Falling For My Boss

Chapter 13

~~~~Y/N’s POV~~~~
Six weeks have gone by so quickly and everything has been pretty much back to normal. It’s super busy, and Hailee finds small excuses to be closer to me than normal, but neither of us has said anything about it. And I had to fully admit to Alex that I’m super into Hailee, but thankfully, they haven’t really pushed me for details about anything other than my feelings about her. Today, Flo is coming back and tomorrow, we are going to film my scene. This time, she's actually staying in a hotel, much to Hailee's chagrin. But, I'll probably be staying here more as the days get longer on set. Plus, I’ll be in an adjoining room in Atlanta when we go there to film. I'm about to head home when Flo texts the group chat.
FP: Hello, bitchess!
FP: Y/N, I hope you're ready for our big smooch!
I laugh-react, then write back.
Y/N: Right there with you.
~~~The next day~~~
When we get to set, there's a flurry of activity, and I'm a little bit overwhelmed before I see Flo waving to me. She and Hailee really guide me while we all get hair, makeup, and costumes on. My costume is a little bit sexy, a silky tank top and matching boyshort undies. And with makeup covering my tattoos, I somehow feel more exposed than I really am. I see Hailee's eyes lingering on me before I'm given a robe to wear around the set.
When we start the scene, I'm a little nervous, but we do a couple of lines while lighting and camera crews adjust things, and the intimacy coordinator talks to Flo and I separately, even though we aren't doing anything more than a kiss. Flo jokingly asks if I'd like to do a practice kiss right before we film, 'just so we don't like bonk heads or something', and it makes me laugh, which actually helps. By the time we start actually filming, I'm way less nervous. We end up only filming the kissing part a couple of times, for different angles, and most of the bits that have to be done a lot involve me just being quiet in the background, so I'm having a pretty great time. She's a really good kisser, by the way. The end of the day comes faster than I'd like, honestly. When we are heading out, Flo gives me a tight hug.
"You did great, y/n!"
"You too, Flo. I had an amazing time."
"I think the fans are going to beg for more of you." She winks.
"Oh, whatever, it's not even a real character."
"Not yet, but you know the conspiracy theorists!"
"Don't get my hopes up! I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Of course! Go get Hailee," she suggests, giving me a little jab with her elbow. "I mean it." Here we go again with matchmaker Flo. I make my way out to the car where Hailee is waiting for me, and climb in after her.
"Did you love it, or did you love it?" she asks, grinning widely.
"Oh, I loved it."
"I have to know if Flo's a good kisser." She wiggles her brows at me.
"I don't kiss and tell, Hailee," I chide.
"I'll tell you about Ella."
"Hailee!"
"I'm joking. But you did have a great time, right?" She puts a hand on my knee, and my stomach flutters.
"Literally the best day of my life."
"Good. Wanna get Indian food and crash?"
"Absolutely."
When we get back to her house, it's about five minutes before the food shows up. I'm plating up some chicken tikka masala when she clears her throat.
"Yes?"
"Uh, I feel like I should say this, but please don't feel the need to make a big thing out of it."
"Okay?" I furrow my brow.
"I was a little bit jealous of Flo today."
"I mean, yeah, she's got some acting chops."
"No, I mean," her eyes are flying around the room, lighting on everything but me. "I was jealous of her when she was kissing you." Her eyes finally land on me.
"Oh."
"Yeah," she sighs.
"Oh," I repeat, not able to form any coherent thoughts.
"It's dumb. I shouldn't have said anything, uh, just forget it," Hailee says, running her hands through her hair.
"Uh, Flo," I stammer, "Flo said. I didn't think- I mean, um."
"Don't worry about it, y/n. It was just a weird moment. I kind of thought, I guess, I thought you were gonna laugh." Her eyes meet mine, and I can tell that she's lying, but she's silently pleading me to pretend this never happened. I don't wanna let it go, but I also cannot form a sentence right now.
"My crush!" I blurt out, "remember what she said about my crush?"
"What?" She's definitely not connecting the dots yet. "Uh, yeah, I mean, I remember, but what does that-?" She stops. "Oh?"
"Yeah," I say, and now it's her turn to repeat herself.
"Oh. Oh, fuck." Her eyes widen. We stand there for a long moment, just kind of staring at each other until I clear my throat.
"Uh, I'm just going to take my food to another room. I'll see you in the morning." I basically sprint to the room I'm staying in and whip out my phone to text Flo.
Y/N: FLORENCE YOU BITCH
FP: What on Earth?
Y/N: Hailee. Idk. Something just happened and idk what it means.
FP: Call me.
"Flo, I- she said she was jealous of you."
"For kissing you I presume, since you're freaking out so much."
"Yes, and then I think I blacked out before telling her that she was the crush you were talking about a while back, and then neither of us said anything and now I'm hiding."
"You're an idiot. Actually, you both are."
"Helpful," I say sarcastically.
"Go back out there and kiss her!"
"She. Is. My. Boss."
"And she just admitted that she wants to kiss you," Flo deadpans. "Go. Kiss. Her."
