Before The Worst (Daniel Sharman / completed)

Loner

I was by the dinning table, all of them were already gone and the dishes were in the washing machine, I took a book and read a little bit, I still had a couple of hours free. I was almost drowning into the book when I barely heard "What are you reading?" So I looked beside me and took off my headphones "Sorry... What?" I said smiling.

-What are you reading? -he repeated smiling.

-The perks of being... -I said getting my atention on Daniel who was shirtless walking around us.

-Steph? -he asked noticing I got my attention in something else.

He noticed I saw Daniel and looked at me again.

-A wall... A wallflower -I said embarrased.

-The perks of being a wallflower huh? And? Is it good? -he smiled.

-It is, do you read Posey? -I asked.

-Sometimes when I feel like it -he giggled.

Suddenly someone called him out "Sorry I got to go, let's chat more later" he said with a smile walking away. Daniel was still around so I couldn't help but look at him again, he must have been working out because damn he had a nice body. He noticed me and cheekily smiled I blushed and tried to avoid eye contact, I wasn't normally a shy girl but the fact he looked so good intimidaded me a little bit.

-That's a good book -Daniel said from behind putting on a dry shirt.

-Did you read it? -I asked impressed.

-Yes I did it's quite interesting -he smiled.

-Yes it is -I smiled back.

-Aren't you a little bit young to be working as a chef? -he asked teasing.

-Aren't you a little bit old to be working on a teen series? -I asked back.

-Its certainly not the same, Im an actor.

-And Im a chef, what difference does it make? Who cares about age anyway -I said smiling.

He was about to answer when he got called out, he winked at me and left. There was something about Daniel that made him much more attractive than the rest of the boys, not that the rest are not good looking, actually all of them were extremely good looking but Daniel, his accent, the way he dress, his height, tall guys always made me melt and he just had this cheeky smile all the time, like he was flirting and teasing with everyone. He also was a little bit mysterious, and that made him a thousand times more interesting.

Dylan, Posey and Holland were having a little break, the three of them were playing cards while the rest was shoting a scene.

-Steph want to join us? -Dylan nicely asked.

-No thank you -I smiled.

-I don't know if you're either really shy or just antisocial -Dylan said teasing.

-Dylan! Don't be rude -Holland yelled.

-Let's go with antisocial -I nodded.

-Oh! But we're nice people -Dylan said.

-There's no doubt in that I just rather do my work than to make friends...

All of them looked at me with pity, like what I just said was sad. I smiled to them.

-Hey, I do have friends, Im not a loner Its just hard for me to make new ones!

The tension broke and they now looked relieved, they smiled and Posey insisted "Cmon lets play a match" I couldn't say no to the three of them expecting me to agree so I nodded and sat beside them.

I was really good with cards, so I quickly kicked some asses, they were quite impressed at my gaming skills.

-Do you usually play poker? -Posey teased.

-Me? N-no not at all -I said blushing.

-Oh you do -Dylan said laughing.

-So what if she does! I enjoy going to the casino from time to time too! -Holland said defending me.

"Geez Holland thanks" I thought to myself but only smiled on a way of thanking her. Posey was staring at me after we finished the match and I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, what was about him looking at me that way? I can assure you Im nothing special, Im just a girl, regular weight, not that tall either, my skin has never seen the sun, I had bright green eyes but I didn't consider myself that pretty, at least not to get some celebrity's attention. I mean look at Crystal, Holland and the rest of the girls, they're practically porcelan dolls, so perfect. Dylan whispered something to Posey and they both laughed, I don't know if they were talking about me but I got the feeling they were.

After a few hours the day was almost over, I was gathering my stuff to leave when someone laughed from the kitchen's door frame. I looked up and it was Tyler, Hoechlin.

-Posey sure has a thing for you -he said with a cheeky smile.

-Excuse me? -I asked confused.

-I don't know but it's been a while since the last time he got interested in someone this much -he let out a sigh.

-What does that mean? -I said looking away.

-You tell me -he smiled.

I looked at him and got really nervous "I have a boyfriend" I lied. I didn't have a boyfriend, my last relationship was a year ago and I've been single since then but the only way to avoid Posey's interest in me was to say I already had someone. Hoechlin didn't look to convinced about what I said but he nodded.

-I don't think that's a problem though -he cheekily said.

-Not just because he's a celebrity means he can get whatever he wants -I said without thinking.

Tyler looked at me a little embarrased. He stopped smiling and got all serious.

-Is that what you think about celebrities? Think about him as a man, a normal man...

"Well that's going to be hard" I thought, you know considering he is indeed a celebrity. I looked at Tyler again and smiled, walked beside him and waved. "I'll see you tomorrow Hoechlin" I said walking away.