Wide Open (Wesvitto)

Chapter 3

The sound of her alarm snapped her out of dreamland and to reality. Not that she could remember her dream or if she even dreamt at all but being under those sheets felt better than anything. Knowing that she would want to stay in bed, right before she closed her eyes for the night she set a second alarm especially for this occasion. Closing her eyes she rolled back over turning her body towards the window so that she wouldn't sleep fully but simply rest her eyes. She inhaled the pillow and sunk her face deeper into it; burying herself in it as if someone had broken into her room and she was hiding away in the snow white pillows. She knew that this was a dangerous game but her body had a mind of its own and it wanted to rest. Just as she felt herself drifting off her second alarm rang, this time she hopped out of bed and sat at the edge of it. She regretted moving too quickly, her head was spinning slightly so she stayed still until it passed. She ran her fingers through her hair as she made way to the bathroom. Flicking on the lights she stared at her reflection and ran the hot water, splashing her face with it before scrubbing her teeth. Pulling up to set she took a deep breath and dug in her purse for her sunglasses and started her journey to wardrobe and makeup. She sat in her chair in front of the large mirror and watched as Monica curled her hair and talk about the morning that she's had.

Monica was twenty five pursuing her dream job and was blessed to land one on The Vampire Diaries of all places. She was engaged to her high school sweetheart and was ready to tie the knot in a few weeks. After waking up in the wee hours of the morning driving frantically to the bridal shop it turns out that her dress was a few sizes too small. Apparently someone had mistaken her eight as a five and when she went to try it on it wouldn't fit pass her thighs. She remembers back when she and Paul were about to tie the knot and when things went downhill. They weren't as extreme as having the dress not fit but the little things, which turned out to be the most important.

"Babe everything is going to be okay."

She swore if she heard those words one more time she would lose her mind more than she already has. The orchid bouquets for the table’s centerpieces that were arranged perfectly to her liking turned up missing and they had to settle with roses. She hated roses they were such a cliché flower but they ended up looking good on the tables. The ring bearer got a case of the sniffles the night before and not wanting his snot everywhere they had to do without one. Despite those and other complications the wedding was beautiful and all that mattered was that she was marrying the man of her dreams and he was marrying the girl of his dreams. During their first dance he drew her in for a kiss.

"Are we done complaining now?" Paul smiled.

"All done."

Monica's words snapped her back to planet Earth. She hopped out of the makeup chair and made way to her trailer skimming her lines. She already knew her lines by heart and could say them in reverse if they wanted her to, but she always made sure because you could never be too safe. She stepped out making her way towards the onset hospital to film her scenes. The gang has finally found out about Bonnie's death and they went to Meredith because she was the only one that they knew would help on a supernatural case. Since Meredith was recently fired, she had to sneak around the hospital for some supplies. She almost got caught by one of the doctors but said that she was just checking up on a patient and she'll leave quickly-which she did.

Filming that scene over and over again for the next three hours all in different angles and coverage she was finished for the day. She wondered why they wouldn't just buy a new camera so it would shorten the amount of time it takes to film one scene but kept those thoughts under lock and key in her busy mind. She closed the door to her trailer and passed out on the couch. She stared up at the ceiling not really sure why she was still on set since she had no more scenes to film so she rolled off the couch almost making her face meet the floor and there was a knock on the door. She quickly fixed her hair in the mirror and opened the door to see Paul. She stepped to the side to gain him access inside. Her eyes watched him as he walked in far enough and turned around to face her. After closing the door she folded her arms under her chest and waited for him to speak keeping a great amount of distance between them.