outside.
“Now where are you going young lady? Miss White needs everyone’s help. Here at Juniper Point, we all pitch in. Although I still couldn’t find those pink M&Ms.”
I sighed. Yeah. I’m sure my contribution to the video was as important as the candy.
Nick straightened. “That’s a wrap.” He stalked away, leaving Brooke clutching the piano, her eyes unfocused.
“Wait, Nick,” she called when he reached the door, and me. “I still need you for the rest of the ‘Seven Minutes in Heaven’ part of the shoot. And we didn’t get a real kiss.”
Nick just stared at her.
Brooke cleared her throat. “But we can take a break and let another couple kiss.” Her eyes darted from me to Nick. “How about Cameron and Kayla?”
“I’m in!” Cameron fist-pumped the air, then raced around Nick to my side. “When do we start?”
I opened my mouth to protest, but Cameron’s lips mashed against mine, sucking the air out of me. I clutched his shoulders, lightheaded. “Can’t breathe,” I wanted to say, but his mouth blocked the way. Hoots, hollers, and stamping feet shook the building, and finally Cameron pulled back with a triumphant grin he aimed Nick’s way. As for me, one look at Nick’s thunderous expression had me heading out the door. Whatever he wanted to say, I didn’t want to hear.
“We need more takes,” protested Gollum. He cleared his throat and hoisted the camera to his shoulder. “Not that I approve of all this kissing, but because it’s for the video, then I suppose this one time.”
“Can’t Brittany and Eli do it?” I asked Brooke, who now snuggled against Nick and stroked the side of his tense face.
“They’re after you and Cam, duh. And get some makeup on.” Brooke gestured to Nia, who scurried over, lipstick in hand.
“What’s the matter, babe?” Cameron laced his fingers in mine and led me to the hair and makeup station. Nia trailed behind us. “You’re my girlfriend, so it’s cool.”
A slammed door made me glance up. Nick was gone.
“What’s his deal?” Rachel brushed my hair smooth, her tugs nearly snapping my neck and causing Nia to smear lipstick on my teeth. “He looked really jealous of you and Cameron.”
Before I could process what she’d said, Brooke joined us, gloating. “He’s so totally into me that he went back to my cabin to find my pink M&Ms.” Her nose wrinkled as she looked me up and down. “Don’t you have anything cuter than a blue tank and khaki shorts?”
I checked out my outfit. I was not a flashy girl, but my clothes were fine.
“Kayla looks super cute in anything.” Brittany bounced up, pulling her ponytail tighter. “We all know she’s the prettiest in the cabin. Sorry, Brooke.”
What? Brittany was ten times prettier than me, but that wasn’t what surprised me so much as her taking Brooke down a notch. Had she done that on purpose? Sometimes Britt hid behind that ditzy girl reputation.
Brooke’s face flushed beneath her makeup. “That’s your opinion. Plus I have talent. What’s Kayla got?”
My stomach clenched even as Brittany bragged about my talents at Ping-Pong.
But then, Hannah and Julian leaned into the conversation.
“Check this out.” Julian showed us the small video screen on the back of the camera and hit the play button. Cameron and I appeared, making out like it was the last kiss before the apocalypse. I peered at the image, my gaze drawn to a scowling Nick pacing in the background.
“Kayla is very photogenic,” proclaimed Hannah, her voice firm and full of authority. “She should be a model.”
I laughed at the crazy idea, but no one joined me. Instead the group crowded closer to the camera as Julian hit replay. Their heads swiveled from the screen to me and then back again. I clasped my damp palms and wished I could conjure a hole in the floor.
“Whoa. She could be in movies.”
“Hot.” This from Cameron.
“Supa-star.” Emily fluttered her fingers over my head like a jazz-hands
“Now where are you going young lady? Miss White needs everyone’s help. Here at Juniper Point, we all pitch in. Although I still couldn’t find those pink M&Ms.”
I sighed. Yeah. I’m sure my contribution to the video was as important as the candy.
Nick straightened. “That’s a wrap.” He stalked away, leaving Brooke clutching the piano, her eyes unfocused.
“Wait, Nick,” she called when he reached the door, and me. “I still need you for the rest of the ‘Seven Minutes in Heaven’ part of the shoot. And we didn’t get a real kiss.”
Nick just stared at her.
Brooke cleared her throat. “But we can take a break and let another couple kiss.” Her eyes darted from me to Nick. “How about Cameron and Kayla?”
“I’m in!” Cameron fist-pumped the air, then raced around Nick to my side. “When do we start?”
I opened my mouth to protest, but Cameron’s lips mashed against mine, sucking the air out of me. I clutched his shoulders, lightheaded. “Can’t breathe,” I wanted to say, but his mouth blocked the way. Hoots, hollers, and stamping feet shook the building, and finally Cameron pulled back with a triumphant grin he aimed Nick’s way. As for me, one look at Nick’s thunderous expression had me heading out the door. Whatever he wanted to say, I didn’t want to hear.
“We need more takes,” protested Gollum. He cleared his throat and hoisted the camera to his shoulder. “Not that I approve of all this kissing, but because it’s for the video, then I suppose this one time.”
“Can’t Brittany and Eli do it?” I asked Brooke, who now snuggled against Nick and stroked the side of his tense face.
“They’re after you and Cam, duh. And get some makeup on.” Brooke gestured to Nia, who scurried over, lipstick in hand.
“What’s the matter, babe?” Cameron laced his fingers in mine and led me to the hair and makeup station. Nia trailed behind us. “You’re my girlfriend, so it’s cool.”
A slammed door made me glance up. Nick was gone.
“What’s his deal?” Rachel brushed my hair smooth, her tugs nearly snapping my neck and causing Nia to smear lipstick on my teeth. “He looked really jealous of you and Cameron.”
Before I could process what she’d said, Brooke joined us, gloating. “He’s so totally into me that he went back to my cabin to find my pink M&Ms.” Her nose wrinkled as she looked me up and down. “Don’t you have anything cuter than a blue tank and khaki shorts?”
I checked out my outfit. I was not a flashy girl, but my clothes were fine.
“Kayla looks super cute in anything.” Brittany bounced up, pulling her ponytail tighter. “We all know she’s the prettiest in the cabin. Sorry, Brooke.”
What? Brittany was ten times prettier than me, but that wasn’t what surprised me so much as her taking Brooke down a notch. Had she done that on purpose? Sometimes Britt hid behind that ditzy girl reputation.
Brooke’s face flushed beneath her makeup. “That’s your opinion. Plus I have talent. What’s Kayla got?”
My stomach clenched even as Brittany bragged about my talents at Ping-Pong.
But then, Hannah and Julian leaned into the conversation.
“Check this out.” Julian showed us the small video screen on the back of the camera and hit the play button. Cameron and I appeared, making out like it was the last kiss before the apocalypse. I peered at the image, my gaze drawn to a scowling Nick pacing in the background.
“Kayla is very photogenic,” proclaimed Hannah, her voice firm and full of authority. “She should be a model.”
I laughed at the crazy idea, but no one joined me. Instead the group crowded closer to the camera as Julian hit replay. Their heads swiveled from the screen to me and then back again. I clasped my damp palms and wished I could conjure a hole in the floor.
“Whoa. She could be in movies.”
“Hot.” This from Cameron.
“Supa-star.” Emily fluttered her fingers over my head like a jazz-hands
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