Scotty’s POV
"SCOTTY WAKE UP!" his eyes shot open, receiving a quick glimpse of orange coming his way. His fingers grasped onto the cotton fabric, pulling the pillow away from his face, as he jostled forward, causing the covers to fall to the floor. He quickly scanned the room, stopping at the short brown haired girl standing at the frame of the door. “Ash what are you doing?" he asked, putting the pillow behind his head and falling back against the mattress. “come on little bro! Wakey wakey! It’s time to shoot a music video!" she cheerfully said, as she turned out the door and headed down the hall.
Scotty’s eyes focused on the ceiling, not thinking nothing of what his sister just said.
His eyes suddenly snapped open, a moment later, as he jumped out of his bed, with his mind finally wrapping around the words his sister just spoke. He ran to his dresser, and put on the first shirt his fingers could grasp onto.
As he put his feet into the opening of his jeans, he looked up towards the window, and hopped up once, pulling the dark colored fabric to his waist.
"shoot" he mumbled under his breath, as he remembered an important factor in the making of this music video. Quicker than ever, he put on his socks and boots and bolted for the stairs.
"oh good your ready! Come on it’s time to head to the shoot!" Judy said, as she got up off the couch. “not technically, i forgot something, i’ll meet you guys there, alright?" Scotty asked, as he made his way through the living room, and opening the front door. “alright!" he heard just before shutting the door.
Reaching the familiar front door, he knocked on the door and took a step back, bouncing lightly on his feet, in an impatient way.
"oh hi Scotty, i’m afraid to say but (yourname) is still asleep" Mrs. (lastname) said, as she answered the door a moment. “oh, well can i go up and wake her, it’s really important" he said as he placed the no-one-can-say-no smile on his face. Mrs. (lastname) let out a deep breath, then stepped aside “go on up" she said motioning for Scotty to go on in. “thank you!" he quickly said, as he entered the home, then darted up the stairs.
He didn’t hesitate as he reached her bedroom door. He grabbed onto the door knob and burst into the room without any warning.
Taking three quick strides, he sat down on the side of her bed, and lightly shook her sleeping body. "(yourname) wake up!" he all but yelled. Her eyes fluttered open, and once she saw who was in front of her and smile wove its way onto her face. “hi, Scotty" she said in her morning voice. “hi" he said dreamily, forgetting all about his lateness. Her gaze turned towards the clock on her night stand, and her eyes widened. “Scott Cooke McCreery, it is only eight in the morning why are you here?" she asked, turning back to him. He snapped back into reality, slightly shaking his head in the process. “right, no time to chat, get up, we’re gonna be late" he said getting up off her bed, and walking to the dressing, grabbing at the most random clothing and throwing them in her direction. “whats going on?" she asked, as she got out of bed, and picked the garments up off the floor. “I’ll tell you on the way, i’m gonna be downstairs waiting, see you in a few" he said, winking at her quickly, then turned around and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind himself.
Your POV
You silently sat there in the passenger seat of the truck, as Scotty’s hands were both gripped onto the steering wheel. He seemed nervous, as his body language revealed he was tense.
"whats going on?" you asked, right before stifling a yawn. Scotty opened his mouth to speak, but snapped his lips shut just as the tune of his latest single ‘The Trouble With Girls’ came on the radio. A wide smile spread on your face, as a soft squeal passed through your lips. Scotty chuckled, and quieted down the radio, so his deep voice became background music. “hey! i like that song!" you protested. “i can tell, but don’t you still want to know where we’re going?" he asked, keeping his eyes on the road. “oh yes, yes i do!" you say cheerfully, as you turned your torso in his direction. “we, in fact, are going to the set of my latest music video, for the song, the trouble with girls" he said as he nodded his head towards the radio, that played his latest tune. Your jaw dropped slightly “are you serious?" you asked, he just nodded. “wow, i never been on the set of a music video" you said, smiling even wider “but theres a catch" he said turning to look at you for the slightest second. “and that is?" you asked, raising your eyebrows. “well, you have to be in it" he said with a smile “WHAT! NO WAY!!!" you all but yelled “way" he said mocking you, as he raised his own eyebrow “along with all our friends and class mates" he continued.
