A Little Dinged Up (gxg)

Chapter 19

Just watching the flying suit descent, I had a feeling it was going to be popular. If people liked watching first person roller coaster videos, this would be even better. I particularly liked the screams of the people as I flew past the trailhead! I also got a lot closer to the rocks at Ooh Ahh Point and Cedar Ridge than I realized, and it made for a great film. I decided to leave my scream of pain in from when I hit my rock without an edit. It had hurt, and I had no problem letting people know that. As for the trip back up the canyon, that was a lot of cuts and time lapses, because it just wasn't exciting. I had to blur some faces as well, since I'd never asked the hiker's permission to be in the video, but I added thanks to the unknown helpers just in case they saw it. The entire way I had tried to pan around so that people could see the majesty of the canyon as well. I only added maybe a minute of the medical clinic and a shot of the ribs that night too. Just enough to show the bruising and abrasions. I thought it turned out exceptionally well, and I was happy with the finished result when I uploaded it later in the afternoon.

I checked my email, and Liv had already given me a first design idea. It was pretty close to what I wanted, but with no detail, and I sent it back with a few more ideas. If this kept up, I'd possibly be able to get it done tomorrow!

I felt really good about the day. Progress had been made, and I could see a road map of sorts in my mind for how to get back to Ava in the proper way.

But that flew right out the window when she called me after dinner.

When my phone rang, I assumed it was either Madison or Liv, so I picked it up and started my index finger on its journey to the little green button. Then I froze when I saw Ava's name on the call screen. She unblocked me! I couldn't even move for a few seconds as I realized that I was about to talk to Ava again!

"Hello?" I answered, sitting back against the headboard of my bed. I was trying to sound light and friendly, but I was nervous as hell.

"What the fuck did you do to yourself?" she yelled over the phone. She'd seen the video. Fuck. She didn't seem happy at all.

Uh oh. "I just hurt my ribs a little. But I'm fine."

"You could have been killed!" Her voice broke a little, and I realized that she was almost crying. "You could have been killed and I would have never seen you again!"

"I'm okay, I promise! It wasn't that bad!" I tried to be soothing, but that wasn't the easiest thing over the phone. "You're going to see me soon. I'm already working on coming to see you!"

"Wait, you are?" her breath hitched, and her voice suddenly got quieter.

"Yes. I am. I talked to Trish, and it was pretty much a mess. But I realized I needed to see you. Do you think I could make an appearance this weekend?" I wondered. "There is too much to explain over the phone, but I'd very much like to take you to dinner, and maybe have a kiss that is on the ground this time."

"Yes! Absolutely! Call me or text me any time! I missed you so much Lylah!" She was full on sobbing now and I wished I was there to give her a hug. "I'm so glad you're coming here. You have no idea!"

"I missed you too Ava, and so did Titty. She's coming with me, so she can get her fix," I assured her.

I finally heard Ava's tears turn to giggles. "You have to bring her to the movie set then, just so I can tell everyone I kissed your hairless pussy in front of everyone!" The phone dissolved into a fit of laughter on the other end, and I let her have her moment.

"When do I get to kiss yours?" I finally asked when she had calmed down.

I heard a sharp intake of breath and then a pause. "What?"

"I mean, if you're kissing my hairless pussy, it's only fair that I return the favor," I reasoned. I know, I had always tried not to flirt and tease because I knew it would hurt her because of the Trish situation. But we had just agreed to try being together, right? So, I think a little flirting was acceptable.

"We're not even dating yet Lylah, do you really expect to get into my pants that quickly?" she giggled at me. "You're going to have to work a lot harder than that!"

"I have every expectation of wooing you and I'm not going to rush this, Ava. You have done so much for me already, that I want to cherish every day I can with you," I told her. Yes, I wanted to make love to Ava Santos, but not until we were both ready. She had waited for me, and now it would be my turn to wait for her.

"I really like the sound of that. You have been a breath of fresh air in my life Lylah. You're so different from the people I'm stuck on the film shoot with. I already know you're probably going to kill Sean Lawrence, my co-star. So, don't. I can't do a jailhouse romance!"

"If you tell me he had a kissing scene with you and now won't stop harassing you for more off the movie set then I'll be on the first flight in the morning!" I promised. Did cliches like that really happen? Damn it! I should have been her stunt double to prevent this!

She was quiet for a moment before finally speaking up. "So how is Miki? I saw that interview she did at the show, she looks so grown up!"

"You're changing the subject!"

"She's going to own TMZ within a decade. That is my prediction," she continued.

"Fine, consider it switched. But can I be your stunt woman again? I need to be on set to keep that fucker away from you."

"You were always my stunt woman. I told the director to wait to shoot the stunt scenes until you were available. I will tell him we can start them after this weekend." Her voice sounded like she was laughing at me, and I supposed she was.

"You are in such trouble!" I couldn't be mad. I had deserved to be pulled from the entire movie, but instead she kept me there. She was amazing!

"Yeah, yeah. You can punish me when you get here. Now tell me about Miki."

"She's dating Liv, and she's in discussions on her first tattoo. They look so adorable together. Liv was here doing our makeup before the show, and I thought they were the cutest thing on the planet. And holy shit is Miki a flirt! Or she is with Liv anyway. She's so small and looks so innocent but she kept leaning in and whispering things to Liv and I thought I was going to have to let the poor girl borrow some underwear so she could change out of her wet ones!"

"Damnit! Now I need to hang out with them too!"

"Maybe we'll fly them out some time then. Give Miki a chance to do her show in a different city, and we can set Liv up as a guest artist at a local shop. Give everyone some publicity," I suggested.

"You shouldn't be doing stunts; you should be a publicist. You're really good at all this!"

"Well, you're doing exactly what you should be, you're an amazing actress and I can't wait to see you knock this role out of the park!"

"I'm more than a pretty face huh?" she joked.

"Oh yeah, you have a great ass and some gorgeous breasts too!" I shot right back.

"Please. Lylah, you know your ass is better than mine, that is why you're my stunt double!"

Evidently, we could talk about our asses all night. Technically we did switch subjects a few times, but we were up till 3am her time talking before we finally hung up. But my heart had felt so much better, just in talking to her. I was starting to feel whole again. I had made the right decision.