Another working week had come to an end and I must say that it was pretty much less busy and less hectic compared to the other weeks. It seemed to me that the A–lister himself had decided to take heed to my advice and actually go on a real vacation. Earlier this week, Ian had requested for a month extension of his break. While I was happy that I'm finally getting a breather from too much work, another part of me dreads the work that needs to be done when he comes back from his vacation. Most of his major project had been postponed till the end of his break. Although, I was pretty sure he'll still accept to do short interviews and meet with prospective producers but none of that was my concern. Right at the moment, I can't afford to be any late for my date with my girlfriends. It feels like forever since we hung out together. We've been so busy with our lives that we so much needed this break."Thank you, sir." I smiled at taxi driver while getting out of the car. I stood in front of
If I was told a couple of years back that I, Kiara Michaelson would step foot on land property worth over 10 million euros owned by a very prestigious actor, I would laugh in the person's face and probably tell them of how good and big their dream and lie was. But, here I was basking in that dream not wanting to wake up.I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding until this moment, a silent gasp escaping me as I waited for the gate to be open and a huge part of me anticipated seeing what was beyond the gate. I knew Ian was rich, very rich but his modest nature had me forgetting who he was and heck, I wanted to see just how modest he was with his property. The gate beeped open and I gladly welcome myself inside but there was no building, only a couple of stairs which I assumed led to the main building. I ascended the stairs which opened to a wide clearing with a neatly mowed lawn on either side of the paved footpath on which I was standing. The right side of the lawn had neat and f
"Wow," I breathed once his mother was out of sight. "So, I got to meet the mother of one of the nation's finest superstars." "Yes?" He answered with a smile. "And she's a rolling ball of energy." He let out a short laugh. "You could say that again."I laughed. "She's elegant and beautiful and friendly."He stared at me for a few seconds before giving a nod. "Thank you." He smiled. I responded with a smile of my own and took my bag to bring out the script for his next project –the reason for the visit when his voice came."I noticed you haven't touched your coffee." I looked from him to the cup of coffee sitting pretty on the table."Ah, yeah." I replied, halting my movement. "I was waiting for it to cool a little bit."He gave a slow nod and proceeded to continue sipping his own coffee but then I discovered something. "And you're drinking plain coffee." I raised my brows at him, gesturing at his near empty cup. "No offense, but how do you do that?" I asked, placing the script on
"Excuse me, Miss Michaelson." One of the director assistant called from behind me. I cringed inwardly at the formality –I could never get used to it. I hiked my bag, smiled and turned around look at her."Yes, how may I help you?""Could you please get Ian on standby, his scene is up next." She said, before giving instruction through some kind of walkie-talkie. "Yeah, sure." I answered. "Thanks." She turned on her heel towards another actor's van. "I'll see you at the set."I nodded, making a noncommittal sound and began my journey towards the dressing room where he currently was after the early morning shootings. Yeah, you heard right. The day had finally come upon us and here we were on the set of After Love. The first script reading had happened about a month ago for which I was absent because of a wedding and the second one happened two weeks ago. I really was enthusiastic about attending the read through but it seem that fate had other plans for me and again I found myself not
An hour later, I was seated next to Richard under a canopy provided for Ian, with Adrian lost somewhere on the grounds making a phone call. The film site was rather busy and crowded but I cared not as I zeroed attention on Ian, watching him in admiration as he interacted amicably with his co-stars and the director. At the moment, he was standing next to the assistant director with his script in his hands, going over his lines with his make-up artists and stylist all over him to make sure that he was extra swoon-worthy for the camera. At some point, Adrian had materialised to take his script and the overcoat he wore.I must confess that right now, even though he was smiling and talking with Megan all set for their shoot, he looked unapproachable. He was so another level that I found it hard to believe that this was the same person I had lunch with, talk less of him being my employer. I shifted my attention from the actors on the street to Adrian trudging way towards us. He looked les
Two hours and a couple of minutes later, we found ourselves at Richard's holiday home in Manchester after much deliberation. It was a much better idea than shuttling between London and Manchester and staying at the hotel with less privacy according to Ian. It was even more advantageous because of its closeness to the filming site.Richard walked into the living room having changed from his outfit. He exhaled and tiredly dropped himself on the couch, stretching his limbs."Hah! It feels so good to be home." He sighed. "I don't think I remember the last time I was here.""Mhmn," I raised a brow at his comment, looking up from my phone. "It feels good to be home but you don't remember the last time you were here. That sounds contradicting."He gave a sideway glance and responded with a smile. "That would be because," Adrian cut in, shutting the refrigerator door and walked into the living space with three cans of beer. "This," he said, gesturing at the room, "isn't his actual home.""It
The evening found us strolling through the busy streets of Manchester. People went about in a hurry to get home to their families not minding the two individuals who now stood in front of a supermarket contemplating if it was the best time for shopping or to continue walking while enjoying the cool evening air.Eventually, 10 pm found us wandering through the aisles of Tesco with empty carts."Which would you prefer? Mineral water or normal water?" I asked, turning into the drink and beverage section.My eyes widened at the variety of beverages they had neatly and orderly arranged on the shelves."Whoa!" I breathed. "They do have instant coffee pod. This is nice." I whipped my head around to face him, my hair bouncing with the movement. "Which would you prefer? Instant coffee drinks or coffee pods? Expresso or Latte?"His lips twitched in an instant smile as he pulled his cart to a halt next to mine. "Sweetheart, I think you should calm down." He said, stocking his cart with packs o
The late afternoon found myself sitting in an abandoned warehouse watching as the photographer interacted with the magazine editor in charge of today's shoot. They were probably discussing making a few changes to the concept of the shoot while I sat here wondering how I went from being the house manager of an actor to being the road manager of the same actor in a span of three weeks. Although it was hectic and tiring, I couldn't deny that it had been fun all along, and besides, with it came many nice incentives. The week had been pretty quiet for me since Adrian resumed work following his return from his vacation, and I, back to my usual routine of managing the house affairs. That was until I got a call last night from Adrian asking that I fill in for him in today's shoot. The photoshoot was being organised by one of the biggest names in the fashion world, THE ELITE. I watched as Max the photographer in charge of the shoot, and the editor continued to converse and make changes to so