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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-EIGHT – Anastasia? Are You Ok?
This is part TWENTY EIGHT of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Warnings: *this next entry will discuss an abusive relationship (emotional and physical) can DM you a recap w/out that part of the story if you need!* Possessiveness, smidge of misogyny, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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The next few days at work fly by as I’m busy preparing to be out of office for over a week to travel to Memphis with Austin, Baz and a few other people from Baz’s team. By the time it’s Friday night, I regret making plans tonight with my friends, but it’ll be good to see them and decompress from work a bit. I change into a black dress after getting ready for the night with my friend Nicole. I’ve been drinking a bit while getting ready and decide to take some pictures and actually post on Instagram, which is not very on brand for me. I giggle posting the photos thinking they’re a bit risqué of me in a mini dress on the bed, but who cares.
A few hours later, we’re leaving dinner with a group of friends and head out to a club, which is not my thing at all, but it’s for our friend Justin’s birthday. Awhile after being on the dance floor and drinking a bit, I decide to sit down and check my phone. As soon as I see the notifications, I feel like I sober up a bit. 3 texts from Kelsey, she’s with us, why is she texting me? 5 texts from Austin, I….
I decide to open Kelsey’s texts first since it’s weird she’s texting me since she’s with us, but she runs over to me before I can read them. “Ana, did you see what I sent you?! Why is he commenting on your Instagram. Like he deleted it, but still,” she screams over the music pulsating through the club. “What,” I yell back at her. She points at my phone before sitting down next to me. Her texts look panicked starting with, “OMG!” to “ANA!!!” and then finally a screenshot of my Instagram. Austin had commented a red heart emoji. I feel myself blush but try to hide it from my best friend.
I then realize I had texts from Austin. I rush to open them but try to shield them from Kelsey who is right next to me.
“Ok, I went to the grocery store and you’re going to think I’m crazy for how much stuff I bought.”
“I know we’re hanging out tomorrow, but what are you up to tonight?” “Your post…you look really great.”
“Where are you headed tonight?”
“Sorry for all the texts, I started drinking with some friends and…I just wanted to talk to you.”
I smile at the last one because I too want to talk to him. I kinda miss him even though we spent a lot of time together this week… As I’m deep in thought about texting Austin back, I see the last person I would ever want to see. What is he doing here? I need out of here.
I feel Kelsey grab my arm and I look at her. It’s the look best friends know what it means right away, “No I’m not ok, we need to leave.” She nods and grabs her purse and I follow suit, but as we’re getting up, my ex, Brandon, approaches me and leans down whispering into my ear, “Oh hey, Anaaa. You look good.” I roll my eyes and nod as politely as I can while gripping onto Kelsey’s arm for dear life.
I look over at my friend Justin and yell over the music, “I’m sorry to leave early on your birthday, but we’re gonna head out!” He comes over and whispers in my ear, “I don’t know why he’s here; I don’t even know the last time I talked to him…” I shrug and hug him as I try to make my way out. Before I can get away from our table, Brandon comes up and tries to pull me away from Kelsey. Kelsey pulls me on the other side of her, placing herself between me and my ex as she shouts at him, “Not tonight, Brandon. Just leave her alone.” Apparently, this is loud enough to get a bouncer’s attention as a bouncer makes his way over to us. I make eye contact with the bouncer and then look at Brandon and it seems the bouncer understands as he goes to ask Brandon to leave.
Kelsey and I try to leave the area, but with a rope tying off the area, we get a little stuck. Brandon comes up behind me following the bouncer and says loudly for anyone to hear, “You look good for a slut. Anyone want an easy time? Look over here.” I try to hide myself out of embarrassment for the scene he’s causing and to hide my expression from Kelsey. I don’t want her to see he still has the ability to make me feel so small. We broke up a while ago after I finally realized he was being abusive to me and it’s taken me time to heal, but his words still hurt. Kelsey pulls me out and before I know it, we’re in an Uber headed to my place.
Once we get back to my place, she offers to come up, but I just tell her I’m tired and gonna go to sleep. I promise to text her the next day and then head upstairs. The minute I get inside I slide down the other side of the door and just burst into tears. It’s not so much what my ex was yelling, just the place it brought me back to. I work so hard to not think about my past and anything that happened with Brandon but seeing him and feeling his grip on my arm. I feel my phone vibrate in my bag and pull it out. It’s just Kelsey letting me know she got home and to call her if I need her. I gasp for breath in between tears and switch from my messages to the phone call screen and before I know it, I’m waiting for an answer.
Eventually, I hear Austin say, “Anastasia? Are you ok? It’s so late.” There’s no way he can’t hear my tears as he then just asks, “Are you at home?” I nod and realize he can’t see me nodding, but I cannot bring myself to stop crying as I just whimper out, “Yyy-es.”
He firmly responds, “I’m on my way, I’ll be there in 15 minutes, ok, Anastasia?”
In what feels like no time at all, Austin arrives to my apartment and softly knocks on the door. I’m still sitting on the floor right against the door, so I just slide up and open the door. Austin is in a t-shirt and sweat shorts and his face falls as soon as he sees me. “Oh, Anastasia, what’s wrong,” he asks as he walks in my apartment and closes the door behind him. He pulls me in immediately into a hug and whispers, “It’s okay, baby. Let’s get you to bed.” He kisses the top of my head and guides me to my room. “Do you wanna take your shoes off and I’ll get you something comfy to wear,” he asks, but I grab his arm. “Don’t go, please,” I quietly beg. I slide out of my heels and lay down on my bed. Austin sits in the space next to me and I can feel him looking at me trying to figure out what to do or say.
Ana, you need to say something. He isn’t your boyfriend, but you called him and begged him to come over.
I tune my thoughts out as I don’t have the energy to be thinking about work or what Austin actually is to me. I just needed my friend who would be there for me without question. Kelsey wouldn’t judge me, but she would just tell me to wisen up and not dwell on it. She’d be right, but I just need to let the emotions out. I can’t bottle up how much seeing my ex and feeling his skin on mine, even if just a brief second, hurt me. It took me back to such a dark place.
While my head is spinning, I realize Austin has gotten up from the bed. “I’ll be right back, I’m just gonna get you some water,” he says as he bends down to me and rubs my cheek softly with his thumb. I nod and he hurries out to my kitchen. I see him come back towards my bedroom, but he goes into my bathroom. I try to relax my mind and calm myself down to stop crying. I can feel my tears streaming down my face, but I finally am able to catch my breath and feel the sobbing stop.
Austin appears at my side crouched down facing me. He has some Tylenol and water held out for me, which I gladly take. He takes the water glass and offers me a make-up removing wipe, which makes me giggle. “There she is,” he smiles softly at me. I take the wipe from him and sit up a bit to take my make-up off. Once I’m done, he caresses my face with his thumb and says, “Much better.” I can feel more tears coming as I lay down again and I quietly ask, “Come lay down with me?” Austin with zero hesitation slides out of his shoes and is laying down opposite me. He wraps his one arm around me and uses the other to rub my arm. He quietly asks, “Anastasia, do you wanna tell me what happened?”
I sigh and quietly say, “No, but I feel like I owe you an explanation.” He turns me around so I’m facing him, and he says, “You don’t owe me anything. We can just lay here until you fall asleep, ok?” I nod and stay laying facing Austin. I run my fingers on his chest over his t-shirt. His eyes darken quickly, but as I look up into them, they soften back to their normal icy blue and he softly says, “Everything is gonna be ok, Anastasia. I got you, just go to sleep, baby.” I don’t have the energy to fight him on calling me baby, but I can feel my body react for a moment. I get so caught up in my thoughts…
He’s just a friend… but why is he calling me baby? Why did he rush here in the middle of the night? I was ignoring his texts and he came to me immediately when I called… Why is he looking at me like that? I just want to kiss him…
In order to stop from thinking so much and doing something I regret; I decide to open up to him. “I was out with some friends and my ex was at the same place,” I start to say quietly. Austin’s eyes look at me with such focus, like he isn’t just focused on what I’m saying, but how I’m saying it. “We broke up on pretty bad terms… at first, he was my everything. My first boyfriend and my first…well everything. Brandon started out great, but then he was a bit controlling and would lose his temper with me, but just get angry. Then he’d start grabbing me too hard or shoving me, but he’d always apologize like it was an accident,” I continue, and I look away from his eyes. “I remember the first time Brandon hit me, he apologized immediately. I thought I was done right away. But he was so apologetic I took him back a few days later. But then he just kept doing it. He’d hit me or shove me, apologize and we’d move on before he did it again. He started just demanding I stop going out with friends and I really never saw them for months. I had just turned 19 and he took everyone away from me,” I say as I look back up at him.
Austin’s eyes are locked on me, and I can see anger in them. He looks so hurt and I feel bad for unloading this on him. I think he can sense my thoughts as he says, “Anastasia, I’m so sorry. You don’t have to keep going if you don’t feel comfortable. I’m here for you, no matter what. You’re at home. You’re safe. I have you.” I look down from his eyes that are locked into mine and he reaches down and grabs my hand. I look back up at him and he quietly says, “I’m always going to make sure you feel safe. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop you from seeing him tonight.” I squeeze his hand and say, “I want you to know everything. It’s important.” He looks deep in my eyes, like he’s trying to get in my head to know what I’m thinking. He nods and I continue, “I was in class one day and ran into Kelsey, who immediately knew something was off. I didn’t look like myself, I was weak and just drained of any visible life, pale, thin and just no light in my eyes. It was summer, but I was wearing long sleeves and pants. She got it out of me that he was just hurting me, but she didn’t need to know anymore.”
I start to cry and Austin pulls me into him as he strokes my hair and says, “Anastasia, you’re so brave. You’re out of that time in your life and you’re so loved. You have everyone here for you and you’re safe.” I start to cry even harder. He barely knows me, but knows what I need to hear to be comforted… I bring myself to stop crying and continue, “I spent months living with Kelsey after she helped me just load up my stuff and never even say anything to Brandon other than ‘I’m leaving.’ I changed my number, stopped using social media and just learned to be myself again… My friend group, which was also his friend group, stopped hanging out with him. I really had a clean break from him once I regained my sense of self.”
Austin looks deep into my eyes as he pulls me out of our embrace and says, “I’m so happy you were able to do that for yourself. It’s why you so strong willed, you can really do anything you set your mind to. It’s why I like being around you so much. Anastasia, thank you for telling me.” He pulls me back into him and I grip my arms around him as we’re laying in my bed, on top of the covers and facing one another. I feel so much lighter after telling him all this; like he really knows the real me now. It’s ugly, but it’s what made me the person I am. “He’s the only person I’ve been with and just hearing him say things about me… just really affected me and I just had to come home,” I whisper, and I can feel his body tense up. Austin says, “Anastasia, don’t worry about anything he has to say. I’ve got you.”
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-SEVEN – What If We Just Hook Up And Then It’s Awkward?
SO SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY! my IRL job came in and took over my life, but i am making time for this over christmas! This is part TWENTY SEVEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
Masterlist here!
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Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Possessiveness, smidge of misogyny, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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Day Two of intital fittings starts off much like the previous day except this time there’s a dresser to help with Austin getting in and out of costumes. As much as I’m happy to avoid incidents like yesterday, I do miss being so close to him. Ana, you can’t stop saying you want him to stop acting like your boyfriend and you want to be completely friendzoned, but then you complain you’re not helping him get dressed and undressed… I rub my temples at the thought. The day goes late again and by 8:45 PM, we start heading out.
