Chapter 3 – Lights! Camera! Action!
"Clover?" Vivian says, "Let me take you to the dressing room, with your friends, and we'll go over your first scene and lines!"
The gals excitedly follow Vivian to their dressing room. It's not much bigger than a walk-in closet, but they are not dissuaded. They are going to be on television!
"Clover, in the first scene, you show up at Steve's (Danny Ilota) house, unexpectedly! You are an old flame from Detroit. Steve answers the door and gives you the once over. You follow with these lines (Vivian gives Clover the script), he follows with his. Nena (Missy Gorman) comes to the door to see whose there. You say these lines cattily. Nena responds cattily and it leads to a catfight between you and Nena! That will end the first scene!"
"What do I wear for the scene?" asks Clover excitedly.
"You'll be wearing white hip hugger shorts and a short sleeved white blouse, with only the bottom two buttons buttoned, and a red tube halter under the blouse! I'll get our prop man, Tray Rode, to bring the outfit to you! As for you two, we won't need you just yet as extras!"
Vivian gets up and walks out the door. "Make sure you know your lines, Clover! We start shooting in 30 minutes!"
"Ok, Vivian! I'll be ready as soon as Tray gets me the outfit!"
The door closes and Clover gushes, "This is it! My big break!!"
Sam says, "You better study your lines! You only have 30 minutes, including a costume change!"
"You're right, Sammy!"
Soon there is a knock at the door, and there is Tray with Clover's outfit.
"Yes?" say Alex. Tray hands the outfit to her without saying a word. There is also a small hearing aide included. He then gives her a card that states that he is mute. "Oh, that's too bad! But thank you, Tray!" says Alex. Tray waves a 'you're welcome' to her.
"Here's your outfit, Clover!" says Alex.
"Thanks, Alex! I didn't even hear you and the prop man talk!" says Clover.
Alex says, "That's because he is mute! He gave me this card!"
Sam says, as she reads the card, "That's too bad!"
"True!" says Clover.
Clover puts on her outfit. "What's this hearing aide for?"
Sam says, "It's probably so they can coach you on your lines and where you're supposed to be, without disrupting the filming."
"Sounds like a good idea!" Clover puts the hearing aide in her ear.
"I sure hope they don't expect me to bend over in this outfit! I think I'd split the shorts, pop the buttons on the blouse, and split this halter!" Clover says.
"Now, now Clover! No Janet Jackson antics on the set!" teases Sam.
"Yeah, Clover! This is supposed to be a family show not a football halftime show!" teases Alex.
Clover continues studying her lines as she and the gals walk to the set. Clover does look HOT, even if she is uncomfortable.
The first scene is progressing nicely. Clover is deliciously evil as the vixen. The catfight with Nena is going better than expected, when all of the sudden Missy cries, "You're (cough) (cough) really choking me!"
Quickly, Danny steps in. "Clover! Take it easy! You're just supposed to be acting!"
Clover is embarrassed. With tears in her eyes Clover says, "Missy! I'm so sorry!! I wanted to make it look real! I guess I ended up making it too real!"
Vivian says, "Ok, let's take a 15 minute break!"
Then Vivian walks over to Clover. Clover apologizes, "I'm sorry Vivian! I don't know what came over me!"
Vivian is comforting rather than angry. "Clover, many times when an individual first comes in front of a camera, they over-act. Don't sweat it! Missy is all right! Just relax, and you'll do fine!"
"I guess we'll have to re-shoot that scene because of me!" says Clover dejectedly.
"Actually, no Clover. We'll just edit out the last couple of seconds!" says Vivian.
"That's a relief!", says Clover.
Vivian walks with Clover and the girls to their dressing room.
"The next scene is on the beach! Tray will deliver your bikinis for all three of you. Clover, you once again see Steve. He is waiting for Nena. You bare you soul to him, telling him you still love him, here are your lines (Clover won't have to act on this one! She'll just have to be herself!). You demurely set up a clandestine meeting with Steve before Nena arrives, and you sashay away!
