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 Sven went to Jens Larson,”
    “Naturally. He was the best.”
    Ray agreed, “Sure was!  I think he’ll do great!”
    “Theresa?”
    It was obvious Ray was hesitant to announce this one, but he spit out Heather Hartford, making her cringe. “Nothing that some one-on-one time with Sofie won’t fix?”
    Alisa groaned.  “I already pray for the girl.”
    Sofie Alonzo was the coach Ron had hired to work with everyone from the show to get into character.  Sofie generally ran lines with an actor until they went crazy or they drove her crazy.  She was eccentric and forced the actor to engage in some rather strange activities to “become their character”.  The old director of Family Insurance, Roman, usually sent Sofie through to collect Dawn, Ray, Logan, and the others for “exercises”, but they rarely enjoyed it … unless Sofie offered to buy them coffee or  lunch during their sessions.
    “Now Aaron. Uh …” Ray fell suddenly silent, though he could be heard moving on the other end, so she knew the call had not been disconnected.
    “Ray…?”
    “Yeah?”  He sounded nervous.
    “Who did Kassidy pick for Aaron?”
    He coughed. “Um …”
    “Spill it.” She enunciated every syllable.
    “The studio wasn’t sure if they’d allow him to because of the show run and everything that he has going    ”
    “Ray!”
    “I mentioned to Kassidy that I’d seen him read with you, and he did exceptionally well.  Kassidy had a chat with Ron, and he said since Aaron would be up for at least half the season, we’d be able to borrow Evan for the show. As long as he can balance the preliminary work for your movie and our show, Ron said he’s ours!”  Ray spoke quickly, not taking a single breath. He knew if he did, she’d have time to protest.
    Alisa fell back onto the bed, as the news slowly sunk in. After nearly a minute of saying absolutely nothing to Ray, Alisa found the word to sum up how incredibly stunned she was. “Oh…”
    “Honey, please don’t hate me.’
    “I   I don’t hate you, Ray.”
    “Nuh-uh. Don’t tell me that. Talk to me, please.”
    “I have to go.  I’ll see you tomorrow.”
    “You’re not coming to the office today?”
    “No. Hold all my appointments and calls. Please. Okay?  Love you.”
    Ray barely got out his goodbye when the button to end the call was hit and the phone was tossed aside.  Alisa fell back onto the bed and let the air exit her lungs with a loud hiss.  She couldn’t believe this was happening.   Evan is my director.  Evan is now our Aaron .  Evan was going to be on the show she was using as an outlet outside of the movie … Ugh.  Just when she thought she could get away from him for a minute, she was going to be stuck with him on the set of both productions.
    After a shower of her own, Alisa quietly sat on the couch with her laptop; Logan was across from her, catching up on sports scores.  It was exactly as she had pictured: he had a beer in hand as he watched the big screen, completely relaxed and enjoying himself. It was exactly what she missed while he was away.
    “What do you feel like doing for lunch, sweetheart?”
    Her mind must have drifted off to the show because she started to type Evan’s name in the book she was working on.  Alisa’s eyes widened.  Her eyes shifted helplessly between her husband and the computer screen, her only shield, as she repeatedly hit the delete button.
    Logan caught her staring at him as she frantically clicked at the keyboard.  He chuckled. “Everything okay?”
    She continued typing actual parts to her novel, slumping lower into the couch.
    “Babe?”
    Alisa didn’t want to look away from the screen even though he was standing before her.  She made a feeble attempt at remaining hidden.
    “Hey,” He tapped her computer. “What’s going on?”
    “Huh?” Alisa jumped.
    “Babe,” Logan apologized as he grabbed the laptop from her and set it beside the beer that was now on the coffee table.