Chapter Twenty
Joel
Crisis one was averted, and Alessandra seemed to be coming along when it came to us.
But I was going stir crazy for her, and things had to come to a head soon.
It had been three weeks since our moment in the bathroom, and I hadn’t gotten any real alone time with her since. Filming had been intense, and when we weren’t filming, I had meetings with the studio about my next movie in the comic book series. This one was going to be a crossover with another, and the script was insane. We were talking a multimillion-dollar film.
Alessandra was busy with Jenson, who was in his last month of school, and getting ready to take him to her parents’ house in Brazil. From there she would fly back here, and leave the next morning for Kauai.
Anytime that was not being occupied by filming, I was going to spend with her. I was like an addict going through withdrawals. One month in paradise together, and I was going to make it my own version of heaven.
I had finished my intense workout and headed for the shower when my phone rang.
Mandy Moore’s “Candy” blared from my living room.
That woman. She had been changing my ringtone to songs she thought were embarrassing,or even her theme song for me at the time. And I did the same. I never bothered to change my password, because it was cute. Our fun way of screwing with each other, and I knew she liked it, too. So we kept up the fun.
“This better be a sexy phone call because I am going out of my mind over here.” Yeah, I answered the phone like that.
“Oh, Joel, I’m touching myself right now,” she moaned on the other end, and I found myself growing hard.
“Don’t tease me,Lips. I’ve been hard for you for too long. You need to give up the goods soon, or I’m going to combust,” I whined, which made her laugh.
“Feeling a little blue over there, Kline?”
“Yes. I need your P on my D very soon. We’ve been together for over a month! I feel like I’ve earned some coitus gratificationus.” I totally made that word up, but whatever. I was feeling desperate.
“I know; I’ve been craving some Vitamin D myself,” she admitted, and it made me feel worse. I so wanted to give her that healthy dose of D.
“But we will have time in Hawaii to have fun. No interruptions, besides work. I’ll let you play hide the snake in the bushes.”
“We both know you take your Brazilian heritage seriously down there; no bushes to hide in,” I retorted, and I honestly had no clue if that sentence was true. I hadn’t even touched or seen her vagina! I was all for waiting, but Christ. All we’ve done is make out and dry fuck each other, once! We were adults, and this was like torture.
“Nope. I’m more of a retro girl.”
“Doesn’t matter. I’ll go la freak on your sweet mound no matter if it’s jungle or beach.” I was officially losing it. What the hell was I even saying. La freak? I needed medication.
Instead of thinking more on how insane I was feeling, I listened to her laugh, a sound that made me smile instantly.
“Okay, I was just calling to let you know I won’t be able to hang out with you tomorrow before you leave. I promised Jenson I would take him to Monterey Aquarium to do fun tours and such, if he was good for the last month. And he was. So I will just see you in Kauai.”
I wanted to groan with disappointment, that I wouldn’t see her for four more days, but her son came first. And that was more than okay with me.
“No worries. I’ll have plenty of time to iron out my epic proposal in paradise for you then,” I joked with her and she laughed, like she always did when I talked about marrying her, or moving her in with me. I just smiled and thought to myself…all in good time.
She couldn’t talk much longer, so I wished her luck, and told her to text me while she travelled. I knew she was going to be exhausted from running around so much. I had already booked her a spa day once she arrived and got settled. I thought she would like that, and I’m a thoughtful guy.
After we hung up, I went ahead with my plan to shower, and passed out. During filming, I never had much energy for anything but the job, working out, and sleeping. At least Alessandra understood that and didn’t seem to have any issues with the grueling schedules. She liked her space, and it was a good trait for someone to have when being with me.
She could do it. Alessandra could handle everything.
A little nagging thought in my head knew there was still a little skeleton in my closet that she would not be good with, but I ignored it. She would fall in love with me, and it wouldn’t matter. I have never been acting with her, and I have wanted her since that moment I saw her. She was it for me.
The Leia to my Han.
I actually got to sleep in the next day, since my flight wasn’t leaving until noon. But since I woke up early every day, I still woke up at 8:00 a.m. I did a quick run on the beach, showered, and finished packing. I knew L.A.X. would be busy, so I decided to get there earlier than I was told by Leighton. Which was a good decision. Traffic sucked, and the airport was chaotic. I pulled my hat low so no one would add to my time, but a few people had stopped me to take pictures. It wasn’t long before I had people gathering in clumps around me, using their phones to take pictures and video of me walking and getting a coffee.
