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It was the first table reading. Lana was in a good mood, having a good feeling about this new show.
Name tags were standing on the tables, telling them all where to sit. She didn't know anyone, except for the little boy whom she met at the audition and then the name of the actress playing Emma sounded familiar but she didn't bother looking her up.
The actress playing Emma was seated opposite of her, probably because they had quite a few scenes together.
The blonde entered the room with a quiet "Hi" and a smile on her lips, finding her seat quickly and opening her script. She checked the names with characters and when she looked at Lana, she was met with deep brown eyes and a warm smile. She smiled back, looking at her a second or two longer than it was necessary.
When Lana saw the blonde, she remembered seeing her on tv before. She's liked her but seeing her in person was different. It was like she brought sunshine into the room, her smile brightened up the whole place. She couldn't help it but to steal glances at her. And when their eyes met... God, she wanted to drown in those emerald eyes. She looked like an angel.
Jen felt the eyes on herself. She kept her head bowed down, concentrating on the script, or at least pretending to be. But she looked up through her eyelashes, every now and then, and when their eyes met, she couldn't stop the shy smile spreading on her lips and the blush on her face.
She's never seen this woman before, never even heard of her, but she felt an urge to get to know her, to stare into her dark eyes, to be in her presence because the energy coming from her was incredible. And when she heard her talk for the first time... Her voice was like velvet, she felt hypnotized and wanted to just sit, look at her and listen to her talking.
She felt so drawn to her, she couldn't look away. She felt so at peace, happy and comfortable, it felt so right to be around this woman.
All those feelings were confusing. It has never happened to her before that she would feel so strongly about a woman she's just met. She had to get to know the person first, but even that wasn't usually enough for such a strong attraction.
The reading ended after about two hours. They all collected their things and started to leave.
"Jennifer?" She felt a gentle touch on her arm, the voice stopping her immediately. She turned around and smiled.
"Hi, we haven't officially met yet, I'm Lana," the brunette offered her hand.
"Hello. I'm Jennifer but you already know that," the blonde chuckled as she squeezed her hand.
"I do, I saw your name tag," Lana winked at her as she finally let go of her hand.
"And I saw you looking at me," Jen smiled nervously.
"I couldn't help it, I'm sorry, I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable?" The brunette furrowed with slight concern.
"No, you didn't. Well, maybe a little, I'm not used to it."
"That surprises me, with your angelic look."
"Thank you. But I don't look like an angel." There it was again, the blush creeping in her face.
"You look cute when you blush," Lana chuckled, enjoying making the poor woman uncomfortable with compliments.
Jen's face became even more red. She wanted to hide behind her hands but then just finally ran it through her hair.
"Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you'd like to go for a coffee or a drink sometime?"
"Are you going to make me blush the whole time?
"Probably," Lana laughed.
"Then yes," Jen smiled the warmest smile.