Starring: Leslie Mann & Kate Mara
Tags: MF, Cons, Oral, Facial
DISCLAIMER: This story did not happen and is complete fiction. Not all facts will be 100% true to real life.
As I was enjoying a good night's rest, I was suddenly awoken by my cell phone ringing. When I was on my vacation, I was happy to be able to keep it on silent the whole time and not miss a single call. But being back in L.A. meant that I had to keep it on in case anyone needed to get a hold of me.
I picked up my phone and, after my eyes adjusted to its brightness, I could see it was my agent Jen calling me. I could also see that the time was just a few minutes past 10.
"You better have a good reason for waking me up this early."
"Is a beautiful actress willing to do anything for a role in your next film good enough?"
Now, this grabbed my attention.
I sat up fully and now felt completely awake.
"Depends on the actress."
"Kate Mara, I assume you know her."
"Yeah, I know her. She's really that desperate to be in my film?"
"I'm pretty fucking good at reading people and I'd say she sounds pretty damn desperate."
Jen and I had always had a very sardonic back-and-forth, but we both knew the other could handle it so it never came to be a problem between the two of us. To be honest, our similar senses of humor are likely the reason we got along so well.
"So, what are we still talking for? Set up a meeting."
"I already did."
That was the last thing Jen said before she hung up. About 30 seconds late, I received a text from her telling me that she'd made a reservation at a restaurant for 7 o'clock tonight. Jen knew I had the day off, and I'd been looking forward to getting to relax a bit after my energy-fueled threeway with the Riverdale starlets, but dinner with Kate Mara sounded better than eating dinner alone.
After putting in my AirPods and putting on some music, I got out of bed and began my morning routine. Since it was getting warmer out now, I opted for a light blue polo shirt, a pair of khaki shorts, and brown sandals. I also grabbed my pair of sunglasses, as it was going to be quite sunny today before I headed out to grab some breakfast.
Unlike most of the Hollywood crowd, I had never been the biggest fan of getting breakfast at Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts, but would rather go to a diner and get a quality meal. My go-to diner was only a 10-minute drive from my house, so I luckily didn't get there too late to still order breakfast. After the cute waitress had led me to my booth and taken my drink order, I was interrupted by a redhead popping into my booth.
"Hey, you're that director, right?"
"Yeah, I'm Michael, nice to meet you," I said with a smile, and while reaching out my hand.
"My husband just recently got a hold of your film. It was really good," the pretty redhead told me. Once she'd mentioned her husband, I realized how stupid I was for not immediately noticing who I was talking to.
"Thanks, that means a lot coming from someone like you."
"Oh, so you do know who I am."
"Of course, you're one of the finest comedic actresses of the modern era."
Leslie was clearly flattered by my comment as her cheeks quickly became red and she looked down at the table. She didn't have a chance to respond before the cute waitress returned with my coffee and took down my food order. I invited Leslie to eat with me and, after a bit of convincing, she gave her order as well.
"You know, that was really nice of you to say. It's nice to know at least someone appreciates me," she said, once the waitress had left. I smiled at her comment at first, but it began to dawn on me the true meaning of it as we continued to talk. We traded stories about our time in the business as we waited for the food to arrive. Once it had, we began to talk more about our personal lives, which brought my mind back to her comment a few minutes ago.
"You said something before about 'at least someone appreciating you', what did you mean by that?" I inquired, as we both finished up what was left on our plates.
"Oh, that, that was nothing," she said, brushing her hair behind her ear and breaking eye contact with me. It was obvious that it wasn't nothing, so I gave her a knowing look until she finally explained.
"Alright, so maybe it wasn't nothing."
"Clearly."
"It's just...I feel like outside of Judd's movies, I'm rarely the "go-to actress" for comedies. Not only that, I rarely get the chance to do anything outside of comedy. Now, don't get me wrong, I love doing comedy, and I love being in Judd's films, but sometimes I wonder..."
"What it'd be like to do something different," I finished, before taking a sip from my coffee.
"Exactly, I want to do something new, but I rarely get cast as it is, and most of the time it's in my husband's films. And I only get those by fuc-" Leslie stopped before she said too much, but my brain already knew what she was gonna say.
"Well, if it's any consolation, I'll consider you for a lead role in any of my future projects."
"No, you don't have to do that. I can get roles on my-"
"Leslie," I spoke, grabbing her hands and holding them in mine atop the table, "I've seen your work. I know how immensely talented you are and I know that you deserve great leading roles. I want to be the director to get you your first Golden Globe, or even your first Oscar. I promise, every leading role that I think you could play, will be offered to you first, you have my word."
It didn't take long after my speech for Leslie to cry, though it was a good kind of cry. I could tell she didn't receive this kind of praise a lot, which was a shame because I meant every word I said. Taking her beauty out of the equation, Leslie had what it took to be a leading lady. She could be comedic and dramatic, both within the same film and within the same scene. She could actually act, but her constantly being cast in studio comedies kept that fact hidden from the public and, even worse, directors.
"Tha-Thank you, Michael," she said between sniffles, "that's really sweet of you." She took a final sip from her tea before she got up and began walking off. She was halfway to the door when she turned around and gave me a questioning look.
"You coming?"
Now it was my turn to give a bit of a confused look, as I left a tip on the table and followed Leslie out of the diner. I followed her to her car, where she opened the passenger-side door for me to get in. As she pulled out of the parking lot, I finally asked the question that had been on my mind.
"So, where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere we can fuck without being disturbed."
Her reply shocked me and sent several hundred different thoughts through my head.
"Wait, what, we-we can't do that?"
"Why not?"
"'Why not'?! You're married!"