Page 79 of Guarding the Singer

Jessica laughed. "Just three, but yes. Let's get this done quickly so you can get back out there and finish today's scenes."

"I can't wait to get home."

Pulling out a wristlet studded with pearl-headed pins, Jessica put it on her wrist. "I bet," she whistled under her breath. "Your William is a fine-looking man."

Jessica touched the back of her arm and moved it out of the way.

"Tell me that he chews with his mouth open."

Selene wasn't sure she heard her correctly. "What?"

"Or that he leaves the toilet seat up?"

"What?" Selene started to laugh out loud. "No. He doesn't do either of those."

"Careful." Jessica leaned to the side and started pinning the fabric under her arm. "Hold still."

Selene nodded her head carefully, not that Jessica could see it.

"He gives the most amazing foot rubs."

Jessica looked up and sighed. "That sounds lovely."

"It is." Selene couldn't help but smile thinking about him. "And he got me some lovely cushions so we can sit on the living room floor and watch movies."

"He sounds thoughtful."

"He is thoughtful."

The rolling chair that Jessica was sitting on rattled a little as she moved. "You're a lucky woman, Selene."

"I know it."

Jessica crossed to a worktable and Selene followed her with her gaze.

She picked up a spool of thread and a needle and quickly threaded the needle.

A couple of costume images in full color were on the wall of the trailer beside Jessica. One image was unmistakably familiar. "Hey. Is that my costume?"

Jessica looked up and smiled. "Yes. It's one of my top six designs."

Six?

Jessica looked up and then back down as she knotted the thread.

"I know, six sounds weird, but it looks better on a wall."

Selene nodded. The image next to her gown was one that looked familiar.

"Hey, the picture next to mine. The... the thirties beaded dress?"

Jessica looked up at the images and grinned. "Yes! Another of my favorites."

"Oh," Selene beamed at Jessica. "I remember that. The whole film was visually breathtaking," she gushed, "I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't really pay attention to the names of the production staff. So I didn't know it was you."

Jessica waved off her apology. "If I wanted to be the big name that everyone pays attention to, I would have been a fashion designer and have shows at Fashion Week. I just love putting clothes on people and on screen. I spent years learning history just to get a real appreciation for the fashions of different time periods. So the thirties? All that beading and clothes cut on the bias? It was like heaven and hell."

She held out her hands, palms up as she moved back over to Selene.

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