Falling Down(86)

Trace busts out laughing. "Really?"
She nods. "It's really shitty. We have to stop filming, someone brings in a stool, I get up on it, then the cameras start rolling again, the hero walks toward me and then we kiss. Then when the kiss is over, cut!, remove the stool, and carry on about our business."
I chuckle. I don't know if she's telling the truth or making this up but it's funny as hell. "With everyone you acted with?"
"The ones over six feet. I'm only five-three so it's really difficult for the guy to kiss me without having to bend down, and when they bend down, the camera shot is skewed and they don't get both of us in the shot correctly. When I'm more even with the hero's mouth, they get the money shot of our lips pressing together, you know what I mean?"
I growl. I don't want to think about her kissing some other f*cking guy, acting or not.
"Oh Jesse," she says patting my face. "You're the best kisser ever. Oh my God, Sera." Lucy shakes her head. "You just can't know."
"I could--" Sera says with a smirk.
"Try it and die," Lucy slurs pointing at Sera.
"Jesse..." she whispers.
"What's up, Cupcake?"
She sighs. "Do you think I'm too judgmental? I mean, I feel kinda bad for how I feel about the groupie whores. Some of them are probably very nice ladies and girls. And they might have reasons for being the way they are, you know? Looking for love in all the wrong places--as the song goes," she says with a snort. "I think maybe I'm being too harsh."
"Lucy," Kennedy says. "You can feel any way you like about people. It everyone's right, and just knowing you're taking their reasoning into consideration, well, it just shows everyone you're thinking outside your comfort zone which tells us all you're trying to be fair."
Her jaw drops. "I think that's the most he's ever spoke."
"Probably," I laugh.
"Well, I'm glad to know that you don't think I'm a judgmental bitch. I'd hate that you know? You're all so great and I love you guys."
"She's a chatty drunk," Meggie interjects.
"She is that," Jace agrees.
"Makes for a fun time," Xander says with a grin that says he's up to no good. "Hey Lucy?"
"What's up Xan my man?" she snorts and I can't help but laugh. She's so f*cking cute.
"What's the one thing about Jesse that you like the most?" he asks her.
"Hmm. If you'd asked me this when I was twelve or even seventeen I'd have said his looks or his body because, hello! he's hella hot."
"You said it girl," Meggie cheers.
"And now?" Xander asks.
"I like that he's more than what everyone thinks he is."
"What do you mean?" Ben asks.
"Well," she flits a hand and sits up straight, "watching him in videos or on TV doing interviews or even on stage he seems kind of superficial, you know? I understand it's part of who he is, he keeps his private self private. He lets you see how kind and fun he is, but he hides a lot. But being able to see more of who he is has shown how deep and complex he is. He's a good guy. A manwhore, but a good guy."
"Awww, Cupcake, you had me up until 'manwhore' and you went and ruined it," I say laughing with everyone else.
She pegged me straight on. She doesn't know everything about me yet. She may change her mind as she finds out.
I take another beer from Ethan and Lucy takes a bottled water.
"Thanks man."
Ethan nods and smiles at Lucy then shakes his head.
Yeah, she's definitely something else. I've got a feeling there's much more to Lucy than I've seen this past week. We've already seen her crumble at the thought of the press conference, a vulnerability and task that she hates with a passion. I'm really looking forward to seeing just who she is under that cool exterior now that I'm not on the outside looking in.