Carl was waiting near the back of the center camera wearing a headset that also had a small microphone attached to it. He motioned for them to come over to him and they did, stepping over the cords as they approached. "Here's the deal, I will be getting directions from the control room where the director is, and I will pass those instructions on to the crew and you as necessary. To start with, I want you two to go over to that door over there," He pointed to the door they'd come through from the room where Mel had been. Carl continued his instructions, "I will say, quite on the set, then hold up my fingers like this as a quiet count down to zero." He held up his right hand with his fingers outstretched, palm facing them then one after the other, folded his fingers into his palm making a loose fist. When he had only his index finger still extended he pointed it at them. "When I do like that, when I point at you, we will be rolling, and that's when I want you to start walking to the edge of the bed on this side." He stopped and looked at them to get an acknowledgment that they understood what he wanted. They both nodded their understanding without saying a word.
"For sake of time, lets do a run through of just that part without the cameras rolling, a practice run." He paused, "Get into your positions over by the door and we will try this and see how it goes."
With that, they both went back over to the closed door and stood just in front of it. They looked over at Carl who said, "Quite on the set." in a firm commanding voice. Then he made the fingered gestures he'd just shown them. When he pointed at them, they walked stiffly like robots over to the edge of the bed and stopped, looking at Carl all the while.
"Cut!" Carl called out. "For Christ's sake!" He was irritated, "Act natural, and don't look over at me all the time. As a matter of fact, don't look at me at all except at the first cue." Carl muttered to himself, "Fuck! These morons have no idea about acting." He regained his composure, "Lets try that again. Pretend that none of these cameras are here, that you are all alone entering your bedroom with your friend. Relax, and lets try one more time." He paused again, "Okay, back to your starting marks."
They both went back to before the closed door. Once again, Carl went through his routine. This time they did much better, they looked at each other and headed for the side of the bed more naturally. Rather than stopping there, like they'd done before, Justin turned Clark towards him standing close enough so their bodies touched. He pulled Clark towards himself and passionately began to kiss him. Clark embraced Justin and was drawn into the moment, holding him, kissing him, feeling the lust build within himself.
"Cut!" Carl called out in a loud voice. "Now, that's more like it." pause, "get back to your starting marks and we will roll this time."