“Okay…”
“No, I mean wereallykissed, not in character. I kissed her on the dance floor, and she kissed me back. It was hot and sexy and perfect and amazing.”
“You mean she actuallykissedyou, kissed you? Samara Barber kissed you as Samara–”
“Stop saying her name like that. People could hear you.”
“But that’s what happened? You’re sure?”
“We went out after work, and it was just us. There were no cameras, Laine.”
“Just a dance floor filled with people. How did no one notice? Is it online now, and I missed it?”
“No. She was wearing a wig. And she came out to me, Lainey. She’s bi, like me. But we kissed, and then, she ran.”
“Hold on. She’s bi?” Lainey asked.
“You can’t tell anyone, not even Paige. I mean it.”
“Damn. I had no idea. Didn’t get any vibes from her. Who has she dated? Anyone else in the closet?”
“She’s never dated a woman before, and I’m the first one she’s kissed.” Dana thought about it. “For fake and for real, I guess.”
“You’re her first girl kiss?” Lainey asked and covered her mouth, looking like she thought this was adorable.
“Lainey, focus.”
“Iamfocused.”
“I don’t know what to do. I need sister advice.”
“I’m not sure what I can do for you. I’ve never dated a celebrity, and I definitely wasn’t Paige’s first girl kiss. I wasn’t even Maisie’s.”
“We haven’t really talked, but we need to because today was awkward, and we’re supposed to be playing two people falling in love.”
“Did you ask her why she ran?”
“I tried. She didn’t want to talk to me. And today, she asked if we could change the schedule so that she didn’t have to film with me. I swear, she wanted to kiss me, too. And she kissed me back. Her hands were everywhere. It wasn’t just one-sided.”
“And you want it to continue?”
“I don’t know. It’s crazy, right? She’s famous. I’m not. She lives in Hollywood. I live here. I’m going to go back to being a caterer when this is all over, and she’ll move on to her next movie and probably meet some guy she’ll fall for, and I’ll have to see pictures of them all over the place until they get married. Then, I’ll see the exclusive photos on the cover of every magazine in the damn grocery store, and I’ll reminisce about the time I kissed her in a bar one night.”
“It’s not crazy,” Lainey said. “You like her.”
“I do. She’s beautiful, yeah, but there’s more to her than that.”
“Then, it’s definitely not crazy. You should talk to her. Tell her how you feel.”
“I still have the rest of this shoot to get through.”
“Well, you can wait and tell her when it’s all over, but then, she leaves, right? If you tell her now, maybe she’ll want to give it a try while she’s still here, and you’ll have time together.”
“But if she freaks out and tells me no, it’ll be awkward, and we could ruin the movie.”
“You’re both professionals. I’m sure she’s had to fake getting along with co-stars before. That’s acting, right?”
“What’s acting?” Paige asked as she arrived at the table.
