Behind the scenes at GNW with Dermo and Fido

challenge requirements:
Setting: behind the scenes at GNW
Stars: Paul McDermott & Richard Fidler
Words: Satan, professional, content, snort, bondage, water-polo
Phrases: Slow down you’re hurting me
Year: 2000

Paul was running around the back halls at Global Studios looking for Richard. He was supposed to be on the show tonight, which was due to start taping shortly. He rounded a corner and ran right into Ted Robinson.

“Where the hell is Richard?”

“I don’t know Paul. He’ll be here. Calm down, what are you so jumpy about?”

“Nothing. Just let me know when he gets here okay?”

“I will.”

Paul wandered off down the hall, and Ted watched him with a concerned look on his face. He wondered what was going on with Paul and Richard.

“Hey Ted!”

Ted swung around and saw Richard coming towards him in the other direction. Ted walked over and greeted him with a handshake.

“Hey Rich.”

“Sorry I’m late. Traffic is shocking tonight.”

“That’s alright. Hey what’s going with you and Paul?”

The expression on Rich’s face changed and he looked at Ted.

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing. Just Paul seemed a little jumpy before because you weren’t here yet.”

“I’d better go find him.”

Ted looked at his watch.

“Oh damn you’ll have to see him out there. We’ve got to go and do the warm-up soon. Have a great show!”

Ted took off towards the studio. Rich sighed, he was hoping to see Paul in private before the show. He went down the hall to the green room to say hello to the other guests.

“Hey Rich!”

“Hey Wil. How have you been?”

“Great.”

Richard had short conversations with Wil, Adam Spencer and Amanda Keller who were all in the green room. He then excused himself, wanting to go and find Paul. As soon as he stepped into the hall he ran into Jean Kittson.

“Rich!”

“Hey Jean!”

Rich gave her a big hug. It had been a while since he’d seen her.

“Where are you running off too?”

“I was going to look for Paul. I wanted to see him before the show.”

“Don’t you get to see each other often anymore?”

“Yeah all the time. I just have something to talk to him about.”

Jean smiled.

“He’s in his dressing room. I just went to see him.”

Rich returned her smile.

“Thanks.”

Rich almost sprinted down the hall to Paul’s dressing room. He knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

The door opened and Paul stood there with a smile on his face.

“Oh it’s you Rich! I thought it was Satan.”

Rich smacked Paul on the arm and then pulled him into a hug. Paul smirked as he wrapped his arms around Rich and then slid them down to grab his butt. Rich could feel himself getting more aroused and by the growing bulge in Paul’s pants he knew he wasn’t the only one. He wiggled his hips against Paul eliciting a moan.

“Do that again Richie and I’ll take you right here in the hall.”

“Now Pauly that wouldn’t be very professional.”

“Well get in here then.”

Rich smiled.

“I wonder if people know about the sexual content that occurs in this dressing room of yours Paul.”

“Well I plan to increase that content if you’ll drag your cute arse in here.”

Rich smiled again and followed him into the dressing room.

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Ted stood at the side of the stage applauding and encouraging the crowd. The show had gone brilliantly. Paul and Rich were working together as well as ever, and their teasing and flirting had the crowd screaming and cheering. But as Ted watched them he couldn’t help think that something seemed different. They were acting as professional as they always did, but there was just something different about them that he couldn’t quite put his finger on.

After the show had finished Paul was sitting up on top of his desk and Rich was standing next to him. They were talking and both laughing hard. As Ted walked up to them he heard something about a female water-polo player and decided he really didn’t want to know what they were discussing.

“Hey guys. Great show.”

Paul smiled.

“Thanks Ted. Having that big snort before the show helped then huh?”

Rich giggled and Paul whacked him on the arm. Ted just shook his head and smiled. H realized there really wasn’t anything different about Paul and Richard’s behaviour, they were still acting the same as back in the DAAS days. He walked over to Mikey.

“Hey Mikey, great show.”

“Thanks Ted.”

They both turned at the sounds of more giggling and watched as Paul jumped off the desk and threw an arm over Richard’s shoulder. Ted watched them as they headed back towards Paul’s dressing room. He looked back to Mikey and went to speak when Paul suddenly distracted him again.

”Hey Rich you ever tried bondage?”

Ted shook his head. He said thanks and goodbye to all the other guests and made sure everything was sorted out before he left. As he walked down the corridor he heard rather strange noises coming from Paul’s dressing room.

“Paul slow down you’re hurting me!”

Ted just shook his head again and quickly left the building. Perhaps there was something different about Paul and Richard’s relationship but he decided he really didn’t need to know what it was.

THE END