Amateur - A Jon Cozart fic

Chapter 21 - #CarmSawyer

*Carm's P.O.V.*

Jon and I are back in my apartment, he sits by the window, writing in his little notebook about something-or-rather. Quite reminds me of me when I was fifteen. I'd write everything down in this little journal. It was incredibly pretentious. 'I am replaceable, and irreparable.' Actual quote from that book I've since sentenced to hell. Elise has flown back to Wellington to get prepared for her graduation. I've got her texting me when she needs to talk. I've probably gotten a rehearsal schedule emailed to me from the director, so I go and check, and sure enough, it's there. And also, yikes. I'll be in New York for near well a solid six months after I get back from Elise's graduation and Minnie's wedding. Speaking of which, I still need to invite Jon to. I mean, now at this point, not having him coming is extremely not ideal, since we're going to be operating long distance for so long after it.

'Hey, Jon?' He looks up at me from his paper, eyebrows raised, all ears.

'So, in three weeks, I've pretty much got to be in New York for six months straight.' He smiles gently, places his notebook down, and walks over to me.

'Don't you worry, Carm. We've got three weeks. We'll figure out a plan when that comes to it.'. He has a softness to his voice which weirdly soothes my worries.

'That's the thing - I'm away in Wellington again in a week's time. Elise's graduation.'

'I'll come with you.' he jumps in.

'...and my cousin's wedding. Which, she said was okay if I invited you, but I just have to let her know, but is that too much for you? Meeting my relatives? Within two months of dating by that point? Is that too full on? Cause I can just go alone if you're not comfortable, I just, I don't wanna freak you out' - I'm interrupted with a kiss, his soft lips felt so good against mine. He pulls away, looks into my eyes, and responds:

'I'd be happy to.'

My heart skips a beat as he slides his hands around my waist, and kisses me on the forehead. This moment, right here, sets my heart aglow. I could stay like this forever. Then, my phone rings. I roll my eyes as he laughs a wee bit. I pull my phone out of my pocket and answer, Jon still holding me. The call is from the director.

'Hello, you've got Carm?'

'Hi - just wanted to let you know that we've confirmed our final cast, and as of 9pm New York time, you can announce your being casted on social media - instagram, twitter, wherever.'

'D'you think I could release it on my channel?' Jon raises his eyebrows in curiosity.

'Perfect. Your fellow cast members will be revealed one-per-day until they're all announced but you're first up.'

'Sounds great, thank you.' I hang up the phone, slide it back into my pocket, and look back up at Jon.

'I've gotta make a storytime video.'

~five minutes later~

'Hi guys! My name's Carm, and I'm on the internet, again. But this time, I've got a big big announcement that I'm so excited about that you'll have to watch till the end to see. Let's get into the storytime!' Jon sits behind the camera, for the most part just watching it checking that it stays in focus, but occasionally, he goes to write something in that notebook of his.

'Alright. So today, I'm going to be telling you some of my audition horror stories. I've been doing theatre for a very long time, so of course, there's going to be a few mishaps." Jon has the warmest smile on his face, his eyes light up slightly when he thinks of another idea, and he quickly writes it down. Honestly, it's hard to stay focused on the camera, because my heart keeps wandering off. He's just so adorable. Jesus Christ, Carm, calm yourself. You're losing your panties over a guy you've been dating for just under two months. Well, actually, I lost my panties last night. My point still stands. Focus.

~Ten minutes of storytimes, Carm distractedly admiring Jon and being a big ball o butterflies later~

'I mean. I was twelve. I hadn't been told this periods were a thing. What'd you want me to do? Run off the stage and into a supermarket and grab a tampon, then magically leap back onto stage like nothing happened? Periods happen. Sometimes, they happen for the first time all over your white shorts during an audition. Honestly still don't know how I got the part. Periods are red, and so is Annie's hair. Maybe that had something to do with it.' Jon is stifling a laugh.

'Alright! Now you're at the end of the video, but we've got one more story. It's not a horror story however, it's a story that shows that even after all these bad auditions, eventually a really good one will come along. Back when I released my first video with Jon, it started spreading like wildfire, because, of course, it's got Jon in it.' He rolls his eyes, nodding. He knows it's true.

'And that resulted in something pretty cool. A casting director from New York saw it, they called me in for an audition, and I landed it. Um, yeah. I'm gonna be playing Veronica Sawyer in the first ever Broadway run of Heathers the Musical. That's it. That's the bomb being dropped. After I edit this, the whole world is gonna know that I'm on Broadway. That thought is terrifying yet exhilarating.'

~Three hours later~

Oh my god. I'm trending? What is life?

'Holy shit!!!! @HeathersMusical is getting a Bway run featuring @CaramelAllen! Colour me stoked! #CarmSawyer'

'@CaramelAllen, HOW DOES IT FEEL LOOKING LIKE HELL ON WHEELS? SOOOO EXCITED! #CarmSawyer'

The official twitter page for the musical even tweeted this:

'@CaramelAllen, welcome to the cast. It'll be so very to have you on board.'

And, of course, Jon tweeted as well:

'Proud of my girl @CaramelAllen - nearly 2 months in the us, and she's already doing great things. #CarmSawyer'

I feel a warm glow whenever I read the words 'my girl'. Yes, I am his girl. And when I think about that, everything goes warm and fuzzy. I still can't believe I'll be bringing him to my home country in just a week.

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Ahhhhh! Hiiiii!

Fluff and stuff. Things are happening and guess what? Next chapter takes place in Wellington. Woot woot!

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~ Ellen Cozartist