Eighteen

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by Mary278

by Mary278

Velma // 1957 (time jump)

Our small time off from the lights had passed, I dearly love him. They're calling me things lately because they say I don't know love because i'm so young but I see it in everything where they can't find it. As this is brought to my mind, they fill my face with powders and lipsticks preparing me for the camera.

"You look amazing, now if you can only preform the way you look" My manager, Mrs.Fern said lighting a cigarette.

"I'll try my hardest in the meantime could you possibly not light that in front of me, you know I hate the smell." I answered back to her comment, before she could answer however, they called for me. It was a simple Coca-Cola advertisement kind of photo shoot.

"All you gotta do is stand there lookin' pretty and hold the bottle, think you can do that?" The photographer said, I nodded and did as he asked. I saw Ashton behind the photographer, as my caretaker he had to be with me at all times but I also knew that he was just that over protective sometimes. The photographer took some more photos.

"Alright, now drink the pop and look like you're enjoying it, try to look good while you doing it" He grumbled, I posed again. Photo after photo, it was about two or three hours along and exhausting sometimes I swear the photographer is just trying to get me naked and claim it's photography. After the photo shoot ended we went for dinner, it was Mrs.Fern's treat.

"So you and Ashton are a thing now?" Mrs.Fern asked as we sat at table, I looked at Ashton reassuringly and nodded.

"Well then, do you still want to be her caretaker? Or do you wanna live off her comfy salary?" She asked him while she pulled out a cigarette, Ashton looked beyond mad and I was upset too.

"I'll keep my job," Ashton responded trying to keep himself professional image, I held his hand rubbing gentle circles into the skin near his thumb. He gave me a small smile at my gesture to try and keep him calm.

"Alright, well let's order something already and then talk about the commercial we're shooting in a couple of weeks." She said opening the menu on the table. We ate and discussed business. despite my age I felt old and after talking about work I needed a drink. We got home and the first thing I did was go into the liquor cabinet and get out a bottle of scotch, then headed for my bedroom.

"Ashton, I need a night alone tonight," I said seeing that he was already in my room

"Oh, and why ever so?" He said raising an eyebrow, I held up the scotch bottle.

"If you plan on getting drunk you're not doing it alone, i'll join you" He said taking the bottle, I couldn't help but laugh at the idea of Ashton getting drunk, he doesn't seem like the type to drink at all. He gave me a frown as I laughed.

"What you don't believe me? Here watch," And with that he opened the bottle and took a long swig, I then raised an eyebrow but none the less joined in and before we knew it were on the floor laughing at nothing, drunk out of our minds, and filled with time.

"I love you, so much" He said laying on my lap, my hands instantly playing with his hair as he smiled at me. We leaned in and kissed.

"I love you too," I whispered back gently, then tears formed in my eyes not from drinking but because the instant realization that I had never really said those words before or felt that way before. Most people only used me for my name, or fame, or money. To love and be loved was something new, I remember girls in school, older than me, talking about their first kiss, and summer romance. I always wondered what love felt like and now it's here in front of me. Ashton noticed my tears and as soon as I felt them on my cheeks, I also felt his thumb moving across my cheek swiping them away.

"I'll never leave you or hurt you, you're all I want and all i'll ever need. I promise." He said reassuringly and then kissing me gently, that night, tonight I will always remember. Despite the alcohol and work, that night I gave myself to him. That night I truly felt love, I'm young but love is a feeling that when it arrives, arrives with full force and there is no way of hiding it. For me it was bliss, smiles, and kisses, it made me happy and it made him happy too. I wasn't alone anymore, misery felt like something foreign. I felt it, love.