The next morning, Bella woke up to see Tom laid next to her. She headed into the bathroom to have another shower. Bella was sweating so much last night that she needed it.
Once she was out, she looked over at the bed to see that Tom was still fast asleep. She reached into her suitcase and put on her dance sweats and a t-shirt. She put on her panto hoodie and headed downstairs.
Bella looked into the front room to see that Alan Rickman was fast asleep in the armchair, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson were hugging each other to keep warm on the sofa and Jason Issacs was sprawled on the rug.
Bella shook her head and headed into the kitchen to start some tea and coffee going and possibly to start making some breakfast. She looked into Tom's fridge to see only milk and some apples in the fridge. So, no breakfast to make for everyone.
She went back upstairs to get her phone to check to see if she could place an order with McDonalds. As it was late on in the day, breakfast had finished. So, she decided against ordering anything. Bella started to rummage for some coffee and tea.
Whilst the kettle was boiling, she picked up Tom's guitar and strummed a tune.
"I don't know why I'm frightened
I know my way around here
The cardboard trees, the painted seas, the sound here
Yes, a world to rediscover
But I'm not in any hurry
And I need a moment
The whispered conversations
In overcrowded hallways
The atmosphere as thrilling here as always
Feel the early morning madness
Feel the magic in the making
Why, everything's as if we never said goodbye."
Her guitar playing woke up Alan who stretched himself out and looked around to see everyone still asleep. He got up and stepped over Jason and shuffled into the kitchen where he saw Bella sat down with Tom's guitar playing a beautiful piece from Sunset Boulevard.
"Your guitar playing is wonderful." Alan whispered to her.
Bella turned around in shock.
"Thank you, Mr Rickman." Bella said stunned.
"Please, call me Alan. Mr Rickman makes me feel too old. so, you're Tom's new girlfriend then?" Alan asked of Bella.
"Yeah, I suppose so."
"I see that you are currently performing on stage at the moment. Are you an actress?"
"Yes sir. I sing, dance and act. Plus, I can play the guitar. Would you like some coffee or tea?" Bella asked of one of her idols.
"Please, coffee, black no sugar." Alan sat down at the table.
"Are you performing in any movies, theatre Alan?"
"Not currently. I'm being headhunted to direct a musical of all things. I'm not a massive musical fan, but this one I can tolerate." Alan explained.
Bella put a cup of coffee in front of Alan as she sat down with a black sweet tea.
"Which musical may I ask?"
"9 to 5. Not my cup of tea, but I am willing to do anything to challenge myself." Alan slurped his coffee.
"Hmm, it's a good show. I've already performed it a few years back. Loved the music but couldn't stand having my hair dyed bleach blonde." Bella remembering her time playing Doralee and didn't want to wear a wig.
"Bleached hair? Which role did you play?" Alan was getting intrigued.
"I was one of the leading ladies. Doralee." Bella mentioned sipping her tea.
"Interesting. Perhaps we can exchange numbers so I can call upon your expertise on the role." Alan told her.
"That's fine with me. Do you know your number my heart?"
They both exchanged numbers. Bella decided to put Alan's number in as Severus Snape so that people would think that it's just a false number that she had in her phone.
Jason Issacs stumbled in and then sat down at the table.
"Coffee or tea?" Bella asked the man who had just sat down.
"Coffee, strong and black."
Bella smiled and got up to make Jason's coffee.
"Oh, you are a lifesaver. I didn't catch your name last night."
"Isabella Marie." Bella introduced herself.
"Ah so you are the girl that sang with Tom in Piccadilly Circus. You were fabulous. So, what do you do then?" Jason asked of Bella.
"You don't want to know." Bella looked down into her mug.
"Oh, why not?" Jason sipped his coffee.
"Because I work 50-60 hours a week, I have four jobs. One that I've had enough of but can't get out of it. It's hard living on my own trying to make ends meet. Sometimes I am so tired, that I collapsed at work one year and was off sick for a week. I couldn't afford my bills that month because of it. I have no support from anyone, I'm an orphan that was sent out into the wild at the age of 18 after studying at college in performing arts. I was put into a furnished council house and had to find a job. But that job wouldn't cover the bills at all. So, I had to find something else. It was hard." Bella was silently crying that she didn't notice that she was crying.
Jason and Alan looked at Bella stunned as to what they were hearing.
"I can't believe the at you have been through all that. I can't imagine the hell that you went through." Jason was shocked.
"I can only just afford to have two weeks off to do pantomime. It's hard." Bella shook her head and wiped her tears away.
"You are in a pantomime? Wow, I would love to go and see a pantomime." Daniel Radcliffe entered stretching his arms up.
"But I'm not local for you guys. I mean I'm a four-hour journey from here which I am not looking forward to making later. I'm not sure what Tom's plans are, but if you want to travel, we have five shows left until the end of the run. The best day to come is possibly on the last show. The principles pull practical jokes on each other. It's very common amongst our company that something does happen. But I'm not forcing you all to attend that day. I have one show tomorrow, one on Friday, two Saturday and the final one on Sunday afternoon." Bella explained.
"She's fabulous in the panto." Tom perked up from behind Daniel.
"You are just saying that Tom. I'm not that good." Bella shied away.
"Oh, come on Bella. You're playing Cinderella. You were the Belle of the Ball Bella. You were fabulous. Guys you must go and watch her live on stage. She won't disappoint you. She's good. In fact, I might just come back up and watch you again. I have no other plans for a few weeks. What about you guys?"
Tom asked everyone who was in the kitchen.
"Yeah, I'm up for it." Daniel perked up.
"Count me in. I would love to see this girl on stage." Jason got up and headed to the sink to pour the last dregs of his drink and to put his mug in the dishwasher.
"Hmm, never seen a pantomime. It would give me some intriguing ideas for 9 to 5." Alan finished his coffee.
Tom got out his phone and looked for availability.
"Saturday evening ok for you all?" Tom asked the room.
Daniel, Jason, and Alan nodded.
"Ok, I've just booked us all for your penultimate show Bella." Tom kissed Bella on the lips.
"Bleurgh, too much PDA Tom." Daniel looked away from Tom and Bella.
"I love you, Bella."
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The Man of my Dreams
FanfictionIsabella Marie is a girl who doesn't have much of a social life. She works four jobs to keep afloat. She performs once a year on her local pantomime. So, she goes on her first trip to London where she watches her idol perform on stage, his debut on...
