So Much More

The Start of Something New

So I promised myself I'll write a new chapter everyday so that I'll finally finish this story. I owe it you, the readers, I believe because there's nothing like the pain of being invested in a story and then finding out the writer didn't even finish it. So please, feel free to harass me if I ever disappear. That being said, I won't publish everyday since I do have some other obligations even while on summer holidays. So be patient and enjoy the ride.

It took her a while to get into a routine of being back in a movie set. She welcomed the change anyway of memorizing scripts, hardcore workouts, being pampered like a princess and spending time with Jamie. The latter didn't need much for her to get used too and she was afraid she would have withdrawals when all of this was over. But thankfully that was months away and she could enjoy the time that she had. Going back to the Fifty Shades world was unique, she would admit, and she felt like playing Ana again was like meeting an old friend. Her hair had grown out much longer than in the first film and they had decided to let her grow out her bangs which now reached her eyebrows rather than the super short ones that made her seem like a teenager.

The set was much more enormous than the previous film and everything seemed to be bigger and better which was saying a lot about the kind of budget they were allowed to play with. The first film while was still massively funded was sort of a gamble for the studios to work on but now since the box office was a massive hit and the DVD sale was still going through the roof, the studios was more lenient in their budgeting and alas a more real-life set. She had spent the days before just going into town and exploring, occasionally meeting up with Jamie for food and a game of cards. She enjoyed Vancouver for the sole fact that she was less recognized here especially when she slipped on a baseball cap and a worn pair of aviators. As much as she appreciated her success, she realized the price of loss anonymity was starting to get to her.

She found out that Jamie's family wouldn't be here until they reached Europe for the honeymoon scenes but that they would occasionally drop in for a weekend visit. She didn't know how to take the news so she kept it in the back of her mind; since Jamie wasn't in the mood to discuss it any further, she didn't press it. It really was like last time but this time she paid more attention the little details of him like how the crinkles around his eyes made him softer as he laughed, the way he liked to tie his shoes in a particular way and how he tapped his coffee mugs whenever he tried to absorb the new scripts. He would complain about having to shave everyday for the role since Christian was such a control freak and would always look neat but sometimes he left the day-old stubble alone which made him look older and more distinguished. In the first movie, Sam would always ask him to shave it all off or ask the makeup artist that was assigned to Jamie to shave it off but Foley was different. Maybe it was because he could see it from a guy's perspective or maybe it was from the simple fact that in the second and third book Christian Grey had changed into more of a person and not just a sort-of perfect entity. Either way, it seemed to bring joy to his days.

It was the second week in, she was being primped and pampered to perfection while her focus was on a new book that Grace had sent over. It was, for a lack of better terms, extremely shallow romance but was an easy read and enough of a distraction to keep her from falling asleep as it was only 5 in the morning. She heard a knock on the trailer door as the character, Cassandra finally met her secret admirer and was having a blast in the town's diner. She looked up to see a sleep-mused Jamie, a sheepish smile on his lips. The first week of filming was spent mostly apart, the studios had wanted to get most of the single shoots done as it took less time and would not require as much man-power as the other shoots. She had to retake a couple of shoots as Foley wanted to get it just right.

They usually did this at the beginning of their little reunion, either it was meeting back after some breaks or during the start of press events. Then there was the time that they had to present together in awards season; he would show up with some coffee super early in the morning and they would get ready together. Well, not really together as in he would step out when it came time for her to slip into the clothing that was prepared for her but his stylist and the makeup artist in charge of his looks would be doing most of the grooming in her trailer. Maybe it was odd to some other actors but it worked for them.