"I'm hanging up."
"Bye."
I throw my phone on the bed and rest my head in my hands. Am I really about to do this? No, I can't. But then again, she clearly wouldn't hate it. What if it's bad? What if it's great? My head is spinning. I'm starting to pace when there's a knock at the door.
"Y/n? Can we talk?" Hailee’s voice. Before I can rethink it, I open the door.
"No," I state simply. Then, I grab her face and kiss her. I have to stand on my tiptoes, but when our lips meet, I might as well be flying. She's stiff for a moment out of surprise, but then her arms wrap tightly around my waist. She leans into me, deepening the kiss, and I think I finally understand what people mean when they talk about sparks. I feel like my whole body is on fire. Her hands slide up my back and into my hair and I feel shivers along my spine. My hands are still cupping her face when we break apart, and I can feel it when she smiles.
"Yeah, that was definitely better than talking," she whispers, leaning in so her forehead touches mine. I hear myself giggle.
"I'd say so," I whisper back, barely touching the tip of my nose to hers. She presses her lips to mine again gently, almost reverently. As she does, my stomach rumbles loudly.
"You think maybe we should eat dinner?" Hailee laughs.
"Probably should."
"Come on, grab your plate." She holds her hand out for me to take, and leads me back to the kitchen.
~~~~The Next Day~~~~
When we get to set the next morning, I'm still walking on air. We spent the rest of the evening kissing and laughing, and we didn't get much sleep, but it was worth it. We're pulling into the lot, and Hailee grabs my hand.
"I have never wanted to be off work more than I do right now."
"Why?"
"Because I wanna spend all day kissing you," Hailee whispers in my ear. She kisses me softly before sliding open the partition to thank the driver and jumping out of the back seat. When I see Flo, she gives me a questioning look, wanting to know what happened. My cheeks get super hot, and I hope nobody else notices. I shoot her a text letting her know I'll tell her later when we get into the makeup trailer. Hailee is getting her makeup done when her makeup artist suddenly says, "Girl are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm great," Hailee replies, meeting my eyes in the mirror. I feel butterflies.
"Your lips are swollen. You sure you're not having a reaction to the product?" As soon as she says it, I choke. Hailee blushes a little bit, and Flo, from across the trailer, laughs.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Hailee tells her. After a minute my phone buzzes.
HS: Maybe you should cool it on the lip biting. 😅
Y/N: Well if I do it every day, your lips will always be the same size. 😉
HS: 😍 I like the way you think.
Then Flo texts the chat.
FP: Hey idiots, how was your night???
FP: I have a feeling it was pretty good. 😘😘
FP: 😂😂😂
HS: What are you talking about??
Y/N: Oh jesus, Flo.
FP: You cannot tell me I'm wrong. You have been pining for each other for forever.
HS: Can we please not talk about this at work?
FP: FINE BUT WE TALK ABOUT IT AFTER!
FP: Sorry, didn't mean to yell 🙂
Then Hailee texts just me again.
HS: Keep the flirty texts coming, though. It'll help the day go by faster 😉
Y/N: Will it?
By the time Hailee has a break and we head to her trailer, I have sent her quite a barrage of texts. She didn't always have her phone on her, but whenever she read one, I could see her cheeks turn pink. When we enter the trailer, she locks the door and turns to me.
"Kiss me."
"You're all done up," I say, gesturing to her wig and makeup.
"Then be careful!" She reaches forward and grabs my hips, pulling me against her. I look up at her and bite my lip.
"God, you're gorgeous."
"Oh, shut up." She leans down and kisses me, fingers digging into my hips. I pull away after a moment and give her a serious look.
"Hailee, if you keep kissing me, I'll ruin your wig."
"Spoil sport."
"I can't help it, I like running my hands through your hair," I shrug.
"You like pulling my hair, you mean."
"What? Noooo." I smirk at her as she laughs.
"Yeah, right." She leans toward me again when there's a knock on the door behind her.
"Hailee! Quit snogging your assistant and let me in!" Flo's voice pierces the air, and Hailee throws the door open.
"Florence! Why on Earth would you say that?" Hailee asks her loudly, and ushers her inside the trailer.
"I'm just taking the piss out of you. You were kissing though, weren't you?" Flo looks at us conspiratorially, and I feel my face heating up.
"That's absurd," Hailee says, grinning. "If I kissed her, she'd fuck up my wig."
"Hailee!" I squeak.
"I knew it! You finally took my advice then?" She says, looking between us.
"Kind of," we say simultaneously.
"Wait, you were talking to Hailee about me this whole time?" I ask Flo, feeling a little betrayed.
"I was saying the same thing to both of you, and neither of you believed that the other would go for it. It was kind of adorable." Flo shrugs and scrunches up her nose. "Glad it finally worked." Hailee smiles and puts a hand on my lower back protectively.
"Me too." When she says it, Flo squeals and claps her hands together.
"See? Too cute."
"Okay Flo, can we just enjoy the break now?" Hailee asks.
"Does telling me every detail count as enjoying the break?"