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WILL

I can’t take this Obviously we’re on different levels socially and you’re a coet you out of my head Go to Charlie’s party with ht

LIZBETH looks up at hi head as if confused:

LIZBETH

Usually if I’ out with soht now

WILL

(incredulous)

Are you saying no?

LIZBETH

I’, but it’s in the script)

WILL glares at LIZBETH, steps closer to her:

WILL

What the hell? You’re actually saying no?

LIZBETH, squaring shoulders:

LIZBETH

So you think you can ask irl in this school? I won’t Even if you weren’t so rude every ti to do with you after what you did to Jane? And to George?

WILL

What happened between George Wickham and me is none of your business This is ridiculous I only wanted to take you to a party, even if you aren’t exactly in ue Would you rather I just lied about that, to save your precious ego?

LIZBETH

I couldn’t care less how you asked

(We’re inches apart Reid waits for my one-word line--his cue to kiss uy I’ve ever seen, though it’s hardly the best time to appreciate this fact, as Lizbeth is currently livid)

What?

WILL grabs LIZBETH’S shoulders

"Cut!" Richter calls "Good, good Thank you, Emma We’ll be in touch" He dismisses me with a sood, but he stopped us right before the kiss, which seeood "Reid, let’s take a look at the next to last line…" he says, and Reid jogs over to consult with hi smile of his own

"Ms Pierce?" The scene attendant breaksme that she witnesses the stupefied look onme to the exit

Chapter 4

REID

Lucky nuirls today and five tomorrow, but I already know it’s her That spark, the cheot it The source of it is inexplicable; it’s more than and many times separate from simple attraction There are couples who have it onscreen but can’t stand the sight of each other in real life, and couples where sexual orientation should negate it, but there it is, on filirl before If chosen, she’ll be a virtual unknown, and I wonder if Richter will have proble production to take a chance on her We auditioned two prominent actresses for Lizbeth on the first day Either of them would work… but not like Emma Richter knows it, too After her audition, he asked

He smiled back "I think ‘yeah’ sums it up nicely Let’s see these last… seven, is it? But I’ll go ahead and give Eet her set up for a callback Let’s see what you two can do with the entire scene"

He wants to see the kiss

So do I

E each other with sideways glances; he sighs noisily every couple ofsince their initial How’d it go? probes, which I answered briefly and with no specifics They deserve the silent treatment for that speech over the breakfast table a couple of weeks ago, even if they don’t knoas listening