Accidentally in Love [Brett Hand x OC]

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They left for California early the next day, luckily they were taking a Cognito private jet so they would have lots of room.

Theodora sat next to Brett on the plane, and near Gigi, but she was immersed in the movie she put on that she basically wasn't there.

"Ugh, I hate flying." Theo's voice wavered as they began to take off, and her foot bounced up and down uncontrollably.

"Hey," Brett placed his hand on her thigh to stop her bouncing. "It'll be alright. I'll talk to you to distract you."

"Thank you." She sighed, his hand feeling hot on her leg and she stared down at it.

Brett must have noticed, because he quickly removed his hand. "Just think, soon we'll be in sunny California where we can go to the beach and get tanned."

"Ha, you know my priorities." Theo laughed but her stomach was still twisting with anxiety as she glanced out her window.

"Hey, don't look out there," Brett noticed Theo's nervousness and pulled her attention back to him. "keep your eyes on me."

Theodora looked into his eyes, at first it was nothing but then the prolonged eye contact made her blush. She giggled, tearing her eyes away from him, she laughed nervously but Brett didn't seem fazed.

As the plane experienced a bit of turbulence, Theo instinctively grabbed Brett's hand, squeezing it tightly. Brett lightly traced his thumb over her hand to comfort her.

"Hey." He used his other hand to turn her chin towards him. Her brows furrowed and her heart rate increased.

"God, I think I'm gonna throw up." She muttered, her foot bouncing again.

"Deep breaths," Brett murmured calmly, "remember what you taught me?"

"Yeah." She said breathlessly. "Five things I can see, hear, smell."

"Name them." He urged, still holding her hand.

"Um, I can see the screen in front of me, Gigi, and her Louis Voutton handbag, Reagan over there sleeping," She looked at him, "and your puppy dog eyes." She smiled.

"Good." He chuckled.

"I hear the plane, Andre and Myc talking shit, Reagan snoring, Gigi's movie through her headphones and my own heart beating." She found herself becoming calmer as her mind was taken off the fact they were in the air.

"And what can you smell?"

"Airplane." Theo scrunched up her nose, "Literally nothing else."

"You feel okay?" He frowned in a concerned way.

"Yeah, thank you." She took a deep breath, and became aware of their hands still interlocked. She didn't want to move her hand at all. "But keep me distracted. Talk to me."

"Okay..." Brett thought of a new topic. "Are you excited to be in Baywatch?"

"Yes," She smiled, "I always wished I was an actress. What about you?"

"I'm mostly nervous. I've never acted so how will I know if I'm good at it?" Brett said.

"I think you'll be great. But yeah, there is a bit of pressure, isn't there?" She replied.

"If I suck, then my whole family will see and be even more ashamed of me." Brett fretted, "And J.R will be disappointed in me, everyone will."

"Hey," Theo squeezed his hand. "we're in this together, alright? Whatever happens, happens."

"Theo's right." J.R appeared by their seats. "Sorry, not to interrupt... whatever this is," He glanced at their interlocked hands. "But no one pays attention to the acting in these movies so either way you'll be great."

"That's... reassuring." Brett mumbled, letting go of Theo's hand hastily.

"You two are hot enough to get away with shitty acting." J.R continued, "Just try not to embarrass yourselves in front of the producers."

"Right." Theo swallowed thickly, and Brett only made a small noise like a wounded animal.

"You guys will fit right in, you're both LA 10s and Theo you already have a Valley girl accent, for some reason." J.R shrugged.

They landed at LAX and there were cars waiting to take them to the resort at Venice Beach where they were going to be staying.

"This is so fancy." Theodora said to Gigi as they arrived at the 5-star resort.

"I am totally in my element!" Gigi placed her sunglasses over her eyes.

"Alright, gang." J.R turned to the group. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, clearly getting into the vibe. "We have the main villa so we're all staying in the same house. There's a bedroom for everyone, so don't worry."

They came up to the villa, which was beautiful. Andre and Myc rushed into the house to cop themselves the best bedroom.

"Come on," Gigi grabbed Theo's arm and dragged her along. They managed to find bedrooms next to each other, which were both quite big and luxurious.

Just as Theo was getting settled into her room, Brett's head stuck around her door.

"Theo, J.R wants us to go meet the producers." He said, sending a jolt of nerves through her body.

"Oh God." She bit her lip as she followed Brett out.

"I know, I'm terrified." Brett's voice wobbled, clinging to her arm in fear as they found J.R in the kitchen, which was massive.

"Alright, you two. Let's go." J.R said promptly.

The same cars that brought them to the resort took the three of them to the filming studio.

"Now, remember, you guys are representing me, so be on your best behavior." J.R warned them as they got through security and were now making their way to one of the stages.

"Of course!" Brett said nervously.

"I was more talking to Theo." J.R deadpanned, before they entered the stage.

There were a bunch of cameras and film sets that it was almost overwhelming, and J.R led them over to who seemed to be one of the producers.

"Michael!" J.R called out.

"J.R, it's good to see you buddy." So-called 'Michael' responded, they greeted like old friends in a hug.

"Guys, this is Michael Berk, he's one of the producers." J.R explained.

"So these are the two you picked?" Michael asked, shaking both of their hands.

"Yes." J.R said nervously.

"Nice going. Good picks." He nodded approvingly.

"This is Brett and Theodora." J.R seemed to be glad to have his approval.

"Great to meet you guys. Let me take you around the set and introduce you to a couple of people."

He took them around set, introducing them to writers, set designers etc.

"So, we film the majority here, but we do have some scenes where we gotta film outside on the actual beach." Michael explained.

"Good, I really want to get a tan." Theo said with a small laugh. J.R shot her a disapproving look but Michael laughed loudly.

"Ha-ha! I like this one, she has spirit." He patted her on her back. J.R laughed nervously.

They ended up meeting The Rock, (Brett squealed excitedly at the sight of him), David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.

Theodora was especially nervous to meet Zac Efron, he seemed really intimidating.

"Guys, this is Zac. Zac, this is Theodora and Brett." Michael explained and Zac shook both of their hands.

"It's great to finally meet you guys." Zac smiled warmly, "I'm so excited to work with you."

"Theo, you and Zac will be working quite closely together." Michael continued.

"I'm looking forward to it." Zac's blue eyes pierced her as he still held her hand. Theo found herself blushing and avoiding his gaze, mostly just because it was Zac Efron.