School was about to start and Kim and Jack were expected to go back. It was no clear whether the show would do well yet. Jack was busy doing promotional appearances and interviews. He and Kim discussed how to answer any personal questions beforehand. Their boyfriend/girlfriend status was an established fact, so he didn't have to deny or avoid confirming it. Jack was always protective of his and others' feelings and despite his easygoing nature, he was very concerned about his privacy. Kim could not blame him. He almost let her go because he was concerned about public exposure and the whole ordeal with Leona made him paranoidly protective of Kim. They did not discuss all of it with Angela's team, but Jack was stubborn and they worked with him, going for 'the less the fans and public know, the more intrigued they'd be' approach.
Kim, on the other hand, found herself back in the studio. The show wanted to rework the score to make it more dramatic and add some orchestral sound. It was an entirely new experience for Kim and she enjoyed it tremendously. Caitlyn was on cloud nine. She was so happy that at least one of her songs would be heard by others. She was a prolific songwriter and had more music readily available. Kim tried to temper the young girl's expectations, but Caitlyn's enthusiasm was infectious.
On a whim, Kim asked Angela if she could tease the song on her social media to potential fans. Angela was all for it, her exact words being, "Clever... In fact, it is a great idea... You should also link the show's social media accounts... You are good at this..." She gave Kim a calculating look.
Kim simply shrugged her shoulders. Her knowledge with the press and public perception came from a hard experience and she felt like if she could do something good, something positive with her renòmē, then so be it. If nothing else, it would help to raise the show's profile and help Caitlyn.
Entertainment Weekly: Bridge Crossing Promo Starring Jack Brewer
In the new show, Bridge Crossing, we get to see Caleb Bridge (portrayed by Jack Brewer) go from the rough and rugged delinquent to a disciplined martial artist. While he finds his new focus, he is besieged by conflict between his new and old life. We sat down with Jack to talk about his new show, Caleb and his preparation for the role.
Q: Jack, congratulations on the new show! How is it different to be on small screen versus the movie?
A: Thank you. I am very excited about the show. In movie, I was only a small part of the story, but the show is focused on Caleb and his life, so there is a lot more pressure for me to do a great job. Of course, I have the great team around me and other actors are doing their best.
Q: Speaking about other actors. Your real life girlfriend, Kim Crawford is in the show as well. How did that happen? And does working together affect your relationship?
A: She got the job because she is great at everything she does. [wide smile]. She came to visit me on the set during auditions and did an impromptu demonstration of her karate skills. The director saw it... And working together is great. We do not have a lot of scenes together, but the show allows us to be in the same place at the same time, so I am grateful.
Q: You are very good at this boyfriend thing. Kim, if you are reading this, Jack gets the boyfriend points. On a serious note, you mentioned her martial arts skills. Weren't you and her both trained by her father, Bobby Wasabi?
A: [laughter] It is such a persistent rumor... [shakes his head]. Bobby did not train us. We both joined the Bobby Wasabi Dojo and Rudy Gillespie is our sensei.
Q: Is this how you met?
A: [soft smile] No, we met at school. Lunch room actually. I was the new kid and she dropped her apple. I caught it. The rest it history.
Q: Aww... Jack, you kick a lot of butt in the show. Is this a very physically demanding role? Did you have to train for it?
A: I constantly practice karate. It is a sport that requires focus and discipline. I did have to learn a bit of boxing and dirty, sort of street style, fighting for when Caleb is just the kid from the streets.
Q: Well, whatever you do, it pays off.
blackbeltkimc at blackbeltkimc: here is the song that would be used in the show. Hope you like it. It was written by a friend from the dojo. So excited for her and the show!
Kickforthewin: checkout the song from Bridge Crossing and the new promo pics!
jbgirl: yes! so excited. can't wait for the trailer!
bbelt: ohhh, that song is so good. who's singing it?
The promotional blitz was over and Jack and Kim were back in Seaford.
It was good to reconnect with their friends again. Because Kim was out the last month of school and then the summer break made everyone's schedule so hectic, Kim felt like she hasn't spent time with her friends.
Milton was contacted by the FBI. They wanted him to consider their agency as a future employer. Apparently, he impressed them with his analytical skills. Milton wasn't sure where his path would lie, but he privately told Kim that he wouldn't consider the FBI because of how they treated her case. She didn't realize that her friends were so affected but that experience as well. She knew, of course, that they cared for her, but that they would experience such disappointment in authority figures over her kidnapping was sobering. Jerry just said that if he ever was in trouble, he wanted nobody but the Wasabi gang helping him out.
