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12. Sebastian Stan | Carpool Karaoke

By : avengerstories | Tumblr 

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Standing outside of the hotel, you giggled as you noticed your manager, Alicia, snapped a picture of you being fussed over by a makeup artist and a hair stylist simultaneously. You still weren't used to all the attention, but ever since you had landed a role in a new romantic comedy, being surrounded by a whole team had become common. As they put the finishing touches on your appearance, Alicia approached you.

"They'll be here in two minutes," Alicia said. Today, you would be filming a Carpool Karaoke segment with James Corden. James was your co-star in the new movie and the studio thought it would be a great idea to use it as promotional material for the movie in a few months. Alicia continued to fill you in on the itinerary and protocol for the filming. Her phone buzzed and, as if on cue, a black Range Rover pulled up a few seconds later; you had a to wait a minute while James filmed the intro to your entrance. After a quick thank you to your team, you happily sauntered over to the car and got into the passenger seat.

"Hi!" You greeted each other happily, leaning over the middle console to give each other a hug. You buckled in and James began to drive.

"Thank you for driving with me," he started, using the usual scripted material. "I know you're a very busy person, but I just can't seem to figure out my way around here." You chuckled quietly as he turned onto the main road. Filming had moved to Georgia for the last two weeks and James had already wrapped on his scenes.

"It's no problem at all," you tell him with a smile. James had easily become your best friend/ big brother during shooting. "We miss having you on set."

He looked over and smiled. "What do you say we listen to some music, huh?" He turned a dial, raising up the volume. The first song on the playlist was "I Will Survive". Both of you sang along, jokingly throwing in dramatic gestures towards each other. The song faded out allowing James to talk.

"Wow," he laughed. "That was fantastic! I remember you were always singing that on late night shoots, weren't you?" You threw your head back and laughed.

"You have to entertain yourself somehow." You and James talked more about the movie and shared other stories from behind the scenes. The next song came on and you sang along, but allowed James to take the lead. He showed off his falsetto, belting out high notes and you cheered him on. You two had had many late night jam sessions on set, but you still found his voice impressive and hilarious.

"I know that today is kind of a special day for you," James said in a cheeky tone. You nodded, humming in reply. "It's your birthday!"

"Yup, it is." A large grin spread across your face. James had arranged for the shoot to fall on your birthday since he knew you were such a big fan of these videos. "It's also my day off, so I'm kinda excited about that too."

"Yes, so we," he gestured between the two of you, "are gonna have fun while we drive." He stopped at a curb and reached behind him and produced a bag. He pulled out a sash with the words "Birthday Girl" written across it and handed it to you. You put it on and jokingly posed as best as you could in your seat. James handed you another neatly gift. You pulled out the card, giving James a quizzical look when you read it.