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She leaned over and kissed the spot she’d punched "I don’t want you hooking up with a bunch of girls" Leaning back, she regarded ht pout, an expression that had, at the time, irls," I said

"I don’t want any other guys," she answered, leaning closer

"Good" I kissed her, pulling her ontounder her shirt as hers wandered under mine Maybe that was the first ti out

That conversation went like this: "Do you think--?"

She looked at"Okay"

Eain Graham and I have the first scene I don’t knohen he returned to Austin, only that I haven’t heard from him in the two and a half days since he kissed me Meanwhile, the photos of Reid andGrahah how he feels about that

The kitchen is packed, between craft services people setting up breakfast and snacks, crew les and scene layouts, and the cast taking bites between bits of line rehearsals More than once I start to leave the kitchen and go to the living area, where it’s less crowded and noisy, but so of people, and I know exactly what that so to see Grahah I’ squad I’m as jittery and nauseated as I would be after four cups of coffee I can’t quite get a grip, giving me five seconds, from the moment I finally hear his voice in the other rooether

Epic Fail

He co with Richter, wearing jeans and a rumpled button-down shirt, sleeves rolled and pushed above his elbows Running a hand through his hair, he glances around the roo or anyone until he reaches me Expression unreadable, he nods once in et you into makeup," Richter tells hiain until right before we’re on canize Graham when he comes back My concern that they wouldn’t be able toHis hair is slicked back with gel and he’s wearing pleated khaki pants, a coral golf shirt--tucked in--and a pair of gold-fralasses with spherical lenses His walk and his mannerisms are ti the absurd proposal scene between Bill and Lizbeth The assistant director lays out the scene and we listen without looking at each other Grahah he’ll be contractually obligated to in a fewthis scene a week ago, before he kissedto me

"Action," Richter says

INT Bennet Kitchen – Day

LIZBETH is loading dishes into the dishwasher as BILL walks in fro roo to ask you

LIZBETH

(taking dishes fro theral part of the Rosings firm, with a lucrative career in front ofeyes to the side)

Yes, so you’ve said

BILL

My boss, Ms DeBourgh, believes that a eous career if he is settled down, do you, Lizbeth Bennet, toa plate into the sink where it clatters and breaks

(The expression on Graha in character--Bill Collins is supposed to be cory)

LIZBETH

(incredulous)

But But I’h school

(I’m determined to fix that parenthetical incredulous expression on lasses, the stupid slicked-back hair, anything Nothing works)

BILL

The engagehteen, but that needn’t stop us fro

(He sounds much too persuasive to be the idiotic Bill Collins; even his nasally whine is absent Richter is going to notice; everyone is going to notice Suddenly I’m livid)

LIZBETH

(stunned)

Are you insane?

BILL

(laughing carelessly)

Girls are all such teases It’s nearly iuy to knohere he stands!

(And I’ a tease If I’ve done so to make you think I’m interested, well, I’m sorry My answer is still no