Before I leave, I clean up the space and make sure everything is ready for pick up in the morning as a driver is coming to pick up Catherine’s costumes and bring back to her studio. I leave last again and lock up before heading to my car. Once again, Austin is leaning against my car, but this time he’s on the phone. I’m not sure who he’s talking to, but I hear him say, “No, it’s just not smart. I just got out of everything with Vanessa. I need to be alone for awhile…”
What isn’t smart? Should I eavesdrop or just interrupt? I decide to just listen for a few more minutes and hear Austin say, “She just started at this job, I can’t even risk that for her. What if we just hook up and then it’s awkward? She’d quit? That’s fucking awful, man.” I gulp, there’s no way he isn’t talking about me. What am I supposed to do? What does it mean he’s talking about our situation to someone else? Is that good or bad?
I decide I’ve heard enough and I make my way to my car putting myself in his line of sight. I see him start wrapping up his call and by the time I get to my car, he’s hanging up with whoever he’s talking to. I giggle and say, “Well, fancy meeting you here, Mr. Presley.” He beams at me and asks, “Ok, where are you taking me for a late dinner because I’m too wired to go home.” I smile at him and say, “Oh, where am I, assistant, taking, movie star, to dinner?”
I giggle and he laughs before saying, “Ok, ok. Where am I, actor not movie star, taking you, amazing more than an assistant, for dinner?” I laugh and say, “That sounds much better. What are you in the mood for? Like does diner food sound good?” Austin’s face turns into the biggest smile and I giggle as I say, “Well I’ll take that as a yes.”
Austin and I drive separately to a diner near my place. He beats me there and waits out front of the restaurant for me as I park. I freeze with embarrassment as I’m a terrible parallel parker. After many attempts at fitting into a spot, I finally get out and walk up to him giggling as I say, “Don’t judge my parking skills, I’m really just….bad at anything to do with driving.” He laughs and holds the door open for me as I walk ahead of him. We sit in a booth on opposite sides from each other as we look over the menu. After we order, we just go over the day and how much work it was for him to get in and out of certain leather costumes.
“Well, Baz and I are actually going to Memphis next week,” Austin says as he plays with this spoon in his coffee. “Aus, that’s amazing. Are you going to Graceland,” I ask with big eyes as I look at him instantly relaxing. It looks like he feels much more comfortable now than he did before we left the studio space.
“Anastasia, I can’t wait. We’re going to Graceland. They’re working to get me to meet Priscilla even,” he says as he looks up at me. His eyes stare right into mine like he’s looking for something. I give him a warm smile as I say, “Aus, that’s incredible. You have to really decompress before and just get in the best headspace for that, ya know?”
Austin looks at me deeply and then looks down as he says, “We’re going to record some songs in the studio Elvis recorded in too. I just cannot believe this is my life. This is what I’m doing for work?” He shakes his head in disbelief. “Aus, of course it’s your life. You work so hard, and you’ve been chipping away to get to something like this,” I say firmly, but softly. He beams at me and asks, “Well you’re coming with us, right? It’s definitely something I need you there for.”
I glare at him. He needs me…? Before I can say anything, our waiter drops off our food and we both thank them. I mess with my eggs on my plate and say, “I feel like you and Baz should do this together. But you can call me so I can hear your singing.” I giggle and he doesn’t look pleased. “I’m gonna have him talk to you, you have to come,” he says very matter of fact-ly. I sigh as I look at him before I start to eat my food. He pulls his phone out and apologizes as he sends a text.
Our waiter comes back and Austin orders a vanilla milkshake and I stare at him as he laughs and says, “Our first phone call you said they were your favorite.” I smile at him and he laughs. “I can’t believe you remember that. Wow, that feels like it was so long ago,” I say and he looks at me. His eyes darken as he whispers, “Anastasia, I don’t forget anything you tell me.” Why does he have this effect on me?
My thoughts are interrupted as my phone is going off with a phone call from an unknown number. I apologize to Austin as I step away to answer the call and I’m met with a familiar voice, “Hi Ana, it’s Baz, sorry to call you late after a long day.” I giggle as I say, “Oh, hi Mr. Luhrmann, no it’s totally fine! What can I do for you?” Why is he calling me? Does he know I’m with Austin? I shouldn’t keep hanging out with him this is so unprofessional.
“Ana, please, it’s Baz. I was actually wondering if you’d be able to check over your schedule for next week as Austin and I are going to head to Memphis and go to Graceland. We’re going to do an in-depth private tour and start recording some songs for the film. I think you should come along so you can help with any content we want to record for promotion and be someone we all feel comfortable having in such an intimate, important moment,” he says firmly.
At first, I’m over the moon excited, but then I realize Austin definitely just texted him to ask me. I don’t want him speaking up for me or looking like he’s doing any favors for me…
“Mr. Luhrmann, I mean Baz,” I giggle as I continue saying, “I would be so honored. I can move around whatever I need and work from wherever! Plus, I know the studio is going to love the idea of having content of you both going there.” I smile as I look in Austin’s direction as I can see him clearly watching me on the phone. I stick my tongue out at him as I listen to Baz continue about their plans in Memphis.
“I’m really so honored to be included and I’ll coordinate with your team on booking transportation and putting together an itinerary,” I say and Baz responds with one of the best compliments I’ve ever received, “Ana, we’re so lucky to have you on this. Your attention to detail is going to help every step of the way. I’m glad you were assigned to us.”
I thank Baz for the amazing compliment, and we hop off the call. I head back to Austin at the booth and before I can sit, I giggle as I ask, “So what did you text Baz?” He smiles and says, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I smile at him as I sit across from him and sip on the milkshake waiting for me at the table. “Well, he asked me to join y’all on your trip to Memphis.” He beams at me and says, “Good, good. I told you I’d get you to come.”
I giggle and we spend the rest of the night talking about Graceland and him recording music. Austin really opens up and he looks so at ease. Eventually, I realize the time and say, “Aus, it’s almost midnight. And I have a long day at the office tomorrow.”
We both get up from the table and I stretch before we walk out. As I’m stretching, I see Austin’s eyes run up and down my body. His eyes darken and he sinks his teeth into his bottom lip. He walks me to my car and before I get in he says, “When are we hanging out again? We should watch some of that Elvis footage of him performing this weekend so I can prepare to record next week.”
I smile at him as I answer, “Yeah, that sounds nice. Are you free Saturday?” He beams at me and says, “You can come to my place this time and I may even cook us dinner.” I giggle and say, “I don’t know… what are your kitchen skills like?” He laughs and closes my car door as I slide into the seat.
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-SIX – Remember The Whole “We’re Friends And Co-Workers” Mantra
SORRY FOR THE DELAY! i had some work drama and was offline for personal stuff 🥴
This is part TWENTY SIX of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
Masterlist here!
Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Possessiveness, smidge of misogyny, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
Tags: @manddor @pumkiinpasties​ @its-funny-til-its-not​ @karamelcoveredolicity @butlerstyles @feral4austinbutler @mirandastuckinthe80s @emilykolchivans @atombombbibunny @francescababy @starry-night-20 @yeetfack-blog @milaa24 @londonalozzy @xo-aurora @chaoticbilly @mamaspresley @sageskywalker @cryingabtab @readerloverlevy @jakiki94 @dancer4j @lolllasblog (Let me know if you’d like to be added!)
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Austin looks at Catherine and then looks at me. His gaze is friendly, but I’m still on edge. Ana, you have straddled him. Felt him harden underneath you… He said he wanted to fuck you senseless. I blush as I think back to our encounters, but quickly try to hide it.
Ana, it’s okay. That was in the past. You’re friends and colleagues now. That’s it. I discuss with Catherine and Austin which look to try on first and Austin seems most excited for an iconic white Vegas era Elvis jumpsuit. This seems to be one Catherine is most excited about too. I pull it carefully off the rack, but before I can even get the piece off the hanger, Catherine says to Austin, “Well it’s time to get undressed before we get this on you.”
Austin lets out a nervous chuckle and looks at me. I try to give him a look to signal can you make it less obvious we have some weird chemistry, but it seems to not land. He bites down on his bottom lip as he pulls his shirt over his head…
My god, why does he get to look like that? His tanned chest is exposed and I just want to drop the costume, run over and jump on him. He’s so toned and hot. How am I supposed to keep it together? Austin locks eyes with me and his eyes darken. He doesn’t take his eyes off me as he starts to pull his pants down.
Ana, just look away or something, my god. I start to mess with the jumpsuit and taking it off the hanger and when I look back up, Austin is just in some black briefs. Fuck me. He is so sexy. I wish I could lay him down and put my head between his…
Before I can finish my thought, I snap myself out of it and walk over to him with the jumpsuit. Baz comes in before Catherine and I can start to help Austin into the costume and asks for Catherine to come look at something. She looks at me and I just say, “I got it, don’t worry! If we need you, you’ll hear me yell for you.” I smile at her and she rubs my shoulder before walking out.
Great, now you’re alone with Austin and he’s only wearing underwear. Why did you do this to yourself? I look at Austin and he smiles an evil looking smile at me. Like he knows he won the battle or something.
“Alright, Mr. Butler, shall we make you into Elvis,” I ask as I smile at him. Good, try to keep it professional, Ana. He takes in a deep breath and jogs in place for a few seconds and then says, “Let’s do this, Anastasia.” I put the legs of the jumpsuit down so he can start to step into it and I guide his legs into each leg of the jumpsuit. As I’m helping him pull the legs up, he’s holding the top half of the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit is a tight fit and before we can get his arms into each arm of the suit, the legs are getting bunched up and twisting the torso area. I go to fix it and have to twist the leather on the thighs of each leg.
’m bent down adjusting the right leg first, twisting with both my hands the leather so it centers on his leg. I move to the left leg next and have both my hands on Austin’s left thigh and I look up at him to make sure he’s doing okay. His eyes are fixated on me, dark and he’s biting down on his bottom lip.
Well, this isn’t an ideal, friendly position now, is it? I try my hardest not to blush, but as I look down from his eyes, I realize Austin must also be noticing how unfriendly this position is. You can see the outline of Austin’s dick in the jumpsuit. My face is mere inches from his growing erection, and I can’t help but blush at the sight of it.
God, I just want to take this jumpsuit down and take him in my mouth. Feel the tip of his cock hit the back of my throat.
I look back up at him while still rubbing the fabric to move it on his thigh and he lets out a soft groan. Fuck.
I realize the jumpsuit is perfectly aligned and I release his leg as I stand up to help him into the top half of the costume. I’m behind him and guiding Austin’s arms into the costume and once he has both arms in, I come in front of him to help button it up. He’s looking at me with his darkened, blue eyes and his teeth still sinking into his bottom lip.
He grabs both my arms as I have them both fixing the chest of the costume. I can feel his growing erection on my stomach as I’m pressed against him. “Austin, I…,” I start to say, but Catherine interrupts me by saying, “Oh wow, Austin… this looks incredible. I… I’m speechless at how good you look and this is just a test costume.” I back up and Austin lets go of both my arms. His expression is disappointment, but then I see him beam as he turns around to look in the full-length mirror.
Catherine is adjusting the fit in a few places and I see her react subtly to something. I realize what she sees as I look at Austin in the mirror. Well maybe she’ll think he’s just cocky…ya know into himself in this look. I giggle softly and hope she didn’t hear me. Austin glares at me in the mirror so I know he heard me. Oops.