"are you for real?" you asked, eyes wide, as you slowly leaned your back against the passenger door. “yea, I’m for real he chuckled. “thats so cool, where are we shooting it?" you asked, keeping your eyes locked on Scotty. “there" he said, taking a hand off the wheel and pointing towards the high school in the distance. “at the school?" you asked, making sure, he nodded. “wow, i never thought i’d be part of a music video" you quietly said. “not even when you started dating a ‘country star’?" he asked, hearing your hushed words, while putting a set of air quotes around the last two words. “not even" you said smiling at him just as he pulled into the school parking lot.
At first it seemed like it could have been a normal day at school, with the amount of cars scattered around the parking lot, but that was until you noticed the few men walking through the double doors carrying large cameras.
"ready?" Scotty asked, as he pulled into an empty space and shut the truck off. You nodded, not sure what to say, as you both unbuckled your seat belts and climbed out of the truck. Scotty quickly jogged around so he was at your side, you grabbed onto his arm, pulling yourself closer to him, as he lead the way to the school.
His hand suddenly reached down into his pocket. He snaked it out of his jeans and glided his finger against the screen before putting it up to his ear.
"yeah momma? yes we’re at the school. We’re walking through the doors right nooooooow. Okay, yep, see you in a few" he sparsely spoke into the phone. Once he ended the call, he pushed his phone back into his pocket, then smirked at you as he lead you towards one of the main hallways of the school.
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The cold metal of the lockers was pressed up against your back, as you leaned against them. You were hidden behind the cameras along side Judy, as you watched Scotty standing at the end of the hallway, next to Kyle, as the glow of the sun casting through the windows made a silhouette around their bodies. The director, Roman White, spoke with his hands, as he explained to Scotty what he’d being doing in the first scene of the video. You couldn’t hear a single word that was being said, all you could see was Scotty was understanding each word as he nodded his head repeatedly.
Then Roman turned around and began to make his way in your direction. “alright here we go!" he called as he stood behind the camera, watching the screen intently. A man stood in front of the camera and clicked together a clapperboard, then ran out of cameras view. Music began to play, and you watched as Scotty began to make his way down the hallway.
Quickly you got up off the locker, and stood to the side of the cameras, getting ready to make your music video debut.
Before you knew it Scotty was standing along side James, Kyle, Gabi, and a few other friends in front of the blue lockers. A man began to motion for the extras to go. You stood in that line, near the back, getting ready to take your turn down the hallway.
Your eyes were focused on the man, then he pointed down the hallway for you to go, and you did.
You kept your eyes focused ahead of you. Until you reached Scotty. You quickly winked at him, which caused a smile to weave onto his lips, as he turned and began to talk to some of the guys around him.
After a few more steps Roman’s voice echoed throughout the hallway. “alright that was great! Lets go again!" and with that you turned around and made your way back to your starting spot.
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For the past five hours, you had watched as Scotty did a science lab with his friend Gabi, passed notes with Erika and Bethany, ate lunch with Kyle & the guys, and sang in an empty hallway.
Throughout this whole video shoot, the director had put you pretty far away from Scotty in all the scenes. You were either casted as to just walk past him for a millisecond, or sat in the farther part of the room/area.
Now you sat on the cold metal bleachers, as you watched the guys of the Garner baseball team ‘practice’ while Scotty was being filmed in the dugout.
"okay, Scotty, hit the field!" Roman said, as his crew began to push the camera equipment out onto the field. Scotty got up off the wooden bench and ran out onto the field. His head jerked in the direction of the bleachers, once he had reached the middle of the field, where Roman was standing.
His eyes began to scan the many people sitting in the bleachers, then suddenly you felt his icy blue eyes lock with yours. At first his eyebrows pressed together, in a scrutinized manner, then they relax as a smile appeared on his tired face. He quickly waved in your direction, and you eagerly waved backing, seeing as this was one of the only communications you two had throughout the whole shoot.
