《Nothing Lasts Forever》16. Closer Than Before
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I jump awake from my slumber.
As I glance around the room realize that I am unfamiliar with it.
The more I glance around and move my head I notice that there is something moving inside of my hair.
This causes my body to freeze instantly.
'Please do not be a rat or a spider' I chant over and over again in my head
As I remain frozen I focus on said thing moving in my hair.
It seems to have four legs. No...five.
The thing continues to gently stroke through my hair. Starting from my hairline and stroking all the way through the length of my hair.
As four of the legs gently comb my hair behind my ear I realize that it is not legs but instead fingers.
This realization allows to me comfortably relax.
Well, I am relaxed for a total of ten seconds until my pillow begins moving.
I fully jump up and away from it, the person's hand leaving my hair.
As I glance down at the 'moving pillow' my eyes widen when they land on a thigh.
Not just any thigh...Hunter's thigh.
"You needed to wake up and my leg was falling asleep" I hear her say
I glance up to her face only to notice that she is already looking at me.
"I'm sorry," I apologize
"I had no clue-" I begin to say only for the actress to cut me off
I instantly shut my mouth at this.
"It's fine, at least you didn't snore or drool on me" she smirks
I watch the raven haired girl girl stand up from the couch, a confused facial expression on my face.
Why is she being nice to me? It is scaring me.
The raven haired girl holds out her hand for me to grab ahold of.
I hesitate as my eyes land on said hand.
"Why are you being nice to me?" I immediately question
The actress rolls her eyes at me.
"Are you going to let me help you or not?" She asks, evading my question
I go to ask the question again only to quickly shut up and grab the actress's hand.
Hunter helps me up off of the small couch, allowing me to stretch my legs before leading me out of the unknown room.
"There you two are! You've been gone for almost fifteen minutes" Gigi says as Hunter and I make our way towards the set
"Sleeping beauty over here literally just woke up" Hunter comments
I roll my eyes at the actress.
The two of us climb up the stairs to the set, making our way towards the makeshift kitchen.
I feel a sudden surge of confidence in me.
"You must think you are so funny" I cross my arms
I am taken aback when the actress suddenly turns around.
Due to me walking less than three feet behind her I almost bump into her taller frame.
She uses her pointer finger to tilt my head up a bit.
My heart begins to beat painfully hard in my chest as tmy eyes meet hers.
My palms also begin to sweat, forcing me to rest them against my top.
"We both know that I'm hilarious" she smirks
The actress winks at me before making her way towards her mark.
Still feeling a small bit of confidence I scoff at her.
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"You are delusional" I tell her with a playful tone before making my way through the door that leads towards the hallway
I make my way down said hallway until I reach my mark.
Hmm. I think that I like this new Hunter.
"And...Action!" Gigi calls out a few minutes.
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Wesley is not on set today either.
I know for a fact that he has more scenes to film considering they are mainly scenes with me in them as well.
I guess they are not as worried about his scenes since he has the least amount out of all of us.
The costume lady tightens the the back of my dress causing me to gasp for air due to how tightly she pulls it closed.
Oh my goodness! Is this woman trying to kill me?!
She quickly ties it closed before handing me some slides to walk to set in since I am not wearing shoes in the scene and the shoes that I came in with would take way too long to take off.
As I am putting on said slides there is a knock on the trailer.
"They're ready for you on set Delaney" a lady calls from outside of said trailer
I thank the wardrobe lady as she helps me lift up the dress so that it does not get dirty.
It takes us a bit of time to get to the set.
Once we finally reach said set they help me climb inside of a circular dressing room, going as far as to close the curtain for me.
I thank them again before waiting for Gigi to say the words.
As I wait for Gigi I take a moment to truly admire the dress that was custom made for this movie.
It is primarily made of tule. The bottoms specifically having the tule slightly layered over each other.
The dress is longer in the back than it is in the front but it is only noticeable when I sit down.
The top of the dress however is strapless. Due to the dress being not only strapless but really tight I had to take off my bra in order to wear it.
It is a gorgeous gown but I am so afraid of accidentally ruining it.
If I end up ruining it then I will have to pay for the damages and believe me when I say that it will not be cheap.
"Action!" I hear Gigi yell, knocking me out of my admiration
I fix my posture so that I am standing more upright and straight.
"Woah" I whisper to myself as I glance into the mirror
"Does the dress fit?" I hear someone ask from a few feet away
I carefully step down from the huge platform before reaching out and pushing my way through the privacy curtain.
As I exit the changing room I notice the smile on the person's face drop.
"O-Oh," I stutter and nervously glance down at my bare feet
"You- You dislike it?" I ask, the disappointment in my tone speaking volumes
I hear her heels click against the marbled flooring as she approaches me.
I have to admit that I am a bit more than shocked as she uses her finger to lift my chin up.
"This dress was made for you" she promises
I grin at her nice compliment.
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"I am surprised that I fit into it" I tell her with an tone of relief
She chuckles at my jokes, glancing up at my hair.
