Chapter 10: Who'd You Do?

Penny's warning surprises me.

"Watch out for Ford?" I ask. "He's a bit full of himself, but I felt bad sending him off after he bought me lunch."

Penny pulls her makeup kit forward. "He's also made it his personal goal to bang every female extra that walks across this set."

"And he thinks he's God's gift to acting," says one of her assistants, adding another eyeroll to the party. "He gets a part in one movie and now he expects the world to be fawning at his feet."

"I was hoping he was just being friendly," I say. "I guess I still have a lot to learn about what goes on behind the scenes here, huh?"

Penny wipes something on my knee. It stings, but I try not to squirm.

"Honey, you can do whatever you want," she says. "You want to sleep with him? Sleep with him. I'm just warning you to use some protection. That man is a walking STD. Which reminds me - Phoenix, get this girl her underwear."

My face burns as the faux-hawked young man who did my hair earlier grabs a plastic bag and car