"Anytime, really. My niece is staying the night with her grandparents. My sister has this potterything tonight, and she was telling me I could go to that with her if I didn't have anything else going on. But, no, I didn't tell her I'd go."
"Great, so why don't you come out here?" he said.
"Sure. I'd love to watch. I'll just be a fly on the wall. Or if I can help if you need it."
"Oh, don't let Judd or Cam hear you say that."
"They can put me to work. I'd love that."
"It's a bit of a drive," he said. "Why don't you stay the night? You could make the crew breakfast tomorrow."
"For how many?" I asked, hiding the instant panic I felt—choosing to ignore fear.
"Three? Ten? Whatever you can do. There could be thirty, but everyone's used to fending for themselves."
"I could handle breakfast for a few of you," I said as I thought about it. "We could serve everyone if my sister comes with me."
"Would your sister come out for that?"
"Yeah, I can ask. She does have tomorrow off. And Luna's with her grandparents."
"Would you both want to spend the night tonight? You could take my trailer."
"Where would you sleep?"
"In the barn. I mean, we call it the barn, but you saw it. It's nice in there. We have air mattresses. I can sleep anywhere."
"I can sleep anywhere, too," I said. "If Audrey comes, we can sleep in the barn," I said. "This is right up her alley. She used to travel around and go to festivals and things like that. She likes to cook on the go, too."
"This is a match made in heaven," he said.
"If she's willing to come, we can probably feed as many as you need."
***
Audrey went for it. She cancelled her plans for the evening. We had to plan a menu, gather cooking supplies, and then shop for food and prep before making our way out to Deer Lodge. We left Missoula at 7pm and arrived at the ranch at 8:30. I knew they were busy and just starting to shoot some outdoor evening shots at the area known as 'the camp'. It was in a location on the backside of the ranch where there were no buildings in sight. We would have to park near the kitchen tent and walk there.
Alex had explained to me where everything was, and I went straight there when we arrived so that Audrey and I could put away our supplies for the morning. I saw Judd when I was on my way from the car to the kitchen with the last of the utensils.
"Hey, I heard you were making breakfast in the morning," he said. "I'm looking forward to that."
"Hey, thanks, it'll be fun," I said, acting confident even though I was nervous. I barely knew Judd. I had met him before, but only briefly.
"Do you need help with anything?" he asked.
"No, thank you, this is the last trip."
"I came back to get a couple of things," he said. "I'm about to take the golf cart back to the camp. It's a little bit of a trek over there if you want a ride."
"My sister's with me. Can we both fit?"
"Oh, of course, it carries six. I've got to pick up something for Ty, too. We have to stop by her trailer. But I'm leaving now if you're ready."
"Yeah, let me grab Audrey," I told him.
And within a minute, the two of us were on the golf cart with him. I sat in the front seat, and Audrey squeezed in next to me.
Judd went into an unmarked trailer and came out with a battery pack. Then he parked beside Ty's trailer, and we waited outside while he went in. It was dark out, so the string lights near the trailers were on. Ty was one of the main actresses, and she shared a trailer with her sister, Ameila. Both of their names were on a sign in front of their trailer.
