by Glory Lennon

Created on: August 04, 2008

"Sometimes I think it must be hard being an actor and then I see a movie like this," Aiden said, ruefully shaking his head. They left the cinema and he grabbed Donilee's hand pulling her through the crowd. She had to take two and a half steps to his one but she managed to keep up with him as he led the way to his car in the far reaches of the parking lot. He always parked in the boondocks in the hope no one would hit his new car.

She laughed and breathlessly commented, "It wasn't exactly Academy Award material, you know. That makes a difference."

"Come on, Donilee, anybody could have played that role, even me. He was just a plain ordinary guy, doing plain ordinary things in a plain ordinary way. You call that acting?"he said derisively.

"You just wish you could make out with that not-so-plain-and-ordinary sweet young thing, whatever her name was," she retorted gleefully. "I know kissing doesn't take much acting skill if you like your partner."

"She was good. She had a much tougher job with her role. She had to cry and all that. She had lots to do. The guy was.... just there," he insisted as they continued darting between cars and narrowly avoiding being run over.

"Oh, please! Crying is nothing. Any girl should be able to cry at the drop of a hat. I can," she told him smugly.

He cast a skeptical glance at her and laughed. "Sure you can, Donilee."

"You doubting me, Aiden?"she said smiling playfully up at him.

"No, I'm sure you can do it when you're PMS-ing. Kidding, kidding, just kidding!" he said quickly before she could smack him. They finally could see the car and he rushed forward still pulling her behind him. He clicked the key ring and unlocked the doors. As he held the door open for her he turned to her and saw her lip tremble and her eyes flood with tears.

"Donilee, what's wrong?"he asked apprehensively.

He stood in stunned silence as big fat teardrops ran down her cheeks, her nose turned red and she started sobbing as if she just lost her mother. "Donilee! Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry. Don't cry. Please, don't cry, Donilee!" he shouted anxiously. He tentatively put his arms around her and patted her back soothingly. He never did quite know what to do when girls cried.

Just as quickly as she started she stopped and looked up at him with a triumphant grin. "Now do you believe me?"she said as she pulled out of his arms and grabbed a tissue out of her purse. She wiped at her eyes then blew her nose while he stared at her with his mouth hanging open.

"You

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