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tonight, but she was a sucker and it didn’t hurt to hope.
She opened the door to find Rock. He held up a couple DVD cases. “You must see these.” Without waiting for her reply, he strode into the room and made a beeline for the player that Evan had left there the night before. Rock was his customary stoic self, so she couldn’t decipher if she was about to watch something good or watch an unmitigated disaster.
“Dear Lord, don’t let it be the latter,” she silently prayed. They were too far behind the curve as it was. They couldn’t afford to have lost another day.
Rock pulled a chair over to the TV stand and operated the equipment by hand despite the fact that the remote was within his reach. Tam flipped the deadbolt latch so the door wouldn’t completely close and sat cross legged on the bed. It was silly. She hadn’t felt the need to take the same precaution with Evan. Maybe it was because she knew Rock was married and didn’t want even the hint of impropriety. With Evan, part of her wished for a little impropriety.
“This is from the morning.” Rock’s accent was decidedly heavier and she surmised it was because he was tired. Then she no longer had time to wonder, because the picture was up. The scene with Marc and Evan was beautiful. Even as a raw product, it brimmed with a lovely mix of humor and rage. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from the screen. She’d written that. Holy crap! She’d written that.
A knock startled Tam out of burgeoning self importance. She started to get up, but the partially open door was pushed inward and Audra poked her head in. “There you are. Are you watching the dailies?”
Audra didn’t wait for an invitation. She joined them and flopped on the other bed. Tanzi, who’d been right behind her, slid in, too. She perched on the edge of the bed next to Audra.
“Marc did a great job there,” Audra commented. “He should be here.” She whipped out her phone and sent a text.
Rock hit the pause button. “We will wait.” He looked at Audra. “How are you feeling?”
Tam’s heart immediately sank. Had Audra been sick and no one had told her? She studied the woman, who took a deep breath.
“Exhausted. Today was a wild ride.” She spared Tam a glance with the admission.
Rock smiled. “That is as it should be.”
Marc arrived just then. “We’re watching the dailies?” He inquired in what Tam was learning was his very shy way. He eased in the room and sat on the other half of the bed with Tam. She’d never met a person more shy than him. Watching him perform was completely misleading. Not to mention the tiny little detail that he was seriously hot. The man was truly a gifted actor.
“Wait ‘til you see how awesome you did,” Audra informed him. Rock pressed play and Audra refocused on the screen so she missed the deep blush that covered Marc’s face. But Tam saw. He glanced her way obviously knowing that she couldn’t not see it since he was between her and the TV. She gave him a kind smile. He nodded his acceptance and watched the video with everyone else.
More people trickled in to check out what they’d accomplished for the day. Between all the cast members and crew who stopped by, Tam was starting to wonder how many people would fit in her hotel room. Each time the door opened, she kept hoping that the new arrival would be Evan. Each time she was disappointed.
“Last one,” Rock called and held up the final DVD. A cheer erupted in the room.
“Oh my,” Tam involuntarily responded to their sudden enthusiasm.
Marc, who’d finally relaxed enough to lean back on an elbow to watch the videos, smiled at her. “Blooper reel.”
“Got it.”
The crowd laughed and cheered as each actor flubbed his or her lines or tripped or got tongue tied. Evan arrived in the midst of the good-natured ribbing wearing flannel pajama bottoms and an old t-shirt that clung to every well-defined muscle of his torso. It totally sucked, but Tam noted the moment he
She opened the door to find Rock. He held up a couple DVD cases. “You must see these.” Without waiting for her reply, he strode into the room and made a beeline for the player that Evan had left there the night before. Rock was his customary stoic self, so she couldn’t decipher if she was about to watch something good or watch an unmitigated disaster.
“Dear Lord, don’t let it be the latter,” she silently prayed. They were too far behind the curve as it was. They couldn’t afford to have lost another day.
Rock pulled a chair over to the TV stand and operated the equipment by hand despite the fact that the remote was within his reach. Tam flipped the deadbolt latch so the door wouldn’t completely close and sat cross legged on the bed. It was silly. She hadn’t felt the need to take the same precaution with Evan. Maybe it was because she knew Rock was married and didn’t want even the hint of impropriety. With Evan, part of her wished for a little impropriety.
“This is from the morning.” Rock’s accent was decidedly heavier and she surmised it was because he was tired. Then she no longer had time to wonder, because the picture was up. The scene with Marc and Evan was beautiful. Even as a raw product, it brimmed with a lovely mix of humor and rage. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from the screen. She’d written that. Holy crap! She’d written that.
A knock startled Tam out of burgeoning self importance. She started to get up, but the partially open door was pushed inward and Audra poked her head in. “There you are. Are you watching the dailies?”
Audra didn’t wait for an invitation. She joined them and flopped on the other bed. Tanzi, who’d been right behind her, slid in, too. She perched on the edge of the bed next to Audra.
“Marc did a great job there,” Audra commented. “He should be here.” She whipped out her phone and sent a text.
Rock hit the pause button. “We will wait.” He looked at Audra. “How are you feeling?”
Tam’s heart immediately sank. Had Audra been sick and no one had told her? She studied the woman, who took a deep breath.
“Exhausted. Today was a wild ride.” She spared Tam a glance with the admission.
Rock smiled. “That is as it should be.”
Marc arrived just then. “We’re watching the dailies?” He inquired in what Tam was learning was his very shy way. He eased in the room and sat on the other half of the bed with Tam. She’d never met a person more shy than him. Watching him perform was completely misleading. Not to mention the tiny little detail that he was seriously hot. The man was truly a gifted actor.
“Wait ‘til you see how awesome you did,” Audra informed him. Rock pressed play and Audra refocused on the screen so she missed the deep blush that covered Marc’s face. But Tam saw. He glanced her way obviously knowing that she couldn’t not see it since he was between her and the TV. She gave him a kind smile. He nodded his acceptance and watched the video with everyone else.
More people trickled in to check out what they’d accomplished for the day. Between all the cast members and crew who stopped by, Tam was starting to wonder how many people would fit in her hotel room. Each time the door opened, she kept hoping that the new arrival would be Evan. Each time she was disappointed.
“Last one,” Rock called and held up the final DVD. A cheer erupted in the room.
“Oh my,” Tam involuntarily responded to their sudden enthusiasm.
Marc, who’d finally relaxed enough to lean back on an elbow to watch the videos, smiled at her. “Blooper reel.”
“Got it.”
The crowd laughed and cheered as each actor flubbed his or her lines or tripped or got tongue tied. Evan arrived in the midst of the good-natured ribbing wearing flannel pajama bottoms and an old t-shirt that clung to every well-defined muscle of his torso. It totally sucked, but Tam noted the moment he
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