Page 25 of Love Unscripted
Her voice cooled. “So I either adjust… or leave.”
His gaze didn’t waver. “Pretty much.”
The bluntness knocked the air out of her. “You want me to quit.”
His hands came down on the table—not explosive, but decisive. Final. “Camille.”
Her name—low, controlled—sent an unwanted shiver through her.
“If I wanted you gone, you wouldn’t be here. I asked you to dinner because I believe that you are a reasonable woman and will make the changes necessary.” His eyes, intense and blazing, held hers.
Julie reappeared with their meals—perfect timing. Aaron sat back, still glaring but controlling himself. She hated that she found him maddeningly attractive even right now.
She reached for her burger.
“Aren’t you going to say grace?” he asked.
She paused, lowering it. “Why don’t you?”
He sighed and bowed his head, voice steady again as he prayed.
Afterward, she watched him for a second then took a bite.
“As I was saying before your tirade—” she continued after she swallowed her bite of burger.
“Mytirade?”
“—the actor should have a say in how the scene goes.”
“They do. During rehearsal.” He set his fork down. “Not in the middle of shooting a scene. Once we’re rolling, the decisions have been made.”
The authority in his tone left no room for argument.
“And right now,” he added, quieter, “you’re disrupting the process.”
“So what?” she asked, softer now. “You regret casting me?”
He hesitated just a fraction. Then looked away.
That was all the answer she needed. Her chest tightened.
“I’m not trying to ruin your film. I’m just… not used to being sidelined. OnShadow Peak, I fought for my input. And eventually—it made the series better.”
“At first, you followed my direction.”
“Because I wasn’t sure.”
“You weren’t sure about what?”
She exhaled. “Listen, Christian film is new territory for me, okay? I felt that I should just trust your lead seeing that you have been in this area longer than I have and you would know what is acceptable and what isn’t.”
“What changed?”
“I started thinking more about Esther. I felt like I needed to do more with her.”
“More with her like what?”
“Make her come alive. Make her more prominent. More…I don’t know…more like a queen.”
