Two's Company, Three's a Crowd

Emilia couldn't stop smiling as she enjoyed her dinner and champagne while chatting with her tablemates during the Haiti Rising Gala. The annual charity event was part of the festivities leading up to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, in which she was scheduled to be a presenter along with her co-star Kit. Game of Thrones was heading into its last season and, although she was sad that a big chapter of her life would soon be closing, she was excited about the opportunity to jump into new acting projects. She hoped that all the networking she had been doing throughout the week as she rubbed shoulders with movie executives and A-list actors would pay off in the way of new acting roles being offered her way.

She laughed heartily at the jokes being shared around her table before stealing a glance at Kit who was sitting a few tables away from her. He looked tired and hung-over and had huge bags under his eyes. Her heart panged with sympathy for him. She knew he was currently undergoing a public relations nightmare due to TMZ reporting that he had been kicked out of Barfly in New York City the night before. News articles about him being violent, drunk and disorderly were all over the Internet and the paparazzi seemed to be hounding him at every turn now that he was in Los Angeles.

She met his gaze and gave him a small, encouraging smile. Kit returned her smile, his eyes lighting up a bit as he looked at her, and then he stood up and walked outside, most likely to take a smoke break. She watched his retreating figure as she reflected on all they had been through together. He was one of her best friends and she would always be by his side to support him. They had dated briefly several years prior when they first met, but the extended time away from each other during filming had been too much of a strain and they had decided that it was best to just remain friends. Although there had been the occasional hook-up here and there throughout the years, they had both decided to keep their relationship strictly platonic once things became more serious between Kit and his now fiancé Rose. Kit was still very much a big flirt however but she was usually pretty good about putting him in his place when she needed to.

Turning away from him, she focused her attention on the live auction, which was currently taking place. A piece of artwork had just been sold to Arnold Schwarzenegger for $70,000 and she was anxious to see what the next prize would be.

"I see we have Miss Emilia Clarke in the audience tonight," announced the auctioneer in a booming voice as the spotlight landed on Emilia and all eyes looked her way. "Now I have something very special for all of you tonight, ladies and gentlemen. An opportunity to watch an episode of Game of Thrones with the Mother of Dragons!"

Cheers and applause rose from the audience as the bidding opened at $20,000. Shouts sounded from all around the room as the bidding quickly escalated but Emilia would have never guessed in a million years what would happen next. Brad Pitt, of all people, shouted out a bid of $80,000! She couldn't believe it. She stole a glance over to Brad's table and saw that he was looking dead at her, a huge smile on his face as he quickly outbid himself and raised it to $90,000. Oh my God! Emilia thought to herself as she began to laugh and blush uncontrollably.

She'd had a silly schoolgirl crush on Brad Pitt for as long as she could remember. In fact, she had grown up idolizing him. He was an amazing actor, always picked interesting roles and projects, and of course was impossibly good-looking. Even though he was well into middle age now, he was still one of the most handsome men in Hollywood.   He was also one of the most eligible bachelors since Angelina Jolie had recently filed for divorce from him.

She dared to steal another glance at him, and his piercing blue eyes were still firmly fixed on her! His good friend, Leonardo DiCaprio, was next to him, laughing and egging him on to keep bidding and the bid was now at $100,000.

"Well, well, well," bellowed the auctioneer from the front of the room. "Someone is quite serious about spending time with you Miss Clarke!" The room roared with laughter and Emilia found herself blushing even harder as she laughed along good-naturedly. An evening alone with Brad Pitt sounded like a pleasant evening indeed and she hoped that he would be the one to walk away with the prize.