Take Two

Take One

Jace stood and sighed, watching Riele as she stormed away from him. He looked down at the flannel in his hands, now radiating her sweet scent.

"Damn," he heard Sean say, whom appeared behind him. "You really have a way with words, Jace." The blond groaned.

"She won't let me finish, Sean!" Jace exclaimed. "I was going to tell her how I feel about her."

"You know Riele. Don't act surprised," Sean replied simply.

"Well, then when am I supposed to-"

"Jace! Sean!" Nathan called, appearing next to him as he hustled around set. "Get to your dressing rooms!"

"My bad," the blond apologized. He turned to see Sean already jogging down the hall.

"Thanks for listening, Sean!" he called to his curly haired friend sarcastically.

"Just wait it out, babe!" he called back, turning around. "If it doesn't work out, you still have me!" Jace couldn't help but laugh.

"And what would I do without you?"
"Exactly."

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"And... ACTION!"

"Kid, you let him get away!" Ray exclaimed as he and Henry stepped out of the tubes, arriving back from a mission.

"What happened?" Jasper asked, walking over to the two.

"Yeah, what did Henry do this time?" Charlotte asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest. She raised her eyebrows at the blonde, who returned a shamed expression.

"It wasn't my fault," Henry mumbled.

"We were trying to catch Drex by surprise," Ray started. "Which would've worked perfectly if Kid Danger over here actually remembered to surprise him!" Ray threw his hands up in frustration.

"He was right in front of you, Henry!" Ray cried. "Why didn't you get him?!"

"I don't know-"

"This is the third time this week you've backed out during a mission! What's gotten into you?"

"I don't know! Alright?" Henry raised his voice, abruptly standing up. Meeting Charlotte's gaze, the blond spoke. "I don't know."

Jace looked longingly at Riele. At this moment, he couldn't agree more with his character. Neither of them broke eye contact, even when "cut" was called. He took the time to admire his costar's curly locks in its half-up half-down style that was secretly his favorite, and remembered how he used to lay on her shoulder just to annoy her, even though he just used that as an excuse. He noticed the way her arms crossed in front of her chest matched the way she'd do it when he did something stupid, followed by her degrading but intelligent remarks. He saw how her hand was wrapped tightly around one of her arms, remembering the warmth he felt when she held his arm, or when the two held hands. Jace sighed.

He missed her.

"Great job, Jace!" Nathan said, patting him on the back. "Looked practically in love with her." Jace pressed his lips together and nodded.

"Okay everyone, take 5!"

Riele quickly walked off set, trying to distract herself from her rapid heartbeat and warm cheeks. That was Henry, that was Henry, she repeated in her mind. Suddenly, she bumped into Ella.