I furrow my eyebrows at this, pretending to be confused.
"Do you mind?" She asks as she points towards my hair that is currently pulled up in a ponytail
I shake my head at the older woman.
"Not at all" I carefully squat down a bit so that she is able to actually see the top of my head
I feel her slowly remove my tiara, being careful not to pull too hard on my hair.
Once she detached said tiara from my hair she places it on a metal chair where a light blue suit is resting.
Ooh! I need to ask if I can keep that suit.
I feel her fidget with my hair tie for a few seconds before my hair inevitably falls down my back in soft waves.
It takes everything in me not to scratch my head.
I am surprised as she roughly grabs one of my wrists and places my hair tie around it.
The older lady gently runs her fingers through my brunette hair.
She even goes as far as to give me a miniature head massage which is greatly appreciated.
One of her fingers run down the middle of my head, possibly parting my hair in half.
She plays with my hair for a few more seconds, giving me one last mini head massage before removing her hands from my hair completely.
I stand back up to my full height only to notice a proud look on her face.
"I still got it" she whispers with a head nod
I furrow my eyebrows and make my way back towards the exposed platform, the curtains now being completely out of the way.
As I glance at my reflection my eyes go wide with shock.
How did she do that?!
My hair is softly curled with a part down the middle.
The crazy thing is that it all looks even.
This lady has to be magic or something.
I hear the bell above the shop door chime which causes me to freak out.
"Holy shit," I hear someone whisper near said door
I turn in that direction only to notice that the raven haired girl has taken her sunglasses off.
"Oops- My bad! I didn't mean to- it just slipped out!" The brunette stumbles over her words when she notices the older lady's scolding facial expression
I cannot help but chuckle at her.
I slowly make my way down the steps attached to the circular platform.
Genevieve notices this and makes her way towards me.
"What are you even doing here? I have another hour" I inform her
The raven haired girl raises an eyebrow at me as we meet each other in the middle, her having a few inches of height over me.
"Yeah, that means that you have an hour to get ready for your date with Cane" she informs me
I notice Hunter glance up at something with a confused facial expression.
Why is she looking up at the ceiling.
There is nothing up there except for stage lights.
I cannot stop the smile that comes onto my face at her mispronunciation of his name, again.
I gently smack Genny's shoulder which causes her to grab it, pretending like she is hurt.
"His name is Bane, with a 'B'" I say
I notice Hunter glance up at the ceiling again, this time in a more hurried manner.
Seriously! What is she looking at?!
It takes everything in me not to look up at said ceiling.
I do not want to ruin this take.
The raven haired girl rolls her coffee brown eyes at me.
"Ouch, I believe I'm owed an apology" she teases
I playfully cross my arms and shake my head.
"No, that is your punishment for not caring to learn his name" I smile mischievously
The brunette's jaw drops at this.
"I know your name, isn't that enough?" She questions
I raise a curious brow at the brown eyed girl.
The actress glances up again but this time I notice her entire body tense up.
I go to say my line only to scream as said actress tackles me to the ground.
Before I can yell at her a stage light falls a few inches away from our legs.
A shocked gasp leaves my lips at the sight of this, my nails digging into Hunter's bicep and shoulder due to her body still being on top of mine.
"Hey, are you okay?" She whispers because of our close proximity
I silently nod my head as I glance up into her eyes.
-
I cannot believe that she saved my life.
Hunter McKenna King saved my life.
"What the fuck do you mean it was fine earlier?! Obviously not if it almost hit her in the fucking head!" Hunter yells at the person who is fixing said light fixture
I tune her out again as I think of scenarios where Hunter did not push me out of the way.
What if this happened the first week of filming when her and I still had a deep hatred for each other?
All I can say is that I am glad that she felt nice enough to push me out of the way.
"Obviously not if I have to tell you how to do your goddamn job!" Hunter continues to yell at the person installing the light
Okay. Maybe I should break this up before either of them get hurt.
"Hunter!" I call out from the circular platform I am sat at
The raven haired actress immediately turns to face me at the use of her name.
"Enough!" I tell her
The actress gives me an incredulous facial expression.
"What?! Delaney, you could've died!" She stresses
I sigh at this.
"I know,"
"But you yelling at him while he installs a new light is not helping the situation" I tell her
Hunter appears to be reluctant.
I carefully stand up from said platform before making my way towards the actress.
As I approach her I gently grab ahold of her hands.
"Please" I urge with a soft tone
She hesitates for a few seconds but thankfully agrees.
I smile appreciatively at her compliance and wrap my arms around her midsection.
She does not complain one bit about this, in fact she wraps her own arms around my shoulders.
Hmm. She seems to like physical touch.
I go to comment on this only to dig my nails into her shoulders as she suddenly dips me.
Before I can say anything another stage light falls a few inches from my feet.
"Seriously dude!" Hunter calls out
Ugh! At this point this feels way too personal.
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