I decide to break the ice and say, “Austin, you look so great. Catherine, do you need any pins or need me to take any adjustment notes?” I smile at her and she looks at me in the mirror, “Ana, yes dear, that would be great. But first, Austin, do you wanna go show Baz and co?” She smiles at him, and Austin looks thrilled. He looks so happy. I love seeing him like this. I grab Austin some slides to put on quickly, which doesn’t compliment the look well, but better than the sneakers he was wearing as they’re easy on and off.
As soon as Austin walks out to where Baz is, Baz whistles and starts clapping. He looks so excited, and I’m just so elated to be here for this amazing moment. I always wanted to work on movies and Baz was a director who got me into movies. It feels like a full circle moment in my life and then I look at Austin.
My heart just feels so full looking at how happy he is. I haven’t known him long, but he just seems like such a good soul, and this is such a big moment for him. I clap alongside the Baz and the rest of the team. Austin looks a little embarrassed and Baz pulls him into a hug.
Almost an hour goes by with note taking, Austin and Baz working on some movements and other odds and ends in this costume before Catherine is ready for Austin to try on a simple suit that’s worn open, no shirt and a scarf to finish it all off. I’ve seen pictures of this exact look in one of the reference books we put together with Catherine’s team and it’s extremely sexy.
Catherine helps Austin get out of the jumpsuit and I put it back on a hanger on the rack as she helps him into the new look. I help with the scarf and as I’m tying around Austin’s neck, I blush a bit as I take him in this new look. He looks damn good; it’s not helping me remember the whole “we’re friends and co-workers” mantra I’ve been trying to keep in mind all day. I sink my teeth into my bottom lip and as Austin is looking in the mirror, he looks over at me and whispers, “Stop that, Anastasia.” He follows Catherine out to show Baz and the crew the costume and he looks back at me with darkened eyes.
After the team sees Austin in this look, the team decides to wrap up for the night as it’s almost 8 PM. Austin changes pretty quickly and I put the suit back on the rack. I work with Catherine to organize the fitting room so it’s ready for the morning. Everyone heads out, but I stay behind to clean up any trash and organize a bit. As I lock up and head out to my car, I see Austin leaning against my car.
Great. Seems like it’ll be easy for me to get out of here and home to decompress after seeing this guy half naked all day.
I walk up to my car without saying anything and he says, “Well, fancy meeting you here.” I glare up at him and want to roll my eyes, but I burst out laughing. “Austin, how old are you? 84,” I giggle up at him. He laughs and I lean against my car with him. “So how do you feel? You looked so perfect in those costumes…,” I say quietly.
He looks over at me and I smile as I say, “Like Aus, I barely know you, but I’m just so proud of you and really just honored to be in the background of this experience. It already just feels…so important and I know you and Baz are just going to make it the best.” He lets out a breath it felt like he was holding and he moves his fingers into mine as he whispers, “Anastasia, I’m just so nervous… I don’t want to let anyone down.”
I move to stand in front of him and look him in the eyes as I say, “Aus, you aren’t going to let anyone down. Stop putting that pressure on yourself. You’re going to kill it, I can already feel it.” He grabs my hips and pulls me into him. Fuck, he’s so hot… I quickly react and out my hand out on his chest to stop him from completely pulling me in.
I look at him and whisper, “Friends, Austin. We’re just friends and we have to act like friends. I can’t handle the back and forth, I’m serious.” I look down so I’m not looking at him as I’m scared I’ll change my mind looking into his icy blue eyes.
He grabs my chin and pulls it up so I’m looking at him. Fuck, this is bad, I just want to jump into his arms and kiss him. “Anastasia, I’m sorry… I just feel so connected to you. You always say exactly what I need to hear but keep me on my toes at the same time…,” he says and he scratches the back of his head. He looks back at me and whispers, “It’s so hard to just be friends with you… I mean… you saw.” I blush immediately thinking of his hardening dick inches away from my face in that jumpsuit.
I giggle and look at him as I say, “It’s not easy for me, but you’re the one who said nothing can happen. You have to stop saying things like that or stop acting like this with me.”
He sighs, but before he can say anything, I hear his phone buzzing from his pocket. Saved by the bell… He pulls it out and says, “I’m sorry, it’s my dad, I have to take it or he’ll just keep calling.” I giggle and say, “I have to get home anyway, it’s late. I’ll see you tomorrow, Mr. Presley.”
He pulls me into a hug and kisses the side of my head. Oh fuck, my whole body…is just… I… Before I can have a complete meltdown, Austin answers his phone and watches me get into my car and closes the door for me. He waves at me and it seems like he’s waiting for me to drive away before getting into his car…
I’m gonna need to start keeping a mental list of his boyfriend behaviors… This is just… a lot.
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-FIVE – You Don’t Get To Pull The Boyfriend Card
This is part TWENTY FIVE of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Warnings: Possessiveness, smidge of misogyny, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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The work week flies by as we’re busy getting ready for pre-production to start next week with Baz on Elvis. It feels so surreal this is my job. Austin and I have been texting a bit, but still not like it used to be. It’s been hard for me to figure out how to be around him. I know we were drunk, but last weekend when he told me he'd fuck me senseless, well I just can’t seem to forget him saying that…
I decide to not text him back yet and head home. I spend the weekend either relaxing at home or at the gym, yet it somehow is over in a flash. Sunday night, I’m getting another glass of wine and decide after spending a weekend alone to show the world I’m alive. I take a quick mirror selfie and post it on my Instagram story. I head back to the couch to continue my binge watch of The Sopranos.
About twenty minutes later, my phone is ringing, and I answer without even looking. I quietly answer, “Hello?” and I’m met with Austin’s voice. “Ana, can I come see you?” Not even a hello… Why is he like this? He kinda sounds drunk.
I giggle and say, “Well, hello to you too!” I hear Austin sigh and he says, “Anastasia, please.” I roll my eyes and answer, “Austin, it’s getting late and I’m gonna go to bed soon.” He laughs, “Ana, it’s not even 7 PM. Let me come over.”
I check the time and he’s right, it’s literally 6:30. I’m a little torn because I do want to see him, but I’m trying to keep some space between us. As I’m debating how to answer, Austin says, “You can’t post a photo like that after not texting me back….”
I don’t answer right away as I try to think of what he means. “Post a photo like what,” I ask him, completely confused. He scoffs and says, “Anastasia, you posted one thing. Don’t pretend you don’t know what I mean.” I’m still confused and then I realize he never even answered me that night he showed up at the bar… Is Austin Butler… cyber stalking me? I giggle at the thought and ask, “Austin, I really don’t know what you mean. What photo?” He groans and says, “Ana, I’m coming over.”
I change my tone as I realize once again, this is boyfriend behavior. This isn’t fair nor what we discussed. “Austin, I’m serious, I’m going to bed soon. Don’t come over. You can’t get all possessive over me when we’re just friends. You don’t get to pull the boyfriend card if you’re just my friend, which we already established is all you are.” I don’t wait for a response and hang up.
I think I was a bit harsh, but he keeps doing this with me. It isn’t fair not only because we agreed to just be friends, but because I’m really fucking attracted to him and I can’t keep talking myself off a ledge with him. I put my phone the “Do Not Disturb” setting, grab my wine and head back to my show. A few episodes later, after I get ready for bed, I decide to check my phone before going to sleep. 3 missed calls from Austin…. 6 unread texts. Oh boy.
“Ana, I’m sorry… Just let me stop by. I won’t even come up.”
“I’m just really drunk.”
“Anastasia, please just answer me.”
“Ana?”
“I know you don’t want to see me, but can you just call me back?”
“Ok, goodnight. At least I’ll see you Tuesday.”
I sigh as the last one was sent a few minutes ago. I want to stick to my guns. We decided to be friends. Him acting like this isn’t fair. I decide not to call him back, but just send him a quick text so I’m not completely ignoring him. I did get mad at him for ignoring me…
“Sorry Aus, I’m really tired. See you Tuesday, friend… xx”
I hit send, double check my alarm is set for the morning and go to sleep. Monday flies by as I spend the day prepping the rehearsal space for tomorrow’s fitting. It’s just to get measurements and test some sample pieces made in various fabrics before they move forward with actually making any costumes, but it’s still really exciting.
I can only imagine how exciting it is for Austin. Tuesday morning, I wake up earlier than normal and get ready for the day. I wear a white tee, jeans and some sneakers anticipating I’ll be doing a lot of running around. I stop by a coffee shop and get an assortment of pastries, some coffees for people I know orders for and a coffee traveler with cups to have available. I get to the space and set up the food and drinks I brought.
I then unpack a few kits for Catherine’s team and as I’m finishing up, I hear someone say, “Well, look who is here even earlier than me.” I immediately know it’s Austin and slowly turn around. He beams at me and I giggle as I say, “Well happy first day in preproduction on Elvis, Aus.” His eyes light up and he pulls me into a tight hug. Without even thinking, I envelope myself in his arms and he hugs me even tighter. I missed feeling him… But Ana, you’re just friends… I pull myself out of his hug and say, “I brought you your iced black coffee, it’s over here. Can I get you anything else?” I smile at him and he looks confused, but then heads to the coffee.
He takes a sip of his coffee and looks around the space. He smiles and I say, “It’s such a big day for you. How do you feel?” He looks over at me and says, “I’m so excited to be here. It feels so much more real now that we’re starting. And I’m so happy you’re here.” His gaze burns on me and I feel my cheeks burn red. I smile, but before I can say anything I hear Will, Austin’s manager, enter with Baz and Catherine. Well, it’s time… Elvis….
After a few hours of going through lookbooks Catherine and her costume team put together, I help her assistant, Greg, pull some pieces for Austin to try on and put them on a rolling rack. It’s just some test pieces of various iconic Elvis looks in different fabrics so they can see what looks best. Catherine looks each one over and then says, “Ok, Austin, are you ready to try on some looks?” She smiles at him and Austin lights up. It’s the sweetest look and I can’t help but smile with excitement for him.
I grab the rack and head towards a room we converted to a fitting room. After I roll the rack in the fitting room, Austin and Catherine head in. Before I can walk out, Catherine asks, “Oh, Ana, dear, my dresser wasn’t able to make it in today, but will be here tomorrow. Would you stay and help me?”
She smiles at me, but her eyes are filled with purpose. I smile back at her nervously, but say, “Of course. Anything you need!”
Great, me….help with dressing…Austin.
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-FOUR – Mr. Butler, It’s Ana, Please
This is part TWENTY FOUR of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Possessiveness, smidge of misogyny, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
Tags: @manddor @pumkiinpasties​ @its-funny-til-its-not​ @karamelcoveredolicity @butlerstyles @feral4austinbutler @mirandastuckinthe80s @emilykolchivans @atombombbibunny @francescababy @starry-night-20 @yeetfack-blog @milaa24 @londonalozzy @xo-aurora @chaoticbilly @mamaspresley @sageskywalker @cryingabtab @readerloverlevy @jakiki94 @dancer4j @southstreetsunrise (Let me know if you’d like to be added!)
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The weekend flies by and I get a few texts from Austin, but nothing other than casual conversation. It doesn’t feel like how we used to talk. I didn’t even bother replying to his last message. I’m disappointed. I always knew it couldn’t be anything but getting that close to him physically only made it clear how attracted I am to him. We had such an intense connection emotionally already, but physically, it was even stronger.
When I head into the office Monday, I have a calendar reminder for a big meeting with my boss, Alison, and a few people from Baz Luhrmann’s office to go over some pre-production schedules. I check the emails on the calendar invite and see Austin’s manager listed, but no Austin. I assume this clears me from an unexpected visit with Austin.
