Chapter 23
“Cut!” Jill said, and the room burst out in applause. “Awesome!” Andy shouted, and Jill threw them a thumbs-up, beaming. “That was great, you two!”
Colby was applauding too, and called over, “Utterly splendid, I’ve got chills, you’re both marvelous!” as his eyes found Jason’s. Despite Will’s invalid makeup, he looked like he wanted to jump up and run over and throw himself into Jason’s arms; he didn’t, but it was that kind of look. Absolute delight and pride rocketed down Jason’s spine.
“We’ll do it again to make sure,” Jill said, “and to get a couple more close-up reaction shots, but that felt like it. If there’s anything different you want to bring to it, go ahead and experiment. It’s all yours.”
Jim grinned, right out of character and into cheerfulness. “Shall we go again? You want to threaten me a bit more? Slam hands on the desk and shout?”
“Totally,” Jason agreed. “More dramatic. Stephen would get physical if he had to.”