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he?” His thumb lightly
traced my cheekbone and I frantically tried to remember my next
line. The fact that Lukas Leighton was touching my cheek really
wasn’t helping my concentration at all, but I didn’t want to look
down at the script and ruin the chemistry we were building. I
remembered generally what I was supposed to say, so I took a shot
in the dark.
    “But do you think I did it?” I asked,
this time with my voice barely above a whisper. I stared up at him
in silent awe, waiting for his next line.
    His big blue eyes were so easy to get lost
in, and I forgot that there was a whole desk of people watching us
until Mr. Hill said, “That’s all that matters to me.” It instantly
tore my attention away from Lukas.
    “What?” I asked, looking over at Mr.
Hill.
    “That’s your next line,” he said with a
raised eyebrow.
    “Oh, right! Sorry,” I said quickly, turning
back to Lukas and trying to get back into the moment. I thought I
saw frustration pass over his face, but the emotion disappeared so
fast that I couldn’t be sure. I took another breath and moved my
expression back to one of distress. Lukas instantly brought his
hand to my cheek and resumed caressing my cheekbone with his thumb
once more. I could feel blood rising to my face and I hoped I
wasn’t turning red. That was the last thing I needed right now.
    “That’s all that matters to me,” I went on,
saying my line with a voice full of emotion. I took advantage of
what assets I had, knowing that in the presence of this perfect
man, I didn’t have many. I widened my dark, soulful eyes, looking
up at him with a gaze full of intensity. I thought I saw a flicker
of a smile pass over his full lips, though I didn’t know why that
would have made him smile.
    “Maybe this will answer your question,” he
said so quietly that I wondered if the camera had caught his line.
I tried desperately to remember what came next, hoping I hadn’t
forgotten a line again. But as Lukas moved his hand from my cheek
to the back of my head I instantly knew what was coming. He moved
his face closer to mine, making my breath catch in my chest.
    This couldn’t actually be happening.
    I held my breath, waiting for him to close
the now-minuscule gap between us, when Mr. Hill loudly announced,
“Thank you Lukas, that’s perfect.”
    I couldn’t believe it.
    I had been so close to actually kissing Lukas
Leighton. I mean, I could actually feel the warmth from his lips
right before he pulled away. If I had gotten a small shiver, we
would have been kissing. That’s how close we were. And the magical
moment was stolen away from me by "Mr. Casting Director." Wasn’t he
the one who wanted to see if we "fit"? What better way to tell? I
thought of bringing this up in a moment of sheer desperation, but
luckily someone else spoke before I could make the suggestion.
    “We’ll see you on Thursday, Lukas,” the woman
in the purple top said.
    “Thanks guys,” he said quickly, dropping his
hand from my head and walking out the door without so much as a
glance in my direction. The whole thing happened so fast that I
couldn’t really tell if he was being rude or if he genuinely looked
like he was in a hurry. Maybe I was just so worked up that
everything seemed to move in fast forward. That was probably it.
Lukas was a gentleman and I knew he wouldn’t just leave like that
if he didn’t really need to.
    “Well, June, that was marvelous. Now let’s
talk business.”

CHAPTER 4

    The rest of the meeting was a bit of a blur.
I tried to take in all of the instructions the casting directors
were giving me, but it was so hard to get that image of Lukas out
of my head. The look on his face right before he was supposed to
kiss me could have melted butter in the dead of winter.
    From what I could recall (between daydreams
of Lukas Leighton), I had gotten the part and they were very happy
with my performance. The team gave me a packet full of filming
times, paperwork to sign, and some