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The rest of the crew reassembled over the next few minutes, and then Harper rushed onto the set and looked around When he saw me, he hurried over and said, “I’m really sorry, Will I knoere supposed to ot to set an alarm”

“It’s okay Just sit down for a minute and catch your breath”

He took the seat facing me that Riley had just vacated, and then he whispered, “How ?”

“Don’t worry about that now,” I said “Just try to get your head in the ga to be a disaster”

“You’re right Shit” He exhaled slowly, took my hands in his, and closed his eyes Then he said, “Tellon in this scene, besides the obvious?”

“They love each other People tend to think it’s one-sided, because Alex has been pining for Liam since they were kids But Liam loves Alex, too”

“As a friend, right?”

“It’s more than that Their relationship is coay, because he knows his homophobic father and the rest of his stuck-up family would disown hi without it”

I continued, “When he finally has sex with Alex, it’s not just because he kno much his friend wants him It’s because Liam needs this desperately, ed to Eo, and that scares hi to spend the rest of his life living a lie and pretending to be what everyone expects of him But for these few ay, and he can love Alex, and nobody can take that away fro in this scene It’s not just two people fucking Not even close”

Harper opened his eyes and asked, “Then why does he run off right after?”

“It’s partly because he realizes he betrayed E for Alex in that moment It’s so intense that it scares him”

Neither of us realized Gage Lang was standing nearby until he murmured, “I couldn’t have said it betterlate, but the director held up his hand and said, “Not now” After he explained hoanted the scene to play out, Lang said, “Take your places, and go hat you just discussed We’re going to start with the kiss, and let’s see if we can keep the scene rolling from there”

Harper and I kicked off our shoes and found our spots between the stove and the kitchen island There were pieces oftape on the floor to tell us where to stand We were face to face and just inches apart, and we stared at each other as we tried to get into character

Riley and the lead makeup artist touched us up, the lead stylist fixed our hair, and light readings were taken and adjustineer, a boom operator, the director and assistant director, and several other crew members all took their positions around us There were about a dozen people in the roo Harper and me, and that was after the crew had been pared down to just essential personnel at Harper’s request

My heart was racing and I was breathing quickly, but that was actually perfect for the scene When the assistant director said, “Roll ca outsidethe character take over

Alex reached up and touched the face of thefell away but just the two of them Their kiss was full of passion and heartbreak It was their first kiss and their last They stripped each other clumsily, and then Liam turned Alex around and bent him over the kitchen island They only used spit for lube, and Alex stifled a cry of pain when Liam pushed into him They fucked quickly, and Liaht his breath for a few moments, and then he stepped back frorabbed his pajamas from the floor and rushed out of the kitchen, and Alex pressed his eyes shut as tears streamed down his face

“Cut”

I’d been so lost in the scene that Lang’s voice actually startled htened up and looked around at the faces of the crew For a long moment, everyone just stood there with surprised expressions Then they all started clapping, and I colored slightly as I wiped my face

Someone handed me a towel, and I wrapped it aroundthe pajama pants He beamed at me and said, “Awesome job, Will”