed, Samuel Delouise for Without Enough Rope, Will Sanders for Nightwalkers, Kelly Gordon for One Night, and Jesse Kennedy for White Wash.”
“And the MTV Movie Award goes to….”
I bite my bottom lip as my leg agitates up and down and my breathing escalates as I wait patiently for the result. I’m not expecting for one minute to win, but you can’t help but hope.
And then I hear it…
“Will Sanders, Nightwalkers.”
Fuck, fuck, fuck… is this really happening?
“Oh my God, Will,” Kat screams and she stands up, taking me with her. I stand there in shock while Kat hugs me and I hug her
back.
“You did it babe,” she says and then kisses me oh so softly.
I shake my head in astonishment and kiss Kat again.
“Go, babe go.” She turns me around and gives me a gentle push as I walk off and up the stairs to the stage while everyone claps.
I arrive on the stage and Ke$ha hands me the Golden Popcorn statue. I shake it in the air while everyone continues to clap and cheer.
“Wow… I mean… wow,” I stutter into the microphone and everyone laughs.
“Um, thank you so much everyone. This is an amazing award to receive and I’m so grateful that my fiancé is here to share this moment with me. Kat and I recently became engaged, as you are probably all aware, but if you missed it, I’m publicly announcing our engagement here tonight. That’s right everyone! We are getting married and I couldn’t be happier.”
The crowd cheers as Kat blows me a kiss.
“Oh gosh, okay… Will get it together,” I stammer and the crowd laughs again. “Right, I need to thank… no, sorry I want to thank Wildon and Skipp for believing in me enough to cast me in this wonderful movie, Nightwalkers. I’d also like to thank Mr. Stevenson from AMDA College because without him, this wouldn’t have been possible. I’d like to thank my mom for her support over the years, and I’d also like to thank the co-stars that made this movie possible. To finish off, I’d like to thank all of you, the fans for supporting Nightwalkers and for loving the story as much as I do.
“Oh, and before I forget, Channing Tatum… Kat wants you as her hall pass. So I have my eyes on you buddy. Love you, Kat,” I smirk and then hold my Golden Popcorn statue up in the air again as I walk off the stage with the crowd laughing.
The screen shoots to an embarrassed Channing Tatum, then to an even more embarrassed, Kat.
She’s going to fucking kill me! She’ll grab my balls so hard I’ll be talking like a fucking girl for a week…
I walk off stage with Ke$ha and Adam Sandler and am ushered back to my seat next to Kat. She kisses me on the cheek and smiles.
“I will get you back later, of that, you can be very sure,” she says making me chuckle.
The night continues and I’m called up on stage for Best Shirtless Performance – which I’m shocked to receive because it was up against a Hollywood teen idol and his new movie. I accept the award, as girls call out “take it off”, making me laugh. I don’t, but I can’t help but laugh along with them.
The next award is Best Kiss and this is the first award that we are nominated in together. We discussed earlier that if we were to win, we’d do the customary re-enactment of our on screen kiss for the crowd. Last year’s winners Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are presenting the award.
“And the nominees are…
“Kelly Gordon and Aiden Wilkes for One Night, Kat Barrett and Will Sanders for Nightwalkers, Amanda Spencer and Samuel Delousie for Without Enough Rope, Jessica Tomei and Richard Hinkley for Beyond the Stars, and Katherine Henderson and Ryan Gerard for Affairs of the Heart.”
“And the MTV Movie Award goes to… Of course, it’s Kat Barrett and Will Sanders for Nightwalkers.”
I look over to Kat who suddenly looks nervous. I reach out and take her hand to stand and then link her arm with mine.
“I’ve got you,” I say as the look of astonishment washes over her face. My heart is still pounding from winning the previous two awards. But winning this one, makes it a little easier to cope with. I walk with Kat linked in my arm, up the stairs to the stage. Everyone claps and cheers as we walk over to the microphone.
“Wow, it seems like that’s all I keep saying tonight, but again… Wow,” I say into the microphone. I look over at Kat and pull her closer so she can speak.
“I can’t believe this, you guys are amazing. Thank you so much to Wildon, Skipp, Mr. Stevenson and Miss Sylvestry for believing in us. Thanks to Will, obviously, because without him this kiss would’ve been a very one sided affair,” she says and the crowd laughs. “Thank you to the cast and crew, and a big thank you to all the fans out there who voted for us. We can’t thank you enough for your love and support.
“Oh, and thanks to Mum and Dad who are sitting back home watching this in Oz.”