Before the meeting needs set up, I run to the bathroom to subtly fix up my appearance as I hadn’t planned on seeing anyone as important as Baz today. I’m wearing a white tank with grey pants and some platform sneakers. My hair is up, but I’m able to take it down and make it look presentable. I put on some lip oil and glide on some perfume I had in my bag. I decide it’s enough to make me look effortless, but on top of it.
As I head back to my desk, I grab the binders I’ve put together for calendars, scheduling, contacts, studio assignments and more. I bring them to a conference room and set up a place for each attendee from the email. As I head back to my desk, I see him. Austin’s in some jeans and a graphic tee headed towards the conference room I just walked out of with his manager. I don’t think he’s seen me yet, so I go back into the conference room.
Shit, Ana what are you doing? You need stuff from your desk, you can’t just hide in here. Get out of here!
I panic and pretend I’m busy doing what I was already in the room doing when Austin’s manager, my boss and Austin all come in through the door.
Austin looks at me and his face lights up, but he sees my general expression hasn’t changed and his face falls. Alison doesn’t notice this interaction at all and says, “Ana, looks good in here. I’ll go see if everyone else is here while I grab my…” I cut my boss off as I see a chance for me to get out, “I’ll grab your laptop for you. I have to get a few things from my desk as well. Anything else you need?” I smile at her, and she looks relieved as she says, “Just my planner and a pen if you don’t mind.” I nod as I walk towards the door and say, “Nice to see you again, Mr. Butler and Mr. Bryson.”
I politely smile at both Austin and his manager. I walk out quickly towards Alison’s office first and when I’m headed back to my desk, I see Austin headed the same direction. What is he doing?
As I get to my desk, I go to grab my laptop and knock off some papers. Great, just great. I bend down to pick them up and when I stand back up, Austin is leaning over my desk. “Are you just gonna ignore me, Anastasia,” he asks dryly and his eyes look like they’re searching me for more than just a yes or no answer. He seems like he’s studying my entire body and reaction.
My body betrays me as it usually does when Austin is around; my cheeks burn red as I’m blushing, I can feel myself breathing quicker than normal like I can’t get enough oxygen or something and subconsciously, I bite down on my bottom lip while I look at him. Worst of all, I can feel my nipples harden as I think about our last interaction together. I pull myself together and say, “Mr. Butler, it’s Ana, please.” I smile at him, and he looks the opposite of pleased. “Anastasia, come on. We said we’d be friends,” he says firmly, but like he's pleading with me at the same time. I giggle and say, “You’re right. Do you wanna follow me back to the conference room?” He sighs and motions for me to lead the way.
He's following right behind me, but I can feel him as he leans down and whispers in my ear, “Is this tank top really work appropriate, Anastasia?” I can feel myself turning bright pink as I blush in reaction to thinking he’s checking me out, but then I panic and look down at my chest. I can see my nipples through my tank. Ana, would it kill you to wear a bra… to work… I roll my eyes though as I start to think who is he to comment on how I’m dressed.
“Well, Mr. Butler, this is a casual office, we do a lot of physical work so we’re able to dress as we see fit unless there’s big executives coming in from the main office,” I say as I turn around from him and stick my tongue out at him quickly. I giggle and turn back around as we make our way to the conference room. I open the door for him to enter, but as he walks in the room, he leans down and whispers, “Stick that tongue out at me again, Anastasia.” His eyes are dark as he grazes my hand with his and he enters the room where now Baz and some of his team are.
Baz smiles at Austin and then at me as well, which brings me back to earth. This is your job. Look at the people you’re in a room with. I straighten myself out and say, “Nice to see you, Baz, Catherine and Greg! I have preproduction binders set out for everyone along with pens and paper. If anyone needs anything else, please let me know.” I smile and after some small talk, Alison leads the meeting.
After an hour of fine-tuning what prep will take place when, Baz turns to Austin and his manager, Will, to go over some fittings that need scheduled with Catherine and her team. I chime in and say, “Austin’s schedule looks clear at the same time as Catherine having available time next Tuesday and Wednesday, which is also when we have the rehearsal space cleared from the lot as they’ll have wrapped up the current production in that space. We could utilize the space there before it starts getting taped off for rehearsals if you wanted. That way anyone who needs to come in, we won’t be crushed for space in a small office.”
Baz and Catherine both light up as they talk over one another saying it’s perfect. I coordinate with Catherine and her assistant so I can help getting anything set up in the space and clear anything they need to drop off. I give them both my cell so it’s easier to get in touch and I look up to see Austin watching me. He looks like he’s listening to the conversation, but also like he’s happy to see me in action. I blush looking at him and I see him beam at me. I giggle and get back to my conversation.
Baz looks over the updated calendar on my laptop to see if any additional adjustments are needed and he asks, “Now Alison, are you sending Ana to every rehearsal or…” My boss nods before Baz can finish and says, “Basically, if Austin is doing something Elvis related, Toby wants Ana there. Ana will not only take notes, but that way if you need something Warner Brothers can provide, Ana will know who to reach out to make it happen. This production is one of the top priorities and we’ve learned from previous productions, it’s best to have someone from our end there at all times just to be a mixture of a handler, assistant, provider, just whatever is needed.”
Baz nods and smiles at me and then Austin as he says, “Well I guess you two are about to be extremely close.” I politely smile at Baz and nod in Austin’s direction. Austin’s eyes lock on me and say, “I can’t wait.”
After we wrap up the meeting, everyone starts to leave and I stay behind to clean up the conference room. As I’m headed out, Austin appears in the doorway and backs me into the conference room again. “Austin, what are you doing,” I quietly snap at him. He looks at me and as the door closes, he firmly says, “Why are you acting like you don’t know me? I thought we had become pretty good friends.”
He looks disappointed as he stares at me. His face looks as if he’s searching my body’s reaction for an answer. I sigh and stare back at him. He has disappointed you too many times, Ana. Don’t go back on it now.
I sigh before I answer him, “I’m sorry, I just get some whiplash from being open with you and then you telling me you have to back off. I’d rather play it neutral and professional.” I look at him blankly and his eyes fall. I see Austin sink into himself and he says, “Play, huh? I just thought we were friends, Anastasia.” I frown as I realize I hurt him. He really had opened up to me and let me be there for him as a friend. I just got twisted in my attraction to him… No, Ana… he was flirting with you. You were on top of him at some point…
“Ok, Austin. We can be friends, but no more flirting. No physical touching. Just friends. That way there is no confusion,” I say and look into his eyes. His eyes instantly lighten up, but as he looks me up and down, they darken. He sinks his teeth into his bottom lip and then his eyes meet mine. “Alright, Anastasia. A deal. But physical touching, let’s discuss.” I giggle and say, “Mr. Presley, that doesn’t sound like a deal.”
He laughs back, but before he can say anything, Will, Austin’s manager, sticks his head in the conference room. “Hey Austin, we need to head out.” I smile at Will and Austin says, “2 minutes and I’ll be in the car.” Will nods and leaves the room.
I grab my stuff off the table for a second time and head to leave the conference room. As I head towards the door, Austin opens it for me and says, “After you, ma’am.” I giggle and as I walk past him, he asks, “So when am I seeing you next?” I look back at him and say, “I believe it’s in your calendar, Mr. Butler.” He scoffs and rubs my shoulder as he heads towards to leave my office building.
Being friends with him is gonna be tough….
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-THREE – Thisty Boy, Huh?
This is part TWENTY THREE of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
Masterlist here!
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Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Drinking, Possessiveness, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
Tags: @manddor @pumkiinpasties​ @its-funny-til-its-not​ @karamelcoveredolicity @butlerstyles @feral4austinbutler @mirandastuckinthe80s @emilykolchivans @atombombbibunny @francescababy @starry-night-20 @yeetfack-blog @milaa24 @londonalozzy @xo-aurora @chaoticbilly @mamaspresley @sageskywalker @cryingabtab @readerloverlevy @jakiki94 @dancer4j (Let me know if you’d like to be added!)
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Austin follows me up to my apartment and as we are approaching my door, I drop my keys. I bend down to pick them up and once again, I think the alcohol is overtaking me. Instead of bending down appropriately in the mini leather skirt I have on, I decide to seductively bend over to retrieve my keys.
As I’m standing back upright, I can hear Austin audibly let out a groan. Well, someone is still attracted to me. I giggle as I unlock my door and Austin’s arm blocks me from entering. He pulls me back into him and he whispers in my ear, “Anastasia, you have to play fair here…” I sigh and, in my head, I know he’s right. I grab his arm and giggle, “You’re right, Mr. Presley.”
As we enter my living room, I kick off my heels and head to the kitchen for some water. I grab him some water as well and head back to the living room to give him his glass. He immediately takes it and drinks it all. I giggle and say, “Thirsty boy, huh?” He laughs and his eyes go dark as he says, “You have no idea.” I giggle again and he bites down on his bottom lip. God, he is so sexy. Why can’t we just…. He must know what I’m about to think as he is looking me up and down, as if he is drinking me in. I decide two can play at this game.
“Hey Aus, can you get the zipper on the back of my shirt? I can get it with a hanger normally, but if I have company…” I giggle at him. He immediately gets up and I turn my back to him while I hold my hair out of the way. He slowly undoes the zipper on my top, but what I didn’t expect was him to fully undo it causing my top to be completely undone in the back. I grab the front so I don’t expose myself to him as I’m not wearing a bra. I feel his fingers trace where the zipper was on my now bare back. Fuck…his touch on my skin…Ana, get out of this.
I decide to pretend this has no effect on me and giggle as I say, “Thank you, Mr. Presley.” I look back at him and he looks on edge. His eyes are dark and he’s biting down hard on his bottom lip. I giggle as I walk towards my bedroom and say, “I’m gonna get out of this, I’ll be right back.” In my room, I change into a white tank and I slide out of my skirt.
As I’m going to grab some shorts, I can hear movement in my room. I turn around and Austin is in the doorway. I blush as I’m just wearing a tank and a tiny red lacy thong, which I had picked based on how small it was so I wouldn’t have any underwear lines in my skirt. My cheeks are burning red as he looks me up and down with his icy blue eyes. I decide, mostly due to the alcohol, that I have the upper hand here. He crashed my night out. He asked to come up to my apartment. He came into my room while I was changing.
As I decide to embrace having the advantage in our situation, his expression changes and he quietly says, “I’m gonna go before I do something I can’t take back, Anastasia.” Why is he always doing this to me… It isn’t fair. I sigh and look down at my feet. I move quickly to my dresser, pull out some shorts and slide into them. Austin never takes his eyes off of me. I walk over to him and quietly say, “You have to stop doing this to me. You asked to come up and I said no… Then I agree and now you wanna leave?”
I roll my eyes at him and walk past him in the doorway back towards my living room. He grabs my arm and brings me towards him. It feels as if his gaze burns through me. The tension between us is thick and anything but friendly. “Anastasia, I don’t want to do this. I want to throw you on the bed and rip off your panties and fuck you senseless, but I can’t do that. I’m thinking of the work we’re about to start together.”
I glare at him. I feel like I don’t know how to breathe. Ana, say something… Did he really just say that? I…. Austin moves closer towards me and pulls my chin up so I’m looking up at him. He sighs and says, “You don’t wanna know how hard this is for me. I wasn’t sure I could feel this light and happy around someone after how the last few months have been for me. And then you look like this.”
He looks down at my body, his eyes lingering on my breasts. He glides his finger from holding my chin up down my neck to my shoulder and then down my arm. I look down towards his groin where I can visibly see a growing erection. I bite down on my lip and he brings me out of a trance, “Anastasia, I have to go. I have to be responsible here.”
