Most people called me a video vixen. I called myself very lucky. I got to work with some of my favorite bands in their music videos. I was “discovered” by Panic at the Disco and danced during their tour. Now I was getting ready for a video by All Time Low. It was for the song This Is How We Do…or was it Let It Roll?
“Hey Shelly,” the director greeted me.
“Hey Tom, what are we doing today?” I asked.
“Well The boys will be here soon so why don’t you go change in the dressing room,” he said setting up a camera.
“Alright,” I walked into the dressing room and changed into the strapless bathing suit. From what I knew the video was all the boys idea. I was doing a shower scene that was shot from the shoulders and up. Suddenly the door burst open and four boys walked in. I pulled my towel tighter to my body.
“Way to go Alex! You walked in on the girl when she was changing!” one of the boys said.
“It’s fine I’m done,” I said and pulled my hair out of it’s clip and headed out the door.
ALEX’S POV
“Wow,” was all I could say.
“That must be the girl for the shower scene,” Zack said moving into the room.
“Tom chose gooooood,” Jack said and I couldn’t help but chuckle. We changed quickly eager to get started.
I walked out first to see the ‘shower girl’ listening to an ipod. There were three other girls in the room none compared to how beautiful she was.
“Hey Alex,” Tom called.
“Yeah,” I said tearing my eyes off the girl and walking over to Tom.
“Okay. Were shooting the shower scene first, then the room and then the car and then we’ll head to the party scene,” Tom said writing in a notebook.
“Okay sounds good,” I said glancing back at the girl.
“Her name is Shelly,” Tom said smiling at me.
“What?”
“Her name is Shelly. She started with Panic you know,” he told me.
“Really?”
“Yeah. Oh and Alex,” he said calling after me, “she’s single.”
I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. I stopped in front of Shelly. She looked up at me and smiled. She pulled her ear buds out.
“Hi!” she said enthusiastically.
“Hey, I’m Alex,” I told her.
SHELLY POV
Alex was adorable.
“So you’re doing the shower scene?” he asked blushing.
“Yeah,” I laughed. “But Tom says that if you like what I do, I’m talking over for all the other girls,” I told him like it was a secret.
“Well the best of luck to you,” he said laughing.
“Well thank you very much,” I told him wrapping my towel tighter for the millionth time. If it wasn’t so cold in the room I’d leave the towel.
“What are you listening to?” he asked.
“You guys actually. I’m trying to pick up on your vibe. You know the lyrics are brilliant, who writes?” I asked curious.
“Um…I do actually,” he said running his fingers through his hair.
“That’s awesome. I’d love to sing in a band. But I’m a dancer not a singer,” I said sighing.
“Oh please I’m sure you could do anything. You seem like the triple threat type person,” he told me smiling.
“Well….I do model and I used to surf when I lived in California. But that’s in the past,” I told him standing when I heard Tom call my name. “Well I guess they’re ready for me.” I was nervous that was for sure. “Alright Tom talk me through what’s going on,” I said dropping the towel and hanging it up in the fake bathroom that was set up.”
“Okay basically you are getting ready for a night out with friends. So you’re showering its shot only from the shoulders up. Basically just dance and sing along to the music like you are just showering and it came on the radio…you do know the words to the song right?”
“Yes Tom,” I laughed stepping into the shower and pulling the curtain shut.
“Alright quiet on the set! Lights, Camera, Water on!” he yelled.
“Holy fuck that’s cold!” I yelled. I quickly tried to adjust to the water temperature.
“Sorry Shells…you ready?” Tom asked.
“Yeah,” I yelled over the water.
“Action! Cue the music!”
“The time on the clock reads half past four. I'm wide awake and thinking with my pillow on the floor. That maybe I'm just wasting my time dreaming in a harsh reality. I don’t want to wake up just to find out I've been deceived.” I sang along to the song playing knowing they’d edit out my voice anyway. I danced around in the shower and we did that take about five times just to make sure it was what they wanted.
“Cut!” Tom yelled and I pulled back the curtain and grabbed my towel. The water had never warmed up so I was shivering. “I’m sorry Shells we tried to get the water warmer. Go warm up in the dressing room before the next part okay?”
I nodded afraid that I’d bite my own tongue off if I tried to talk. I walked passed Alex and he fell into step with me leaving the other boys to talk to Tom.
“Um Shelly? Your lips are turning blue,” he informed me. I rolled my eyes at him. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me trying to warm me up. We got to the dressing room and I sat on the couch. Alex sat next to me pulling me close to him rubbing his hand up and down my arm for friction. But the friction between our bodies was warming me up quickly. I looked at Alex and could tell he had the same thought. His eyes drifted down to my lips. I stood up quickly scaring myself and Alex.
“Um I’m going to get dressed for the next scene,” I said quickly not looking at Alex. I knew my face was bright red.
“Right,” he said standing up and walking towards the door, “See you out there.”
ALEX’S POV
“Dude!” Jack said holding out his hand for a high five. I just shook my head at him confused. “What?”
“I think I just got rejected,” I said unsure. Did she not feel the sparks? Or did she just not like me?
“Woah! The great Alex Gaskarth…rejected?” Zack asked.
“I don’t know! I was just looking at her thinking wow I really want to kiss her and all of a sudden she just jumped up and was like ‘I’m going to change’…is that rejection?” I asked.
“I think it is! I never thought I’d see the day!” Rian exclaimed.
“You’re getting to much enjoyment out of my pain,” I grumbled at him. Next thing I knew Shelly and Tom were riding past us in a golf cart.
“Scene two guys lets go!” Tom said stopping briefly. We ran to get on the cart. I managed to squeeze on next to Shelly the other the jammed in back.
The next scene was basically Shelly in her bra and underwear in her bedroom picking out clothes and getting dressed. Then we were off to scene three which was the party scene. The band got set up as the crowd got into positions. Shelly was front and center. My love interest for the video. The last scene was me jumping off stage kissing Shelly and we run off through the crowd. I thanked my lucky stars.
We got the cue and started to play. The crowd jumped up and down in time to the beat. My eyes were on Shelly as much as possible. Otherwise they were on the cameras. Finally the last part of the scene I took my guitar off and jumped off stage. Shelly grinned at me and I leaned down and kissed her hard. She kissed back eagerly. Then I took her hand and we ran off through the crowd smiling from ear to ear.
“Cut!” Tom called and we stopped running. I turned to her still smiling. Everyone was clearing things away as soon as Tom called, “That’s a wrap.”
“Alex?” Shelly asked.
“Yeah?”
“Did you….um….want to kiss me? In the dressing room I mean?” She stuttered out.
“Yeah, when you got up I thought you were rejecting me. I really didn’t know what that felt like until then. I know it sound cocky and arrogant but I think I really like you Shelly,” I told her. She pressed her lips to mine and I couldn’t help but smile into the kiss.
“Good,” she said against my lips.
“Did you want to kiss me?” I asked playfully.
“More than you know Gaskarth, more than you know,” she said smirking. I dipped her low kissing her.
“Wooooo!” I heard the guys yell.
“Looks like it wasn’t rejection after all!’ Jack said loudly.
No that definitely wasn’t rejection.
