1957 // A.I (a.u)

Seventeen

Ashton // 1957

Tonight was the night of the premiere and Velma was a mess, she had a make-up artist come to the house and do her make-up. Her outfit laid out on her bed, it was only two in the afternoon and the movie started at eight. She felt rushed, I wasn't going to get ready until later tonight.

"You're young, you look flawless. Ashton! Come in here and tell this american beauty that she looks great." Her make-up artist asked me, I went into her room and saw her in a robe, she turned around to look at me, a worried expression on her face.

"Wow, you look amazing, stunning, gorgeous!" I said giving her a small kiss on the cheek. She gave me a small smile in return.

"I heard Sinatra was going to be at the premiere and well Marilyn is going to be there. You know everyone is older than me, so I have to act mature. I just wanted to look the part too." She admits, a blush on her cheeks.

"Baby you're gorgeous don't worry about anything. I'll be with you the whole time and if we do meet Sinatra i'm sure he'll call you a beautiful dame." I say with a laugh, she giggles at my joke but agrees none the less. At around six-thirty I began getting ready, she stayed in her room contemplating shoes, I shower and put on the outfit she laid out for me, put on my shoes, some cologne and my glasses that I would definitely need to see the film with.

"Ashton the limo is almost here, are you done yet honey?" Her sweet voice said from the end of the hall.

"Yes, i'm going. Are you ready?" I asked walking into her room. My eyes almost left my face, she looked spectacular. A gold gown hugging her curves, and pearls covered her chest. Her heels made her look almost as tall as me but not quite as tall as me.

"Ready honey" She said walking over to me giving me a wink, as she grabbed her small clutch bag.

"I'm the luckiest man alive, that i'm sure of" I mumble into her shoulder placing soft kisses over her neck as she giggled, my hands on her hips and then a car honked.

"That's for us, let's go honey,"she said taking my hand. When we got of the house the driver had already been waiting for us with the limo door open.

"Ms. Lancaster, Mr. Irwin." He said with a small nod. I nodded back as Velma thanked him. Once inside the limousine we relaxed a bit and talked about who we would be expecting to see. Then the limo stopped.

"We've arrived at the premiere" the driver said and then the door opened, instantly lights began flashing and camera clicking was heard along with yelling from paparazzi. I took Velma's hand in mine and tried to keep her from panicking she looked so lost and afraid, I felt awful because I couldn't make them go away. However once we reached inside she seemed to relax.

"They're like mosquitoes, but that's fame for you" She said composing herself, as we were seated. Then some people started coming up to her, one of them being Frank Sinatra in the flesh.

"Good evening, i'm Frank Sinatra, and from what i've heard you're the next Marilyn Monroe, Ms. Lancaster" He said to her as she stood up and shook his hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Sinatra, i'm quite a fan of your work you're an amazing singer." She said her voice sounding more refined than usual. I smile as she gets starstruck, she looked so happy.

"Sorry I didn't see you there pal, you're here with this beautiful dame aren't yah?" He asked me shaking my hand.

"Yes sir, she's my girlfriend" I said proudly, holding Velma gently by her waist. He smiled and gave a laugh.

"Young love, it's great. I'll have someone send you two some drinks tonight, and don't worry it's on me." He said giving me one final handshake before heading off, and a tip of his hat to Velma, once he had left we sat back down and then Marilyn showed up and sat with us.

"Marilyn, darling how are you?" She asked Marilyn while giving her a hug.

"I'm great, how are you Velma?" Marilyn asked

"I'm okay, just the darn paparazzi they never stop" Velma cried, me and Marilyn's date who i'm guessing is her husband just sat back and listened to our girls go on about fame and life. The movie played and we watched it was a great film and I think Marilyn did an amazing job. After the film we had dinner at an expensive restaurant with the other stars, met more people and got a bit drunk but made it home safely and in one piece.

"So what did you think of the premiere?" Velma asked me as we got ready for bed.

"It was lovely but too much walking" I said putting on my pajama pants and taking off my shirt, while she changed in the closet.

"Agreed but now we can rest until Tuesday, then I have another photo shoot. So lets just enjoy ourselves until then," she answered climbing into bed beside me. She instantly began cuddling into my chest. 

"Alright, well let's try to get some rest for now, because its way too late to be up." I said with a small laugh, she looked up and kissed me then went back to snuggling into me and with that we were out like a light.