A gleeful reality

Chapter 8

Naya exited the scene.

"Cue Lea!" Carol Banker, one of the many directors, shouted softly to have Lea enter the scene as Naya walked out.

"Aren't you going to tell me how pretty I look?"

Cory who had to get up from a chair in the room walked over to her. "You look amazing."

"What?"

Cory looked down at Lea as they were Finn and Rachel. "I just really love you."

"Cut!" Brad walked in from the side of the room behind the cameras and boom mics.

Cory and Lea turned around to face him.

"Okay Cory… Um…" Brad began, rubbing his chin.

"Did I mess up the line?" Cory asked.

"No no, not at all."

"Alright then, what's up?"

"Well, you did the lines right but this scene is a big scene for Finn and Rachel and I want your delivery of the 'I love you' line to be a little more… meaningful, if you know what I'm trying to get at here." Brad explained looking back and forth from Cory to Lea.

"Yeah I get what you're saying." Cory nodded his head as a crewmember came up to him to readjust his mic on the collar of his shirt and another came to dab off the sweat from Lea's brow.

"If it helps, just think of someone that's really close in your life. You know, someone you love dearly and hopefully that emotion will come through on your delivery." Brad told him as he backed up and returned to the outskirts of the shot. "It's Friday so let's wrap this episode up and the weekend too!"

Both people of the crew that were working with Cory and Lea ran out from in front of the cameras and Carol shouted, "Reset!" Cory took his position back on the chair and Lea stayed in the middle of the room.

Another person held a clapboard in the scene and said, "Furt. Scene nine, take two. And… marker!" then clapped the swing arm down and pulled the board out of the shot.

'Okay Cory, you got this.' He mentally coached himself as Lea began to speak.

"Aren't you going to tell me how pretty I look?"

Cory got up from his seat again, took a breath then spoke. "You look amazing."

"What?"

This was the line he had to work on. He didn't want to force another take so he was going to do this right. He took Brad's advice and thought of someone really special to him. He pictured her figure in his mind, as if she was in Lea's place. Her golden locks resting gently on her shoulders, her perfect lips forming a smile. Cory wanted to smile himself but he had to keep a serious face for the shoot.

"I… I just really… love you." He got out and he knew that he seriously meant that. Everyone else in the room would think it was just really good acting but he knew that it was a real thing when he pictured saying it to Dianna.

"I love you too."

Cory let a smile grace his features as he was told to in the script and then it was over.

"And cut and that's a wrap!" Carol announced to the room as cameras reset and powered down and crew clapped for another episode wrapped and finished.

"That's what I'm talking about Cor!" Brad said and patted Cory on the back. "I loved the feel of that one. Great job and as always, a lovely job to you as well Lea."

Cory smiled and Lea thanked him.

"Awesome work Cor." Lea added as they high fived.

"Why thank you and same to you."