KEEP IT TO YOURSELF ACE ,

[kody]

Being on the set of 'Slayer by Night' was pretty fucking weird for everybody. Lucia was trying to keep her relationship with her bodyguard a secret, probably wasn't succeeding, her ex-husband was floating about on set as a vampire, and the set was over run with males. It was just Kat, Lucia, and Breezy, they needed to stick together, but recently another lady had joined them on set as an assistant to the director, Lucia's friend Nicolette. There was a lot that was fishy about this, his wife was here too, why did he need Nicolette to keep up with his shit as well? Being a thirty year old woman and once married before and also having a relationship with an employee herself, she knew that something was up between the director and his assistant. After having filmed one of the scenes and everybody having dispersed to their trailers to get cleaned up or rehearse for later, Ace was still around, and so was Lucia. She made her way over to her director to confront him about his relationship with Nic, but she was going to ease her way into it. "How's the wife?" She questioned with a smile, tensing up she folded her arms across her stomach ready to be lied to. The only reason she cared was because Lucia was pretty good friends with his wife and the girl she believed him to be having an affair with. No woman deserved to be cheated on.

[hannah2]

Ace sighed as they crew and actors took a break for the afternoon. He was stressed beyond belief, but that was the life of a director right? Wrong. It was the life of a director in a different country with a wife (with whom he was having a failing marriage) and a personal assistant (who was actually his mistress). He ran a hand through his hair and walked to the refreshment table where he found something small to snack on, ignoring the disgusting under-eye bags he saw when he looked in the mirror on the wall. Part of it was jet lag, and part of it was his inability to sleep soundly next to his wife. He looked over as Lucia appeared and immediately shot him a question. She knows. Fuck Ace, keep it together. "Unhappy until she found the nearest mall," he said conversationally. She had been seriously clingy this morning, automatically putting him in a bad mood. "And your bodyguard?"

[kody]

That sounded like his wife. Lucia wasn't an idiot, she knew that they had a horrible marriage, they didn't get along and she was particularly hard to please. She knew that by just being her friend. She gave a small chuckle as if saying 'that figures' but wasn't really amused. She wanted to punch him in the face for the bodyguard question though, he was the topic everybody had decided to pick with her lately. "He's bodyguarding." She replied with a one shouldered shrug. She didn't want to say anything more, because people assumed so much of them. She knew exactly how he was; he was great, didn't like being placed in a shitty hotel away from her, but was staying with an old marine buddy that lived near by. She turned around and leaned her backside against the refreshments table. She looked at Ace's face and noticed the stress painted on it. Yeah it must be hard trying to keep your mistress a secret from your wife when they're right near each other every day. Keeping your mistress and wife with you at your side at the same time was stupid. "You look stressed." She was referring to the bags under his eyes. "Where's Nicolette?" She pretended to look around for the blonde girl. "I thought assistants were suppose to help carry some of the stress for you." She thought out loud. "I haven't really seen her do anything significant. What has she helped you with anyway?"

[hannah2]

Ace knew the bodyguard quip was pretty low, but he hoped it conveyed the message that he wasn't exactly in the mood for a nice, light conversation. He actually just wanted to find an empty room and pass out. The longer he was here the more he realized this was a terrible idea. He should have left them both at home and gone here by himself, directing without a problem. But now his personal life was acting like a dead weight on his back. He sighed audibly when she started firing off questions. Did he look like he was in the mood to play forty questions? The first one was simple enough. "I am. I'm directing 110 minutes of movie about fictional beings," he said, trying to keep his voice even and his patience intact. He took a bite of the bagel he'd picked up. He watched her lean back and took to cocking a hip, resting his weight on one leg. Then Nic's name got tossed around. Shit.. "Not sure." He let the comment about her supposed to be helping him go - because she was helping him, just not in the ways everyone expected. Alright Ace, it's time to lie your pretty little ass off. "I've usually got her running about, copying this or that, fetching a prop or something." Good job, buddy.

[kody]

His answers were pretty general, casual, as if the girl really just was his assistant and nothing more, you know, how Lucia acted about Vince. "Nic isn't a trained personal assistant." She was only pointing out the obvious, but she had a point. When it came to directing, directors needed all of the legit professional help that they could find. Sometimes they had many more than just one personal assistant, and they did a good chunk of the directors work so that they wouldn't stress out and die on everybody. Chace was a dumb ass to say the least, and that kept running through Lucia's mind. "Your life would be much easier if you hired a professional. I gaurantee you that." She sounded like she was only trying to be helpful, but really she had alterior motives. "A professional is way easier to keep happy than two women."

[hannah2]

He knew where this was going, but he was trying hard to deny it to himself. He pressed his fingers to his temples. "I know that," he said dismissively again. He suddenly was very tense about this entire situation. He didn't want to be here, he didn't want her doing this. He sighed heavily, wishing all this stress would just go away. Now he was starting to get frustrated, and his temper wasn't in check at all. He'd forgotten about the bagel all together. She sound helpful, but he couldn't help but wonder what she was getting at with this. "I understand," he said shortly, making it obvious he wasn't in the mood for suggestions.

[kody]

Lucia felt semi bad for attacking him with questions about Nic while he was stressing out about his job, but hey, part of the reason he was stressed out was because he was cheating on his wife right? Well she hadn't confirmed if he was cheating, but she was pretty sure he was. She was beating around the bush, but really she just wanted to walk up to him and be like, 'Hey stop cheating on Lindsay with Nic, kay? If your wife finds out she'll cut your dick off, and Nic deserves way better than the be somebodies mistress.' Although known of this was really her business, and whom ever she discussed any of this with, if anybody, would say the same. She cleared her throat before she spoak again. "So, are you sleeping with Nic?" She said softly in a rather blunt tone kind of casually.

[hannah2]

When she asked what he knew she was thinking, on the inside, he was freaking out. How did she know? What tipped her off about it? He was so goddamn careful! Not even Lindsay had noticed - well, she hadn't said anything about it if she had, and she wasn't one to share. Even since before they were civil around each other she didn't share her man of the moment with anyone. He scoffed at her question, rolling his eyes. "What kind of question is that, Lucia? I'm married." His voice was smooth and seamless. He was a practiced and proficient liar, so it came with naturalness and ease. He knew Lucia and Lindsay were friends, so if Lucia found out, naturally the first person she would go squealing to would be the last person he wanted to know. He had plans to end his affair... eventually... Plans that had been in effect since the second month, and they were coming right up on a year and a half.