Gleeful Grace - A Darren Criss Fanfic

The Audition

The weekend couldn't have gone any slower if it tried. Blake and I had been to every mall in L.A to find the perfect outfit for me to wear. We also spent hours making a backing tape and practised singing and he even showed me a few moves. I was so grateful. All day Sunday we went through endless beauty regimes...face mask, cleansers, exfoliation and I was practically glowing! I woke up on Monday morning with that familiar churn in my stomach, today was by far the biggest day in my entire life and I was not going to screw this up for love nor money.....

Getting through security was straightforward with the password Ryan gave me, I was half expecting to be laughed at and turned away like some kind of cruel joke had been played on me but when he ushered me inside a new wave of nerves started to build up.
I was directed to room E30 in Studio 3.....when I stood outside it I looked along the corridor, it was so busy with people and things like couches and tables being wheeled around on trollies..
I brushed myself down, me and Blake agreed on smart/casual so I wore navy pleats with purple heels and a long flowing top with oversized sleeves. My hair was down and straightened....I scrub up ok I suppose! I raised my first up to the door and hesitated slightly before knocking three times.
"Come in"
I opened the door and the scene in front of me was something to behold. The room was much larger then I expected. The walls were a deep red with lots of floor to ceiling windows so the light just filled the room. The floor was a very finely polished wood and at one end of the room there was a mic stand, looking across to the other end there was a table set up like a panel. Ryan wasn't the only one in the room. There was another two men, a woman and none other than Chord Overstreet!!!
"Hi" I entered the room and closed the door behind me. This was all so surreal, Ryan gestured for me to come into the room and sit in the empty chair that was facing them all. I nervously took my seat and exhaled trying to contain myself the best I could.
"so as we were just discussing, this is Lindsey, I have asked her to come in and see me. I wanted us all to see her in action and see what we think for the role of Grace' Ryan said, looking back to me and smiling. I couldn't help but look at Chord, he was even more handsome in the flesh. He looked at me smiled, his eyes were warm and he mouthed 'good luck' I nodded gratefully.
"Lindsey, if possible I would like you to sing a number we have prepared, if you don't know the song we can try something else, then we just want you to run a few lines with Chord"
"Okay, sure....what's the song?" I said confidently, whilst screaming inside my head that I'm about to run lines with Chord Overstreet!!
"I'm still waiting by Dianna Ross" Ryan's eyes narrowed to gauge my reaction.
I could of stood up and cheered, I loved this song..my mum was a huge Dianna Ross fan and she used to constantly have it playing.
"I can do that" I smiled
Ryan smiled back, he looked impressed, as did the other people sat beside him.
"Ok great, if you could take your place over there and we will begin when you are ready" I noticed then that he had picked up the pen in front of him and opened his notebook.
I took my place behind the mic stand and cleared my throat and nodded at him. He picked up a remote control and pushed a button and suddenly the intro blasted out from nowhere....