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On the drive back to Thad’s house, they got caught up on each other’s lives. They talked about careers, college, family and friends. The conversation flowed effortlessly. They only avoided two subjects - current relationships and the controversial script that lay across Lyndsy’s lap.
Lyndsy was impressed with Thad’s house in the Hollywood Hills. It could have housed a small army. She had a hard time believing that he was living there alone.
Thad gave Lyndsy a tour.
“Your house is beautiful! Girlfriend or decorator?” she asked boldly as she ran her hand over a fluffy chenille pillow.”
“Yeah, one of those.” Thad cockily answered.
“Not gonna tell?” Lyndsy asked coyly.
“Nope. Not now.” he responded with a half smile.
She was unsure of what Thad was trying to avoid talking about – and why. But she knew better than to push.
Reflectively she sighed “Just tell me this…”
“What?” he asked curiously.
“When I get up in the middle of the night – to get a snack – am I going to walk into her?” she asked with a smile.
“A snack in the middle of the night, huh?” Thad asked with amusement.
“Can’t help it – I eat when I’m nervous.” Lyndsy revealed.
Thad had a feeling that her nervousness was script related. He knew she had been blindsided by the storyline. He had too. He could only imagine what she was thinking about this turn of events.
He looked at her warmly and said “First of all, the only person you’ll walk into in the middle of the night is me. And second, I’m SURE you can get out of this scene.”
“Get out of it?” she asked softly with surprise.
Kindly he offered “Yeah. I didn’t know what they had planned either. I’m sure if both of us refuse to do it – they’ll rewrite it.”
“Oh.” Lyndsy said softly.
Thad was way off base about her feelings. She had no objections to the scene. Now she wondered if it was HIM who really didn’t want to do the scene the way it was written.
She gazed into his eyes and said with quiet assertion “I’m not against doing the scene. In fact, I think it’s long overdue. If you ask me, the viewers got cheated five years ago. ALL they wanted to see were Colleen and JT make love.”
Thad tried to hide his surprise from Lyndsy but she could see right through him.
She smiled at him and said “Ok, spill it! I can tell that you’re DYING to say something to me.”
“Well,” Thad started with reservation “I just thought you’d be upset. I would have thought that you would have felt duped into being brought back under false pretenses.”
“Well, I would have been upset if they had done this any other way.” she confessed.
“Any other way?” he questioned.
“Sure – like if they brought in a replacement actor for you…..or if they had me jumping into bed with Raul…no offense to David, of course.” she explained.
She thought for a moment and then added slyly “The ONLY other way I would have done it would have been if they had hooked me up with Brody….you know the old Cody.”
Thad flashed a very sexy smile and said “Oh, CODY, huh? You’d jump into bed with the COFFE GUY over ME?”
He couldn’t help but to playfully grab her from behind. With his arms wrapped around her he rasped in her ear “Well guess what? The coffee guy is busy living his One Life to Live….so it looks like it’s going to be ME!”
Lyndsy laughed and savored Thad’s arms around her. She had missed it – even if it HAD all just been acting before – there was still something SO special about his embrace of her.
After a minute, Thad reluctantly let go of her. It was the last thing that he wanted to do.
They sat down on the plush, tan sofa. Lyndsy kicked off her shoes and got comfortable.
Thad gazed into her enormous china blue eyes.
“Okay,” he asked with concern “If it’s not the script that’s making you nervous – than what is?”
Lyndsy corrected him.
“Ah, I never SAID that the script didn’t make me nervous. I just said that I agree with the storyline. You know….I was never the “wordly” type like you on the show. You’ve shot a million of these sex scenes – I haven’t done one.” she confided.
A smile grew across Thad’s face as he looked at Lyndsy. She was SO beautiful. It wouldn’t matter WHAT she did in the scene tomorrow – he knew the audience would be completely captivated by her. He already was. And he KNEW the scene with her would be completely electrifying.
He couldn’t say all that to her. He wanted to – but he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Instead he tried to ease her worries by responding “You’ve seen how they do these scenes. They’re VERY staged and VERY mechanical. You’ll do fine.”
She was a little disappointed with his “technical” response. But she wasn’t surprised. It was as if nothing had changed in five years. He was talking to her friend to friend – actor to actress.
She wondered if EVERYTHING was going to be exactly the same.
She needed to find out.
“Yeah, you’re probably right.” she agreed. Hesitantly, she asked “Um, could I ask you a favor….a actress to actor favor?”
“Sure.” he easily responded.
She looked up at him with the sweetest expression but sexiest smile and asked “Would you….um…kiss me…now….just so it won’t be so awkward tomorrow on the set?”
Thad felt himself go breathless for a second. He wasn’t sure what to make of Lyndsy’s request – he didn’t care – he just knew he wanted to oblige her…now.
He slid his body close to hers on the couch. His warm eyes immediately locked on her baby blues. Her eyes sparkled with excitement. He lifted his hand and instinctively began stroking her silky hair – just like he used to – then slowly he moved it to brush across her soft cheek. He leaned in closely as his eager mouth met her sweet lips. She tasted SO delicious. There was no way he could stop now. His tongue slowly parted her lips and met hers. She responded fully and passionately to him. Suddenly, their world’s collided in a way they never had before.
