Open Marriage (ON HOLD)

Chapter 27

Sebastian paced outside the steakhouse, waiting for his best friend to arrive. His audition went better than expected due to him not being as prepared as usual. He already got a callback, causing him to make a mental note to go over the material before returning tomorrow.

"Seb!" The actor heard his name called from down the busy street of LA.

"Evans," Sebastian called back, seeing his friend zigzag through the crowd.

The two greeted the other with a hug before entering the restaurant.

"How was your day?" Sebastian questioned once they were seated.

"Long," he chuckled. "Filling in for Lynny is exhausting."

Sebastian laughed, "I can only imagine. You and Rachel need help?"

"No, we are good. You just worry about taking care of our girl when she needs it," Chris instructed, patting Sebastian's arm.

"That's definitely a task I can handle," the actor responded as the waiter returned to take their order.

"How was she this morning?" Chris questioned, checking his phone, drawing his eyes to his friend.

"She was more relaxed and well-rested than when she arrived last night," he answered, shrugging.

"Does she know that Zac showed up last night?"

"He told her," Sebastian responded, shaking his head.

"I still can't believe he showed up at your house," Chris expressed, holding up a finger. "I take that back. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up sooner."

"Well, I told him to never show up at my house again," Sebastian commented.

"Zac never rationally thinks when it comes to Lynny. From what Rachel has told me, he always acts before he thinks," Chris informed Sebastian.

"Yeah, well, he better start thinking. I hate finding him on my doorstep, demanding to see his wife," he groaned, running his fingers through his hair.

"How did Lynny react?"

"She thanked me," he smiled.

"You enjoyed saying that way too much," Chris chuckled, watching his friend's smile grow.

"Zac is mad that she came to me last night. Of course, I'm going to enjoy it," Sebastian laughed, causing Chris to laugh as well.

The food arrived, and the men enjoyed their food. They shared their day's activities along with plans for the upcoming days.

"So Josh's surgery is early Saturday morning, so I think we should be able to go golfing Sunday afternoon, after our panel.  We can pregame before my party later that night. That's as only if Josh isn't in a lot of pain," Chris pointed out while exiting the steakhouse.

"Y/N said we were still going when I asked her this morning," Sebastian responded, rubbing his hand over his belly.  "Pregaming before your actually bash sounds like fun and trouble."

"Let's hope," Chris chuckled, gazing down at his phone. "Do you want to meet at the house for a couple of beers, maybe watch a game?"

Sebastian took a quick look at his phone, finding no text from Y/N. "Yeah, sure."

"Cool. I have to get something for Rachel, but head to the house. She should be there," Chris instructed, walking in the opposite direction of his friend.

"Okay, man," he said, walking towards his car.

Sebastian was greeted by a few fans while walking down the sidewalk. Each asked for a picture and autograph, which the man was happy to give them.