I sigh and nod my head. “Are you gonna ignore me again now or are we still at least friends,” I quietly ask while looking away from him. He grabs my face softly and points it up at him as he says, “I’m gonna text you so much this weekend you’ll wish I was ignoring you.” I giggle and say, “Never.”
I sigh and walk with him towards my door. Before he leaves, Austin turns around and pulls me into a hug. I try to keep it as friendly as possible, but I give into my emotions and tightly hold on to him.
This is the second time he’s done this to you, Ana. Have some respect for yourself…
“Goodnight, Austin,” I say firmly. He looks down at me before letting go of our hug. He looks disappointed. He moves a strand of my hair from my face behind my ear and says, “Anastasia, I’m really sorry. Goodnight.” He walks out and I’m once again, devastated.
Why do I let him do this?
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-TWO – Don’t Say Yes, Don’t Say Yes
This is part TWENTY TWO of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
Masterlist here!
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Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Drinking, Possessiveness, Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
Tags: @manddor @pumkiinpasties​ @its-funny-til-its-not​ @karamelcoveredolicity @butlerstyles @feral4austinbutler @mirandastuckinthe80s @emilykolchivans @atombombbibunny @francescababy @starry-night-20 @yeetfack-blog @milaa24 @londonalozzy @xo-aurora @chaoticbilly @mamaspresley @sageskywalker @cryingabtab @readerloverlevy @jakiki94 @dancer4j (Let me know if you’d like to be added!)
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Austin looks over at Kelsey who doesn’t give her approval exactly; she looks at me and I nod to signal it’s fine. Kelsey nods back and says loudly in my direction while looking at Austin, “I’ll be over at the table waiting for you, Ana.” I rub her arm as she walks away. Austin looks down at me and lets out what sounds like a groan. “So, what did you want to talk about that couldn’t wait until tomorrow, Austin,” I ask with a bit of an attitude. I think I’m in the right to have an attitude. I was out with my friends and he shows up… I already told him I’d talk to him tomorrow…
He bites down on his bottom lip and I bite mine back. He lets out a little moan as his eyes darken and he grabs my hand. “Austin, what are you doing,” I demand, and he leads me outside the bar and to the side street. It’s quieter and we’re alone. I look at him and he looks me up and down. He still doesn’t say anything, so I ask again, “Austin, what are you doing? What do you have to tell me? How did you even know where I was?”
He looks at me and sighs. I’m over this, I’m leaving. He rubs the back of his head and I turn to leave as I say, “Austin, if you have nothing to say, I’m going back to my friends.” Panic rushes over his eyes as he says, “No, Anastasia, wait. Don’t go. I just…” I turn back towards him and glare up at him motioning for him to continue. He sighs again and says, “I just didn’t know what to say to you after our weekend together. I’m not back with Vanessa, I know how it looks…” He looks sad and he gulps before he continues, “My team wanted us to go to the Hollywood premiere so the focus would be on the Elvis news and the movie, not us breaking up.” He pulls his phone out of his pocket as he says, “Here, I can show you their messages to us.”
I sigh as I think it over. He doesn’t really owe me anything… We’re just friends. He looks hurt too. “Austin, it’s fine, you don’t owe me anything. We’re just friends…,” I say my thoughts out loud and smile at him. He looks a little relieved, but not as light as he normally does. “So what do you say we go back inside and you can meet my friends? I’ll buy you a drink,” I smile bigger at him. He smiles back, but not his most convincing.
“Please, Aus. Let’s celebrate your premiere at least…,” I giggle, and he lets out a real smile. I grab onto his arm and start to pull him towards the bar. He looks down at me and rubs my cheek with his thumb. I can feel my cheeks burning red.
Ana, stop blushing. You’re doing so good. He pulls my chin up so I’m looking at him and he quietly says, “Thank you… I really missed you, Anastasia.”
My heart is racing… Why does he have this effect on me? How should I respond? I wanna keep it professional, but I also wanna jump his bones.
I decide to meet my subconscious in the middle and say, “I missed you too, Aus. Let’s go celebrate that movie of yours.” I smile looking up at him while he’s still holding my chin and he beams down at me. There’s that famous Austin Butler smile. I giggle and he says, “Let’s go. I wanna meet your friends.” I giggle and he releases my face from his soft grip. I instantly miss his touch…
Ana, get it together. Did you forget how he ignored you all week? How you felt when you saw him with Vanessa? He isn’t available even if they are broken up. I try to keep a happy face as we walk back into the bar towards where my friends are seated. As we walk in their direction, he turns back at me and leans into whisper, “Should I buy everyone a round and then we head to the table? Make my best first impression.” He smiles at me but looks like he’s searching for me to tell him exactly what to do.
This is boyfriend behavior…
I smile at him and nod as I say, “Yeah, that will give you a few extra points.” I giggle and we head towards the bar.
As we make our way to my friends, I see Kelsey studying him and her look to him is definitely not friendly. He introduces himself to the rest of the group and still, everyone except Kelsey is extremely welcoming and kind. Kels is short and comes across a bit rude; I glare at her and she makes a face signaling like “what do you want me to do?” I make a face back at her hoping she decodes it to make an effort with Austin.
I think she takes the hint as she raises her glass and says, “Let’s cheers to our new friend Austin and his new movie coming out.” She smiles at me, not Austin, as she says it. I take this as a monumental effort on her part and join in. I look at Austin who has the biggest smile on his face and says, “Thank you… I’m happy to celebrate with y’all. It’s exactly how I wanted to spend my night.” When he says that last part, he’s looking right at me.
Fuck…
After a few hours, we’re all a bit drunk. One by one, we leave in Ubers and at the end, it’s just me and Austin. He looks down at his feet and then up at me. I smile at him and he bites down on his bottom lip. God, it’s so hot when he does that. He moves closer to me and pulls me into a hug. “I really am so happy I got to be with you tonight. I’m sorry about this week, Anastasia.”
My heart sinks a bit; I had forgotten about what happened earlier this week. I get lost in my thoughts that feel jumbled due to mixed emotions and all the drinks. I look up at him as he’s still hugging me and his eyes darken as he looks into mine.
I’m so confused with what he wants with me. He’s hugging me and holding onto me like a boyfriend would… but he was just at a major event with his ex… Pretending to be together… and he told me he can’t do this.
My thoughts talk me out of the situation, and I pull myself out of our hug. He looks confused and I say, “Austin, you said you can’t do anything with me. We can’t act like this.” I say it not in a very convincing tone, but physically I put some distance between us. Austin’s expression is confused, and he looks down at his feet as he quietly says, “You’re right… I just… It’s not how I want it to be, Anastasia.” He looks up at me and moves a bit closer towards me. I should put the distance between us again, but I don’t want to…
I sigh and almost in a whisper say, “I should get an Uber and go home.” I pull my phone out and Austin’s hand stops me as he says, “No, I’ll get you home. I have a car on the way.” I look up at him and give him a small smile as I say, “Ok.”
I’m trying so hard not to be as open and flirtatious as I want to be. I want to have his arms around me with my back to him. I want to be wrapped up in his scent. I want to feel the warmth from his body around mine. Instead, I’m standing away from him, looking at my feet. Eventually, a car pulls up and he says, “This is us.”
We make our way to my place and as we pull up, he quietly says, “Can I come up for a bit?” I look at him and say, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” I’m proud of myself for saying no as I really thought the drinks would outvote my smart thinking.
I go to get out of the car and stumble a bit and before I know it, Austin is outside of the car holding his hand out for me. “What service,” I giggle and smile at him while taking the assistance. He pulls me into a hug and whispers in my ear, “Can I please come up? No funny business, just to talk, Anastasia.”
Don’t say yes, don’t say yes.
The drinks must hit me or something because as I’m yelling at myself in my head to say no, I open my mouth and say, “Yeah, you can come up for a little bit.”
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY-ONE – We Need To Talk, Now, Anastasia
This is part TWENTY ONE of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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After Austin leaves, I decide against laying down on the couch and crying. I jump in the shower and slowly get ready for bed. It’s almost 8:30 PM by the time I’m done with my skincare and decide I’m tired enough for bed. I wake up to no texts from Austin the next day and I’m a little disappointed. I don’t want to be the first one to say anything, so I decide to just get ready for the day.
The next few days fly by at work and by the time it’s Friday, I still haven’t heard from Austin… I know tonight is the big premiere for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
The premiere is a big deal for Austin; not only is it a huge accomplishment, I mean it’s a Quentin Tarantino movie with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, but it’s his first big even with the press since his casting as Elvis was announced. You decide to bite the bullet and send him a text. Have fun at the premiere tonight…miss you. No, don’t say that… Don’t be so desperate, Ana.
“Have fun at the premiere tonight, Mr. Presley! xx”
I type up the message and hit send. I don’t want to overthink it and put my phone away. Hours go by and Austin never texts back.
I wish he had his read receipts on… Did I do something to make him not want to talk to me? It’s been five full days… Not a peep since he left my place on Sunday…
Disappointment washes over me, but I look at the time on my computer and see it’s a little after 6 PM. I decide it’s a good time to leave work and begin to grab my things. As I’m putting away my laptop into my bag, my boss, Alison, walks by on her way out and stops by my desk, “Austin looks great at the premiere, which is great for us,” she says. “Oh, I haven’t seen any pictures yet. I wanna see!,” I giggle and pull out my phone.
What the… My heart sinks… Austin looks incredible, but he’s with Vanessa…
I thought he said they broke up… I knew they could get back together, but so quickly?
While I’m panicking in my head, I hear Alison cough. Yeah, Ana, your boss… This is WORK. “He looks great! I can’t wait to check out clips of him talking about his casting in Elvis. I should splice it together or something for Baz’s social media,” I say and smile up at her. Her eyes light up, “That would be incredible because ya know… the social team is already gone for the weekend. Speaking of, go home! It’s Friday night! Do you have plans?” I giggle and say, “No plans, but I feel like I should go out or something. I didn’t really do much last weekend since I had car trouble.”
We head out and when I get to my car, I text my friends asking to go out. I’m usually a homebody, so my friends are not used to me asking to go out. I could use a drink…or four. And a good time with my friends, just letting loose. Immediately, my best friend Kelsey answers, “YOU WANNA GO OUT??? YES LET’S GOOO ALLLLL OUT BBY!” I laugh and head home.
As I’m walking into my apartment, I see over 20 texts from my group chat with my friends. I giggle as I text back the only requirement is there’s alcohol, I don’t drive and it’s somewhere we can sit. I wanna dress up and wear heels, but I’m not about standing in them…
I head to the kitchen, grab some wine and head to my bathroom to shower and get ready for the night. Around 9:30, my friend Nicole texted me she was on her way in an Uber to pick me up. Shit, better get dressed. I head to my closet without a plan and grab a black leather mini skirt, black corset top and some black heels. When in doubt, we just wear all black.
I get dressed, put on some more lotion and perfume, and then go to head downstairs. As I’m finishing my drink, I hear my phone going off with a phone call, not a text. Okkkk Nicole, I’m coming!
I grab my phone, chug my wine and then grab my purse to head downstairs. I answer the phone as I’m headed down to my apartment’s entrance, “Nicole, I’m coming down. I’ll be there in a sec-“ I’m cut off midsentence and my heart falls into my stomach… “It’s uhh not Nicole. It’s Austin…,” says the deep voice on the other end of the phone.
Fuck Ana, why didn’t you check to see who it was? Why is he calling now? Shouldn’t he be with Vanessa? Damn, Ana, cool it. He’s a coworker, that’s it!