"Sam, Alex as for your parts, you'll be standing in the background, facing one another talking. When Clover leaves Steve, you both nonchalantly walk off to the left. Ok?"
"Got it!" says Sam.
"No prob!" says Alex.
"Good! Tray should be here with your bikinis soon. Memorize your lines Clover! We shoot in 30 minutes. And relax! You're doing fine!" Vivian finishes and walks out of the dressing room.
As promised, Tray shows up quickly with the bikinis for the girls, and leaves. He also leaves two extra hearing aides: one for Sam and one for Alex.
The gals put on their bikinis. Sam and Alex are wearing white string bikinis. Clover's is black.
"Heellllooo! There's not much cover here!" says Clover.
"I'll say!" says Sam.
"I think there is more material in my handkerchief in my clutch purse, than in this bikini!" says Alex.
The girls sneak out of their dressing room, with blushes on their faces. They hope no one sees them before they get to the set! But as luck would have it, a studio tour is just passing by. The gals hear a chorus of wolf whistles from the male passengers on the tram, adding to their embarrassment.
They quickly arrive on the set. Vivian positions Sam and Alex in the background. The scene starts with Clover walking up to Steve. Everything goes as planned. Clover, as the vixen sets up her meeting with Steve, and Alex and Sam walk off to the left, just as the scene ends.
"Cut! Wonderful! Well done, cast! Clover you were again deliciously evil, and your look was killer!" says Vivian.
"Thanks, Vivian!" says Clover.
Vivian adds, "Sam, Alex you did very well, also."
"Thanks a lot, Vivian!" says Sam.
"Thanks!" says Alex.
As the gals start to go to their dressing room, Danny approaches Clover.
"Clover? How about getting together with me after the shoot is over tonight?"
Clover is about to melt, "Oh, Danny! I'd love to!"
"Great! See you then!" Danny says as he waves goodbye and walks away.
Clover is really on a cloud now! She has a date with Danny Ilota!!! What could be more perfect?
As the gals change into their own street clothes, Vivian knocks and enters the dressing room.
"Ok, ladies! Final scene! Clover, you confront Steve, who is coming out of a restaurant with Nena. Nena gets in your face, especially over your clandestine meeting with him! Here are your lines. There is another catfight, but this time Nena wins!"
Clover says dreamily, "Fine." She doesn't care. She'll be going out with Danny after this is over! That's all that matters!
"Sam, Alex again you are in the background. You both will walk across the street from left to right, and then enter the store front."
"Right, Vivian! What will be wearing this time?" Sam is almost afraid to ask.
"Well, Clover will be dressed in a black micro mini tube dress and top, with 5-inch black high heels! Sam, you will be wearing a micro mini white straight skirt, a powder blue low cut long sleeve blouse, with the top three buttons unbuttoned, and a light blue halter. You'll have on 4-inch powder blue high heels. Alex, you'll be wearing a micro mini yellow tube skirt, and a yellow tube top. You'll also have on matching yellow 4-inch high heels! Tray will bring them to you!" And Vivian leaves.
Soon Tray is there with the outfits and shoes. The gals put on their outfits.
"Obviously, they're not leaving anything to chance with this outfit!" says Sam, "I couldn't button the top three buttons if I wanted to! They're missing!"
"Yeah, Sammy!" says Alex, "These outfits don't leave much to the imagination, do they?"
"I guess that's how they keep their 60 percent male audience coming back for more every week!" says Sam.
Clover isn't complaining! She has memorized her lines, made sure her hearing aide was in, and was dreaming of her date with Danny. In their haste to get into their outfits, Alex and Sam forgot their hearing aides.
The final scene starts nicely. Sam and Alex cross in the background and enter the storefront, just as Clover and Nena get into their 'catfight'. All of the sudden the lights go out.