Falter

Chapter 28 - start of something

ELIZA

I've always had a thing for books and everything vintage. I even have my own few sets of first editions I bought from my first paycheck. But since I've been on the road most of the time and been away from Australia ever since I've been in the movie industry, all of my books have their own place in my room back in Perth. Now, flipping on the last few chapters of the book we're making into a movie, I don't want it to end. It's been such a journey for both characters, so bittersweet and so painful yet here I am holding off to even finish it.

Hunter and I have kept things professional onset, mostly when our co-stars are around. I knew Kelsey, James and Amy already had their suspicions; I don't want to add more heads to that. Adding to the gut feel I don't want to finish the book is that this will be our last day of filming. Our ride going to the aquarium will be here any minute now.

So many things have been going on, the fans and their warm welcome for the both of us and honestly this is the first time that this happened to me. To fall in love with my co-star. This wasn't planned. I tried to protect my heart all these years and yet here I am, Goddess of love slowly taking me in. We never had that much talk about how we're going to be after all of this. He's pretty much a private guy and so am I or he would've never agreed to keep this from everyone. Mostly all couples in the public eye seem to end with doom and I really want us for the long haul. I love how he makes me feel. Like I'm the only girl in the world when he's looking at me. I don't want to compare but this feels so different from the love I thought I felt with Jared. This was on another level and the sex is bewildering.

My hazy sexual desires are woken by a soft rap on my trailer's door.

"Hey, Aussie! Are you coming?"

It's Silas, always being reliable and not late. I love being around him. I feel like I can tell him anything. I know he has his suspicions about Hunter and I but we haven't even brought up that issue.

I open the door and I'm greeted by a fresh cup of coffee and a plain bagel, just how I like it.

"Two sugars and milk?" I asked, smiling while reaching for the hot cup.

"Yes, Ma'am, your usual." He smiled back, beaming me with so much happiness.

"I know that smile. Something you want to tell me?" I nudged his shoulders but just hit him on the arm. Everyone's taller than I am and since I don't wear heels very often, I get to feel that every day.

"So, remember my agent was following up with that role I really want so bad?" he sipped, looking up at me, coaxing me if I remember anything.

And then I remember the only thing he talks about is this role which he got alongside his favorite actor, Scott Callahan. He said if he gets the role, he'll play the FBI. His eyes were gleaming when he told me that and it shows even now.

"Holy shit, you got it?"

He laughed, almost spit his coffee and sat down, holding his stomach. He always laughs when I curse because he always sees me as this innocent and timid girl when we first met.

"What? You fucking got it, didn't you?" I stand there wide-eyed while he laughs his ass off. When he got settled, he sipped his caffeine liquid and confirmed that he really got the role and not that, he was able to snatch a couple of supporting roles in mainstream cinema.

"This is really the start, huh?"

We're both seated in front of my trailer, camping chairs laid out while we noisily eat our bagel and sip our coffee. I love this time with friends. And I see that Silas is going to be one of those. While we're chatting, a few trailers down are Hunter's and I just noticed him and James come out and once I see his face, I know there's something wrong. James pulled out a couple of papers from her bag and disappeared in the trailer again.