Fourteen
7 Days Until Dream Wedding
Sienna didn’t even hesitatefor a second before following Fox out of the meeting room. She ignored the startled calls of her sisters and Reagan as she made her way through the door and down the hall.
She did turn, however, when she heard Bruce’s voice. Panic gripped her heart. Had she just done something that would mess things up for Audrey?
“Sienna, you were doing great in there,” said Bruce, a wide smile on his face and a cameraman at his side. “The camera loves you. I can’t wait for the whole team back in California to see this. You’ve got star written all over you.”
Sienna’s breath caught in her throat. The words were what she’d been waiting to hear.
“But it loves you and Fox together even more.” Bruce put his hands on her shoulders. “Go find him. Get him somewhere and have him open up. This thing between you guys is television gold.”
This thing between you guys?
Sienna’s heart gave an involuntary flutter at the thought. There was no “thing” between them. They were thrown together for this crazy show, and they’d go back to near strangers when it was over. She’d have her contacts and exposure and something decent to show casting agents, and he’d go back to his boat motors.
So why did Sienna’s stomach churn at the thought of never seeing Fox again?
She plastered on a smile for Bruce. “You can count on me.”
She started walking, the cameraman trailing behind her. Sienna didn’t know where Fox had gone, but her first instinct told her he’d want to be somewhere away from the cameras. She hadn’t been into the safe room yet but went that way now. It was a small storage room tucked beside the kitchen.
She knew Fox was behind that door. And as much as she wanted to keep Bruce happy, that wasn’t why Sienna agreed to talk to him. He’d seemed really upset and she wanted to be sure he was okay. But how could she do that with a camera following her? She tried to think of a way to lose her tail, but still wanted to make Bruce happy too.
She could do both. She just needed a few minutes off screen with Fox first.
Sienna stopped and took a deep breath before she turned and smiled at the cameraman. “Give me a few minutes to talk to Fox.”
The guy who was holding the camera furrowed his eyebrows.
“Look, I promise to give you some good footage, but he isn’t going to leave the safe room if you’re hanging right outside the door. Give me a couple of minutes, and I’ll come find you, okay?”
The cameraman nodded slowly before walking down the hall.
Whew. That was easy.
Now that he was gone, she could make sure Fox was okay. Without the cameras around, she could just be herself. The thought of really opening up to Fox scared her, but also felt right. He’d told her so much in the woods. There was trust building between them.
Sienna looked down the hall to make sure the coast was clear and pushed open the door. Inside, there was a single folding chair in the midst of all the shelves of extra tablecloths and silverware. And Fox.
“Not exactly the most comfortable room to escape to, huh?” she said, closing the door behind her.
Fox looked up from where he was leaning against a shelf, his head resting on his folded arms. “I just needed a few minutes.”
“I get it,” she said, truly understanding the desire for solitude right now.
He raised his brows at her.
“Even the most camera-loving actors need a break every once in a while.”
A corner of his mouth lifted. “Somehow I doubt that.”
“Well, it’s true.”
Fox nodded, and the two of them stood there in silence for several moments. While they weren’t touching, Sienna was acutely aware of Fox in the small room. She’d come here to make sure he was okay, but his presence pushed into every nook and cranny of the space and made it impossible to think clearly.
“We’re not supposed to spend a lot of time in here though,” she said. Her voice trembled slightly when she remembered the look Bruce had given them that first day. The look that implied they were never supposed to hide out in the safe room.
