now, and they’re gonna love you even more on TV. The network wants that footage for the news tonight. You’re a natural!’
‘Well, I was on the diving team in year eight …’
‘Yeah, you made sure we got it from all three camera positions,’ Leary enthused. ‘And you knew how to give us that kind of coverage without any training. Like I said: you were born for this stuff!’ His gaze drifted. ‘You looked pretty good coming out of the water, too.’
Rose narrowed her eyes and tugged the folds of the towel closer together. ‘I just wanted to make sure the dog was okay. It would have been bad for the show if he’d drowned.’
‘What are you talking about?’ Leary said. ‘It would’ve been great! Of course, if it’d been the dog-on-your-boat challenge and the dog died, that would’ve been bad for us. But when contestants screw up, it’s always good television.’
He saw the expression on Rose’s face. ‘But what you did was even better.’
‘Because the dog … lived?’
‘Yeah, that too,’ Leary said. ‘Don’t worry, Beverley will be fine. Snuggles has already got a recurring role lined up on Deep Sea Dog. Anyway, I’ll get right to the point. Bernie tells me you work for us. You’re a tradie on The Dock.’
Rose nodded.
‘We want to bring you over to Mansions in the Sky.’ He paused, dramatically.
‘Okay?’ Rose said.
‘This season’s already been in production for a month, but luckily we’re still in the blue sky phase,’ said Leary, ‘so we can slot you in easily. It’d be a shame to waste someone with your abilities on The Dock. There are a lot more on-camera opportunities on Mansions.’ He broke off, considering. ‘It’s early days, but maybe we can even consider a segment on How’s It Goin’ Australia.’
‘Segment doing what?’ Rose said.
‘You know. Handy … work … fixing … stuff?’ Leary looked at her. ‘The kind of stuff you know how to do.’
‘And is that what I’m going to be doing on Mansions in the Sky?’
‘This is a great opportunity,’ Leary said. ‘For me in particular, but also for you. You’ll be a fool to pass it up and languish here on The Dock.’
‘Look,’ Rose said, ‘Thanks for the offer, but I’m really not sure –’
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