The next day when Rob was in the make-up trailer on the set of Chance Encounter, I tracked down Maria.
“Can we talk? Somewhere private?” I asked.
We went into Rob’s trailer and sat down.
“Everything’s looking good, don’t you think?” she asked, and without waiting for my answer, continued, “Can you believe your book has come alive like this? And now we only have one week of shooting left. I don’t know where the time went!”
I fiddled with my ring under the table, wondering how to best deliver the news. I had no clue which kind of response she’d give me. Somehow it seemed important to get her approval.
“Maria, listen, I’m just going to come out and say this quick. Rob and I are together!”
There! I’d said it! I almost closed my eyes, like waiting for a bomb to go off. I finally dared a g
