Helpless

You Give Me Fever

I was nearing the end of my day on set, and I was anxious to see Jennifer again. She had walked in earlier today with Lin-Manuel and his wife, Vanessa but I didn't get a chance to talk to her. Today had been an important day on set and the scene I was shooting was detrimental to the movie.

"And, action," Tim yelled.

The scene involved Tom and Javier and we went all out on this last take. As we were finishing up, I caught Jennifer approaching Tim. I could tell she was careful to not make noise while the scene was being filmed. She whispered something to Tim, and he nodded. Then she quickly glanced my way and my eyes locked with hers. There it was: that feeling of needing her. The feeling of wanting to be with her. To kiss her. I quickly recovered and finished the scene.

Everyone clapped as we congratulated each other for a fantastic and grueling day on set. It was one of the best scenes I had ever done in my career, and I was proud of it.

My attention immediately went back to Jennifer. She was still talking to Tim. I started to walk towards them.
"We can set something up without him knowing," I heard Jennifer say.

"I like that idea," Tim agreed.

"Who are you guys talking about?" I asked.

They both turned around and looked at me. There were those eyes. Those beautiful, big hazel eyes that I was so enamored with. I gave her a small smile and she returned it.

"Javier," Tim whispered.

"But you can't tell him anything," Jennifer quickly added.

"What about Javier?"

"His birthday is on Wednesday," she whispered with a smile. "I wanted to surprise him with a birthday dinner right after wrapping up for the day."

"And Jen will grace us all with her cooking," Tim added. "She is one of the best cooks. I'm excited."

"Thanks," Jen laughed.

"I can't wait," I smiled back.

"I'm gonna head out to my trailer," Tim said giving me a squeeze in the shoulder. "I have to finish up somethings before heading home."

"You don't have to finish it all tonight, Tim," Jen said, giving him a hug.

"I know," he laughed. "I promise I'll do what I can and finish up tomorrow."

When Tim walked away, I grabbed Jennifer by the arm. "Come with me," I said.

"Where are we going?" She asked following me.

I made my way to the costume design room we had in the back of the set. I opened it up and quickly got inside. It had been hours since I had alone time with her. I locked the door and turned to her.

"Finally," I said walking towards her. "It's been what? 8 hours since I last saw you today?"

"Dramatic," she laughed, shaking her head.

"Well, when you are aching to see your girl," I said reaching out to cup her face. "Dramatic is not the word I would use."

I could tell she was getting flustered; she was thinking something that was far from innocent, and I wasn't complaining. I drew her face to mine kissing her deeply. I loved the feel of her lips. She let out a small gasp as she drew herself closer to me, her lips moving quickly against mine.

"I can't get enough of you," I smirked as I slid my hands down her back.

I crushed my lips against hers again, not trying to contain my hunger for her anymore. Jen's head was slanted to the side as I parted her lips with mine, tongues entangling, nothing was gentle about this kiss. I don't think kissing would even describe this as we devoured each other.

Just then we heard a knock on the door. You have got to be fucking kidding me. Was this gonna be a thing? Having to be interrupted every time we wanted to be alone? I let out a frustrated sighed and gave her a softer kiss. "Fuckers," I sighed.

She laughed as she tried to straighten herself up. I opened the door, and it was Javier.

"Oh," he looked between Jen and I. "I didn't know you two were in here."

"I was showing her some of our wardrobe," I responded.

"Right," he nodded. I could tell he was holding in a smile.

"I got to go," Jen responded. "I have a couple of things to take care of before going home."

"I'll text you," I whispered, giving her a good night hug. If things had gone my way, it wouldn't have been just a good night hug. Fucking Javier.

"Buenas noches, hermosa," Javier called out as Jen laughed and waved him goodbye.

Javier then turned around to look at me. "Showing her around, weren't you?"

"I...was," I said looking down.

"You know, hermano," Javier patted my back. "Everyone knows that you and Jen have a thing."

How the hell would they know that? We had been together for what? 3-4 days now? Was it that obvious?

"How do you know?" I asked.

"Well," he laughed. "Every time she's around, you light up. Like a Christmas tree. Like fucking New Year's Eve."

We both laughed. Shit. I guess I wasn't as careful as I thought I had been.

"And Jen has that glow look going for her," he said. "Her eyes light up every time she looks at you. Except she hides it better."

"Good to know," I laughed.

"Johnny," I heard his tone change. His voice getting softer. "She's a great girl. If you're serious about her, make sure to give the relationship your all. She's a traditional woman. Remember that."