MERCEDES | SEBASTIAN STAN

FORTY

NERVES

040.
❝With my whole heart.❞

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Mercedes linked her arm with Astra as she walked her towards the building where they were doing their first read through.

"Are you nervous?" Astra questioned, placing her hand over Mercedes'.

"No." Mercedes shook her head, although both of them knew it was a lie. "I can't stop thinking about Seb."

Astra sadly smiled, the whole drive there Mercedes was looking at the articles of Sebastian and his new girlfriend. It broke Astra's heart to see her sister so upset.

"Look, Lou, I know it's hard, but you've got to move on." Astra hated to be the one to tell her sister these things, but someone did. "And who knows, maybe you'll fall in love on set and live happily ever after."

"Maybe." Mercedes hummed but she wasn't exactly listening to what her sister was saying.

Her eyes flickered to an almost familiar chocolate haired man walking into the building. She furrowed her brows trying to figure out who the figure looked like, but that was when Astra repeatedly slapped her arm.

"Dejarías de hacer eso?" Mercedes said snappily.

"Mercedes that is Dylan freaking O'brien." Astra pointed at the man.

Mercedes eyes widened once she realised. She watched the man swing open the door and walk inside, making Astra turn to her sister with a pleading look.

"You have to take me in there with you." Astra clamped her hands together pleadingly. "I mean imagine if you fell in love with Dylan O'Brien." Her face fell at the thought. "Then I'd want to sleep with my sisters future husband."

"Woah, you're getting a head of yourself there, Astra." Mercedes eyes widened. "Come on, let's get inside." She pulled her little sister along with her.

"Imagine if he's your love interest." Astra pretended to swoon at the thought, causing Mercedes to giggle and for her nose to scrunch up as she did so.

She plastered a smile on her face as she walked into the room and couldn't help but cling onto Astra a little big tighter. Astra noticed and gave her sister's bicep a light squeeze.

"There he is." Astra whispered. "There's Dylan O'Brien." She tugged on Mercedes arm, almost causing her to stumble. "There's Joe and Anthony Russo." She pointed towards everyone in the room.

Mercedes was thankful for her sister doing it. It helped ease any anxiety of any new people she may have to meet.

"That's Kathryn Newton, she's played in 'The Society', remember that show we watched together?" Mercedes hummed in response. "And 'Supernatural'."

The brunette made sure to smile at Katheryn as her sister pointed to her. She didn't want to come off as a bitch on the first day.

"There's Mackenzie Foy from 'Twilight'." Astra excitedly waved towards Mackenzie, who was easily the youngest in the room.

Mercedes smiled once she saw Tom Holland, she hadn't ever officially met the guy but she had heard a lot about him. She knew that he was a sweetheart.

"Holy fuck-" Astra almost squealed. "That's Tom Holland. And this cast is to die for." Astra's eyes flickered over the rest of the room until they landed on Sebastian. "Lou, Sebastian."

"Shut up." Mercedes shot her sister a glare, not finding the joke funny. She looked over in the direction that Astra was looking over in and there sat Sebastian Stan. "Sebastian."

Sebastian stood from his seat and slowly walked over to the Coleman sisters. He opened his arms and wrapped them around the girl for a minute.

She didn't hug him back, she was frozen in her spot. The familiar scent of smoky woods and fresh earth. It almost made tears form in her eyes, she missed him and it had only been a few weeks.

"Mercedes." He nodded at her as she pulled away with a soft smile.

"Mercedes." Dylan cut in and Astra's grip on Mercedes tightened. She couldn't bring that he was stood in front of her. "Dylan." He pointed to himself.

"We know who you are, Silly." Astra blurted out, without even meaning too.

Mercedes had to bite back a smile at her sister who had become a blushing mess. The brunette lightly tapped her sister's hand, which caught Sebastian's attention. She still wore his ring on her thumb and he couldn't help but smile.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Mercedes placed her hand out to shake Dylan's but he just batted it away and pulled the girls into a hug.

Astra's legs buckled beneath her and Sebastian was quick to grab the girl and pull her away. Mercedes offered him a thankful smile as he guided her towards a seat.

"You didn't bring your girlfriend with you?" Astra questioned Sebastian.

"I'm sorry?" Sebastian had no clue what Astra was talking about. "Did you just say girlfriend?" He chuckled.

"Yeah, the one Lou has been looking at for the past few weeks. Ale-" She hesitated. "Alejandra?"

Sebastian's eyes flickered over to Mercedes who was currently laughing with Dylan. He furrowed his brows, wondering why she thought that he was still dating Alejandra.

"I broke up with her months ago, Astra. Way before comic con." Sebastian sat next to the girl, his arm finding it's away around the back of her chair. "I knew that I was going to see her again and I didn't want to be with someone when I love her."

"You love my sister?" Astra questioned, turning to face Sebastian. But he didn't need to answer, his face said it all.

"With my whole heart."