She looks at me and raises her eyebrows, insinuatingly. I chuckle as she moves in and stares into my eyes, and there it is, that undeniable spark. I take her head in my hands and I know she can feel it too, that lustful surge between us, that’s there even in front of this auditorium full of people. We stare at each other for what seems like an eternity and then I lean down and kiss her passionately. The crowd cheers, but it fades into the back of my subconscious, while I’m here kissing my fiancé, getting lost in her mouth. Slowly, I pull away and she smiles at me brightly, then she exhales. The cheering slowly makes its way back into my ears as I look from her eyes to the crowd.
“Now, that’s a kiss,” Bradley Cooper says.
Kat looks over to Jennifer Lawrence and smiles.
Crap, don’t you go there, woman. I know what you’re up too.
“Don’t you dare,” I whisper.
“Payback is a bitch isn’t it, babe,” she says as she leans into the microphone.
“Talking of hall passes… Jennifer, just letting you know that you’re Will’s, so I have my eyes on you,” she says making Jennifer blush as she points two fingers to her eyes and then at Jennifer.
Everyone laughs and even though I’m standing on stage with Jennifer and it should be awkward, I don’t feel embarrassed at all. I smile at Jennifer and raise my eyebrows insinuatingly while she shakes her head. I pull Kat toward me and wrap my arms around her as she looks up at me with a mischievous grin.
“You’re the only one that I want or need,” I whisper into her ear.
She smiles and then links her arm with mine as we’re ushered off stage.
We walk back to our seats and I receive high fives from Jed and Blaine.
“Jennifer would be my hall pass too. Good choice bro,” Blaine says as I sit down.
The night continues and we end up receiving the most anticipated award for Movie of the Year. The entire cast and crew accept our award on stage and the evening finishes.
“What a great night,” Kat says, nuzzling into my neck as she sits on my lap on the car ride home from the after party.
“It certainly was, I had a great time. What do you think about going house hunting tomorrow?”
“I think that is a great idea. I can’t wait.”
Chapter Twenty-One
~ KAT ~
I’m lying on my back as I wake the next morning to Will smothering me. He’s lying almost on top of me in the single bed that I’m sharing with him in my small bungalow.
We are going house hunting today, and with our money from the movie, we have enough to put a deposit down for a house. I’m quite excited to go and look at houses that are for sale in the Hollywood Hills area. I run my finger down Will’s spine softly and he slowly stirs.
“Good morning, babe,” I whisper.
“Morning, gorgeous,” he says as he lifts his head from my chest and kisses me softly.
“Ready to go house hunting?” I ask more than enthusiastically.
“Absolutely! Even though it means that I get to cuddle you all night long, I’m not sure if I can stand another night in this single bed.”
“Okay, let’s go. We can get some breakfast on the way,” I say as he pulls himself off me and we get dressed.
We make our way to the Hills and have a realtor show us around a few homes. They’re small to medium sized, but we don’t need anything massive. We see a total of seven and the last one we look at I completely fall in love with. It is so stylish and sleek with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, mirrored walls and funky chandeliers hanging from the ceilings. It has a small dark wood and chrome kitchen and dark wooden floorboards. It even has a deck out the back overlooking the Hills.
“Oh my God, Will its perfect,” I whisper to him as he runs over pricing with the realtor.
I instantly feel saddened and I know my face falls, but I can’t help it.
“We’ll take it,” he states.
“Yay,” I say while I clap my hands together and pull him into a huge embrace.
The house comes fully furnished and I love everything. It’s modern and stylish. I love that, in the States, you can buy a home fully furnished. I’d never heard of that before.
“When can we move in?” Will asks.
“Well, I’ll make the offer to the owner now and get back to you as soon as I can. I expect they’ll accept your offer and you can move in as soon as the money and titles are transferred,” she answers as she shakes our hands.
“Right, excellent,” Will says as he picks me up by the waist, I squeal with excitement and he swings me around in a circle.
“We have a house, baby.”
“Can you ring the owners now and see if they’ll accept the offer while we are still here?”
“Sure, I’ll call and see what they have to say. Excuse me,” she says and walks off while dialing her cell.
“What happens if they don’t accept Will?”
“Don’t worry. We’re giving them the asking price. They won’t say no.”
Eventually the realtor comes back in.
“Okay, we have a sale and the couple wants to move forward as quickly as possible. We can go to the office now and sign all the paperwork if you’re ready?”
We head out and sign the paperwork. The settlement date is drawn forward by three weeks, so we only have a week to wait until we can move in.
They really must want to sell quickly, which is lucky for us.
~*~
A week and a few days later we move into our new home. The view is fantastic and the place feels warm and homey. We settle in and Liz comes over to congratulate us along with Brooke, Dan, Mark and Diondre. We have a small housewarming party and everyone loves our new home. I just wish Charlie would talk to me.