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“Come on.” He pulls me in the opposite direction. “I’ll drive you home.”
“You’re no fun,” I complain but follow him.
He pauses and turns suddenly, and I slam right into his body.
“I think what we just did was lots of fun,” he says close to my ear, sending shivers down my body.
“Ex-exactly,” I stutter. “And we could have lots more fun tonight.”
“Next time,” he promises with a laugh.
Rehearsals the next week are unbearably boring and extremely long. We’re on the technical rehearsal stage of the production, which means long days when we come on stage to stand still for extended stretches of time so the sound and light teams can get their shit done.
It also means we’re very close to opening. Just three more weeks.
And, unfortunately, it also means I don’t see much of Winter. He’s got the most scenes on the show, so he has the longest days of all the cast. One day, when I see his start time on the call sheet, I actually feel sorry for him. I have two back-to-back days off, and he’ll be going in both days.
On Wednesday, a week after tech has started, we’re finally on the same shift, blocking the scene Melina and Arthur reunite in the woods. But we don’t get to see much of each other offstage. When he’s sent on a break, I stay behind, and vice versa.
It’s like the universe is conspiring to keep us apart.
And my body isn’t at all happy about it.
I’m constantly aware of his presence, as if there’s a magnet inside me that tracks his every move. Our magnetic fields have now irreversibly flipped to keep us together instead of apart.
When I go on my second break of the day, I find a text waiting for me on my phone.
Winter 14:21
Remember when I told you the chemistry test was torture? THIS is torture.
I can feel a stupid smile tugging on my lips.
Luiza 15:03
Can’t you pretend you need to use the bathroom next time I’m offstage?
Winter 15:41
Why can’t YOU do this on MY break?
Luiza 16:37
Because I gave you the idea. If you don’t want to…
An arm wraps around my stomach, making me scream and jump in place.
“Shhh,” Winter shushes me as he spins me around. “They’re right there. They can hear us.”
I open my mouth to say that I wouldn’t have screamed if he hadn’t startled me, but he doesn’t give me the chance, closing his lips on mine with urgency. I respond hastily, taking advantage of every second we have together.
Which isn’t nearly as many as I’d like. Way too soon, Winter’s lips withdraw, and he clears his throat.
“Fuck,” he groans. “We need to stop before I go back on stage sporting a semi.”
Luiza
16:40 Never mind
