'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 67

October

I'm getting ready to go onset of 8Mile to see Marshall act. He left early this morning and I figured, I would come by and drop off lunch for him since he is barely eating. He's lost a ton of weight from working around the clock, literally, around the clock. He doesn't even sleep at night, he would be up all night in the studio working on The Eminem Show. It's terrible, he didn't even celebrate his birthday. He dyed his hair brunette for the movie since that's how they portray Jimmy Smith JR. They portray him as a starving rapper who works a 9-5 job, desperately wanting respect for his freestyles. Seems simple, it's not. Marshall has to write his own 'freestyles' and look like a scrawny white boy from a predominantly black area in Michigan. He also has to write a track for 8Mile.

I tie my hair up in a bun and zip up my hoodie. I'm not wearing anything too special, just something very casual. I walk to the kitchen and grab his made lunch, I made a cheeseburger and fries. I'm hoping he'll eat it, all he eats is yogurt. I leave the house and get in my car and begin to drive.

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It's a beautiful, sunny day, light breeze, weather like this is my favorite but we don't get them much in Michigan. I made it onset of 8mile. I see the camera crew all around the set, I see trailers all around with names of each actor. I glance over at Curtis Hansen who is on the phone. I park my car and exit. I leave his lunch in the car for a bit because I arrived half an hour early to the set. I want to watch him act, I haven't watched him yet because I've been busy with work but today is my day off and I'm taking advantage of it.

I walk over to Curtis who gets off his phone and shoves it in the pocket of his jeans, he looks over at me and gives me a strange look "Hi, I've never seen you here before, are you one of the new camera guys?" Curtis asks me "Oh no" I shake my head and nervously chuckle "I'm looking for Marshall Mathers" I tell him "He's doing a scene right now, why do you need to see Marshall?" He asks me, furrowing his brows.

"I'm his girlfriend" I give him a strange look "Are you Amanda Vanderwall?" He asks me "Yes" I nod and now he smiles at me "Nice to finally meet you, I've heard great things about you" Curtis smiles "Marshall is currently doing a scene at The Detroit Stamping, wanna see him act?" He asks me "Please" I nod "Lets go" We walk around the back and I spot Marshall in his work clothes with Paul Bates who plays Manny and I see other actors around the area.

"What up, Manny?" Marshall kinda smiles at him as Paul Bates approaches him "You was late today, Smith" Paul says "Yeah, it wasn't my fault, my car wouldn't start-" Paul cuts Marshall off "It ain't never your fault, I don't want to hear it" He's doing great so far "I guess this isn't the best timing but I need some extra shifts" Marshall asks nervously asks "Are you shittin' me? You just started working here" Paul looks behind him to another actor "Hey, Dutton. He shittin' me?" Paul asks "What?" the actor asks, Paul looks back at Marshall with an angry look "Late again, Smith, and you're fired" I see Brittany Murphy who plays Alex walk over to Marshall and Paul "I'm looking for John Latourno" I love her outfit, especially the black knee high, thin heel boots.

Marshall gestures with his thumb at the stairs "I can take you" Paul looks at Marshall "I don't think so, Smith" He looks back at Brittany and smiles at her "Right this way" They head over to the stairs and Marshall flips the bird, Brittany catches him and flips the bird back to him. I see Marshall checking her out as she ascends the steps with Paul, then disappears "Cut" Curtis yells "That's a wrap, hope you have a good lunch break" Curtis continues "Come back here in an hour" Curtis looks back to me "Explore the set a little with Marshall" He smiles at me "Sure thing" I nod "See ya, Amanda" Curtis walks away from me and Marshall now approaches me "Hey, what you doing here? I didn't think you'd come because of work" Marshall kisses my cheek.