Jerry has been with Bryn. Neither would define what they were. The entire relationship was on the surface strange. He was a bit of feather brain, and she was whip smart. She was also a bit darker, while Jerry was lighthearted and quick to smile and laugh. But seeing them together Kim realized that they worked because they complimented each other. Bryn could easily fall into a problem solving or coding and Jerry would be there to distract her. He was also made her smile and laugh and that was good for her. On the other hand, being with someone so smart and logical helped Jerry to straightened out some of his slacker habits.
It was Bryn who helped Kim complement her settings to prevent too much profanity from appearing on her social media. She was in general very helpful with all things internet and Kim marveled at all the possibilities.
They were at the dojo, when Rudy came in running from his office. "Come on, guys. Turn on the TV!" He run to the TV and flipped the channels furiously. Then he sat back. "Watch!"
The commercial ended and then... Oh, it's not happening... The opening cords of Black Moon started and the trailer for the show began. Jack looked...amazing. The trailer was choppy and cut between close ups of Jack's face and body to the action sequences and then bits of dialogue. That's when Kim saw her own face. It showed her saying 'be careful, Cal" and then jumping into the fray of a fight. The trailer ended with the show's logo and Kim finally breathed.
Oh my god...it is actually happening. Her hands clammy and her insides trembling, she turned to her friends. She saw Jack's face that probably mirrored her emotions. She nodded at him.
"So, what do you think?" She asked the room.
"Wow...Jack... That was good... That Caleb guy is kind of cool... He's got swag, yo!" Jerry offered and Kim smiled. Jack looked sheepish and simply nodded. "Thanks, Jerry."
"Rudy, what do you say?"
"Well, the fights were not right. In the first one, Jack, you left you left side exposed and any competent opponent would have taken advantage of that, but you, Kim, were very good." Rudy said to them and Kim giggled at Jacks dismayed expression.
"I don't get to choreograph fights. Plus, Caleb is not a martial artist yet." He muttered.
"What did you think of the show?" Kim clarified.
"Oh... I thought it was great." Rudy smiled happily.
"Can you really do all that, Kim?" Bryn asked.
"Yeah, pretty much. Why?"
"No wonder Leona needed concussion to get to you. And even then you fought her off. Maybe I should try Karate..." Bryn's tone was admiring, but Kim was startled by the mention of her ordeal. She smiled, but did not say anything.
She was rubbing her wrists unconsciously and stopped when she felt a warm large hand over hers. She looked up to see Jack's concerned face and Milton's understanding one.
"Oh, sorry... I am an idiot. Sorry..." Bryn was apologetic, but Kim suddenly could not take it anymore. She got up hastily and with a quick bye she ran outside. Jeremy already fell in step with her and she could sense that Jack was right there, beside her. This, more than anything, brought the memories to the forefront and Kim felt a little light-headed. She stumbled a little and Jack was quick to support her around the waist as Jeremy rushed to get the car.
Once seated in the back of the car, Kim huddled into Jack's chest and concentrated on his steady heartbeat. He was playing with her fingers and she focused her eyes on that, instead of looking inward. They made it to her house in record time and Jack half carried her inside.
She had a few of those episodes after the kidnapping and she was doing better. It was part of her doctors' visits post hospital. She was taught to recognize the panic attacks and apply various little tricks to manage them. Still, being with Jack was probably the best copying technique out there.
Kim knew that every time she had one, Jack would fall into a pit of guilt and hopelessness. It was like a cycle for them. Her episodes, his guilt trap. She hadn't had one since the awards show and she thought they were gone forever. But they weren't...
"What do you need, Kim?" Jack's voice was soft and Kim was already tearing up.
"I don't want to think of that ever. I wish to forget it all. I wish I was stronger than this..."
"Hey, hey...You are strong. Stronger than anyone I know. I love you. You know that. My brave and strong girl. These memories will fade. We'll make new memories. Good memories, the best memories. Just talk to me, don't hide..."
His sweetness was unbearable. How was he her boyfriend? What has she done to deserve him? She lifted her face and kissed him on the underside of his jaw and she could see goosebumps appear. He looked down at her and his eyes were like liquid smoke topaz. They were dark and deep and sparkled at her. Like in trance, Kim raised her face again to kiss his lips.
She could see that Jack was confused for a second about her intentions, but soon realized what was going on. Still, he was hesitant, and Kim twisted up and moved her leg over his lap to sit on him. Her hands went to his hair and tilted his face for another sweet kiss.
"Kim... What..."
"I want this, Jack. I want you. Right now. Help me make new memories..." Kim whispered against his lips and Jack looked at her for a bit and then kissed her back.
