<div style="text-align: justify;">Amy did notice that Rich was watching her, of course. What she didn’t know was what the agent was thinking. To be honest, though, even if she knew what Rich was thinking, Amy would probably have accepted his offer anyway. It was work, after all, and work that could get her face out there. <br/><br/>Rich’s other thoughts would have bothered her a lot more, definitely. She hadn’t come to Hollywood to become a prostitute or a mistress. She could have done that back home. Of course, Amy had yet to learn the ropes and how things worked - in Hollywood and with Rich Porter.<br/><br/>When Rich said he would call Martin’s stunt double, Amy nodded. He should look enough like Martin that she could get a feel for the scenes she would eventually do with the All American Actor himself should she be approved. “Yes, sir”, she murmured politely when Rich said he could get a better feel for her acting skills if she would read a scene with someone. That definitely made sense, and she was more than willing to do anything to cause a good impression. <br/><br/>As she waited for Sidney to come in, Amy thought of everything she could do to get hired. She really needed that job, and hoped she could calm down enough to perform. <br/><br/>Seeing the man made Amy feel a little more relaxed. He seemed like a good enough guy. “Nice meeting you too, sir”, she replied in her usual polite manner. This was her chance, and she needed to make the best out of it. ‘Act as though nobody is watching’, her teacher had told her back home when she was getting ready to go on stage for the first time, for a school play. She would have to remember this piece of advice and act as though she was alone with Sidney now, too, as she would be way too nervous to do anything if she focused on the fact that Rich Porter was watching her.<br/><br/>Closing her eyes for a moment, Amy opened them to read the scene a few times. It was a scene that involved an argument, and at the end, she would need to slap Sidney. For a timid girl like Amy, it wasn’t easy to get into this kind of character right away, but she knew this kind of scene sold. She knew moviegoers liked seeing intense scenes, and she would have to deliver if she wanted the job. It was a relief that she would not do the scene with Martin. It would be even harder to slap Martin Hayes just like that.<br/><br/>After a break to get into the scene, Amy did manage to deliver her lines. She wasn’t a great actress, of course. She was still too green to be considered anything more than a good enough actress not to embarrass anyone, but that probably meant she was what Rich wanted. Not bad enough to cause problems, but not good enough to get more attention than Martin. And since she was used to small productions, she had a good memory and caught her lines quickly. <br/><br/>She would only break character after her final part of the scene. “It’s over, Jonathan!”, the girl exclaimed, slapping Sidney. Of course, she wasn’t really used to this kind of scene, and ended up slapping the man for real. A second later, she was already back to herself and nearly crying. “I’m so sorry, did it hurt?”, she asked, completely forgetting for a moment about why she was there. Oh, well, if that would mean that she wouldn’t get the job, then she was already screwed, right?</div>