“Oh, sorry! Hi Austin! I’m headed out, can I text you tomorrow,” I ask dryly. Yeah, keep it professional… He sighs, “Oh, I guess it is Friday night. I just wanted to talk to you about some stuff…. I guess I can call you tomorrow.”
Don’t do it, Ana. Don’t give in. “Ok, talk to you tomorrow Aus…tin,” I say making sure I don’t call him a nickname and stick to formalities. As I’m saying bye to him and before I hang up, I hear my friend yelling from the Uber, “Dammmmn, Ana! I can’t go out with you dressed like THAT,” Nicole yells.
Before I manage to hang up, Austin groans and says, “Ana, where are you going?” I giggle and say, “I’m not sure, but I really have to go! I’ll text you later.” I hang up and am happy I had some wine before so I had the courage to stick to my guns with him.
I get in the Uber and head off to wherever my friends decided to go. We get to a nice bar and meet up with our other friends. As we’re walking to where they’re seated, my best friend Kelsey gets up and runs over to me, “Anaaaa, you’re here!” I laugh and realize my two glasses of wine have me behind everyone else. I grab my best friend and we head to the bar to get me caught up drink wise. As we’re headed back, my friend takes a video of me dancing with my martini and says, “Everyone on Instagram is about to reply to this shocked you’re out drinking, Ana!” I’m not a big social media user, but I see the video with our location tagged, decide I look good and repost it on my story. I put my phone back down on the table and just catch up with my friends as I unwind and try not to think about Austin with Vanessa. After a few more drinks, I realize my phone was going off. I have a missed call and now a text from… Mr. Presley.
I sigh and check my phone. As I’m reading the text, I gulp and I can feel my cheeks burning. Kelsey must gauge my reaction and she grabs my phone from my hands. I don’t even try to hide it from her and she reads the last message on my phone, grabs my hand and pulls me up dragging me away from our group.
“Ana, this text…. “Anastasia, I saw your post… I’m coming to see you” this is not a friendly text! He has a girlfriend! You work together,” Kelsey scolds me firmly, but quietly so strangers around us can’t overhear. I sigh and lean into whisper, “Can we get another drink? I need to catch you up….”
We head to the bar and as soon as I get a drink, I take a sip and then tell Kelsey everything. The flirting, Austin saying him and Vanessa broke up, him sleeping at my apartment, the way I straddled him, him saying nothing could happen and end with him ignoring my text about the premiere only for me to see photos of him with Vanessa on the red carpet…
Kelsey’s mouth is dropped and she orders us another round of drinks. Uhh, I feel a little drunk… I order a water and feel a bit better right away. Buzzed, but not too drunk.
As Kelsey is going on about how I need to forget about Austin and treat it like work, she stops midsentence. “Uhh, Ana, he’s really here,” she whispers. She plays it off cool, but I don’t. I turn around and see Austin right away. Tall, his dyed dark hair, in jeans and an opened buttondown and his icy blue eyes, which lock on me right away. He looks sad at first and then his eyes darken and he bites his bottom lip. He is definitely checking me out as he looks me up and down slowly. He looks like he’s drinking me in.
Fuck, what am I supposed to do now? I look at Kelsey and groan. I chug my drink and before I’m done, another espresso martini appears in front of me. I grab the drink and go to walk away from the bar back to our friends, but Austin steps right in front of me. Fuck, he’s so hot. I look up at him and he bites his lip while he caresses my cheek with his thumb, he leans down and whispers, “You look so fucking good, Anastasia.”
I have goosebumps everywhere. Why does he have this effect on me? I just wanna jump on him here, in front of everyone. I keep it together and say loudly, “Oh, nice to see you! I didn’t know I invited you. Where’s Vanessa?” He looks a bit taken aback by my words and I regret them right away. What are you doing, Ana?
I don’t know what to say next, but he grabs my chin and whispers into my ear, “We need to talk, now, Anastasia.”
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The Actor & I: PART TWENTY – Ana, What ARE You Doing? Get Off Of Him
This is part TWENTY of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Warnings: Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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I get ready quickly making myself presentable, but as if I didn’t do anything. I put on some lotion, perfume and then put on a different white, crop tank and some white biker shorts. I head to the kitchen and Austin is sitting at the island. He looks up at me and smiles. I look at his breakfast spread he made and say, “Oh my god, eggs and turkey bacon with avocado toast is literally my dream breakfast.” He laughs and says, “Sit.” I feel my cheeks burn at his demand and sit next to him.
After we eat breakfast, I do the dishes and he jumps on the counter next to me. “So where am I buying your groceries at,” he asks. I giggle and say, “Well my Sunday routine is usually the farmer’s market, Erewhon and then Trader Joe’s.” He smiles and says, “let’s do it.” We spend the day together running errands and I’m a little sad when we finish up at Trader Joe’s. I’ve been with him for well over 10 hours and it doesn’t feel like long enough. We pull back to my place and he helps me carry up all the groceries. He seems to linger in my kitchen and as I’m putting away cans in a cabinet, I lean on my tippy toes to get to the space I need, he comes behind me and grabs it to put it up for me. I can feel him growing hard as he leans into me pinning me between the counter and his groin. I feel my cheeks warm up and I let out a soft moan without meaning to. Ana, keep it together. He brings his hand down from the can and puts it on my shoulder. I didn’t know putting away groceries could be so���erotic?
He rubs my shoulder slowly and then pulls himself away from me. My body instantly misses feeling him pushed into my backside. I see him pacing around my kitchen island and wonder what he’s thinking. He clearly has some attraction to me. Maybe he also is uncomfortable we work together. Ana, he just broke up with his girlfriend… of 8 years…. He isn’t interested in you.
I smile at him and he says, “I’m kinda sad I have to leave.” I look at him and he genuinely looks sad. I say, “Well we could watch some Elvis footage I have to bring to you since I pretended to have it dropped off the first time.” I giggle and he smiles, “Lead the way, my hero.” I giggle, but immediately turn red. My cheeks are on fire as I realize this means he remembers me saying this same thing about him this morning…
I grab us some sparkling water and glasses as I head to the living room. I place the water on the coffee table and head to my TV to set up the converted footage they gave me on Blu-Ray. “I think we can start with this footage and that way the projector and reels are all easy for you to take home with you,” I say as I mess with my very inexpensive Blu-Ray player hoping it works. I have to mess with the wires behind the TV and as I’m essentially on all fours messing with wires, I feel Austin get up and come behind me. “Do you need help,” Austin says as he takes in a deep breath. I turn my head to look back at him and giggle, “Every time I use this, I have to mess with the wires until it randomly connects.” I assume he’s going to just take over, so I go to back up, but instead he leans forward to help me, so I back straight into him. My ass is straight in his crotch and I back right into it.
Instead of doing the responsible thing and getting out of this suggestive position, I push my ass back a bit even further into what feels like an erection. Ana, what are you doing? We went over this….you cannot play with fire here. Your job. I hear him swallow a bit and I decide to listen to my subconscious to back off. “Sorry, let me just move and you can play electrician for me,” I giggle as I roll out from underneath him. He sighs and kind of looks disappointed. Am I imagining things? He looks a bit let down. I’m sitting next to him on the floor and realize I had brought the remote with me to the floor and it’s now on the opposite side of Austin.
Ok, you can either reach under him or get up to get the remote. You know the more professional, friendly decision, Ana. I go against my better judgement and reach my arm under Austin and pull for the remote. It’s a bit further than I realized, and I slide my body under him a bit. I giggle and I hear him swallow a bit. I get the remote and as I’m sliding my body out from under him, he puts his hand on my shoulder stopping me. He opens his mouth to say something, but the TV lights up and starts playing the sound from the disc I had put in. “Success,” I giggle and pull myself out from under him. “Thank you, Mr. Presley,” I giggle and head back to the couch.
We spend a few hours watching various footage, interviews and performances of Elvis and eventually it’s dark out. As the current disc we’re watching ends, he looks over at me. We’re both laying down with our legs on the couch, but opposite ends, facing each other. He playfully hits my foot and says, “Ya know for such a small person, you have big feet.” I immediately pull my feet back and sit up as I say, “Hey! My feet are not big!” He laughs at my reaction and sits up but crawls on the couch towards me as he teases, “I think my new nickname for you is Bigfoot.” I giggle, “Nooooo that’s so ugly!” I pull my feet towards myself, but he grabs one and pulls it towards him.
In doing so, he pulls my full body towards him and he’s now kneeling over me with both my legs between him as he hovers over me. I giggle and say, “You can’t call me bigfoot it’s not nice.” He smiles and his eyes darken as he scans my body beneath him. His gaze lingers on my stomach and then he looks further down. Well he’s not looking at my feet… maybe thin white biker shorts with no underwear to hang out with essentially your boss wasn’t a good idea, Ana.
I go to pull myself up and as the clumsy girl I am, I begin to buckle over, but Austin grabs me and pulls me into him as he sits up. This maneuver lands me right on top of him, seated in his lap facing him on my couch. I can instantly feel him growing hard beneath me. His erection is pressing in between my legs and I let out a slight moan without even thinking.
Ana, what ARE you doing? Get off of him. This is the opposite of professional. The man just got out of an eight year relationship… and you work FOR him.
I look into his eyes and they’re dark, staring at me. His lips are parted and I can hear him breathing. I bite down on my bottom lip and look down at where his erection is growing into me and when I look back at him, his eyes are even darker and he’s biting down hard on his bottom lip. I go to get off his lap as reality waves over me, but he holds my back and keeps me seated on his lap. What is he doing? We have to keep this professional… for my sake.
“Ana, I know you feel it too... There’s something there between us… But I don’t know what to do… It’s your job… My first big job…,” he says as he sighs and continues to take in my body on top of him. He groans a bit and then starts sliding his hand down my back. Breathe, Ana, breathe. He might be hot and funny and smart, but is he worth losing your job in your dream industry over? “Anastasia, all I want to do is kiss you… and you have no idea what other things I think about doing with you, to you…,” he whispers. Fuck, he is so hot. I just want to… He interrupts my thoughts by whispering, “I can’t do anything with you. It isn’t right with what’s coming up for us both…” Ana, you knew this… Why am I so disappointed?
I sigh and I can tell he sees the disappointment on my face, Austin softly rubs my cheek and says, “Anastasia, it isn’t you… it’s quite the opposite, baby.” Baby… I feel myself burn bright red. All I can muster up to say is, “Ok, Aus” and I slide off his lap. He sighs, holds my hand and rubs my hand with his fingers lightly. Austin looks disappointed as well. He sighs, stands up and instead of letting go of my hand, he pulls me off the couch and up into a hug. It’s a tight hug that feels different than other hugs we’ve shared. He whispers in my ear, “I barely know you, but I know this isn’t what I really want Anastasia.” I look up at him and he hugs me tighter.
Why does it feel like I’ve known him for years? If he feels like that too… I blush and disappointment waves over me again. He kisses the top of my head and I swear I forget how to breathe for a moment. Why does this feel like…. a break up? “I’m gonna go since it’s getting late, but I’ll text you, ok, Anastasia,” he whispers. My heart sinks. I don’t want him to go… almost 24 hours together and it’s not enough. Once again, I can’t really find the words so all I can get out is, “Ok.” He pulls back a little from our hug and pulls my chin up so I’m looking at him. His eyes go dark, he teeth sink into his bottom lip and it feels as if he’d kiss me, but he rubs my cheek with his thumb. He lets go of me and walks towards the door. Before he makes it to the door, he turns around and says, “Thank you for a perfect night and Sunday, Anastasia.” He opens the door and leaves.
