"My parents moved to L.A. for me to pursue acting when I was five. My mom flew me out to audition for a commercial, and when I got the role, we moved."
"Oh, my goodness, I didn't know you've been acting for so long."
"Up until last year, I didn't do anything major. I just lived a normal life and went to high school and college. I got little gigs here and there and a lot of theater. I play some music. Nothing big."
"Did you say you got something major last year? Is it this one? Is this your biggest role?" He smiled at her. She was really adorable.
"Actually, this is a really cool gig, and in terms of size, this is a big one. I have a lot of lines for Alex. But no, I got a different one last year."
"Did you say it was better than this?"
"Not better. Just a bigger budget and everything. It's a supporting role, but it's in a movie with Tom Hardy. They had a big name director and everything. It'll be coming out next year."
"Tom Hardy? That's crazy. He's really big."
"I know. He's a nice guy, too. I'm pumped about it. I got called because the first actor they cast broke his leg. It was last-minute for me, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it if we had filmed Alex's series last year."
"Oh, man, so it worked out for you that we got delayed."
"Yes, definitely. It was ideal for me, for sure."
"Alex said you went to college together."
"We did," Sam agreed with a nod.
"What did you study?"
"My parents were behind me a hundred percent on the acting thing. I did a film program. They have a theater program, too, and I minored in that and music. I was all over the art department."
"So, are you a full-time actor now? Is that what you do for a job?"
"Well, yeah, right now the one I just finished, that sort of changes things for me. I was gigging and working at a theater doing set design and construction. I love that sort of carpentry work, so it's something I can always go back to in between acting jobs. But right now, I'm busy with acting. I haven't done any set building for the last year."
"That is so cool. So much training. I hope I can keep up with you."
She was looking straight at him on the screen. She had long, medium-brown hair and light brown eyes. Sam's own eyes were blue, and he looked at hers, thinking they were opposite in color, but still somehow the same as his. Maybe it was the shape, or the darker ring around the edge.
He couldn't let himself get distracted.
Sam had been in dozens of theatrical productions, and he had been the leading man who kissed beautiful women live on stage. He was usually unattached and unaffected, but he found himself feeling more intrigued by Ty.
"You're doing just fine," Sam said, focusing and responding to her statement about keeping up. "Alex said you have a lot going on—that you were into making YouTube videos."
"I am, and I've been getting into promoting events, which I like even more."
"What sort of events?"
"Music stuff. Concerts. I do parties and fundraisers for my sorority, but on my own, it's music. I book venues and hire artists—put on shows."
"How interesting. How'd you get into that?"
"I'm in leadership in my sorority, and I would plan parties. I was growing my channel, and all that sort of just led to this—one idea after another, you know, just thinking of something to do next. I love music. Concerts are fun, so I just thought, why can't I organize one? Somebody's got to be the middle man, right?"
"You must thrive under pressure," he said.
"Y-yeah, I guess I do," she said with a thoughtful smile. "I don't know about thrive, but I like the results, and I get it done. I've got a big show coming in December, and some other things this fall, so I'm going to be working on that from Montana in my free time."
"Who's playing at the show in December?"
