Page 174 of My Five Daddies

“What do yousee?”

“Lots of dead fuckingclickers.”

She does a decent fake laugh. “Okay, hotshot. This isn’tworking.”

“Sorry,” I say. “I just keep seeing them coming at us, over and over again. I keep seeing the faces of those we’ve leftbehind.”

She quiet for a second, since the script calls for it. “Are you sure about any of this?” she asksme.

“Hell no,” I say. “But because I keep seeing their faces, I know I can’t let them down. So I won’tstop.”

Holly steps closer to me, and I’m not sure what she’s doing. The ambush is coming in a second, and there’s only one lineleft.

“I wish I had your commitment,” she says, and then she tries to kissme.

It takes me completely by surprise. Her lips press against mine, and for half a second, we’rekissing.

But I pull away as soon as I realize what’s happening. This isn’t acting at all. She’s not trying to adlib something new. She’s just coming on tome.

“Holly,” Isay.

“Sorry,” she says, turning away. “Wow, I’m really sorry. I just thought… there was amoment.”

“No,” I say. “I mean, there wasn’t a moment. I can’t getinvolved.”

She turns back to me, smiling sheepishly. “We don’t have to getinvolved.”

I sigh. “That’s getting involved. Ican’t.”

“You don’t think I’m pretty?” she asks, cocking herhead.

I laugh and shrug. “Any guy on this set would fuck you, but not me. There’s someoneelse.”

Her face falls. “It’s that fucking girl, isn’t it? The scriptgirl?”

I hesitate. “It’s none of your fuckingbusiness.”

“I saw you two dancing. The way she was looking at you. I think she would have let you fuck her right there on the dance floor, but too bad she ran away like a scaredbaby.”

Anger rises through me and I step closer to her. She must see that anger in me, because she stepsback.

“Get the fuck out of my trailer,” I say to her. I would never hit a woman, but I can see she thinks I might. Because I’m big and I was a SEAL, people always think I’m a violent man. But I’m not. I only hurt people that really deserve it, and although Holly isn’t a nice person, she doesn’t deserveit.

“Asshole,” she says, and turns away fromme.

I watch as she leaves the trailer quickly. I turn away once the door shuts and curse my bad fuckingluck.

So much for not letting things get uncomfortable betweenus.

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Tara

Iwatchas Jackson takes Holly in his arms and presses his lips against hers, kissing her full anddeep.

There’s an edge between them today. I don’t know what it means, but it’s like something happened. It’s actually electrifying, and I think everyone on set can see it. Whatever happened is making their performance that muchbetter.

“Cut!” Lionel yells. “Yes, good, Jackson! You kiss her like you kiss your mother,yes?”

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