Sienna Haven

Frankie felt his guilt weighing him down like rocks in his shoes. He watched her look down into her glass, kicking himself for acting like such an asshole. It wasn't Sienna's fault. And it wasn't like anything was going on. In fact, it wasn't like anything was going on with him and Beth either, it was all just show (right?). Even as he thought it - about both of them - he knew it wasn't true. Denial was a great friend to have, though.

Sienna had spent the last few weeks repeatedly telling everyone there was nothing between the two of them. They were supposed to just be friends and co-stars, but if that was true, then why did it feel like this? The tension and the awkwardness weren't coming just from the rumors.

ingrid smiled and nodded "thanks, i appreciate it. i'd rather avoid the fire instead of having to put one out" now if that organiser tould keep to the plan then hopefully there wouldn't be any more dramas. everyone seemed to be well behaved this evening, and she was praying ti stayed that way. "those press junkets are no joke. scheduling jamie's and making sure it doesn't cross over with her other obligations has been a whole thing. that makes sense, you'll be fine to go. after a certain point in the evening the brat pack end up reminiscing. you don't need to be here for that"

"I get that, your job is enough to do without people adding more that isn't needed." Sienna had hoped everything would go well, especially for Ingrid. That way, everyone could have some fun tonight, and she wouldn't get too stressed. "I can see that with her schedule being hard, I have been having a hard time managing it all. Between the press, the brands, and all the events. I don't even know how we have time to film a show. Not much to contribute with that unless I want them to actually know how much of a fan I am, which I do not."

he hadn't been around the friday night bites lot long but he could appreciate that the cast and crew were solid. rebecca and the network had used that as a selling point considering he didn't have much patience for the useless. "it reminds me of sunset bay, it's got the potential to run for years. it could be a defining show for young actors careers if the showrunners play their cards right"

Sienna had never expected to work again after being fired from her last show. Her career had seemed to end before it could take off. She had gotten lucky to get another shot, and she wanted to take steps to make sure she didn't waste it. "That's a pretty high compliment. I hope you are right. I think we would all love to have anything close to Sunset Bay on our resumes."

"You're so smart, Sienna. This is why they pay you the mega bucks... Did you want to do that now? The whole food-and-water, thing? Wait, weren't you supposed to be at some big celebrity party tonight?" Her thoughts were all over the place but she definitely gasped when Sienna slandered karaoke! "What. No way, c'mon. Karaoke makes everything better. Aw, thank you back."

"Plus the talent, but the brain is good too. Yeah, let's go grab some food. I am hungry. The art gallery was fun, but it was mellowing out." Sienna wasn't being honest, she had kind of abandoned the party after the Gossip Girl blast. She needed to be somewhere that wasn't all her colleagues and peers. "If people can actually sing, I guess. But usually it's so bad. Sorry, it's the theater kid in me, I judge singing harshly."

"i know they were quite rambunctious during their earlier years. they caused some stirs and dramas. they're all so cool, no wonder everyone adores them" it must've been nice to have that support system around "that's the kind of move i pull" she smiled "that make up team will likely know their plans for you if the show decided to turn you. they'll have the look perfected"

"Probably a bit easier to get away with stuff back then for them, now I can't get a drink without someone taking a picture. They are very cool, you can feel it when you are with them." Sienna smiled at Olivia. "See, that's a good way of looking at it. I can't wait for the day personally. Are you working on anything right now?"

it helped to keep cast and crew on side but with long days and small sets, sometimes things came to a head. tensions were bound to show up every now and again "jamie and rebecca run a tight ship. they wouldn't sign onto a project unless they were confident in their cast and crew. take the win, sienna"

Sienna appreciated the things she had learned from the more experienced members of the cast. She definitely had standards now too, she knew how she wanted a set she was on to be run. "I am happy to have them leading that ship. I am taking all the wins I can get with this show. I don't think it could be going any better."

"there's no offence, the cast and crew are huge." keeping track of everyone on a cast and crew was a daunting task in itself on any set your worked on. he didn't plan on sticking around. once his contract was up then he was gone "it keeps you on your toes and gives you experience of quick changes but you don't want to be an constant state of changes. firday night bites is run like a tight ship. if i know my sister and the brat pack, they wouldn't settle for anything less"

Sienna shrugged, he wasn't wrong about that. She tried her best to know everyone's name. Even the guest stars. "It will definitely end up helping me if I ever need to improv." She nodded her head. "Yeah, I definitely think they helped a lot. Not like most of us know what a professional set is supposed to be."

"Sienna's right, it's practically been decades since we last saw each other. I'll have to be stolen," he apologised to them, turning to Sienna with a very grateful smile. "Steal away." He followed her far enough away that they were out of earshot before letting out a laugh. "Thank you so much for that, I was worried I wasn't gonna make it. It's great to see you! Didn't you have that other thing today too?"

Sienna smiled back at him, happy to help get Jesse away. She hoped that his admirer wasn't too mad at her. She smiled at him. "No problem! I am happy to save you even if I have to lie." She walked next to him, nodding. "Yeah, the art gallery with Jamie and all her friends. It was cool, you have to come to one of these things with me. Everyone would love you!"

"she is, and i love that the brat pack are all still together after all these years. it's cute that they all grew up together." olivia could only hope that her friendships in the industry could last up to even a fraction of the brat pack. "the projects you don't think people will care about are the ones that usually take off into something huge. they haven't even let you try the make up? that sucks."

"It is pretty cool, not many people can say that they have a strong group of friends that all made it big. I can only imagine the stories that they have together." Sienna hoped that one day that would be her and the rest of the cast. She already felt so close to both Frankie and Scottie. "I guess I have to never expect anything to take off and I will have nothing but success. They want to save it for when they can put it on social media without people freaking out. I will get it one day, the makeup team loves me."

"Um, let's see... There was- Oh! And then there was-...," she trailed off, counting on her fingers before shaking her head and laughing. "You know what, let's just say enough. I think I'm dangerously close to doing something sensible, sober, me will regret. You are beautiful though, Sienna. This much is true."

Sienna smiled as she watched Tessa try to count her drinks, she was definitely too far gone at this point. "I am sure it is enough, but after some water and food, maybe we can do more. At least there isn't karaoke. That would make it so much worse." She laughed. "Thank you, so are you, Tess!"

"you're good. by the time you remember, my stint of your show will probably be done" he'd agreed to a guest spot and a guest spot only as a favour to his sister and the network. as much as friday night bites was doing well as a show it wasn't his place - the rest of the brat pack belonged there, not him "i've had jobs like that before, they're writing monologues on napkins and giving you five minutes to learn it. not every job is like it, kid. don't let it disillusion you"

"Hopefully not! But you are probably right." Sienna had heard Roman was only doing a guest role, but she expected that to change. She knew how badly the network wanted the full brat pack involved. "That's exactly how it was. Kind of fun but too much chaos for me. It did for a while, having this show is helping me learn how a professional show is actually run."

"cute" she noted at sienna's answer. like her boss, ingrid was a force to be reckoned with. especially when it came to someone messing something up that would affect jamie in any way. "it would go fine if the damn organiser would listen to the instructions they were given and avoided trying to take creative liberties, but that's been nipped in the bud now." it better have been or else ingrid was going to have another heated conversation with them "you must be, it's been a long season for you all. i hear the new scripts are due to be given out as well. no rest for the talented it seems. oh that sounds fun, i've spoken to a few other people are dipping out to head over there."

Sienna smiled at Ingrid. She was happy that Jamie had someone as dedicated as Ingrid working for her. This party was perfect to her, and she was sure that was thanks to her. "Well, I will keep an eye out for any creative liberties and report them back to you. Promise." She prayed that they were done trying, or else Ingrid would definitely take care of it. "The press stuff has been a lot of it. I have been doing so many interviews. The season finale is coming up, a lot of big surprises, I bet. My cousin is helping throw the party, so I think I have to make an appearance."

"nice to meet you officially too. would be nicer if you spilled the beans on the upcoming season - my mom and uncle won't tell me anything and i have to know" she hinted to see if she'd get any of the gossip. "i am, i'm sort of starting to look into it to see how i feel about it. it's the family business after all. was acting always a passion of yours?"

"Sorry, I'm not giving anything up again. Pretty sure that since I spoiled something last year, they have been following me, making sure I keep things hush-hush." Sienna had learned her lesson about spoilers, even for someone so close to the show. "You have some of the best mentors for it if you ever do it. Basically forever, but it was theater mostly before I got my first television role. It was more of a passion than an actual career."

"she's a blast. i love getting to catch up with her" jamie had been a mentor to her like many other younger stars in the industry. she oculd understand the frustration of career questions, especially if your character hadn't been going the way you expected it to "i'm sure the friday night bites questions are out in full force this evening given most of you are here including your new guest star. you never know, this could be the vampire year for you. fingers crossed that it gets to happen"

"She really is the best. I am happy I got to meet her. I was so nervous when she was cast." Sienna had met other celebrities before, but people like Jamie and the rest of the Brat Pack were legendary. Same with Olivia, she had watched pretty much everything the other had done. "The questions never seem to stop now. I didn't expect the show to ever get this big. The fans would love it, I just want to get to try out the makeup everyone else gets."

"enjoying the event?" looking up from her spot with her cigarette, olivia nodded to answer sienna's question "it can get exhausting having the same conversations a thousand times over. there's only so many questions about the endless knights that i can answer without my head wanting to explode"

"Yeah, Jamie knows how to throw a great party." Sienna understood her. Even if she had her own questions about Olivia's work, she wouldn't think to ask her at this party. "Yeah, that's been my night so far too. If it is about the romance stuff, it's people asking me when I am going to become a vampire. Like if I controlled that, it would have happened last year."

"Oh, hush!" Jamie tutted, squeezing her tight as they hugged. "I do look gorgeous, the rumours are true but never for a second sell yourself short. Ah, wonderful. You must be absolutely thrilled for summer. Do you have anything on the books yet?"

Sienna knew she did it to herself too much. She could be so confident with her acting. But self-confidence was still a big work in progress for her. "You are right. We both look great. A few things, I am going home to see my parents and my siblings. But I may or may not have booked a movie this summer. Possibly two."