Into A New Paradise- Part 7
By: DrwlovrH20

Drew waited patiently for the makeup people to finish their work. Having to wear lots of makeup was one of the things he'd never gotten used to..it was itchy, hot, uncomfortable. . . . How on earth did women stand it? Finally, they stopped. He looked over at Ali, who had someone doing something very odd to her hair...whatever it was, it didn't look comfortable. He smiled, "Having fun yet?" he asked her. Ali tried to hold her head still, so they could make the finishing touches on her makeup, "Oh yeah..this is just my idea of the perfect day" she joked.
"There! Done..perfect, if I may say so" the makeup person said, finally leaving the set.

Ali turned around and sank into her seat, "It's only gonna take about thirty damn minutes for me to get all this off but it's all good" she laughed. Drew reached over and took her hand, "Its not all that bad, is it?" he asked, looking into her warm brown eyes. Ali felt butterflies in her stomach as he looked at her, wordlessly, she nodded.
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you after this, if you don't--" Drew started to say, only to be interrupted by Wayne. "Ok, I know you're disappointed Drew, but you don't actually get to drive"  "I know! What's up with that?" Drew demanded, his heart not completely in it. Wayne laughed, "But you don't have to sit on any phone books, like you were worried about earlier."
It was Drew's turn to laugh, "That's a relief" Wayne was all business then, "Ok, just to give you the rundown on the scene. I'll be yelling cues at you two, so pay attention." He handed Drew the ring he would use to propose to Ali, "Ok, so you're driving along, right? And you two keep looking at each other. Drew, you're gonna pull out the ring, then look at her, ok?"
Drew nodded, "Right. Is that all I have to do?" Wayne nodded, "What, did you want something more complicated?" he joked. Drew laughed, "Nah, this is cool with me"

Wayne turned to Ali, "Ok Ali. So he holds the ring, and looks at you. You're gonna stare at it for a second, then you'll move over next to Drew and turn his head towards yours. Then you take off his cap and throw it, and kiss him. Sound good?" Ali nodded, it sounded more than good to her, "Sure, not a problem" she said professionally. Wayne nodded, "Great! We're gonna start shooting now." he said, leaving to get in place.

Drew took a deep breath as the car started moving, pretending to drive, he kept glancing at Ali, who was leaning against the door. Both hoped the other couldn't see through the sunglasses, since they were looking at one another much more than they would care to admit to.

"ACTION!" Wayne yelled, to make himself heard over the rush of the wind.
Drew took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Honestly, it wasn't like he was really proposing to her or anything, it was all acting. But if it was, why was he so nervous? He smiled at Ali, and slowly pulled the ring out, looking at her hopefully. Ali was surprised, she didn't know why. And she felt that all her feelings for Drew were starting to get out of hand. Which may not be that bad a thing. She moved closer to him, and put her hand on his cheek, slowly turning his head to face her's. Drew and Ali froze for a moment, neither wanting the moment to end. She took a deep breath and took Drew's hat off, tossing the familiar baseball cap somewhere. Drew swallowed hard as she ran her fingers through his short hair, wanting to kiss her now, regardless of ruining the shot or not. Ali slowly moved closer, as their lips finally met. "PERFECT! YOU TWO WERE WONDERFUL!" Wayne yelled, wondering how they had managed to make the scene so convincing...they had managed to create some amazing chemistry. Ali and Drew both blushed, "Thanks!" Drew yelled back, wondering if that was what he was supposed to say. Wayne just laughed as they turned around, heading back towards the studio. Drew looked at Ali for minute, then took her hand in his, never once taking his eyes from hers during the drive back to the studio.

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