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"Jake, please send someone for my parents I want them here with Taryn," Ryan requested "You should be okay here No heckling!" He kissedoff to the side of the one wall, trying to stay out of the way Thick black electrical cords twisted and twined all over the floors There were bright lights, scaffolding, and all kinds of gadgets everywhere I was petrified that Iexpensive or so all arounda piece of technical equip adjustments, it was like random chaos all around

I felt a hand touch my back and realized that Ryan’s , isn’t it?" she asked I was in a daze watching it all unfold aroundheadphones around her neck approached us "Hi! Welcoet a better view Co with severaltheir ar how Ryan should throw his punch It appeared to be a rehearsal before they filmed the scene An olderheadphones around his neck and carrying some device that looked like a small telescope stepped over to talk to Ryan

"That’s the director," his dad said

Ryan spent a good a hoas supposed to move

"I think that guy to Ryan’s left is the stunt coordinator"

I was glad his father was standing behind s I had no idea who any of these people were

I heard someone yell "quiet on the set" I tried not to breathe

I watched a man hold the clapper board out in front of the camera

Ryan took his position in the fake rooe on three s," someone else yelled

"Action," the director called out

Ryan took a few steps and then was attacked by a ht hook and a cord pulled the man he punched back onto a pile of foaain I looked at his father "Did they just filet back into position and then he fought the saain It took them almost an hour to film this one particular scene They shot it froles

The only ti hen theup his face I was constantly wondering how everyone kneas going on Either you had a job where you had to run around and scramble or your job was to stand around and look iave ood to see you!" I was relieved to see another familiar face in this chaos

"Hi Ellen, Bill! Here to see your boy in action, huh? What’s he doing now?" Kat looked around to see where Ryan was "Oh, great Make way for the queen"

I saw Suzanne walk through another entrance Of course she glanced over to see that I was standing there Her eyes opened wider once she saw ht?" Kat bumped my arm "He has to, um, kiss her now Yuk! You don’t have to look if you think it ht bother you"

In reality I wanted to see this I needed to have this experience of seeing hiht," I murmured

Suzanne seeoodon with Ryan He laughed too at whatever she said It was a relief to know that their relationship wasn’t totally ruined because oftiot into their positions to film the scene Ryan’s eyes locked onto sendnext

I was too far away to hear the dialogue that they exchanged, but the scene involved Ryan to still appear bruised and bloodied He grabbed the upper part of her arht each other She wasn’t supposed to like the grip he had on her She reached up to slap hirabbed her by the wrist I remembered e played pool that very first day; how I tried to teasingly nudge hiht me the sarabbed her around the back of her neck and forcefully pulled her in for a kiss After a brief second of her fighting it, she surrendered to his lips