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“Okay.”
“This is real enough, isn’t it?” I ask him. “That kiss was real enough?”
“Yes,” he replies. “That was real enough.”
44
VICTOR
Hayley is sitting next to me in the makeup trailer. We’re both so tired after weeks of filming, but somehow the makeup artists have really worked their magic on us. We’re looking amazing – like we have stepped straight out of a fantasy world. I swear I would dissolve into an ugly puddle if it weren’t for those artists.
We’ve been left alone - the team has left to sort out some problem happening with extras on the other side of the set. I don’t mind waiting. So much of working on a film set is spent waiting around for the next panic to begin.
I lean back in my seat. I’m dressed in my armor. It feels good, but it is remarkably restrictive in allowing me to relax. I can barely move in this thing.
I close my eyes and try to drift off...
“How is she going?”
Hayley’s asked me a question, and now I’ve been brought back to Earth.
“Huh? Who?”
“Josie,” Hayley explains. “How’s she going?”
Josie is back at the hotel today. She likes to visit the movie set, but not every day. I don’t blame her. Like now, there is a surprising amount of patience required before there’s any semblance of Hollywood action. It can actually be quite boring being here. It’s not the glamor that Hollywood makes it out to be,
“I don’t know,” I reply softly to my co-star. “Why do you ask?”
Hayley shrugs.
“She’s a small town girl whisked to Europe. No family. No friends. How’s she finding Italy? How is she finding her new fame?”
“She’s fine,” I reply.
“Is she really?”
“Well, there was one incident...”
“Tell me, Victor.”
I sigh.
“I’ve heard her crying before,” I whisper. “Back at the hotel.”
“Crying?” Hayley asks.
“It kinda freaked me out,” I reply. “I don’t know what to do about that. What should I do, Hayley? I’ve never had a girlfriend before.”
The actress rocks back her head and laughs.
“Oh, Victor... you poor, innocent man.”
“I’m being serious.”
“I know you are, honey. But it’s so sweet that this playboy doesn’t have the faintest clue on how to deal with a woman who needs his support. You’re helpless for once, let me bask in that for a moment.”
“Okay, okay. You’ve had your fun, now tell me what to do.”
