On set Brooke pouured her energy into her perfprmance, she refused any breaks, surprising the director and the rest of the cast by her tenacity. Since the public apology from the police, no one on set dared to speak against her, and whatever side gossip was passed aroind gradually faded away.
Consequently, Brooke kept to herself while on set, speaking only to the director or Dylan when the need arose. She came into work, finished her scenes and then went straight home.
She repeated this cycle religously for a month, up until she ran into Kayden on set one fateful day. "Excuse me for a moment," she said, passing her props to the nearest staff member.
She went over to him, "What are you doing here?" she asked, her eyes scanning Kayden's tired eyes, ruffled hair and rumpled clothes. "You should be at home resting, you just had a..." she left her sentence hanging, he had finished burying his aunt and she was certain he did not want to talk about it.
