After-Party Escort

Day 3 of the 2009 Grand Slam/Twi-Tour Convention (Part 4 of 4 - FINAL)

I’d already gotten my autographs during the San Francisco convention, but a friend gave me an idea when she asked if I could get Kellan’s autograph for her.

On her picture with him.

So you KNOW I had to do the same. I turned in my two autograph tickets and brought her pic and my black & white one for him to sign. He chuckled when I told him people were hating on me coz of that single picture.

Hell – even the photographer told me he was getting emails about that picture in particular. ;)

But now the autograph line had almost reached its end, and the Twilight Pass holders were already seated in the After-Party room. Refreshments were set up, with a cash bar for anyone wanting something stronger.

Do you remember the Vampire Ball in San Francisco? This would be similar – not quite as good, but still… Each of the four celebs would be making their rounds, chit-chatting at each of the tables – bodyguards (BG) in tow.

And since Sheryl and I had no particular assignments, we decided to accompany the bodyguards as they made rounds with the celebs. She got Edi.

And you already know who I got. ;)

I don’t think he noticed me at the first couple of tables. But after the third table, he looked right up at me. I motioned for him to follow his bodyguard, and then I pulled up the rear. That became our little system - BG in the front with me at the back.

A few tables down, BG calls time and Kellan looks up at me like he doesn’t know where to go. I laughed and motioned for him to follow BG.

He started lagging at one point and I almost walked on top of him. I had to nudge him forward and that’s when I caught a whiff.

DAMN HIM FOR SMELLING SO GOOD.

Omigod - it stopped me and literally – LITERALLY - made me blink and catch my breath.

And since I don’t like being disarmed like that, I silently told myself to keep my distance.

WTF?

I know, I know… I’m an idiot, right? I can actually hear you screaming at me right about now. ;) But seriously – I needed to keep myself in check. Not just because I was working…

But for ME. Gotta hold on to something, right?

So now… we’re about halfway through the room and what does Kellan do? He breaks one of the company rules, even with the BG standing behind him.

Where am I?

Standing across the table from him. An absolutely incredulous smile on my face as I give him cold eyes. I think he froze for a half second when he registered the look on my face.

It's three long seconds later before he's done with his mischief. Afterwards, all he has to do is step to his right to follow the BG to the next table. Short and straightforward. But instead… he steps to his left, walks all the way around the table to meet me on the other side.

So I wait. And when he gets to me, I sorta pinch him in the upper arm and start giving him shit.

“You know you’re just making my job harder, right?”

We laugh it off but thankfully, he decided not to pull any more stunts after that. (Whew!)

Sheryl’s watching me from across the way, and mentioned later that me and Kellan actually looked really comfortable together, like old friends. (Huh?) She says she even remembers him reaching out to put his hand on me.

Wha--?! Did I miss that? Part of me was already thinking that my OCD on Kellan’s been busted – that my little OMK bubble has burst.

And now I know it has, coz DAMNIT wouldn’t I remember if he’d reached out and touched me??

It took me a while but I finally put it together. It was towards the end, when I ditched Kellan and BG for a few minutes to catch up with some friends at one of the tables in the back.

When Kellan and BG caught up with me, I happened to be walking by one of the tables, laughing to myself as one of the other girls was stretched out on the floor.

Amused, Kellan whispered to me, “What is she doing??” as he walked up beside me.

His hands lingering near my elbow before reaching my shoulder.

Shit. And I can hardly remember it.

That's what I get for distancing myself, right? It's okay, though, coz it would NOT have been cool for me to bust out into fan mode. Uh... no - lol.



WANNA CATCH UP?
Day 1: A Serenade for the Door Girl
Day 2: Promoted to the Main Scene
Day 3: Covering Doors and Crowd Control (Twi-Tour - Part 1 of 4)
Day 3: Photo Ops Frenzy (Twi-Tour - Part 2 of 4)
Day 3: Autographs Mayhem (Twi-Tur - Part 3 of 4)