Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 67510 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 338(@200wpm)___ 270(@250wpm)___ 225(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 67510 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 338(@200wpm)___ 270(@250wpm)___ 225(@300wpm)
“You can thank my old man for that.”
“Yeah, I guess in this situation, it’s good to be an Aires.”
He ignored my statement, brushing the hair away from my face. “You look good.”
“You do too, given the bullshit I put you through these past few months.”
He lightly chuckled. “My therapist says it’s good for me.”
I smirked. “Oh man… you had to do therapy too?”
“An hour a day.”
My eyes widened. “That must have been super enlightening.”
“Let’s just say I learned way too much about this asshole.”
“You’re not an asshole.”
He shrugged. “Depends on who you’re asking.”
Trying to make light of the situation, I joked, “Did you have to bend over and cough in jail?”
“I’ll never tell.”
“Ugh!” I put my hands on my face. “Now I feel even worse. Were you someone’s bitch?”
He removed my hands from my face, stating, “You know I’d never be someone’s bitch, but they actually kept me in solitary confinement. Given who I am, they were worried I’d cause chaos.”
I grinned. “Too many women asking for your signature?”
He laughed. “Something like that.”
“At least you have street cred now.”
He eyed me up and down for a second.
“What?”
“Nothing.”
“No, tell me. What is it?”
Tapering his gaze at me, he asked, “If that night hadn’t happened—”
“Which part?”
“The ending.”
“That was our ending?”
Once again ignoring my question, he asked, “Would you still be accepting the role?”
“Oh,” I breathed out. “You think I’m doing this out of pity for you?”
“Are you?”
I cocked my head to the side, immediately feeling hurt. “I thought you knew me better than that.”
“You tell me.”
Staring deep into his eyes, I expressed the truth, “Aires, I wasn’t lying when I said I’d be honored to costar with you. You’re a brilliant actor, and had we’d not bumped into each other that night, I would have still been chomping at the bit for this role to play opposite you.”
“Have you read the script?”
“Yeah, it’s amazing. Have you?”
He nodded. “It’s a hell of a story.”
“I know. The love they share for each other… it’s… inspiring.”
He licked his lips, and I followed the movement of his tongue.
“Mm-hmm.”
“Is that a good enough answer for you?”
With a hard edge to his tone, he proclaimed, “It’s a start.”
And I knew he was also referring…
To us.
chapter eight
Bailey
I landed in Australia in B. Night’s plane at three in the morning. I was exhausted from the eighteen-hour flight. I was never one to be able to sleep on a flight. Despite the jet having a private bedroom, I still couldn’t pass out. I was too nervous, which was completely ridiculous given it was Aires and the consuming history we shared.
We hadn’t filmed together in over seven years, and both of us had grown tremendously in our craft since the last time we were on-screen together. However, The Kids Club wasn’t anything like we’d be filming for the next two months. The level of acting was intense. Not only was it going to be a mind fuck to play a couple that were madly in love but we were also filming in extremely dangerous situations.
The first day of production was tomorrow, and we’d jump headfirst into filming the plane crash. The weather was pretty frigid in Australia at the moment, and the ocean would be freezing at this time of year. Most of the movie would take place on a private island about a mile from the Great Barrier Reef.
This wasn’t my first time in this country. The Kids Club toured internationally, and the last time I was there, it was with Aires. I still remembered it as if it were yesterday. We were so excited to get to see our fans overseas. It was a shame that we never got to tour the city. We were always on set, and it seemed like this production would be the same, given our short timeframe to complete it.
I wasn’t looking forward to the strenuous conditions we’d be filming in. B. Night described the movie like Blue Lagoon and Castaway had a baby with the special effects of Pirates of the Caribbean. That was quite the setup for us. Although I was terribly anxious about what was to come, I was more than ready for the challenge of bringing this movie to life.
A lot of the scenes involved us being in danger and having to constantly save each other, or it involved us fighting our emotions over how much we still loved one another. Constantly contemplating the life we could have had if we didn’t let everyone else’s opinion get in our way.
Not to mention, the sex scenes would break the internet. This was the first movie I was doing that involved me being topless during a sex scene. I usually strayed from doing that, but for this movie, it was needed.
They actually have us making love under a waterfall and in a cave. Another scene will be us in the ocean with the waves crashing on our bodies as we’re completely naked. We even had an intimacy coordinator to make sure our sex scenes were as authentic as possible.