Nobody cares that they are sitting in a cinema. I can hear Aaron’s voice as he hollers, higher than everyone. People get on their feet and the noise is so big and so sudden that I press a hand over my mouth because I was not prepared. I was genuinely not prepared for any of this, and now I’m crying, which I also was not prepared for.
On screen, I tilt my head slightly, a small smile playing at the corner of my mouth, and deliver my first line. “What kind of books does a frat boy like you read?”
Deon turns to look at me and we’re both so… we look so good. The lighting is generous and the chemistry reads and I look like I belong there, like I’ve always belonged there, and I don’t know what to do with that feeling so I just cry harder.
“Hey.” Justin leans close. “This is just the first of