"come on Scotty, lets get back on track!" Roman called, and pulled Scotty gently in the direction of where he was supposed to go. Scotty turned his head and smiled at you once more before walking away. You smiled to yourself.
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"AND THATS A RAP!" Roman yelled, as the last scene of the day was finally done being filmed. Scotty shook Roman’s hand and then began to run over to the bleachers, where his mom and you were seated, with a jacket and hot chocolate waiting for him. You stood up, getting ready to hand him his jacket but before you can even motion for him to take the jacket, he wraps his arms around you in a tight comforting hug. You giggled into his chest, as you wrapped your arms around him also. “i love you, i love you, i love you" he whispered into your ear, as he placed a kiss on your temple, then pulled away, smiling down at you. “i love you too" you softly said, as you watched the air flow from your lips in the cold night air.
"Scotty, i’ll be over talking with Roman, once you’ve finished your drink come on over so we can talk about some things" Judy spoke real quick, then made her way over to the man standing in the middle of the field.
Scotty nodded, even though Judy couldn’t see, then turned around and took the jacket from you and quickly put it on, surrounding his freezing body in the warmth of the fabric. “cold?" you asked, as you handed him the hot drink. “you have no idea" he said, in between sips. Turning around and taking a few steps, you sat down on the ice cold bleachers. Scotty followed suit.
After taking his last sip of coco, Scotty got up off the bleachers, then offered you his hand. You took it, and followed him towards the closest garbage, then towards where his mom and Roman White stood talking.
"ah there he is!" Roman said, smiling at Scotty, then he turned and smiled at you “and his real life leading lady" he said, you smiled as your eyes darted to the ground. Scotty’s arm swooped around you and pulled you closer to him, you looked up and smiled as you found him looking down at you, with a smile to match yours on his face.
"well, it was a pleasure working with you, Scotty, I’ll get a hold of your manager about the video" Roman said holding his hand out to Scotty. Scotty too it “thanks" he said nodding his head towards Roman. Roman then turned to Judy “it was nice to meet you, Mrs. McCreery" he said shaking her hand, “you too" Judy spoke sweetly. He then turned towards you “it was also nice meeting you" he said holding his hand out towards you. You took his hand and quickly shook it “you too" you said, smiling widely. Roman then nodded his head, then turned around and walked off the baseball diamond.
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"you know, i really don’t think he likes me" you spoke softly, breaking the silence of the trip back home. “who?" Scotty asked, turning to look at you through the darkness. “Roman" you let out in a hushed voice. “why do you think that?" Scotty asked, now a little concern in his voice. “because throughout the whole shoot, i was either extremely far away from you, or i was near you for barely a second, then i was out of the scene" you said, turning to look at him. Scotty chuckled loudly, and this surprised you. “what?" you asked,eyebrows cocked. “he did like you, the only reason you were far away or barely in the scene was because i told him that you were my girlfriend, but we didn’t want the fans to know yet, so i guess he took that as trying to keep us apart so no one would get the vibe of us being together" Scotty shrugged. “makes sense" you said after a moment of taking all that information in. Silence fell over you two then.
"you really thought he didn’t like you?" Scotty asked, once he had pulled into the driveway and shut the truck off. “yeah" you nodded, after a moment, as you turned and looked out the window. "(yourname) he said his tone falling into a serious state. You turned and looked at him, locking with his stare. “there is no way in the world that anyone could possibly not like you" he said, as he unbuckled his seat belt. “you’re sweet" he said moving towards you “and funny" he said moving even closer “and beautiful" he said, his leg now touching yours. “and smart" he said wrapping his arm around your shoulders. “and perfect" he said, leaning in as he pulled you closer to him, then finally he pressed his lips against yours.
Opening your eyes, as you pulled away, you instantly wrapped your arms around him in a tight hug, as you buried your face in his chest. his arms wrapped around your body, as you could hear him sigh in content. “thank you" you whispered, and he began to rub your back.
"i love you so much" Scotty spoke in a hushed tone, as if not wanting you to hear, as he continued to rub your back.