"I took the day off to come down here and surprise my boyfriend with lunch" I smile at him "Lunch?" He examines me "Am I eating you?" He smirks "No" I blush "Lunch is in the car" I clarify for him and Marshall laughs "Before we get lunch, come meet the cast" Marshall takes my hand and we ascend the steps. We see everyone inside the shelter set going over to the snack table, getting something to eat and drink. Others are scattered around the set having a casual conversation and you can hear laughing. Marshall pulls me over to Anthony Mackie who plays Papa Doc and Eugene Byrd who plays Wink Harris "Yo" Anthony gives Marshall a bro hug "Sup Em" Eugene gives Marshall bro a hug as well "This is Amanda" Marshall introduces me, Anthony and Eugene checks me out and grins "You Em's girl?" Anthony asks me "I am" I nod "Well you are absolutely gorgeous" Eugene smiles at me "Thank you" I smile at him "Aight, see ya guys, she's gonna meet Brittany" We say our byes to Anthony and Eugene.

Now we are making our way to Brittany Murphy whose standing by the exit on her phone "Yo Brittany" Marshall smiles "Hey Marshall" They give each other a quick hug "Let me introduce to my girlfriend, Amanda" Marshall looks back at me "Amanda, this is Brittany Murphy whose playing my love interest in the movie" Marshall introduces Brittany to me "I'm a big fan of your work" I smile at her "That's is so sweet" Brittany giggles as we shake hands "It's always lovely meeting a fan especially when they are dating one of the stars on a movie or a show" Brittany says "Working with Marshall is a lot of fun, he is very talented, he has a good understanding of the character" Brittney continues "She spoils me" Marshall laughs and takes my hand "I'll see you later Brittany" Marshall smiles "It's great to finally meet you, Amanda" Brittany glances over at Marshall "You're right, she is stunning" Brittany giggles "I'm always right" He smirks and Brittany lightly shoves him "The extent of his ego is terrifying at times but he's a great guy" I tell her and she nods.

We couldn't meet Kim Basinger and Chloe Greenfield since they both went home. They'll return for the next scene and I won't be here to watch. I make my way to the car with Marshall and grab his lunch from the backseat. Then, we enter his trailer, he switches the light on and sets his lunch on the counter. He has a mini kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom. He locks the door behind him and in one swift motion, he presses me against the door and starts making out with me. That was unexpected.

His lips softly trail down to my neck and proceed to suck and bite on my skin, a soft moan escapes my mouth and I tightly shut my eyes. He reaches both his hands behind my butt and lifts me up against the door. He walks me over to the couch and lays me down without breaking the kiss. We haven't had sex since he started working on the movie in August so the sensation I'm feeling now is pleasant, I don't want the feeling to end. We finish off our very intimate moment with me on top of him, I get off him and put my clothes on "I didn't expect that" I giggle "You have no idea how much I needed it" Marshall smirks at me.

"I'm gonna freshen up, why don't you set up lunch and eat" I smile at him "I can't baby, I gotta work on the track for 8Mile" Marshall says as I walk over to his very cramped bathroom "Can't you take 15 minutes to eat" I twist the faucet and splash my face with lukewarm water "I'm sorry baby" I know Marshall is sorry and I know he is busy but he needs to eat, he barely eats. I twist the faucet off and dry my face with a towel hanging from the back of the door "I know this is important but you are clearly starving, you need to eat, you barely eat since you started working on this movie" I'm very concerned about him, he doesn't seem to care "I do eat" Marshall steps inside the bathroom to rinse his face "Yogurt is not enough" I lean against the doorframe "It helps me get through shooting" Marshall murmurs as he splashes his face with water "It doesn't, what you need right now is an actual meal before you end up passing out" He dries his face with a towel.

He places both his hands on my shoulder "I appreciate you looking out for me but I promise you I'm fine" He sounds and looks convincing but I don't believe him "Prove to me that you appreciate I'm looking out for you by sitting down with me and eating a meal" I cross my arms and Marshalls soft expression is now angry "I need to work" Marshall shoves past me and grabs my purse and his lunch in plastic bag "and you need to fucking leave" Marshall glares at me as I walk my way over to him "I don't know why I try" I'm angry at him for putting his work over his health "Stop trying, I'm a grown man, I can fucking take care of myself" Marshall raises his voice at me "I don't need some little fucking girl to 'look out' for me" I stare at him in disbelief for calling me a little girl "Now get out, you're distracting me" He opens the door and I leave without saying a word.