He’s
gorgeous, isn’t he?” The soft voice in her ear made her heart
stutter in surprise.
She turned to see
Jennifer Adams, one of her co-stars, and had the decency to blush.
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“ Honey,
please, you’re practically drooling.” Jennifer chuckled under her
breath. “There’s nothing wrong with looking. He’s a fine male
specimen.”
Alicia laughed, throwing
embarrassment to the wind. “You’re right. I feel bad ogling him
like a piece of candy. But damn it, he looks good.”
A strangled laugh escaped
before Jennifer could stop it. “Come on, before I get us into real
trouble.”
She linked her arm
through Jennifer’s and started out towards the refreshment table –
it was the place people gravitated to when they weren’t working. As
she listened to her talk about the upcoming scene, she couldn’t
help glancing across at Brad again. He had his head down so she
couldn’t see his eyes; a lock of hair cast his face in
shadow.
He was talking to Doug
Chambers, the assistant director. Since a general crew call had
been made, there was a crowd of people waiting for the day to
start.
“ Hi, Alicia,”
Tim Johnson called out as they approached.
She’d worked with him
once before. He was a pleasant man; professional to a fault. “Hey,
Tim. You ready to rock and roll?”
“ Not sure
there’s much rocking involved, but you could always change the
script!”
Alicia mimed a gale of
laughter and turned to Jennifer. “Do you know this
clown?”
“ Never seen
him before in my life.” Jennifer winked at him, her version of an
apology. “How’s it going, Timmy?”
“ Fine since
you asked me five minutes ago.”
Alicia walked over to
grab a bottle of water and chat with Mia Gregory. She was a little
surprised that Josh hadn’t resurfaced – Mia was his current leading
lady. She hadn’t worked with her before, but from what she’d seen
so far they would get on well.
“ Hi, Mia.”
She offered her a friendly smile.
Mia only had time to
return the smile before Carl Jones was tearing across the set and
demanding all the attention.
“ Is this the
real deal or another false alarm?” he asked, completely unaware of
the attention he drew. Alicia smiled at her old friend, charmed, as
always, by his obliviousness. He lived in a world of his own
creation and had no concept of time.
“ The real
deal. But you already knew that.”
His eyes twinkled. “Is it
my fault there’s been so much drama over the past couple of
days.”
“ You get
that, it being a movie set and all,” Mia said. She stood aside to
make room for Tim and Jennifer.
“ We’re making
a movie?”
Alicia batted his arm
playfully. “Behave yourself, CJ.”
He held up his hands in
defeat. “Okay, okay, so we’re ready.” The grin was practiced; it
was aimed at his co-workers as he moved to shake Tim’s hand and
flirt a little with Jennifer. As he was doing an over-zealous air
kiss, something caught his eye.
“ Hey, who’s
the stud?”
Alicia went through the
motions and peered over her shoulder; she knew exactly who he was
referring to. “That would be Brad Morgan.”
He let out a whoop that
diverted attention again. “Oh, honey, you’re going to suffer for
that. I can’t wait to see what the press make of him – he looks
like he belongs in front of the camera not behind it.”
“ What… the
diva surrounding herself with pretty people?”
His responding chuckle
was at least more subtle. “Can’t argue with that, can we,
guys?”
Alicia spotted Stuart and
Josh coming out of the production office. “It looks like it’s about
that time.”
She threw a wave in
Josh’s direction, watching as he gave Stuart a hearty pat on the
back. To his credit, Stuart took it in his stride. He hurried over,
looking more centred than he had earlier. “Thanks for your patience
this morning,” he said, addressing the whole group.
“ That’s okay.
We’re used to Ali’s tantrums.” Carl jumped
gorgeous, isn’t he?” The soft voice in her ear made her heart
stutter in surprise.
She turned to see
Jennifer Adams, one of her co-stars, and had the decency to blush.
“I don’t know what you mean.”
“ Honey,
please, you’re practically drooling.” Jennifer chuckled under her
breath. “There’s nothing wrong with looking. He’s a fine male
specimen.”
Alicia laughed, throwing
embarrassment to the wind. “You’re right. I feel bad ogling him
like a piece of candy. But damn it, he looks good.”
A strangled laugh escaped
before Jennifer could stop it. “Come on, before I get us into real
trouble.”
She linked her arm
through Jennifer’s and started out towards the refreshment table –
it was the place people gravitated to when they weren’t working. As
she listened to her talk about the upcoming scene, she couldn’t
help glancing across at Brad again. He had his head down so she
couldn’t see his eyes; a lock of hair cast his face in
shadow.
He was talking to Doug
Chambers, the assistant director. Since a general crew call had
been made, there was a crowd of people waiting for the day to
start.
“ Hi, Alicia,”
Tim Johnson called out as they approached.
She’d worked with him
once before. He was a pleasant man; professional to a fault. “Hey,
Tim. You ready to rock and roll?”
“ Not sure
there’s much rocking involved, but you could always change the
script!”
Alicia mimed a gale of
laughter and turned to Jennifer. “Do you know this
clown?”
“ Never seen
him before in my life.” Jennifer winked at him, her version of an
apology. “How’s it going, Timmy?”
“ Fine since
you asked me five minutes ago.”
Alicia walked over to
grab a bottle of water and chat with Mia Gregory. She was a little
surprised that Josh hadn’t resurfaced – Mia was his current leading
lady. She hadn’t worked with her before, but from what she’d seen
so far they would get on well.
“ Hi, Mia.”
She offered her a friendly smile.
Mia only had time to
return the smile before Carl Jones was tearing across the set and
demanding all the attention.
“ Is this the
real deal or another false alarm?” he asked, completely unaware of
the attention he drew. Alicia smiled at her old friend, charmed, as
always, by his obliviousness. He lived in a world of his own
creation and had no concept of time.
“ The real
deal. But you already knew that.”
His eyes twinkled. “Is it
my fault there’s been so much drama over the past couple of
days.”
“ You get
that, it being a movie set and all,” Mia said. She stood aside to
make room for Tim and Jennifer.
“ We’re making
a movie?”
Alicia batted his arm
playfully. “Behave yourself, CJ.”
He held up his hands in
defeat. “Okay, okay, so we’re ready.” The grin was practiced; it
was aimed at his co-workers as he moved to shake Tim’s hand and
flirt a little with Jennifer. As he was doing an over-zealous air
kiss, something caught his eye.
“ Hey, who’s
the stud?”
Alicia went through the
motions and peered over her shoulder; she knew exactly who he was
referring to. “That would be Brad Morgan.”
He let out a whoop that
diverted attention again. “Oh, honey, you’re going to suffer for
that. I can’t wait to see what the press make of him – he looks
like he belongs in front of the camera not behind it.”
“ What… the
diva surrounding herself with pretty people?”
His responding chuckle
was at least more subtle. “Can’t argue with that, can we,
guys?”
Alicia spotted Stuart and
Josh coming out of the production office. “It looks like it’s about
that time.”
She threw a wave in
Josh’s direction, watching as he gave Stuart a hearty pat on the
back. To his credit, Stuart took it in his stride. He hurried over,
looking more centred than he had earlier. “Thanks for your patience
this morning,” he said, addressing the whole group.
“ That’s okay.
We’re used to Ali’s tantrums.” Carl jumped
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