Tides of War: A Story of Love, Loss and Redemption by Nicholas Rogers

Author:Nicholas Rogers [Rogers, Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 46

Brian, Tom, and Carri watched as they filmed the scene with Kate and Brandy. The actresses had to reshoot the scene several times before the director was satisfied. Then the director said something, and the technicians began to tear down the equipment and move it for the next shot.

Kate spoke to Brandy and nodded toward Tom and Carri. She took Brandy's hand and walked in their direction. Tom still held Carri's hand. As the two actresses got closer, Carri surprised Tom. She seemed to become more and more composed. He smiled to himself; Carri had her parents in her all right. Both Danny and Karen were cool and calm in a crisis. In Carri's world, this was as big a crisis as they came. Carri had to be cool. He wished he felt as composed as his granddaughter. Kate brought Brandy up to them.

"Brandy, I’d like you to meet some friends of mine. This is Brian, he’s our firefighter on set. And this Tom, a very old friend of mine."

The young actress smiled her famous smile.

"And last, but certainly not least, this is Carri, his granddaughter."

"Hello," Brandy said. Brandy was older than she looked on TV. She was going to be a beautiful young woman very soon. Like Carri, she was a blond with startling blue eyes.

Carri put her hand out and shook Brandy's. "Nice to meet you," Carri said in a very grown-up manner.

"It’s very nice to meet you, Carri. Would you like to come see the cameras?" Brandy asked.

"I’d really like that."

With a huge smile she followed Brandy over to the set, working very hard at being composed with every step. She glanced back at Tom several times before she disappeared among the crew and equipment.

"She'll be nice to Carri?" Tom inquired, a little concerned as he watched Carri walk away.

"I threatened Brandy with forgetting my lines and making us all stick around for hours if she wasn’t nice to Carri," Kate said.

"I was wondering what was going on. She's bit of a handful," Brian said. "I’ve only been around a couple of days, but she’s always going off about something, creating some kind of scene."

Kate glanced at Brandy and said, "I been around the business long enough to understand the diva act. She desperately wants get out of here early today. She's going to some party. If we don't finish, then she won't make the party. Besides, she’s really a nice kid underneath it all. It’s just the only way she knows how to get what she wants."

"Brian, would you excuse us a few minutes?" Kate asked. "I want to catch up with this guy."

Brian gave Tom and Kate a knowing look and went to talk to Rachel. Tom and Kate walked together a few steps away. Tom was acutely aware of her presence as they walked side by side. Kate took out a cigarette from the silver cigarette case she was carrying. Then she took out Tom's old lighter. Kate lit her cigarette, but kept the lighter, turning it over and over in her hand.

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