It was slow, deep, exploring every crevice in her mouth, sweeping the roof and sucking on her tongue. It was heady. He moved to suck and bite each lip in turn and she could feel them plump at the stimulation. She worked her hands through his hair, tugging on it because he liked it. Her hands moved down to his neck, touch soft and light and the sensation was akin to tickling with electricity. It left his skin awake and buzzing with sensation. She worked down under the collar of the shirt and simultaneously was slowly rocking on him. His kiss turned a little harder and his one hand dropped lower to slide up into the top she was wearing. He was already cupping her breast and Kim's head lolled back at the sensation. He did not waste time to kiss her neck, knowing that the juncture of the neck and shoulder was her sensitive spot. She sighed and rocked harder onto him when Jack kissed that spot leaving a pink mark that would darken tomorrow.
Her nipple that he rolled around his fingers over the cup of the bra was stiff and hard and so pretty that Jack has to taste it. He pulled her top off and said in a low, hypnotic voice, "You have such pretty nipples, like little berries. Small, tight, pink, delicious. I love tasting them." he followed up by dragged the cup down and took as much of her breast in his mouth, sucking on it and finishing with a bite on the nipple itself. Kim whimpered and he could feel the dampness of her panties over the fabric of his shorts. For once, Kim was wearing skirt and he dragged one hand up her thigh and swept a thumb over her mound. She was wet. He shoved the panties to the side and worked his two fingers in, keeping the thumb on her clit and flicking it in time with the thrusting of the fingers.
"So wet already. She sweet and so pretty. When we done here, I want to taste you again. I can never have enough of you..." Jack mumbled into her chest and went back to kissing it.
His mouth was occupied with her breast and Kim was holding onto his shoulders to ride his fingers. She dropped her head to his neck and was kissing parts of him she could reach.
He could feel her orgasm was close and the tell-tale tremors already began, when Kim stopped and lifted herself off his fingers. He looked up at her and was met with dark, nearly black eyes. "I want you inside me, when I come," she said in a low, slightly raspy voice and his cock throbbed inside his pants. She was rarely so open or direct during sex, but it was hot.
He stood up with her in his arms and let her legs drop to the floor, kissing her as he did it. After they parted, Kim roughly shoved his shorts down his thighs before pushing him back by the shoulders until he was in a normal sitting position, his back flat against the couch. Standing up, she took him in - flushed and rumpled - before she yanked his shorts down the rest of the way and allowed his impressive cock to spring free from its restraints. She took off her panties and did not bother with the skirt.
Kim bent down and lightly dragged her finger along the thick vein trailing up the underside. She allowed him—or maybe even herself—one wet, suctioning kiss to the head before snapping a condom on him and climbing back on to the couch and straddling his waist with her slender thighs, grinding tantalizingly slow against him as she bent her head forward and sucked his bottom lip between her teeth.
"Kim, you're killing me," he groaned, curling his fists into the cushions of the sofa on either side of him. At this, she smiled against his mouth and moved to press brief, if not hungry kisses along the sharp bone of his jaw before finally sucking his Adam's apple into her mouth. It bobbed in a long swallow and Kim nipped the skin one last time before leaning up and grasping Jack in her hand, slowly sinking down on him moments later with an unsteady exhale that mixed with his harsh curse.
"Fuck, Kim," Jack's head fell back against the top of the sofa with a soft thud as she shifted her hips ever so slightly. She worked up to an even rhythm, grasping his shoulders tightly as he moved his own hands to rest firmly on her hips, though he quickly lifted one hand away in favor of slipping it between her slick thighs. He massaged his thumb around her aching clit, causing her head to tip back in a throaty moan as she shifted against him and grazed the digit just a little more forcefully against the tight bundle of nerves. Jack didn't waste any time shoving his hand in the silky golden strands on her head and tugging firmly, leaning forward—and simultaneously making Kim gasp again at the slight change of angle—to kiss along her collar bone and leave pink marks on the arch of her neck. He eventually trailed his kisses downwards to her breasts, rolling one bud between his fingers as he released his hold on her hair, and flicking the other one with the tip of his tongue. She arched forward into his mouth, her body beginning to tremble already before she urgently grabbed his wrist between her thighs and pressed insistently upwards. With a high-pitched Jaaack, Kim fell apart, and the clench of her muscles around him sent Jack tipping over into his own pool of bliss moments after.
The two of them panted heavily, Kim slumped over Jack's chest and with his head buried between her neck and shoulder. After a few short beats, she reluctantly climbed off of him, rolling to the left before curling into his side. He wrapped his arm around her back and nuzzled her deeper into his comfortingly warm body.
Kim pressed a soft kiss to the side of his pectoral and drew lazy circles on the rough plains of his abdomen, listening to his heartbeat as her breathing finally turned to normal.
"Good memory?" he said in a slightly slurred way.
"The best..."
