stood there, frozen, like some kind of deer in the headlights. I think they thought it was part of the routine to start with, until I literally had to be dragged off stage.”
“You seem more like a bunny than a deer,” he joked.
Stephen slipped an arm around Helen’s shoulders and I blushed even more as I realised that these two were a couple. I felt like such an idiot.
“Please elope with Will,” Stephen begged. “I don’t think I can sit through another dinner with him either singing your praises, or moping because you’ve gone home.”
“Sorry.” Why wouldn’t the ground just open up and swallow me whole? While an earthquake might ruin the premiere I felt that on a cosmic scale, it was worth it.
“Don’t tease her,” Helen gently chided.
“Right, yes, sorry. Force of habit,” he grinned.
“Darling.” Just hearing Will’s voice relaxed me, especially when he then slipped his arms around my waist and pulled me back against his chest. “I’m sorry that took so long.”
“Well if you learned how to be concise,” Stephen teased. “But why use one word, when five will do?”
Will grinned. “Has he been torturing you?” he asked me.
“Of course not,” I replied.
“Just a little,” Stephen said with relish.
“I’m fine,” I assured Will.
“Do you need another drink?”
“Are you trying to get me drunk?”
“That depends. How many drinks would it take to get you to make out with me in a broom closet?”
“Best part of a bottle of Jameson.”
“Ah, then no, I’m not trying to get you drunk.”
It was so weird how completely relaxed I was now that Will was with me. I supposed I’d get used to things like this after attending a few. I think we were attending another seven premieres on this tour, so I’d probably feel like an old hand once this was over. For now though, it was wonderful to have Will with me.
We pretty much stayed with Helen and Stephen until the stars of the film were all finished with their interviews, then it was finally time to actually watch the movie.
It was brilliant, as most of the Shadow Watch films were, managing to be both scary and funny, and I was sure it would be an even bigger hit than the first Sentinels film.
“What did you think?” Will asked me at the end.
“It needs more Dante,” I teased, “but other than that, I guess it was okay.”
***
The tour was both interesting and strange. I got to see a lot of things that would usually be off limits to me, either because I’m a nobody, or because I can't afford it, like some of the fancy restaurants we visited. The hotels were all lovely but by the second one, I had stopped unpacking, it just wasn’t worth it (other than hanging up my dress for the premiere). Unlike the women in the film, I was lucky in that I could wear the same dress to each event, while they had to change it each time. Even the men had to change their outfits, but between changing or removing ties and changing shirt colours, two suits were sufficient for them.
It was quite nice to be able to get to know Chris a little better since he and Will were great friends, and he seemed to enjoy talking to me. I quickly realised how monotonous this all was for the actors though; the same questions were asked again and again, so it wasn’t surprising that Chris was interested in a new face. Anything to break the tedium must have been welcome. And he was really nice, actually, I hadn’t realised he was Canadian because he always had a British accent in the Shadow Watch films.
In the interviews, Will tried to find a new and interesting way to answer essentially the same questions. Of course, there were only so many ways you could say the same thing, so it tested even his powers of loquacity.
What he seemed to enjoy most though, were the events where he answered questions from fans; they branched out a little from the usual fare, sometimes even surprising him.
When I asked him why he did all this (I knew it wasn’t only
“You seem more like a bunny than a deer,” he joked.
Stephen slipped an arm around Helen’s shoulders and I blushed even more as I realised that these two were a couple. I felt like such an idiot.
“Please elope with Will,” Stephen begged. “I don’t think I can sit through another dinner with him either singing your praises, or moping because you’ve gone home.”
“Sorry.” Why wouldn’t the ground just open up and swallow me whole? While an earthquake might ruin the premiere I felt that on a cosmic scale, it was worth it.
“Don’t tease her,” Helen gently chided.
“Right, yes, sorry. Force of habit,” he grinned.
“Darling.” Just hearing Will’s voice relaxed me, especially when he then slipped his arms around my waist and pulled me back against his chest. “I’m sorry that took so long.”
“Well if you learned how to be concise,” Stephen teased. “But why use one word, when five will do?”
Will grinned. “Has he been torturing you?” he asked me.
“Of course not,” I replied.
“Just a little,” Stephen said with relish.
“I’m fine,” I assured Will.
“Do you need another drink?”
“Are you trying to get me drunk?”
“That depends. How many drinks would it take to get you to make out with me in a broom closet?”
“Best part of a bottle of Jameson.”
“Ah, then no, I’m not trying to get you drunk.”
It was so weird how completely relaxed I was now that Will was with me. I supposed I’d get used to things like this after attending a few. I think we were attending another seven premieres on this tour, so I’d probably feel like an old hand once this was over. For now though, it was wonderful to have Will with me.
We pretty much stayed with Helen and Stephen until the stars of the film were all finished with their interviews, then it was finally time to actually watch the movie.
It was brilliant, as most of the Shadow Watch films were, managing to be both scary and funny, and I was sure it would be an even bigger hit than the first Sentinels film.
“What did you think?” Will asked me at the end.
“It needs more Dante,” I teased, “but other than that, I guess it was okay.”
***
The tour was both interesting and strange. I got to see a lot of things that would usually be off limits to me, either because I’m a nobody, or because I can't afford it, like some of the fancy restaurants we visited. The hotels were all lovely but by the second one, I had stopped unpacking, it just wasn’t worth it (other than hanging up my dress for the premiere). Unlike the women in the film, I was lucky in that I could wear the same dress to each event, while they had to change it each time. Even the men had to change their outfits, but between changing or removing ties and changing shirt colours, two suits were sufficient for them.
It was quite nice to be able to get to know Chris a little better since he and Will were great friends, and he seemed to enjoy talking to me. I quickly realised how monotonous this all was for the actors though; the same questions were asked again and again, so it wasn’t surprising that Chris was interested in a new face. Anything to break the tedium must have been welcome. And he was really nice, actually, I hadn’t realised he was Canadian because he always had a British accent in the Shadow Watch films.
In the interviews, Will tried to find a new and interesting way to answer essentially the same questions. Of course, there were only so many ways you could say the same thing, so it tested even his powers of loquacity.
What he seemed to enjoy most though, were the events where he answered questions from fans; they branched out a little from the usual fare, sometimes even surprising him.
When I asked him why he did all this (I knew it wasn’t only
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