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Chapter 41

Back in my room I'm hyperventilating and I don't know whether it's because of the kiss (which was amazing) or because I've been stupid enough to let him in yet again. Seriously, what's wrong with me? I know he's hot and all but still.. why do I let him get to me every time? Instead of being relaxed after my nightly walk outside I'm too awake to go back to sleep. Great. I take my laptop and I decide to start planning my trips to Belgium and Australia. I'm actually really excited after booking my tickets. Australia here I come! Because I'm a travel nerd I also order some travel guides. I want to be prepared! After gushing over Australia for a while I decide I might as well get some work done. I take a look at the clock on my nightstand. Great four am and here I am, preparing call sheets and schedules.

The alarm on my phone freaks me out. I turn it off and realise it's six am. I look at the work I've done and I'm very pleased. I can't wait to show it to Greg. I've found a way to make up for some of the lost time. Maybe I should work at night more often! I yawn and stretch before I get up to take a shower. I think about last night. Hero, the kiss, the moonlight. I immediately feel warm and fuzzy. I shake my head and take a deep breath. Okay, new day! After my shower I notice I have a message from Lizzie. They have to postpone their trip until after the holidays because she's been ill. Bummer! I was so looking forward to seeing her and Jack again. I get dressed and head to the restaurant for a quick breakfast. Isabella and Brody are there already.

"Wow, you look tired," Brody says with his mouth full.

"I didn't get much sleep," I yawn.

"Nightly meeting with a sexy Aussie we know?" he wiggles his eyebrows.

I glare at him.

"No! I was buying plane tickets actually." Oh, if only he knew what I'd been up to last night. I don't want to talk about it though. I know they wouldn't approve.

The plane tickets are enough to distract Brody and he goes on and on about all the adventures we're going to have Down Under. His enthusiasm is exactly what I need and I'm in a much better mood for work. I go to their trailer to make sure they know what scenes are on the programme for today and then I walk to the different sets to make sure everything is where it's supposed to be.

I look at my phone and it's eight am. Josh and Hero are expected on set in half an hour. Today will be a long day. We will mainly shoot scenes with Josh and Hero. We're also filming a fight scene between them. Oh, the irony. I hope everything goes well. Josh probably is in his trailer so I walk over there to get him.

"Good morning Joshua," I say after a quick knock on the door. He's sitting on the sofa without a shirt with his script in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

"Oh hey!" He smiles at me. I can only stare at him. How can someone look so hot with just a script and a cup of coffee?! He has a perfect tanned body, perfect abs, those bright blue eyes-

"Eh, Charlotte?" He interrupts my thoughts and I'm really glad he doesn't know what I was thinking just now.

"Did you forget your shirt? I'm pretty sure you're supposed to wear a shirt in your first scene of the day."

"Oh, yeah. I just don't want to spill coffee."

"Great thinking!" I don't know what to do with myself so I kind of just stand there.

"We should probably get going," Josh says and he puts on his shirt. My head is clearer now that his abs are gone. I can use my brain again.

We walk to set laughing and when we arrive Hero is there already. For the second time that day I don't know what to do with myself. I can't look at him without thinking about that kiss but I also can't look at him without seeing Melany's face. It helps that she's not around today. I notice that Hero doesn't really want to look at me either. We're trying really hard to avoid each other. Luckily, we have a full day and after a while we're both concentrating on the film. Between takes or scenes I make sure the set is ready again or I give Josh some directions. Every time I do this I feel Hero's eyes on us and I know he's pissed.

"God, I know it probably sucks for you but your love life is a gift for this film," Greg says after one of the scenes.

"Eh, glad I could help?"

"They don't have to pretend to hate each other. They really hate each other and it looks so good on screen!" I look at him and give him a push which makes him laugh. He's right though. We're really making progress today because we don't have to do a lot of takes. They play their role (in which they hate each other and fight for a girl) really well. I'm a bit worried about the fight scene. I know we have a coordinator on board but still... who knows what they might do! That's the first scene after lunch and I'm relieved we still have lunch first. I'm not sure if I'm prepared to see them fight!

"Oh, Hero, wait a second," I say before he can walk out.

"What?!" He snaps at me. He doesn't turn around to look at me.

"Eh.. I just wanted to say I got a message from Lizzie that they're postponing their trip until after the holidays," I say with a small voice.

He just grunts and starts walking away.

"Lizzie has been ill."

"I know. They're my friends too, Charlotte." He tries to sound polite but I can hear the anger in his voice. He walks away without looking at me.

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