Hamm

Everything's golden

"Well the car's picking me up in like an hour Grace. What do you want me to do?" Jon sounded flustered. My original flight was cancelled and I had only just landed home for the Golden Globes. Our plans of having a quick "catch up" before getting ready together we're severely thwarted.

"Fuck knows Jon, please don't stress me out any more than I am" I sighed down the line.

"I'm sorry Darlin' I'm just bummed that we don't have time"

"Me too. Ok, well, I'll just have to meet you there or something." The line went quiet for a moment

"Right, we weren't doing the red carpet thing any way right?" We'd had a chat before these next few weeks of awards and to-ing and fro-ing and we'd decided we'd try and keep things out of the press a little longer. All of our friends and family were now well aware, but we were in a fortunate little bubble where we weren't hounded by the paparazzi. "I'll see you in there and then we'll have parties after, where I won't have to worry so much about keeping my hands off of you"

"Yeah, I guess" I replied. Now we were actually there it didn't feel as liberating and in control as I thought it might. Jon took a deep breath down the phone. 

"Come on doll, it sucks, but it'll be a few hours and then I can give you a big hug. Like squeeze you until you squeak" he joked and it made me smile for the first time that day. "I'll see you there. God, I've fucking missed you" some one called him from
another room "I've gotta go, Darlin'"

"I'll see you there"

"Yeah you will!" He always managed to sound so chirpy.

Amy arrived back from the toilet and we got in line for customs. She was furiously sorting things in her phone "right, we can meet people at my hotel as it's closer than the house. Your dress is there already, I called them before we left, the makeup lady..."

"Gillian"

"...right Gillian said she's happy to do something with your hair, we'll be fine"

"We'll be fine" I repeated more for her to hear too. She was a bit flappy. I think she had a lot going on, she was planning on living over to the US as soon as her boyfriend could find a job over here and I think the move was harder than she imagined. "It'll be fine Ams, I hate the red carpet bit anyway, we'll be whisked in and then we can hide inside, I'll find Jon, everyone will enjoy the free drinks and everything will be fine"

"So Grace, you made it just in time" the current interviewer made the same comment as the last 5 or so and they all will.

"I did, yeah." I wasn't the absolute last to arrive but I was probably the last of the nominees that people were expecting a decent interview with. "It does mean we don't have all that long to chat though, sorry"

Cue a few quick questions about the movie, about the tv show with Jon, what I was wearing and then I was dragged on my way by Amy. The shortened interviews meant everyone stuck to the work questions as no one really had time to ask much off script. All except the last person in the line who went straight in.

"Hi Grace, nice to meet you" she smiled too wildly for my liking.

"You too. Thanks for waiting" I smiled back (not mirroring her crazy eyes)

"You're on your own. I've got to say we were expecting you to perhaps have a date"

"Why's that then? Yes, it's just me. I've literally got changed in the car from the airport and rushed over here, no time to pick up a date"

"Are so are you meeting someone inside?" She wiggled her eyebrows and I felt rather uncomfortable.

"There's lots of people I'll be meeting inside yes" I sarcastically suggested back.

"But will there be a special someone you'll be sharing the evening with?" She wasn't letting this go.

"There will be lots of special people I'll be chatting to, yes thanks" I tried to walk off without looking petty. If she'd asked about Jon I would have been in less of a huff, but she was just angling for a comment and I found it sexist that guys come without a date and don't get asked where their partner is.

Quick photos and then we were in. Things were calmer, we were shown to our table, the rest of the cast from the movie were there most with partners. Amy was being my plus one at the table, but everyone asked as I sat down.

"Where Hamm then?" Adam asked filling my glass from the bottle on the table.

"Fuck knows." I drank a rather large sip.

"Everything ok?"

"Yeah" I replied sipping again, he raised an eyebrow "yes! My flight was fucked over this morning, I've literally got off of a 10 hour flight and into a cab to here"

"You look incredible for it" Laura gave my hand a squeeze across the table.

"Ha. Thanks. I feel all over the place. And so Jon and I were meant to spend the morning together and get ready at home and stuff and that all kind of went tits up! I've not heard from him in a few hours as we've been rushing around. Is he even here?" I looked around the tables next to us, people from various current tv things, lots of faces I knew and wanted to say hi to, but no sign of Jon.

"He's here. I saw him earlier" Joanne, Adams wife chipped in looking around. "I got kinda flustered" she giggled. "He's fucking Don Draper" she smiled and we all had a little laugh.

"I'll go look" Amy grabbed her handbag, left me my phone and headed off to have a look around. There was an announcement that the ceremony would being shortly and cameras started to roll on the conversation being had and people sitting down and stuff. There was no way we'd get much privacy now.

Hamm - you know you're two tables away from fucking Beyoncé! ;) xx

Me - I've seen. Where are you!? I miss you xxx

Hamm - at the back. First break and I'll find you! I love you xx

The music started playing and everyone got ready to settle into the opening piss take that would be Ricky's monologue. Amy sat back down as the lights dimmed. "He's over there, by Evans and Scott, not far" she smiled and we tried to look over without looking too much like we were searching. I found him and my mind rested a little as my heart went into over drive at the sight of him in his finest.