again。？ Ken clapped his hands while simultane…ously lighting another cigarette； even
though his last one had burned to ash without his even touching it。
Thaddeus snapped back to attention； leaning in close to Serena again。
？Darling。 You？re always rescuing me。 How can I ever repay you？？ she asked； more assuredly
this time。
？You don？t have to repay me。？
？You must e to my 。 。 。？ She couldn？t remember the rest of the line。 Shehad to glance at her
script。
？Party！？ cried Ken。 ？Party！Haven？t you read the script； Holly？？
？Yeah；？ muttered Serena defensively； resisting the urge to kick the pile of script rewrites on the
floor up and out the large； bright window。
？Okay； let？s skip ahead a little bit。？ Ken rubbed his weirdly red forehead。 ？Let？s do the big
morning scene。 There？s just a little dialogue there； so you should be able to manage that； right；
Holly？？
？Sure。？ She felt like she was doing everything wrong； even though she？d only said a few words。
Wasn？t there any time to get warmed up？
？Okay； Thaddeus； you begin；？ Ken directed； with his new cigarette torched in hand。
？Holly；？ Thaddeus recited； from memory？his script was still lying on the couch。 ？I knew I？d find
you here。？
？Will you always know where to find me？？ Serena could see Ken shaking his head out of the
corner of her eye； so she dropped her script onto the floor。 She could do this。 She stood on tiptoe
and leaned into Thaddeus？s broad chest。
？I will if you stand still；？ he pronounced softly。 ？Never run away again。？
？I promise；？ Serena whispered。 It was her last line in the film。 She craned her neck； lifting her
face to her costar？s； offering herself up