Chapter 5
Back in my office I started working on the recording. The picture had been sent with the caption.
[‘Me, at work with three handsome men.’] That’s what the boys saw, I added, [‘OMFG, how fit is Russell?’] Marie hadn’t replied yet, probably because she was working.
“Hello…” There was one word and three knocks on the door. It was Karl and Mark. “How you getting on?”
“Fine, just running through, to try and find the best one.” I looked to the empty door way. “Where’s the other one.., and Russell.”
“Dan’s gone to the bog and Russell.., don’t know.” Mark got sat next to me and watched the footage.
After 20 minutes, we had picked the best one. “It has to be.., three minutes right.” I looked to Mark and he nodded. After clicking the mouse none stop, deleting and adding things, I was almost finished.
“Here you are.” Russell walked in with two teas. He put one down in front of me. “For you.” Looking up to him, I smiled and took a drink of the tea.
“What about us?”
“Get your own, Lauren’s busy working.” Russell smiled again and leaned forward to watch what we had.
“No it’s not because she’s working, it’s because you fancy her.., isn’t it.” Karl pointed to me and I just stared at my computer screen, trying not to move.
“What? No… no… no… it’s not.” Russell sighed and messed with his fingers. He was acting like a teenager.
“That’s a lot of no’s, you kissed her.” Karl put his hand over his mouth in shock at what he had just said. “Sorry.” Russell hadn’t tell him that I knew, we both burst out laughing.
“I know, dick.” I looked up to him and smiled. A few more minutes and we had finished.
“That’s great. Well done.” Mark got up and patted me on the shoulder.
“Yeah, it is.” Karl left, leaving me and Russell alone.
“So, what are you doing tonight?” Russell sat in the set next to me and drank the rest of his tea whilst smiling.
“Nothing really. You?” I turned and faced him.
“Same.” He put his cup down and looked at me. “So… why does your mum think we slept together?” He looked up to me and smiled.
“Oh because… before I got this job, me and my friend Marie, we joked about what we would do if we ever met our favourite comedian and I said… oh, forget it.” I turned back to my computer trying to look busy.
“Come on, obviously it’s about me.” He leaned forward and grabbed my hand.
“Well, I said… I’d, you know.” I couldn’t say it for laughing. “They teased me because I said that I like you and when I said I was going to be working here they made bets on how long it would be before I made a move on you.” I put my head in my hands, oh god.
“Oh.., so you fancy me.” He leaned back in his chair and smiled. “How much do you fancy me? Do you want to kiss me again? Do you want to do more with me?” Russell kept asking me childish questions and I got redder and redder.
“Shut up!” I looked and smiled. We both stopped laughing and faced each other. Russell’s eyes seemed to get even more gorgeous. “Russell, you’re lovely and I do really like you but…” Russell moved in closer and smiled.
“I really like you too.” He leaned in closer, still smiling and finally kissed me. It was amazing. After a few minutes of the most wonderful kiss ever, I pulled back. What was I doing?
“We can’t, we shouldn’t.” I jumped up and ran out the door. I just needed to get away for a little while. I heard Russell shouting me.
“Lauren, please stop. We can if you’ll just…” He carried on following me out side through the back door. “Lauren?” He found me sat on a bench against a wall. “Are you ok?” He came and sat next to me.
“Yeah, just… I don’t know.” I really didn’t know how I felt.
“Please say we’re ok, Lauren, I really like you.” Russell moved closer to me and put his hand on mine and looked at me with such care.
