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Am I hallucinating or did our hips rock together ever so slightly underwater? I don’t have time to hash it out logically. Cassidy and the junior producer appear at the edge of the pool begging us to climb out. “These aren’t the waterproof mics!” she wails in despair, a grimace etching into her features.

As we climb out of the pool and wrap ourselves in towels, Cassidy bemoans the loss of these mics because the water’s shorted them out. Steve puts his camera aside for a moment, his hand moving in slow circles across her back. I can’t look away from the gesture. Yearning threatens to split my rib cage wide open right here for everyone to see. Kit listens intently as Cassidy works through the problem out loud, Steve comforting her all the while. The waterproof mics are apparently charging for our mysterious rainforest activity tomorrow, which means Kit and I are mic-free for a few hours.

Freedom.

I smile. He meets my grin by throwing another towel over my head and scrubbing it in my wet hair. I’m smacking him away before I recognize the sound of his hearty laughter twining its way around my beating heart.

Just when I think I’ll be able to return to my sketchbook on the balcony of our room, fully charged and buzzing with Kit’s touch, Cassidy claps her hands. “New plan: talking heads. Go upstairs and get cute. You have five minutes while we set up the boom mic. Get ready to answer some questions. Individually.”

I bite back a groan and steal a glance at Kit, whose mood looks equally dampened by the news. My heart squeezes in my chest. For a few blissful moments, Kit managed to make me forget about anything but right now. The gnawing guilt over the designs I should be working on rushes in, settling heavy on my shoulders. I school my face into a blank expression and shrug, telling Kit flatly, “Dibs on the shower.”

His look is blank too, though his tone is defeated. “All yours.”

FIRST LOOK AT FOREVER

SEASON THREE

EPISODE TWO

PRODUCER:

It looked like you were having fun with Kit by the pool today.

ANDIE:

Um. I ended up nearly drowning. So.

PRODUCER:

Your chemistry together is pretty amazing.

ANDIE:

[frowns]

PRODUCER:

Is it possible you still have feelings for him after all this time?

ANDIE:

I don’t—I can’t—what?

FIRST LOOK AT FOREVER

SEASON THREE

EPISODE TWO

PRODUCER:

It seems like you’re relaxing around each other.

KIT:

I think so, yeah. It’s good to see her loosen up a bit, have some fun.

PRODUCER: