Liam Genner walked through the streets of Rome with a smile on his face as he talked with his assistant and best friend about some upcoming events he would have to put on hold for the time being. He had arrived to Rome the night before so that he would be able to rest up for the first day of shooting the next day. He was expected to be on set in an hour to get into hair and makeup and also prep for the scenes he would be shooting that day. He was more than excited to be in Rome. It was his first time ever visiting it and he had made sure to extend his trip a little longer so when after shooting ended he could relax and actually enjoy the beautiful city.

"I know what you're saying man but flying to Vancouver and back overnight just sounds too risky. I'd rather just try to make it to next year's event than be a nuisance on everyone. including the filming crew," He explained to Ben, his assistant, as he stopped to sign autographs and take pictures with excited fans. There were two different Liam. There was the humble actor who appreciated his fans because they were the reason he was so popular and then there was the jackass Liam who partied a little too much and spent money on anything and everything without a care in the world. The tabloids knew the jackass.

"Well if you're sure," Ben sighed pulling out his work phone and checking it. "Word is in that your beautiful co-star just got in." He told Liam showing him the updated gossip that had been sent to his phone. It was his job to subscribe to Liam for any new news and since he was working with Scarlett on this movie he had to make sure to subscribe to her too. Just in case Liam got into something with her.

Liam rolled his eyes and looked over at Ben with a disinterested face. "Please that girl is anything but beautiful. I hear she's a diva from anyone she's ever worked with. I am not looking forward to this." He told him with an unhappy sigh. And it was true. Liam had heard a lot of rumors about the actress and it turned him off from even meeting her. She was the only reason he was not looking forward to shooting this movie.

Stepping outside the terminal gates and Scarlett was instantly surrounded by the flashing of cameras and the screaming from fans. Instantly a smile was fixed to her lips and she walked over to sign some of the pieces of paper which some girls were holding out to her. This was part of her job and Scarlett was humble enough to know that if it wasn't for these people then she wouldn't have the job of her dreams. She spent the next twenty minutes smiling for the cameras and talking to her fans and it was only when Harrison walked over to her and told her it was time to leave that she said goodbye to them. Seeing them had certainly put her in a better mood.

"Come on Scarlett... you are now going to have to skip going back to the hotel and just go straight to the set" He said in a frustrated voice. Scarlett frowned. "What did you want me to do? They came all the way to see me, the least I could do was to sign their things" She said as she headed towards the limo and got into the backseat as the door was opened for her and her luggage put in the boot.

"Where is the script?" She asked, remembering she had fallen asleep on the plane reading it. Harrison handed it to her with a sigh. It was his job to make sure that everything went alright and smoothly. He had been the one who had always been there for her because despite the confident personality Scarlett was seen to have, there were times in her life which had been very difficult, things which hadn't made it into the press and made it lucky that she had even made it here today.

Scarlett was silent for the rest of the trip to the set, reading over her lines as she tried to memorise as much as possible to make the days easier. In about half an hour though the limo came to a stop and they were there.

"I got offered the role for that new romantic comedy but I've been wanting to try my hand at action so I turned it down and took this job instead," Liam explained to the makeup artist as he sat down in the chair to get ready for shooting pretty soon. He had arrived on set about fifteen minutes ago and had went straight to the director to prep and see exactly they would be doing on the first day. It was nothing too intense and Liam was actually quite happy about that. He couldn't wait to kick some ass but he knew he didn't have the energy to do it today. He was still jet lagged from his 16 hour flight in last night.

Today they would be shooting the scene in which he and his romantic interest and partner in crime for the movie met. It was all too surreal except Liam knew he wouldn't be smitten with Scarlett like his character was with hers in the movie. He was a professional though and he wouldn't let any negative feelings he already felt toward the girl. He wasn't sure exactly how she felt towards him but he knew if she had read anything about him in the tabloids and believed it she would hate him. Oh well you win some you lose some. He looked around for a moment and wondered where his co-star was. It was unprofessional to be late and if she didn't get here in a couple of minutes then she'd be late for sure. One thing about Liam was that he was always on set on time. No matter if he had gotten wild drunk the night before or not.

Scarlett got out of the car as the door was opened for her and walked onto the set. She smiled at a few people as one of the staff came up to her and told her that the director wanted to talk to her before she went to hair and make-up. Scarlett had already met with him before to go through script reading as well as measurements for costumes and things like that not to mention going through her contract. She nodded her head and followed the man through the sets before she reached the directors office. Stepping inside she smiled as she greeted him and they spoke for about five minutes about todays scene as well as the timetable for the rest of the movie. It sounded all fine with her and once they were finished she headed to make-up. Scarlett sighed softly as she heard the voice of Liam inside. Just because they had never meet didn't mean that she didn't know who he was and the sound of his voice.

She heard him speaking of a romantic comedy he had been invited to do. Scarlett herself was more of an action actress as well as doing a lot of historical romances. She had never done a comedy before so it wasn't surprising that they had never worked together before. "And aren't we all glad that you did..." Scarlett said as she entered the room with a smile. Despite not liking him at all, she didn't want to appear rude and was mature enough to put it aside to try and make things work for the sake of the movie. "It's nice to meet you Liam... I have heard so much about you" She said as she walked over to where he was sitting and extended her hand out to him.

Liam was surprised when he heard a female voice behind him and turned to see Scarlett walk in. He smiled at the actress and stood up from his seat, extending his hand for her to shake. "Nice to meet you too, Scarlett. I've also heard about you. I'm hoping what you heard is nothing but good things." He let out a chuckle. He was sure that there would be some kind of cast get together later on that night so that everyone could get to know each other and the way things were looking already it seemed like him and Scarlett wouldn't have any problems. She seemed pleasant so far.

"By the way, if you have a boyfriend tell him that I apologize in advance for having to kiss his girlfriend for the next few months," he joked hoping to keep the mood in the room light. He knew how it was to just meet someone and he was hoping it wouldn't be awkward. Liam wanted this shoot to go smoothly. Most of the other movies he did, the cast all became one huge family and he was still pretty good friends with most of them. One of his co-stars in his last movie even became one of his best friends. He didn't expect Scarlett to be his best friend but he was hoping they could be friends.

Scarlett could only smile as he mentioned her only hearing good things. Hardly anything she had heard about Liam was a good thing. The partying, the alcohol and the girls... well he had quite the reputation and she had no intention of becoming the next in the list of A-list stars who he had dated. She wasn't going to bring that up though since so far he seemed to be acting nice and she didn't want to come off as a bitch. Scarlett decided to be nice to him as long as he was nice to her.

"No boyfriend so I wont be needing to pass that along" She said shaking her head a little. Kissing was all part of the job and there wasn't a main role that she had played that hadn't involved kissing someone. Also despite what some people might think, having to kiss someone with about fifty people watching and pointing cameras at you wasn't exactly romantic. They were told which way to put their heads and hands and exactly how long it needed to last. Directors had a way of making the kisses always cold. "But the same to you, pass my apologies onto your girlfriend if you have one" She said with a small smile as she let go of his hand and moved to the seat next to him. One of the other make-up artists instantly walked up behind her and began to remove the make-up Scarlett had applied herself before getting off the plane.

"Are you looking forward to the movie?" She asked, trying to make conversation.

"Lucky for you I am single so no crazy girlfriend lurking on set," He laughed as he sat back down at the same time Scarlett did and let the makeup artist continue to work on him. He was glad that Scarlett was actually being nice and not bitchy like most reports said she was while doing a movie. She seemed to be making an effort and he would do the same. ext he would be needing to go to wardrobe but that was simple as he had to wear jeans, a white t-shirt and leather jacket. He was sure that Scarlett's first outfit for the movie would be something amazing and elaborate. The women always had better style in movies.

"Yeah, I'm excited for this. I usually play the bad guys or the comedic best friend in movies so it's nice finally play a role where I'm the hero and I'm actually good," He admitted nodding his head. And it was true. He was usually the villain who everyone hated or the one who always had something funny to say. It was good for a change and when he had read this script he had jumped at the opportunity to do something different. It would be good for his career. "How about you?" He questioned back.

Scarlett wasn't surprised when Liam said that he didn't have a girlfriend. The reporters were constantly writing about his bad boy ways and that he had a different girl every week and couldn't keep a steady girlfriend. He was the type of guy that she dispised for her own personal reasons. Two years ago she had gone through a very public break up with a top playing football star which involved another girl. The papers had run with the story but instead of reporting that he had been cheating, they took his side and said and painted her as a controlling bitch. So for her own reasons, Scarlett didn't like men who used woman and as far as she knew, Liam was that type of guy.

She listened to him speaking as the make-up artist did her thing and began to apply a thick layer of stage make-up. Scarlett didn't move until Liam questioned her back and when she did it was only her lips. "Yeah I'm looking forward to it. I have done action movies before but there was something about this character and her situation that I was drawn to... and I'm not going to lie, the idea of getting to shoot in Rome was also a major factor" She said with a smile.

"Ah couldn't resist a chance to live in the City of Love for a few months, could you?" Liam laughed as the makeup artist finished with him and he stood up. He didn't need to have much done just some of the general stuff so that he would appear to have color in the movie. One thing he hated was that the camera made you look like you were the most pale person in the world no matter how much color you had and because of that whether a guy or girl you had to get your makeup done. Liam felt disgusting with the stuff on his face, especially if it was a hard scene where he was sweating a lot. "I don't blame you, though. This is my first time in Rome and I made sure that after shooting was over I would be able to stay a few more days so that I could explore." He told her fixing his hair in the mirror so that it had that natural messy look he liked.