Fuck, I think I really like him… This is bad… I burst into tears and I know it’s because I feel overwhelmed. I really do like him… But he just got out of a long-term, serious relationship. He could probably get back together with her… We work together. He’s technically who I work for. This is not a good situation, but it’s just the way I feel when I’m with him… has never happened to me before. I’ve never felt so conflicted.
I know my job is the more important thing here, but I can’t stop thinking about how fast I felt this way towards Austin, and we now have literal years of work together ahead of us…
What am I gonna do?
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The Actor & I: PART NINETEEN – God, I Hope He Really Feels The Same Way
This is part NINETEEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
Masterlist here!
Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: IT STARTS GETTING SMUTTY IN HERE SOON! Smut, Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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There are no words for how much I’m blushing as Austin leans away from me and takes the blanket out of my hand. He looks me in the eyes and I gulp.
What I’m doing to him? What about what he is doing to me? God, he’s so sexy.  Ana, snap out of it. You work together. For years to come.
As I’m mentally yelling at myself to not throw away my career for what I imagine to be an earth-shattering time in bed with Austin, I nervously smile at him and reach for a pillow off my bed.
I decide to not be completely smart and kneel on my bed to get a pillow from the opposite side. I know exactly what I’m doing as I’m in a skirt and giving him an eyeful of my lacy underwear that leaves little to the imagination, but I wanna know if he’s checking me out or if I’m imagining things.
I can see Austin in the mirror across the room definitely checking out my ass. I knew it… what does this mean? His eyes are dark and he’s biting down hard on his bottom lip. Does that mean when his eyes darken, he’s checking me out? He does that… a lot. I lean up slowly, feeling a bit powerful in the moment. I turn around, hand him the pillow and smile. “Anything else I can do for you, Mr. Presley,” I ask quietly.
His mouth parts to say something and I giggle. “Anastasia, that giggle…” he mumbles. I giggle again and it looks as if he’s scanning my body up and down. I feel my body betray me and my cheeks burn as I blush up a storm.
He looks me in the eyes and then at my mouth and then it looks like he’s looking at the bed behind me. My body must betray me again as I stumble over my feet a bit and fall into the bed. Ana, relax. He’s just drunk. Like you. Go to bed and get out of this situation. Your job is on the line here. I smile up at him and he’s gotten even closer to me. I’m sitting on the edge of the bed and he’s standing directly in front me.
I look straight ahead and it’s impossible to ignore what is right in front of me. Is that… Is he hard? Because of me? He is definitely hard… look at that… I notice quite an erection through his pants. It’s impossible to miss. I know my lips are parted and I look up at him and he’s staring down at me and moves his gaze from his eyes to my mouth.
“Austin, I,” I start to say and he bites down on his bottom lip hard. He sighs and cuts me off by grabbing my chin. “I’m gonna let you get some sleep. Goodnight, Anastasia,” he says quietly and he grazes my cheek with his thumb. He leaves my bedroom with the blanket and pillow I gave him and he shuts my bedroom door. He does all of this without ever turning to look back at me. I lay down in bed and sigh.
What was that… he was definitely aroused by me. Or just the situation? Is he into me? Or just wants to hook up with anyone?
I don’t have the energy to get up so I wiggle out of my denim skirt and decide I’ll just sleep in my underwear and the tank I was wearing. I take off my jewelry and place it on my nightstand. I put some lip oil on, make sure I have an alarm set and then plug my phone in…
I cannot stop thinking about what happened before Austin left my room. I immediately roll on my stomach and glide my hand between my legs. Right before I’m about to start touching myself thinking about Austin hard with my head in between his legs as I sat on the edge of the bed, I remember he’s in my living room.
You cannot touch yourself with him out there, Ana. Get a grip. I groan and eventually fall asleep thinking unspeakable things about Austin.
I wake up to the smell of coffee and what smells like eggs and the turkey bacon. What time is it? Must be before 8 I didn’t hear my alarm go off… As I go to pull myself out of bed, I hear my door opening. Shit, is that…Austin? I panic thinking about my appearance and try to slide back under the covers. “Ana, are you awake,” I hear Austin ask. I giggle under the covers and whisper, “noooo.”
He laughs and I feel his weight sit on the bed. I smell coffee as I stay hidden under the covers and Austin asks, “I brought you some coffee, Anastasia. Could that get you to come out?” I giggle and ask, “Well, is it iced?” He laughs and I feel him grip my thigh. Oh my god. Ana, what is happening? He is just being friendly, you need to relax.
I slowly slide up out of the covers and pull them all the way off. He smiles and I take the coffee from him, which is iced. “My hero,” I say as I drink the coffee he made the way I enjoy. I put the coffee on my nightstand, stretch and see him looking down and his eyes darken and he sinks he teeth into his bottom lip. It sounds like he softly groans, but I could be hearing things.
I go to ask what’s wrong, but then I realize… I slept in my underwear… which are just a sheer, lacy, black thong. And I pulled the covers all the way off… Ana, what are you doing? He’s gonna think you’re trying to get him… I decide to take the high road and prioritize my job over jumping on Austin and removing what little clothing I have on.
“So I’m thinking I should get dressed and see what that amazing smell in the kitchen is,” I giggle and he seems startled. He continues to look at my exposed legs, very slowly makes his eyes’ way up to my stomach, but they stop at my chest. I feel as if he stares at my breasts for awhile and I realize a white tank, no bra and the AC has been on all night may be exposing my nipples to him in a way I had not ever intended. He must sense me looking at him and he darts his eyes up to mine and smiles.
God, I hope he really feels the same way. I feel like I need him. I want to take my tank and panties off and jump on his lap. I hope he can’t tell how aroused I am. I feel like I’m soaking through my panties.
“Oh, I kinda raided your fridge and made us a breakfast spread… I felt bad about crashing here, but wanted to make it up to you. But then I realized I used literally everything in your fridge,” he whispers and laughs. I giggle and say, “Sounds like you’re taking me to buy groceries after we eat.” He laughs and says, “That sounds like a plan.” I smile and blush.
He wants to go grocery shopping with me….? Why does that feel so intimate?
I giggle and say, “Alright, I’m gonna get dressed and meet you in the kitchen, Mr. Presley.” He bites into his bottom lip and stands up from the bed. He reaches out his hand to help me up and then nervously takes it back. “I…uhh…I’ll see you in the kitchen, Anastasia.” And he walks out of my bedroom.
Oh, he definitely remembers me in my panties.
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The Actor & I: PART EIGHTEEN – “Anastasia, You Have No Idea What You’re Doing To Me.”
This is part EIGHTEEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022). This entry is a little spicy so I hope you enjoy!! 🌶
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Anything italicized is main character’s thoughts!
Warnings: Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), mild language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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After arguing about where to pick up food, we decide on some Italian food from Terroni. “We’re not getting pasta AND pizza, Aus,” I giggle as he orders on the phone. Austin looks over at me and holds eye contact while saying, “Let’s also get a Margherita pizza with that.” He smiles at me, and I shake my head. Don’t blush, he’s just a friend who needs you to be there for him. Get it together, Ana. We make our way to pick up the food and in typical LA fashion, we cannot find a parking spot. I park in the red and unbuckle as I say, “I’ll go in and get it,” but he cuts me off. “I got it, stay here, Anastasia.” I giggle and he bites down on his bottom lip while looking at me. What does that mean? He smiles and gets out of my car to run in to pick up our food.
As he comes back to the car with our food, I can see girls recognizing him. As he gets in the car and puts the food in the backseat, I giggle and say, “Love our healthy night of carbs with a side of carbs.” He laughs and rubs my shoulder. I feel my cheeks burn and know I’m blushing. Ana, stop it. We head back to my place, and it feels familiar as I grab plates and drinks for us as Austin sets up the food on my coffee table. This feels so perfect.
I come sit on the floor across from Austin at the coffee table and notice he’s already chewing something. I giggle, “Aus, that better not be a bite of my pasta….” He laughs and grabs the glass of wine I brought for him, “You’ll never know, will you?” He smiles at me, and I can feel myself blushing. I take the container of Austin’s pasta that was in front of him and start eating out of it, “mmm this is SO good I wish you could try it,” I giggle as I’m eating the pasta. His teeth sink into his bottom lip and his eyes go dark. What is that?
He laughs and starts to try to grab the pasta back from me, so I put another bite on my fork and look up at him. I whisper, “Do you want your pasta, Aus?” His eyes go even darker, and he looks down at my lips. I giggle and move the fork closer to Austin’s mouth offering to feed him the pasta. He laughs and opens his mouth. At the last minute, I eat the pasta and giggle, “Too slow Mr. Presley.” He laughs and takes his eyes from my lips to right at my eyes.
Why am I feeling like it’s hot in here? I feel like we’re really close. Should I look away? I start overthinking as soon as I realize how close together we’re sitting. We’re both sitting on the floor and Austin is facing me. He’s leaning in towards me still and we’re looking right at each other. We’re so close together that our legs are touching. It feels… a bit intense, but so right at the same time. He looks back down at my lips and then scans down to where our legs meet one another’s, and I decide to keep the situation light so things don’t get awkward. I can hear my best friend’s words in my head, “your work relationship. Which it sounds like is going to on for years… so I’d definitely be careful.”
Work, you work together, Ana.
“So, what about that pizza you had to have, Aus,” I ask and giggle at him. His expression looks disappointed and then he smiles. “Oh, that you are not touching, Anastasia,” he laughs as he gets up to head closer to the pizza box on the other side of the coffee table. Crisis averted… coworkers… friends… that’s us.
We spend the next few hours eating, drinking too much wine and playing my version of Scrabble. I get up to go to the bathroom and realize how long I’ve been sitting on the floor. My back, to be honest, my whole body is uncomfortable. I break into quite a big stretch and when I look down I see Austin looking up at me, biting his lip and his eyes darkened.
God, he looks so sexy like that. Ana, snap OUT OF IT. You literally just went over this, he’s your co-worker. Basically, your boss actually.
While I’m scolding myself in my thoughts, I lose my balance and start to fall. You look drunk, not very professional, Ana. As I’m falling and attempting to catch myself, I feel Austin’s hand on my back. Before I completely fell to the floor, Austin had caught me. Ana, do not blush. Keep it together. He’s holding me up with one arm and we’re facing each other, staring into one another’s eyes. I cannot believe I said he wasn’t my type… Look at him. Ana, snap out of it!! Get up!
I stare at Austin a little longer before I bring myself out of the trance he has me in. I giggle and whisper, “Thank you for catching me before I made a further fool of myself.” His eyes darken and he bites down on his lip. That is so sexy. I think he can sense I’m thinking something not appropriate, and he moves a little closer to me. Ana, get out of this… This is not good… think about your job. I giggle and softly say, “It’s getting really late, Aus.”
He sighs and I feel his hand slide down my back. What is he doing? I can feel my cheeks warm up as I blush reacting to his lingering touch. He pulls me up towards him, but I realize he’s just helping me up. “Thanks Aus,” I whisper softly and smile at him. He stumbles over towards my apartment’s entryway and I realize the wine maybe hit him hard as well. I giggle and say, “You know I’m not letting you drive home like this, right?” He laughs and looks over at me, “good idea, Anastasia.” He smiles as his stare burns into me.
He is so good looking. He needs to get out of here somehow. I’m a little drunk and I don’t trust myself alone with him.
