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bomber jacket and baseball cap who Sam recognized as the director, Pierce Everette, approached the crazed woman and put two gentle hands on her shoulders. “Diana, please. What’s wrong? What are you doing?”
    â€œ Him! I want him off this set! I want him a million miles away from my son. Don’t you ever let him back! Ever! Do you hear me?”
    â€œDiana,” the director said calmly. “Who are you talking about? What’s the problem?”
    The woman trembled, but seemed to gain some composure as she lowered her voice. “Pierce, I’m sorry to barge in here like this, but you know me, and you know my husband, and you know that if I want something, it will happen. So please, just remove him from the set. I don’t want to go into it. It’s not important. I have my reasons. Just make him leave. Now.”
    Sam’s mouth fell open because he realized as all eyes turned his way that the crazy woman was talking about him .

10
TREVOR
    With the dressing room door open, Trevor could hear his mother’s shouting from where he sat. He started to remove the cape and get up out of the makeup chair, then paused, not wanting to get in the way of her anger. He’d done that before and knew it was to be avoided at all costs. While his mother was kind and caring, she could also be equally wicked and vicious. When she was in a rant, his father always said you had to watch out for friendly fire.
    When the shouting subsided, Trevor signaled the makeup artist to stop. He swept away the cape and got up, walked along the back of the set, and peeked around into the orange light. His mother spoke in a low tone to the director. Everyone else gave them a wide space. McKenna rounded the corner and almost knocked him down.
    â€œWhat happened?” he asked her in a hushed voice.
    McKenna bit into her lower lip and shook her head. “Nothing. Your mom fired the stand-in.”
    â€œSam?”
    McKenna nodded and pointed to the hairnet Sam had dropped on the set.
    â€œWhy?”
    â€œYou weren’t very nice to him, now you care?”
    â€œMcKenna, he started asking me about my dad. You know I hate that.”
    â€œHelping people?” McKenna made a face.
    â€œPeople need to help themselves, too.”
    â€œPeople helped me.”
    â€œMcKenna, I don’t mean you.”
    â€œI’m just saying, Trevor. He seemed nice and now he just got run off the set. From the way your mom sounded, I doubt he’ll get a spot in a crowd scene.”
    â€œWell, I didn’t say anything to her. I don’t even know why she came.”
    â€œIn her bathrobe.”
    â€œHer bathrobe?” Trevor looked out over the set. He now saw Gabriel in the shadows, watching Trevor’s mother, but staying clear. “Gabriel.”
    â€œGabriel?”
    â€œHe acted really weird when he saw Sam. He freaked out. He must have called her and she came without even bothering to get dressed, but why ?”
    â€œYou two look exactly alike, you know.”
    â€œWhy would that make him call my mom?”
    McKenna looked like she was about to say something.
    â€œWhat?” Trevor asked.
    â€œNo, nothing,” she said.
    â€œMcKenna, come on.”
    McKenna hesitated. “He looks exactly like you, Trevor. Exactly. And get this: he’s really into baseball. Sounds like he’s good, too. He’s on some team going for the city title this summer. Something about USC scouting him.”
    â€œScouting him for baseball?” Trevor couldn’t keep the envy out of his voice.
    â€œThat’s what he said.”
    â€œYou think Sam and I are related or something?”
    â€œTrevor … what if you and Sam are twins?”

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TREVOR
    Trevor grabbed McKenna by the arm and dragged her back into his dressing room, closing the door behind them and locking it.
    â€œWhat are you talking about?” Trevor felt a knot in his stomach. He backed up, feeling for a stool