attracted to him yesterday like everyone else, after all she was a woman, but there was no reason to get downright foolish about it.
âFreeze! No talking on the set!â
Frasier was looking straight at Paige and TaeâShawna and frowning. He knew exactly who the noisemakers were, and to be called out by the director wasnât good. They had caused time to be wasted, and everyone knew Frasier didnât like that.
âUnfreeze!â
This time around, everyone was quiet while the shooting of the scene continued. In this scene, Dr. Tyrell Perry and Dr. Sonja Duncan were discussing the seriousness of a patientâs condition. It was obvious in this scene that the two were attracted to each other. The television viewers would already know through the use of flashbacks that Sonjaâs late husband, also a doctor, had gotten killed when an L.A. gang, intent on killing a man being treated in the hospital, burst into the E.R. and opened fire, killing everyone, including the doctor, a nurse and a few others waiting to be treated.
Rachel figured since Livia was only a temporary member of the cast, there would not be too much of a budding romance between the two doctors, although it wasnât known just how Liviaâs exit would be handled. Frasier was known to leave the viewers hanging from scene to scene, so it would be anyoneâs guess what he had in mind. She couldnât help but wonder if the chemistry the two generated on the set would extend beyond filming.
She hadnât gotten a chance to get to know Livia. During the makeup and wardrobe sessions there hadnât been much conversation between them. Her initial impression was that Livia was just as shallow and self-absorbed as the other Hollywood types Rachel had met. Sheâd seen no reason for that impression to change. Livia had a reputation of being a party girl and as much the tabloid princess as Ethan was the tabloid king. So it would stand to reason the two would be attracted to each other both on and off the set.
âCut! Good scene! Letâs enjoy lunch. Everyone take an additional hour and be back to start again on time.â
Rachel smiled, grateful for the extra time. It seemed a number of people were in a hurry to take advantage of Frasierâs generosityâ¦in more ways than one, she thought, when out of the corner of her eye she noticed several women bustling over in Ethanâs direction. She rolled her eyes. My goodness, did they have no shame? Interestingly, Livia walked away in another direction, as if the attention given to Ethan didnât concern her one bit.
Shaking her head, Rachel walked back to her trailer to grab her purse. She had a few errands to do before lunch was over.
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Ethan watched Rachel leave before forcing his attention back to the two women standing in front of him. TaeâShawna had all but invited him over tonight to go skinny-dipping in her pool. Of course he had turned her down. Paige had offered to come over to his place to help him go over his lines. He turned her down as well. For some reason, he wasnât feeling these two. If truth be told, he wasnât feeling any woman right now. Except for the one whoâd just headed off toward her trailer.
âSo what are you doing for lunch, Ethan? We would love for you to join us,â Paige invited, interrupting his thoughts.
âThanks, but I have a few errands I need to take care of,â he said, knowing it was a lie as he said it. But in this case, he felt it was justified.
âNo problem. Maybe we can help with your errands andââ
âThanks again, but thatâs not necessary,â he said, pulling his keys out of his back pocket. He had planned to wait until the weekend to shop for Kendraâs gift, but now was just as good a time since these two were beginning to make a nuisance of themselves.
âIâll see you ladies later. I need to leave so I can be back on time.â
For a second
Elizabeth Amelia Barrington