Behind Closed Doors (Tibette)

Season 2: The Eye Opener

* A few weeks have gone by since Jennifer and Laurel's reconciliation.
Everything had gone back to normal, as though it would seem. Will this newly fixed friendship remain unbroken or will the glued shatters be broken once again?*

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Laurel's p.o.v

We were currently shooting the episode Labryinth. Our newest cast member, Rachel Shelley, has become Tina's new love interest. To be honest, Bette and Tina being seperated and having Rachel as my new girlfriend made it easier for me to begin the process of moving on from Jen. Not because I was interested in Rachel, but because I no longer had to kiss Jen. Kissing her was the hardest part of trying to get over her, but now those scenes were done. Jennifer and I had managed to reconcile our friendship, somewhat. Yes, it was always hard to be around her knowing that we could be nothing more than friends, but having her in my life was worth the agony. I couldn't picture myself no longer talking to her.

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Jennifer's p.o.v

*Night after filming, Jen calls Laurel to see if she wants to hang out*

"Hey Jen, what's up?" Laurel answered to my phone call.

"Um, hey, I was wondering if you'd like to go out for dinner tonight? Maybe catch up a little," I asked Laurel.

"Sorry. I can't. I'm already going out to dinner," Laurel responded.

"Oh really, with who?" I asked.

I was curious because as far as I knew Laurel didn't have any friends outside of The L Word and she was no longer with her husband.

"With Rachel, actually," Laurel said.

"Oh...well...ok, some other time then?" I asked with dissapointment.

"Maybe. I have to go now, talk to you tomorrow." Laurel hung up before I could even say bye.

All of a sudden I felt consumed with jealousy. The thought of her being close to anyone but me was killing me.

This is so unlike me.

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*Following day on set*

I'm looking at Laurel interacting with Rachel and another wave of jealousy washes over me.

I start heading over to Laurel and Rachel, but as I'm about to say hello to Laurel, she walks away.

That was weird... maybe she didn't notice me?

About an hour later, we begin shooting our next episode. The first shot of the day was the scene where Helena and Tina wake up in bed together.

All the cast members usually gather around for the first shot of the day to get a feel of the current settings.

I'm sitting in my cast chair, watching as Rachel is making love to Laurel.

I felt my muscles tense up. It was as
if someone had just punched me in the gut. I thought Rachel would never stop kissing Laurel. It went on and on, but I couldn't look away.

Finally, they stopped and the director called cut.

What was that? Why am I suddenly so jealous?

I walked over to Laurel to say good job, but once again she went in another direction. This time with Rachel.

Laurel's p.o.v

I had been trying to avoid Jen in order to concentrate on my acting, so whenever I saw her walking toward me, I walked away, pretending to not to see her.