Rating - G
Archive: Yes
Based On: Singin’ in the Rain.
Some lines of dialogue from the original film used in a modified form. They belonged to MGM originally.
Rating - G
Archive: Yes
Based On: Singin’ in the Rain.
Some lines of dialogue from the original film used in a modified form. They belonged to MGM originally.
Don walked home in the rain.
What a difference a night made. Last night he was convinced his career was over, and now thanks to Cosmo and Kathy, he could have a good few years left.
Kathy was amazing. The complete opposite of Lina.
All these years he’d had to pretend to be in love with that viper.
“Good for business” RF Simpson kept telling him.
Not to mention the fact it put the press off the tail of the real story.
Cosmo.
The public seemed to believe all that stuff about the conservatory. As if he and Cosmo could have grown up together - I mean he was 20 years older than him for god’s sake.
Kathy. She’d appeared at just the right time. Now she was someone he could actual bear to be seen with in public. Sweet and pretty and not too stupid.
Don had said to Lina, “I don’t like her half as much as I hate you.” It was true. Although really he didn’t so much hate Lina as resent her. The fact that he had to pretend all the time. Living a lie.
Still that was what being a movie star meant didn’t it?
Cosmo was still up when he arrived home.
“You’re all wet!” He smiled.
“I gave my umbrella away - I was so happy Cos. everything seems good again.”
“Kathy’s great isn’t she?” Cosmo already had a towel and had started to dry Don’s hair.
“She sure is. “
“Kissed her yet?”
Don nodded solemnly. He turned around. “It’s just make believe - you know that don’t you. “
“Of course,” Cosmo’s voice was as cheerful as ever, but the tension was there, Don knew him too well not to notice that.
“I mean the kisses with Lina always seemed to fool the public didn’t they? I just wanted to see if Kathy would make a convincing leading lady.”
“Uh-huh,” Cosmo smiled sadly.
“Cos. Did you really think I’d fallen for her?”
“The thought had crossed my mind.”
“Come ‘ere,” Don stroked the younger man’s hair gently and looked straight into his eyes. “You always did make me laugh.”
Cosmo leaned forward and placed a chaste kiss on Don’s nose.
“I’m athletic too. Don’t forget that,” he grinned mischievously. Don grinned back. “Come on - race you.” He ran up the grand staircase towards the master bedroom. Don followed quickly.
At the doorframe Cosmo stopped suddenly, “Oh Don - your fans will be bitterly disappointed,” he said, mocking Kathy’s voice.
“From now on there’s only one fan I worry about,” Don smiled.
END
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