"I'm hoping though that after this I can do a much more serious role. Maybe a drama so that I could be an actor that could do any role. I hate being type casted." He admitted with a sigh as he turned to look at the clock. Call time was for 6:00 and it was about 5:30 at that moment so it meant that they only had half an hour before they would start shooting. Liam wasn't sure what to expect since he had never worked with this director before so it would be an interesting experience for him.

Scarlett couldn't help but laugh at the way Liam described Rome. It was often called the city of love and that had also been a reason why she had ventured here and decided on this movie. She loved the history and the romance which surrounded the city and was hoping in her days off from shooting that she would be able to explore the city. She had also arranged to stay on for a few extra days if she was not needed back at home. Hopefully there would be time.

"To be honest I have no desire at all to do a comdey. They dont interest me and are not something I would pay movie to go and see. I have found the roles I like to do and the ones that I would love to play out on the screen both as an actress and as the audience" She said, although her voice soft as she gave her differing opinion. "There will always be plenty of these roles avalible" She said with a small smile as she thought of the many she had done and loved over the years. This really was her dream job and even the negative side of the reporters wasn't enough to make her quit. Before she could say any more though a voice interupted her.

"Scarlett..." The familiar voice of Harrison said as he entered the room and lookced from Liam across to her. "Umm... after you are done, we need to talk" He said thinking that she would be alone. What he had to say couldn't be said in front of the small group of people which were in the room. Scarlett turned to look at him with a confused expression but could see that he looked flustered about something. Generally this worried her since he was not usually the one that was worried.

"Would you give us a minute?" Scarlett said to Liam as he seemed to be glancing at the clock anyway. She knew that she was already a little behind with the make-up but it was clear Harrison needed to talk. She then turned to the make-up artist who was standing beside her. "You can leave... I can finish this" Scarlett said but the make-up artist shook her head. "We have a schedual" But Scarlett just shook her head and raised her voice. "I said for you to leave" She said as she picked up one of the hair brushes to fix up her hair. The lady just frowned, sighed and walked out of the room.

Harrison didn't say anytrhing as he waited for Liam to leave.

Liam smiled as he listened to Scarlett speak. Okay so maybe the girl wasn't that bad. She seemed like a pretty nice and fun girl to be around. And she seemed like she was easy to talk to. Liam was just about to open his mouth and reply to what she had said when who he was guessing was her assistant came in and told Scarlett he needed to speak to her. Scarlett asked him to leave the room and then asked the make-up artist to leave and when she refused she practically yelled at her. Liam frowned. This was what the lady was getting paid for and he knew if anyone found out Scarlett had done her own makeup then the makeup artist would be in trouble.

Liam scowled and shook his head walking toward the door. "I would say take your time but we have to be on set in about twenty minutes so make this short." He murmured to Scarlett before leaving the room and making sure to slam the door behind him. He couldn't believe that he had actually thought the reports about her were false. Of course not. She was a diva and she hadn't even been here for half an hour and was already showing her true colors.

Scarlett raised an eyebrow as Liam spoke to her in what sounded like an annoyed voice. She hadn't spoken out to him and in fact she had been more than nice to him, nicer than what he deserved. His words were stating the obvious and Scarlett had been about to ask him what his problem was when she heard the loud slam of the door. She flinched a little at the sound but couldn't help but think how childish that was. She continued to fix her hair though as she waited for Harrison to speak.

Harrison looked at her with a worried face. "I.. I'm not one hundred percent sure about this so dont freak out over it too soon, okay?" He said as he watched her. Scarlett instantly put the brush down and turned to look at Harrison. "What is it Harrison?" She said, knowing now that something bad was up. If it was something good or even something slightly not good then her assistant would have just come right out and said it. Instead she could see him stalling for time.

"He... He is in Rome and there..." He said pausing for a beath. "There are rumours he is engaged" Harrison said quietly as he watched what little colour Scarlett had in her face vanish. She looked like she w as struggling to understand it but in fact she knew exactly who Harrison was talking about. Her ex. After a moment or two, Scarlett turned back to the mirror. "Thank you for tell me" She said clearly trying to hold it together. And she did, quickly finishing her hair and make-up before standing to go off to find costumes.

All Scarlett wanted to go was to go to bed and cry but she knew she couldn't. Instead she headed towards costumes, guessing that was where Liam would be. After his own slamming of the door she wasn''t quite sure what to think of him anymore.