Page 5 of Daddy's Oath
“I best get back to work,” she said. “Have a good day.”
The two men wished her the same as she jogged off. She walked away from the backlot, toward the sound stages, and to her workshop. Before her, on a large, rectangular table, was aminiature volcano and village. A giant gorilla and lizard would eventually smash her hard work, but right now, it was her world to create as she saw fit.
Well, as long as she stayed within the confines of what the script called for.
But she had some freedom to create. And it was lovely.
She worked for an hour before she heard a familiar voice say, “There’s the hero. The woman of the hour.”
She looked up to realize the voice was familiar because she’d heard it a dozen times at the movies.
Harrison Trent.
He was tall, muscular, and oh so handsome!
“Hi, Mr. Trent,” she said, hoping she didn’t sound too enamored. Even though she worked on a movie lot and saw tons of celebs coming and going, it never got old.
And Harrison Trent was one of the biggest stars on the planet. He did a lot of action movies but had branched out into comedies, too. No matter what role he played, he was great.
“Please, call me Harrison,” he said.
“I’m Lana.”
“Good to officially meet you, Lana. I just wanted to drop by because I heard what happened today. I guess that tram was supposed to be used in my movie. Man, I’m glad no one was hurt!”
Lana knew Harrison had nothing to do with the mix-up, but she thought it was cool that he was checking in on things.
“Me, too,” Lana said.
He smiled. “I heard someone who manages the tour fleet saw it parked outside the soundstage and thought it had been separated from the rest of the herd, so to speak.”
“I was wondering how it happened,” she told him. “An honest mistake, I guess.”
Harrison chuckled. “Yeah. No one is in trouble. All’s well that ends well. Thanks to you!”
Lana found herself blushing yet again. All this attention was starting to really get to her. “It was nothing. I just happened to recognize it because I’ve seen it roll through the special effects department. I don’t think they were done with it. Still needed some work, obviously.”
They both laughed.
Harrison stepped closer to the table. “Hey, that’s pretty cool! You built this whole model yourself?”
“Yep. Volcano and village. Next, I’ll do the giant gorilla that’s going to rampage through it. Thankfully, the director wants to use some miniature work instead of all CGI. He still believes in practical effects when possible.”
“It’s cheaper this way,” Harrison pointed out. “Not to mention more artistic, if you ask me.” He looked over the diorama. “This is amazing.”
Lana turned so he wouldn’t see her cheeks glowing red, acting as if she was looking at something on the cluttered desk along the wall.
A moment later, facing him again, she said, “I appreciate it. This is my world.”
He smiled and nodded. “I came to see what all the commotion was about earlier and saw you as the TV crew was trying to get a soundbite from you.”
She didn’t know what to say, so she just smiled.
Why had Harrison sought her out? She knew he was taken. Anyway, even if he were single, it’s not like the famous, buff, rich movie star would want little ol’ plain her.
So, she waited.
Finally, Harrison cleared his throat and stepped closer. “I didn’t know you worked for the studio. We’ve never actually talked. But I’ve seen you before. We were at a party together.”
