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ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ꜱɪxᴛᴇᴇɴ

My baby girl...

Thursday October 16th, 1968.

Walking into work rather early and with a lot on your mind you decided it be best to talk to someone about it. First person who came to mind was Poppy.

"Good morning Poppy!" You say gently knocking on her dressing room door.

"Oh (Y/N)! Please come in dear." She chirped with a happy smile. You made yourself comfortable on the sofa and watches as she placed her curly hair in the proper style for the show.

"Is there anything you wanna talk about? You're here rather early does Wally need something?"

"No no... I just have a lot on my mind and I was wondering if I could talk about it with you and ask for your advice. It's a sensitive topic I suppose so I hope that it won't upset you too much."

She stopped to turn to you, a large smile on her face as she nodded for you to continue. You took a deep breath, thinking of what to say first.

"I've- god this is so weird to talk about... I've only ever dated one person, Alexander my ex. And before he became abusive I loved him a lot..." you explain as she nods. You didn't know if she was aware of your past relationship but you had an idea that she at least knew parts of it through word of mouth.

"Well... recently I've been feeling like I have those same emotions for someone else. I know what it feels like, but this feels different... like, everytime I'm near him I want to get closer, everytime I feel his eyes on me my breath stops. I feel my heart speed up when he sends me soft glances and I don't know what to do."

Poppy nodded understandingly, thinking for a moment before turning your back to you to continue styling her hair. "Well have you told this "mystery man" how you feel?" She asked with a knowing smile, though you couldn't see it with her back turned.

"That's the thing... we kinda have a professional relationship and I don't want to ruin that at all! I'm afraid if I do or say anything I'll just end up messing something up. I'm afraid that one day he might see me how I see me, and that idea terrifies me..."

Poppy looked back at you again with a sad smile at your confession before giggling a bit and grabbing your hands.

"Let's say I know who this mystery man is... and I know him well enough that those feelings you have would be reciprocated ten folds or more... and hypothetically I say the way he looks at you could make any girl weak and that you should go for it. Then go for it." She said with a large smile. She gently rubbed your cheek before turning back in her chair.

"You know who it is don't you..."

"Oh honey I think everyone knows."

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Wally sat quietly in his dressing room. He's seen you go to poppy's a few moments before and he was trying to think of what to say or do when you finally made it to his dressing room.

The talk with Julie and Barnaby helped a lot, he fully grasped the concept that he loved you but it stil sad heavy on his chest ready to explode. One side of his brain screamed at him to take you in his arms despite what his boss says while the other half reminded him that his decisions alone put you and the other cast members at risk.

He stared blankly, the cold room feeling like his casket.

"Sorry Barnaby... but I just can't tell her now..." he whispered to himself. You knocked on his door making him jump a bit.

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you... how was work yesterday?" You asked sitting down on his sofa, he swallowed the limp in his throat his voice shaky as he spook.