Will They or Won't They: A Novel by Ava Wilder

Author:Ava Wilder [Wilder, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2023-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

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Once the season began airing and the flurry of press surrounding the premiere died down, Shane quickly fell back into his normal routine, the next several weeks passing in a blur.

He’d been worried his encounter with Lilah on the stairs would make things even more awkward between them. When he’d slid into the chair next to hers in the makeup trailer a few hours later, he’d expected her to greet him as usual—that is, not at all. Instead, she’d glanced at him, raised her eyebrows for a split second, then turned back to the mirror, a hint of a smile on her lips.

It was like someone had opened a release valve, heading off the inevitable explosion just in time. Their therapy sessions helped, but that wasn’t all of it. Maybe it was because he’d given a name to it at last, acknowledging out loud the connection that still sizzled between them like a live wire. They seemed able to relate only in extremes, either all over each other or each pretending the other one didn’t exist. It made sense that, now that they’d finally started to work though their issues, they’d inevitably swing back toward the other end.

He hadn’t really meant it, though. Like all their games, it was about trying to get her to blink first, admit something she’d rather hide. He told himself that even if he hadn’t forcibly removed himself from the situation, it still wouldn’t have gone any further—even though she’d been looking at him like she wanted to devour him whole.

But she was right. There was no way to undo the years of backbiting, sniping, and petty revenge they’d inflicted upon each other.

Probably.

In late October, they began prep to shoot the biggest episodes of the season, a moment nine years in the making: the climactic two-parter where Kate finally regains her corporeal form, culminating in a passionate kiss between her and Harrison. They’d be traveling to Vancouver for three weeks to shoot it, and, in something of a coup, it would be guest directed by Jonah Dempsey, the twenty-four-year-old wunderkind whose premium cable show, Head Case, had swept the Emmys the year before.

Shane wasn’t sure it was necessary. Intangible had never been known for its directorial flair. Like most network shows, it was helmed by a small rotating group of regulars who were valued more for their ability to stay on schedule than their visual panache. But, like the location change, it was meant to send a message: these episodes were a Big Fucking Deal.

As the Vancouver shoot drew closer, the prospect of the kiss loomed large, casting a shadow over everything else. Their personal baggage aside, kissing someone onscreen was an unpleasant experience more often than not. It was tough to get lost in the moment with half his mind focused on how it would look from the outside, and the other half trying to ignore the dozens of people crowded around watching.

He wanted to believe it would be the same with Lilah. But

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