The once bold line between where Colleen and JT ended and Lyndsy and Thad began had been forever blurred.
Lyndsy was impressed with Thad’s house in the Hollywood Hills. It could have housed a small army. She had a hard time believing that he was living there alone.
Thad gave Lyndsy a tour.
“Your house is beautiful! Girlfriend or decorator?” she asked boldly as she ran her hand over a fluffy chenille pillow.”
“Yeah, one of those.” Thad cockily answered.
“Not gonna tell?” Lyndsy asked coyly.
“Nope. Not now.” he responded with a half smile.
She was unsure of what Thad was trying to avoid talking about – and why. But she knew better than to push.
Reflectively she sighed “Just tell me this…”
“What?” he asked curiously.
“When I get up in the middle of the night – to get a snack – am I going to walk into her?” she asked with a smile.
“A snack in the middle of the night, huh?” Thad asked with amusement.
“Can’t help it – I eat when I’m nervous.” Lyndsy revealed.
Thad had a feeling that her nervousness was script related. He knew she had been blindsided by the storyline. He had too. He could only imagine what she was thinking about this turn of events.
He looked at her warmly and said “First of all, the only person you’ll walk into in the middle of the night is me. And second, I’m SURE you can get out of this scene.”
“Get out of it?” she asked softly with surprise.
Kindly he offered “Yeah. I didn’t know what they had planned either. I’m sure if both of us refuse to do it – they’ll rewrite it.”
“Oh.” Lyndsy said softly.
Thad was way off base about her feelings. She had no objections to the scene. Now she wondered if it was HIM who really didn’t want to do the scene the way it was written.
She gazed into his eyes and said with quiet assertion “I’m not against doing the scene. In fact, I think it’s long overdue. If you ask me, the viewers got cheated five years ago. ALL they wanted to see were Colleen and JT make love.”
Thad tried to hide his surprise from Lyndsy but she could see right through him.
She smiled at him and said “Ok, spill it! I can tell that you’re DYING to say something to me.”
“Well,” Thad started with reservation “I just thought you’d be upset. I would have thought that you would have felt duped into being brought back under false pretenses.”
“Well, I would have been upset if they had done this any other way.” she confessed.
“Any other way?” he questioned.
“Sure – like if they brought in a replacement actor for you…..or if they had me jumping into bed with Raul…no offense to David, of course.” she explained.
She thought for a moment and then added slyly “The ONLY other way I would have done it would have been if they had hooked me up with Brody….you know the old Cody.”
Thad flashed a very sexy smile and said “Oh, CODY, huh? You’d jump into bed with the COFFE GUY over ME?”
He couldn’t help but to playfully grab her from behind. With his arms wrapped around her he rasped in her ear “Well guess what? The coffee guy is busy living his One Life to Live….so it looks like it’s going to be ME!”
Lyndsy laughed and savored Thad’s arms around her. She had missed it – even if it HAD all just been acting before – there was still something SO special about his embrace of her.
After a minute, Thad reluctantly let go of her. It was the last thing that he wanted to do.
They sat down on the plush, tan sofa. Lyndsy kicked off her shoes and got comfortable.
Thad gazed into her enormous china blue eyes.
“Okay,” he asked with concern “If it’s not the script that’s making you nervous – than what is?”
Lyndsy corrected him.
“Ah, I never SAID that the script didn’t make me nervous. I just said that I agree with the storyline. You know….I was never the “wordly” type like you on the show. You’ve shot a million of these sex scenes – I haven’t done one.” she confided.
A smile grew across Thad’s face as he looked at Lyndsy. She was SO beautiful. It wouldn’t matter WHAT she did in the scene tomorrow – he knew the audience would be completely captivated by her. He already was. And he KNEW the scene with her would be completely electrifying.
He couldn’t say all that to her. He wanted to – but he couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Instead he tried to ease her worries by responding “You’ve seen how they do these scenes. They’re VERY staged and VERY mechanical. You’ll do fine.”
She was a little disappointed with his “technical” response. But she wasn’t surprised. It was as if nothing had changed in five years. He was talking to her friend to friend – actor to actress.
She wondered if EVERYTHING was going to be exactly the same.
She needed to find out.
“Yeah, you’re probably right.” she agreed. Hesitantly, she asked “Um, could I ask you a favor….a actress to actor favor?”
“Sure.” he easily responded.
She looked up at him with the sweetest expression but sexiest smile and asked “Would you….um…kiss me…now….just so it won’t be so awkward tomorrow on the set?”
Thad felt himself go breathless for a second. He wasn’t sure what to make of Lyndsy’s request – he didn’t care – he just knew he wanted to oblige her…now.
He slid his body close to hers on the couch. His warm eyes immediately locked on her baby blues. Her eyes sparkled with excitement. He lifted his hand and instinctively began stroking her silky hair – just like he used to – then slowly he moved it to brush across her soft cheek. He leaned in closely as his eager mouth met her sweet lips. She tasted SO delicious. There was no way he could stop now. His tongue slowly parted her lips and met hers. She responded fully and passionately to him. Suddenly, their world’s collided in a way they never had before.
The once bold line between where Colleen and JT ended and Lyndsy and Thad began had been forever blurred.