Richard Madden Fanfiction

Chapter Five

Today is my Vogue shoot and my dad has been in town a day or two already and I've been having some meetings about future projects and I managed to fit some time in for a second date with Richard and lunch with Millie and her boyfriend Charley. Whilst my dad sets up I'm in hair and makeup when my phone rings and it's Richard "Bad time" he says "No just getting hair and makeup done" I say "Just wanted to call and say good luck" he says "That's sweet of you" I say "Talk soon" he says "Definitely" I say and hang up and we finish and I get dressed. Once we're done shooting it's time for the interviews they do one separate with my dad and then it's my turn "First Vogue cover and what an honor it must be to remember your mom in this way" she says "Yeah in a perfect world she'd be here but she's in everything I do anyway so I feel her here in spirit" I say "What's your favourite memory of your mom?" she asks "There's a lot but probably my last birthday with her we have a weird family tradition of celebrating half birthdays so I was seven and a half and we'd been in LA about a year and a half and my party was a Breakfast at Tiffany's party because I was obsessed weird for a seven year old but Audrey Hepburn is an idol of mine and my mom let me wear her Tiffany pearl necklace and I felt so special that day I still have that necklace and I wear it every year on my half birthday" I say  "That is a wonderful memory to have. You moved away from modelling in your teens and moved to acting but we still see you on the runway and in campaigns was there it a tough decision choosing or have you found a balance" she says "I'd say I found a balance modelling was never really what I was passionate about but it helped me realize what was and that was acting. You know I could dress up in designer clothes and play a character of sorts but acting is more about story telling and that's the side I love so that's my balance I guess I love dressing up as you can probably tell but I love telling a story too" I say "You've recently spoken out about your battle with anxiety and depression and your history of self harm why now" she says "I was tired of hiding I guess. It was this big secret I kept and there were so many rumors about why I stopped acting that I just needed people to know the truth. I was doing really great but then I had a health scare and everything kinda imploded from there. But I'm doing good now and I'm back doing what I love and I'm happy. There are still down days but I'm seeing a therapist regularly my medication is balanced and I have ways to handle it now" I say "I have to agree you look happier compared to photographs from a year ago. You mentioned Audrey Hepburn as a role model who else inspires you personally and fashion wise" she says "My friends I only surround myself with good people and I've found some really great people recently who I will forever call lifelong friends. Growing up like I did I never knew who was my friend and who was just there for the fame same with relationships. My hearts been broken twice before once when my mom died and then again when I was fourteen before my career took off this guy I was completely in love with kissed me during a game of truth or dare and we dated for about six months then I got an acting gig and left school to shoot it and he broke up with me and I got back to school and he was dating one of my friends. But when I took a break from acting I took a break from dating too" I say "I think alot of girls can relate to that. Are you ready to date again or are you happy being single" she says "I was happy being single but I've recently met someone who although I was reluctant at first given my history has given me that butterflies in your stomach this is something real you can completely be yourself feeling" I say "Do we get any hints to who this mystery guy is?" she asks "No its still early days so I don't want to jinx anything" I say "Fair enough. Thank you for chatting with me and for the shoot today. Good luck with everything in the future" she says "Thank you" I say.

My dad has flown back home and tonight I have a date with Richard and we're gonna meet some of his friends. Richard arrives at my place just as I'm finishing getting ready "Give me two minutes I can't find the boots I wanna wear" I say "Need any help?" he asks "No it's somewhere I just have too many shoes and boots that look the same" I say as I continue searching my closet "Let me help" he says having come upstairs to my room "Fine their black knee high Stuart Weizman boots" I say "These ones" he says holding up the exact pair I've been looking for from my floor "Yes in my defence I have a pair that looks identical to that but thigh high" I say "No judgement" he says and I sit down and put them on and grab my coat bag and phone "Let's go" I say.

We're having dinner and drinks "Nervous?" he asks as we arrive at the restaurant "A little it's the anxiety unfamiliar situation and all that" I say "You need to leave at any point just say the word" he says "Thank you" I say and he takes my hand and we go inside. We leave our jackets with the hostess and go to our table "Freya this is Lily, Matt, Taron and Emily. Everyone Freya" he says "Nice to meet you all" I say and we take our seats "Drinks?" the waitress asks "I'll have a whiskey on the rocks and a glass of pinot noir" Richard says "He knows your drinks order already major points to him" Taron says "I am pretty impressed you knew my favourite wine and all" I say "I listen to everything" he says "How did you two meet?" Lily asks "I was on my way to a press day for the show and I needed a caffeine boost so I had my driver stop at a coffee shop and Richard picked up my coffee when I completely zoned out whilst waiting and then I saw him again as I was getting another coffee and some lunch a few days later before a flight and we just kept bumping into each other until he called me and asked me out" I say "Bit stalkerish Richard mate" Taron says "I see it as fate. Like they were meant to meet" Emily says "I agree there had to be a reason we kept meeting some cosmic force drawing us together" I say and we share a look and then our drinks arrive and we order food aswell. As we eat we chat and my anxiety slowly disappears "I love ABBA I was obsessed with them growing up I saw the musical love the movies so I'm totally jealous of you getting to be in the movies" I say "Great she's found another ABBA fan" Matt says.

We've finished dinner and I make plans to have lunch with Lily soon and Emily and we grab a cab home "Tonight was fun" I say "It was. Third date" he says "Are you thinking this is some cliché romcom where third date means sex cause that's a very common American misconception. Granted I sometimes wait til the third date but normally I let it happen naturally when I feel ready and I don't know if I am yet" I say "I wasn't thinking that but thanks for clearing that up. I do want to kiss you though" he says "That I can do" I say and we lean in and his hand comes up to cup my cheek and our lips meet in a soft gentle kiss at first before we deepen it getting lost in the moment until the cab stops "I'll call you tomorrow" I say "Okay sweet dreams" he says "Sweet dreams Richard" I say and give him one last kiss.