“I’ll be back in a few minutes and find you in the dressing room.”
“All right. Meg, please stay close even if I seem to be ignoring you. I am sometimes not present because of the part. It will help me to know you are there.”
“I will be, promise. However, even if you’re not fully there, take the water when I give it to you. Break a leg.”
She kissed me quickly but hard and got out of the car. I drove down the hill and parked. As I walked backstage, I replayed the afternoon antics. We were both nervous. Turns out, an afternoon in bed was surprisingly relaxing. We talked about silly things, like childhood memories and first pets.
Somewhere earlier Thad had sent me a text message that there would be a new security guard just to keep an eye out for Mario. He wished us luck and said he would
