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"Wake up, Lanch."
The voice coming from the walkie-talkie startled me. Swearing under my breath I took one last drag from my Winston and crushed it out in the ashtray. I grabbed the box and keyed it with a thumb.
"I'm here; over."
"Nobody does that, 'Over and out,' stuff anymore, old man."
Chuck was laughing at me again. Little turd.
"D'you radio just to pick with me, or is she ready to go?
Over.
"
"She's ready."
"Rolling; over."
The motions were automatic. One week on this set and I could've driven through it blindfolded. The Hotel del Coronado was nice enough, but San Diego was so damn close to Mexico it gave me the scratch. All I could think about was a run across the border, and the cherry 58' Buick they had me driving for her was sweet temptation.
The back seat was
huge
.
I gave Chuck a middle-finger wave as I rolled past him. He shot it back just as Evelyn and Sandra came out of makeup. They looked scandalized, and I was still laughing when I pulled up to the door.
They must've been looking for the Buick, because she came out immediately. She'd put sunglasses on, but not her scarf. I leapt out and grabbed the door.
"Thank you, Mickey."
I controlled the wince. Everybody called me Lanch. Everybody but her and my grandma, and my grandma had been dead for twenty years.
I climbed back into the Buick and we took off. Most of the cast and crew was at the Coronado for the duration of the shoot, but she, Jack and Tony all had houses down the beach. The studio took good care of their stars.
Two minutes later we pulled up in front of her place. I glanced in the rearview mirror. She was pouting.
"Something wrong?"
"Arthur said he'd be waiting for me."
"I'm sure he's inside." I pointed to the driveway. "The other car's here."
"He's mad at Billy, so he's mad at me."
That breathy little-girl voice damn near punched right through my guts. I controlled the urge to storm into the house and drag Art's sorry ass outside. I had no idea what she saw in the guy. I could generally find something to like about any guy--even if it was only for fifteen minutes or so. Not the case with Miller. Guy just rubbed me wrong all over.
As usual, I didn't know what to say to her, so I held my tongue.
The front door opened and Art paced out. Maybe she was right. He looked harassed and irritated. I jumped out and opened her door before he got to the car. Two seconds later he was next to me, bending into the Buick to help her out.
"Thanks, Mickey."
"My pleasure, ma'am."
She threw a sweet smile over her shoulder as he led her toward the house. The instant the front door closed I knocked another Winston free and lit up. Just for kicks I headed back to the set. If they were done shooting Frank would be free. He'd be ready for a shower, cards, whiskey, and a quick fuck--not necessarily in that order. I didn't particularly care. That list in any order sounded swell to me.
Instead of finding Frank packing up cameras, I found Chuck. He was going full tilt; his arms looked like a windmill. I rolled up and turned the engine off. Tucking my smokes in my breast pocket, I climbed out and stretched. Sitting in the Buick all day made my legs stiff. I strolled over.