Chapter 306 - Injured The Talent (1/2)

”As you should be,” Cage said lightly.

”You told Stephen, right?” Katherine asked finally. The last thing she wanted was her getting caught unaware.

”Yeah, he's prepared to take care of anything that comes our way. But I think it will be fine.” He shrugged. Cage had arranged for a private car and made sure their seats were out of the sight of the public. Moreover, there was also the plan to sneak her back inside the hotel when they came back together. It should have worked and that was what she hoped.

”Good,” she murmured, resting her head against the headboard. Finally, she thought about going to sleep. A little later, she decided.

”What have you planned for today?” he asked.

She looked up at him and laughed. ”Finishing work and then preparing for dinner.” Cage was about to say something when she interjected with purpose. ”I know I don't need to prepare for the date but I want to doll up for you. We rarely get to go out, so I want to make the most of it.”

Cage scowled but finally sighed in resignation. ”You always look beautiful. You don't need to...”

She turned to sit on her knees and raised herself as much as she could to kiss his chin. If she aimed a little higher, this man would get carried away and never make it to his shooting. ”I love you for thinking so... but I want to. Now... Go!” She slapped his butt and then let out a small giggle at his surprise.

Finally, he kissed her forehead and pushed her back into the bed. Having tucked her in, he whispered, ”Sweet dreams.” She resigned to her fate and thought about catching up to a couple of hours of sleep. It wouldn't hurt her anyway.

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The current film he was filming had a minor number of action scenes which could be handled by the actors themselves. Considering that Giselle was a former stunt person and he had prior experience in the field as well, the filming crew cautiously let them perform the minor stunts themselves.

Due to a revision in the script, the actors had to reshoot the first scene together. They found themselves on a rooftop, her on the other side of the railing and him on the rooftop, looking onto her and talking to her as he tried to prevent her from jumping.

The scene was supposed to be intense, but for the safety of actors, they had decided on a one storey building. A padded mat was placed where Giselle could supposedly fall. From years of experience, Cage was seasoned to watch people fall.

Cage remained in character, grabbing the front of Giselle's short, twisting his fingers in the fabric and yanking her forward into the starting position, just as had been planned. He moved a couple of steps back and asked the director if they could practice some more.

After a few practice takes, the director decided that it would be best if they put a safety harness around Giselle's waist, just in case something went wrong.

Cage finally took his place a couple of steps away from the railing and Giselle.

”Action,” the director called.