The Heartthrob's Dark Obsession

Chapter 1

Chapter 1:

"Thank you. Thank you, very much." She tried not to be overeager, but that was going to be impossible. "I can't wait to start the production. I'll see you Monday." Nori was trying to stay professional, but inside she was screaming. "Thanks again." She ended the call and immediately dialed another number. He picked up instantly.

"Derek?" she asked.

"Hey, Nori, what's the story?" said her boyfriend with his usual upbeat tone. She could hear the perpetual amusement in his voice. He was always so proud of his own jokes. She loved it. She loved him.

"Are you ever going to get tired of saying that to me?" she laughed.

"I highly doubt it. What's up, buttercup?"

"Dude, be serious for like 30 seconds. Please, for me," she pouted.

"Okay, super serious, Ph. D boyfriend mode activated!" exclaimed Derek.

"Remember how I interviewed to work on that movie? The indie film with Theo Masterson?" asked Nori.

"Yeah. It was called Angel or something like that. I thought you said it didn't go too well."

"It didn't. Or at least that's what I thought. But I guess I was wrong because they just called me."

"Did you get the best boy job? You are definitely the best boy even if you're a girl."

"No, they didn't offer me the best boy grip position."

"Then why did they call? To taunt you?"

"Well, he did offer me the key grip position. Which is only one step down. I'm going to be working with Jake Schirripa, one of the best lighting guys in Hollywood!"

"Nori, that's amazing!" exclaimed Derek.

"This is it! This is my big break! I can't believe I did it!" She needed to calm down. She didn't get this far by being full of herself. She did it with hard work.

"Only 23 and you're already working on a major motion picture." '

"Derek, it's just an indie film"

"Still, it's so exciting." Derek started talking in an over-exaggerated Southern drawl, "My baby girl is all grown up! I'm so proud."

"I know you are. Now, why don't you go finish up that Ph. D so you can move out here and be with me."

"I can't wait to be the perfect trophy boyfriend with my incredibly good looking and super successful better half," said Derek. Even 3000 miles apart Nori could imagine the goofy smirk that was most definitely on his face. She was fairly certain that he was also wiggling his eyebrows. It was never seductive, just silly.

"Haha, that's cute that you think you're perfect." He was perfect, but she could never let him know that. He was already too confident without her boosting his ego.

"Who else could make you laugh as much as I do?" asked Derek.

"Who knows, maybe the god among men, Theo Masterson, will be completely taken by me and my Goddamn perfectness."

"And what do you say if Theo Masterson asks if you have a boyfriend?"

"My boyfriend lives 3000 miles away and gave me full permission to leave him for you and your sexy-ass Britishness, Theo."

"I said no such thing!"

"Oh, Theo, my boyfriend is so horrible. We've been dating for three and a half years and he lives all the way across the country and I've never even seen him naked. It's a tragedy. You should marry me, Theo!" said Nori, all the fake drama she could muster, infused into her voice.