He pulls his phone out of his pocket and quietly says, “I’ll get an Uber and come back for my car in the morning I guess… oh my god it’s 4:45 AM.” I giggle, “Listen, you want to play games all night and I just happily provided them.” He laughs and looks up at me, “One of the best nights I’ve had in so long, Anastasia.” His eyes darken as they look me up and down. Is he checking me out?
He looks back at his phone and sighs, “No Ubers are showing up.” I giggle as I walk towards my bedroom and yell, “You can take the bed and I’ll sleep on the couch, Aus.” I hear footsteps coming towards my room and I’m thankful I cleaned it up earlier. “No way am I taking your bed, Anastasia. Couch is perfect… as long as there’s a blanket,” he says as he stands in the doorway to my bedroom. He’s looking around my room as I grab an extra blanket from storage under my bed. As I’m bending down to grab the blanket, I can sense Austin has gotten closer to me.
Do not do anything stupid, Ana.
I stand up slowly and realize Austin is right behind me. I turn around to give him the blanket and start to say, “I’ll give you…” and he cuts me off. He whispers, “Anastasia, I really appreciate you being there for me like this.” He looks sad like the happiness of the wine and night have worn off and he realizes why he needed to hang out in the first place… his breakup. I touch his arm and whisper, “Aus, of course. I’m always gonna be here for you.” I can feel my cheeks burn as I’m blushing realizing I’m touching him… while we’re standing in my bedroom.
I slowly look up at him and he’s looking down at my body and slowly meets my eyes. Was he checking me out? No, Ana, you’re drunk. Go to bed. I giggle and whisper, “Now either get to the couch to sleep or sleep in here and give me the blanket, Mr. Presley.” His eyes turn dark, and his teeth sink into his bottom lip.
God, it’s so sexy when he does that.
Austin is still standing so close to me when he leans in and whispers in my ear, “Anastasia, you have no idea what you’re doing to me.”
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The Actor & I: PART SEVENTEEN – I Just Don’t Know How to be Single
This is part SEVENTEEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Another short one, but Part 18 will drop tomorrow ✨
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Panic rushes over me. I feel my face react without even thinking. They broke up? They’ve been together forever. Poor Aus. I grab his hand and look at him even though he’s looking down and say, “Aus, I’m so sorry. Are you okay?” He takes a deep breath and rubs my hand. The light changes and I continue forward, but still keep my hand in his.
I can tell he’s trying to think of what to say, and I whisper, “You don’t have to say anything, or you can just tell me anything you’re thinking or feeling. I’m here as your friend and if you just need to get things off your chest, I’m here, Aus.”
I can see Austin relax a bit and he squeezes my hand a bit. “We’ve been fighting a lot. And I’m about to just through myself into work like I never have before, and it just feels like it’s too much. We were only fighting the last few weeks. There’s been no easy times. I’m not giving up, but I just don’t feel like I could keep on like that with all this work I’m about to put in both mentally and physically,” he says firmly, but almost as a whisper.
We come to a light and I look over at him. He looks serious and just so sad, almost defeated. “Aus, it’s okay to put yourself first. You know your limits and what you need in your life right now,” I say. He looks up at me as if he’s looking for something.
Did I not say enough? I don’t want to push him…but I want to offer support. Just try to stay neutral, Ana. If they get back together, you don’t want him resenting anything you said. “It’s just so hard. We’ve been together through so much… She encouraged me to go after Elvis. She filmed my initial tape,” he says in a defeated voice.
“I didn’t decide this on a whim, it’s been a longtime coming with us. I just wanted to end it so we can look back nicely at what we had. I don’t want to let the arguing be what we remember about each other,” he says quietly. I squeeze his hand and let go, “Hold on,” I say as I make a quick U-turn. I grab a spot and look over at Austin, “follow me, Aus.”
We both get out of the car and Austin looks confused. We climb down some rocks, and I head over to one of my favorite spots. When we get to the edge, I look back at Austin and he smiles, “This is perfect, wow.” He sits down and I join him on the rocky cliff as we look out over the dark ocean. There’s not a ton of lighting, so the ocean looks dark and a bit scary.
We sit in silence looking out at the Pacific Ocean, but eventually I look over at Austin and say, “It’s good to get out while you know you’re both ready for something new, but don’t dislike each other or have ill will towards one another.” I sigh and look back at the ocean. Austin lets out a deep breath and rubs my shoulder again. He looks over at me and moves a strand of hair out of my face.
What is that? Ana, stop blushing.
I try to calm myself down on the inside as I can feel my cheeks warming up. Austin says, “I just don’t know how to be single. I’ve been with her my entire adult life pretty much.” I smile at him, “This is the best time to learn. You’re about to go through the biggest moment of your career and while I know you’d love to have her there to share it with, but you’re gonna learn so much about yourself while on this journey. It may be the best time to be single.”
He smiles and pulls me into a side hug, “You always know what I need to hear, Anastasia.” Why do I love it when he says my full name? “I’m really happy I’ll have you as a friend while we’re working on the movie,” Austin says. Friend, Ana. A friend. You’re a co-worker and a friend, remember that.
“I can’t wait, Aus. It’ll be great. For both of us,” I giggle. Austin gets up and holds his hand out to me, “Now what do you say we pick up some food and get back into your version of Scrabble?” I smile and take his hand, “after you, Mr. Presley.”
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should i post the next installment of The Actor and I series now 🥵
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A new moodboard to tie everyone over until the next part of “The Actor and I” series drops! The last one ended on quite a cliffhanger so I hope you're excited for the next one!!
check out the masterlist here if you need to catch up 💘
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The Actor & I: PART SIXTEEN – I Haven’t Told Anyone This…
This is part SIXTEEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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Warnings: Fluff, eventual Spoilers for Elvis (2022), mild language (If i missed anything, please comment so i can add!)
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As we head to my car, I giggle as I get in the driver’s seat. He smiles and asks, “Well, what is so funny?” I giggle again and say, “I’m not a very good driver and I just realized you’re going to witness it firsthand.” He laughs and says, “Seems like I should drive then.” I giggle and joke, “Maybe next time, Butler.” I drive off as we head from West Hollywood down Sunset towards PCH. Since we’re just out for a drive with no destination, I decided to take the longer way towards the highway alongside the ocean.
We’ve been listening to Janet Jackson’s album The Velvet Rope, as it was the last thing I was listening to. I unplug my phone from the cord that connects to my older car to play music. I giggle and I look over at Austin. He’s looking out the window and then as if he knows I’m looking at him, he looks over at me. God, I can’t believe I ever said he wasn’t my type.
“Now Aus, I’ll give you the privilege of a lifetime with me… You can pick the music,” I say and he beams. “Challenge accepted and I understand the honor you have given me,” he jokes back at me.  This feels so easy. I don’t know the last time I felt like this with anyone. It feels like we just glide together.
Austin smiles and then music fills the car. “I feel like The Rolling Stones are perfect late night drive music,” he says as he looks out the window. Yeah, perfect… just like you. Ana, snap OUT of it! He is taken! And a co-worker. Keep reminding yourself of that. I smile and sing along to “Out of Time” playing. He smiles at me as I keep singing louder and louder until Austin joins in on the singing.
When the song ends, we both laugh. I giggle and say, “I can’t believe I got to sing with someone that’s about to portray Elvis Presley.” He grins and looks at his hands, which are now in his lap. As we turn onto PCH and begin our cruise down beachside through Malibu, I decide now is the time to bring it up. “So you said you owed me an explanation for last night, but I’m not sure what for, Aus,” I whisper. He plays with his fingers, sighs and looks out the window. Austin looks deep in thought as if he never figured out what he wanted to say to me even though he asked to meet up to talk.
I look over at him at the next light and say, “you don’t owe me an explanation for anything, but I’m always here for you if you want to talk through anything or just vent. Unless it’s about how milk chocolate isn’t good because… you’re just wrong,” I giggle and smile at him. He smiles and rubs my shoulder. My cheeks instantly warm… Ana, stop blushing. It may be dark, but he definitely still knows. Austin takes a deep breath and says, “I haven’t told anyone this, but Vanessa and I broke up.”
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The Actor & I: PART FIFTEEN – Oh Wow, You Look..
This is part FIFTEEN of a very long, SLOW BURN series on Austin Butler and a Production Assistant on set of Elvis (2022).
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As soon as I hit send, I put my phone screen down and pace my kitchen. I shouldn’t have been so comfortable… so forward with him. This is all going to blow up in my face because I wanted to be friend him…
As I’m overthinking about my previous night with Austin, my phone buzzes with a phone call. The screen is facedown, but I know who it is. My heart races, my cheeks burn I’m blushing so much already. Get it together, Ana. He is your friend and a coworker, that’s all. I sigh, take another sip of my wine and answer my phone, “Hiiii.”
I can hear Austin smiling on the other end of the phone, “Hiya, Ana. How’s that beautiful car of yours?” It’s so nice he’s asking about my car. I giggle, “it’s good, she’s still running!” Austin laughs, “good, good. One day, you’re gonna have to drive me up the coast in her.” I smile. Should I tell him I was just thinking I’d drive him up PCH last time he mentioned this? I giggle, “Last time you said this I was thinking I’ll have to tag you along for my next night PCH drive.”
The phone goes silent, and I instantly regret saying this. Too far, Ana. As I’m punishing myself in my head, Austin asks, “Would you consider going on one this evening?” I giggle and without even thinking say, “I wasn’t planning on it, but that sounds better than salad and watching tv on the couch.” Austin laughs and answers, “Glad to force you into hanging out with me two nights in a row.”
I smile so big. Him forcing me to hang out? I would drop anything to hang out with him. Is he kidding? I giggle and say, “Ugh, it’s so hard!” He laughs and says, “I’m actually out, but if it’s okay with you I can be there in 20.” He can be here… in twenty… I panic a bit internally. I didn’t plan on seeing anyone… what do I look like? I run to a mirror and answer, “Yeah, that’s perfect. I’ll text you the address, so you have it.” He laughs, “Ana, I remember where you live. I’ll see you in 20.” He hangs up and I immediately run to the bathroom to fix up my appearance.
After 15 minutes of primping, I head to my bedroom to pick out something better than a tank and shorts I had planned on sleeping in. As I’m rummaging my closet, I hear knocking on the door. Shit, shit!! How is he already here? I look in the mirror and decide it’s fine to just answer the door and tell him I just need to change.
I open the door and Austin is leaning against the door frame. Damn, he looks good… Who am I kidding I just want to be friendly co-workers with him? He bites down on his lip, and I swear he looks me up and down. Is he checking me out? No way, I’m wearing pajamas and not cute ones. “Oh wow, you look…,” he starts to say, and I cut him off, “I know, I need to get dressed and I’m ready. Come in!” He smiles and continues to look at me as he walks into my apartment.
“I’m just gonna change. You can help yourself to water or whatever to drink,” I say as I make my way towards my bedroom. What do I wear? What was he wearing? I smile to myself. He was wearing a white tee and some black jeans. Ana, stop it! Coworker. With a girlfriend!! I snap out of it and start heading to my closet. I change it to a white tank with a black denim skirt and put on my gold jewelry quickly. I top off my look with some white sneakers and head back to my kitchen.
Austin is leaning against my kitchen island and when he sees me walking towards him, he stands up straight, his eyes go dark as he looks at me and he bites into his bottom lip. Damn, I love when he does that… I can feel my cheeks warming up. Ana, stop blushing. He is your FRIEND. I try to snap out of my thoughts and say, “Alright, let’s get out of here, Aus.” He smiles at you and walks behind you as he puts his hand on the small of your back. You can feel your cheeks warming up again. Damn…
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