Roles Of A Lifetime (COMPLETE)

Chapter 5

When Laura wakes up from her deep, dreamless sleep, her neck hurts from the unusual position she's been in. She opens her eyes and notices she hasn't moved a muscle after she fell asleep on Ross's shoulder. Her hands still gripping his lower arm, which he hadn't moved from the armrest. Still warm and cosy, she yawns, before noticing something heavy leaning on the top of her own head. Moving her head slightly up, she looks at Ross and discovers it's his head that she feels on top of hers.

Laura giggles before carefully shaking his upper arm, where her head once was. His closed eyelids shudder before they eventually open. He looks around him disoriented before his eyes land on Laura.

''Hey there. How did you sleep?'' He asks her while stretching his arms and neck.

''You have a very comfortable shoulder. You know, as far as shoulders are comfortable,'' Laura tells him while patting it and searches her bag with her other hand. When it's not where she expected it to be, she looks up, trying to remember where she left it.

''Looking for something?'' She hears and a big grey bag that she recognises as hers appears before her eyes. When she looks to her left, the whole cast and crew stand in the aisle, including Ross who already packed his stuff, waiting for her with them. She then realises the plane is not moving anymore and most of the other passengers are already gone. Quickly grabbing her bag from Raini's grip, she stands up, holding Ross's hoodie in the other hand, and follows the rest out of the plane.

Catching up with Ross, Laura hands him the hoodie and waits until he grabs it, but instead he shakes his head. Laura looks at him confused when he stops walking, dropping his bag on the floor. He takes the hoodie with two hands and guides her arms through the sleeves, one at the time, and pulls it over her head.

''New York in November is not warmer than the plane. You'll need it,'' he assures her and he starts walking again. Laura throws her bag over her shoulder, grabs the base of the hood and pulls it up to nuzzle up in the softness of the warm fabric. Putting her hands in the muff, she runs after Ross and the rest of the group.

*

This will be your place to rest, eat, hang and don't forget, shoot the movie for the next two months. So you better get used to it,'' Kevin explains to the cast while the fancy looking doorman opens the door for them. The hotel is huge and posh looking. Entering the lobby, they see a lot of people walking over the bright red carpet, big white stairs, a few elevators and three big receptions. All the hotel staff is wearing neat, matching uniforms in the colours that appear in the lobby; red, white and gold.

''Woah...'' they all say simultaneously while looking around with wonder in their eyes.

''Wait, shoot?'' Laura turns to Kevin. Why would they shoot in their own rooms?

''Yes, since we will shoot some scenes in the rooms of 'team Austin', we figured that it would be the best to use the hotel we're staying in. So keep your rooms clean. I'm talking to you, Ross,'' Kevin answers with a knowing smirk and turns his head in Ross's direction. Ross just rolls his eyes at that statement and looks at him bluntly.

''So, we will take care of the rooms and bags. Today is a rest day before we will start tomorrow. You can pick up the keys at the reception when you come back later tonight. Now, you can explore New York, do anything you like, we just want you guys to be at breakfast tomorrow at eight exactly, as fresh as a daisy, understand?'' Heath asks them all.

''That won't be a problem,'' Raini tells them while the rest nods, agreeing. They all grab their jackets and leave their bags next to the rest of their luggage. Kevin and Heath wave goodbye while the group walks outside. She then turns around and looks at the rest. ''Let's go shopping!''