“Oh,” Dana uttered and looked at her, a little surprised as well. “Thank you.”
“I’ll call my agent after we eat, okay? Bryce and Faye said they needed an answer by the end of the day, but the paperwork doesn’t have to be in. I was thinking that we could go to the wardrobe trailer together after this and get you all set up there.”
“I have a shift,” Dana replied. “I’m still technically the caterer.”
“Oh, right. He can’t find someone to cover for you for the rest of the day?”
“We have two people out sick. You’re lucky I’m herenow.”
“Well, maybe after dinner, when your shift is over.”
“Do they need me here tonight? I can stay if they need me, but I’d love to celebrate with my sister and friends tonight since everything changes tomorrow, right?”
“Right,” Samara replied. “No, I don’t think they would need you tonight. It can wait.”
“Great. Um… Do you mind if I take my lunchwithme? I need to go call Lainey.”
“You can do that here, if you want. It won’t bother me.”
“You sure?” Dana asked.
“Yes. And I’ll call my agent when you get done.”
“Can I maybe go into your bathroom or something?”
“Bathroom?”
“To make the call? Privacy.”
“You can use thebedroom,” she said. “I’m not making you stand in my tiny trailer bathroom to make a phone call, Dana.”
“Thanks,” Dana replied, and she was on her feet and headed that way before Samara could say anything else.
Samara took a bite of her taco and closed her eyes because it was delicious; a little lukewarm now because they’d been talking, but it was still good.
“Yeah. Can you fucking believe it?” Dana said from the other side of the closed door.
Samara smiled.
“We’re going to the bar tonight. We’re celebrating. And you’re buying me a drink, but only one because I’m not going to be hungover tomorrow,” Dana continued.
Samara laughed to herself and picked up her phone to dial her agent’s number, not wanting to wait.
“Hey,” she spoke.
“Hey. What’s up? How’s New Orleans?”
“Unseasonably warm,” she said. “And I need a favor.”
“What kind of a favor?”
“You heard about Vanessa?”
“Yeah. What’s going on there? Did they find someone else yet?”
“Yes. She’s here in my trailer right now, but she doesn’t have representation, so I volunteered you.”
Her agent laughed and said, “Youvolunteeredme?”
