Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 77887 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77887 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
“That’s understandable.” He couldn’t just put me naked in a corset and stick me on marketing materials. “So levels of heat?”
Preston seemed to like that word better, so I made a mental note not to call it erotic or talk about my penis. “Yes, that’s a good way to describe it. He’s looking for some traditional shots but others will be more interesting, and he’s looking for a model who’ll pose more like a living doll for some of them.”
A living sex doll.
Got it.
Hollywood people were so weird.
I had a thousand more questions, but Preston wasn’t the person who seemed to be able to answer any more interesting ones without dying, so I turned to Roman.
He rolled his eyes. “Stop looking so fucking innocent. You’re scaring Preston.”
It wasn’t my fault looks could be deceiving…so I ignored his order.
Besides, he wasn’t my Dom and this wasn’t a photo shoot.
“Luca understands that I’m going to react, right?” That didn’t seem to be the right way to explain my question, so I tried again before Roman could say something else rude. “I mean, he understands that dicks don’t just turn on like light switches and I’m going to have to be legit aroused for this to work, right?”
Some men just didn’t seem to understand how penises worked.
Roman blinked.
And…
I almost turned to Preston, but he seemed to be looking at the ceiling and talking to…himself, maybe? Did God answer questions about dick management? It was hard to tell what Preston was doing, so I stayed the course and waited for Roman to start working again.
Yay, patience was rewarded.
He huffed.
It was a start, but after another few seconds, he actually answered my questions.
Yay, for professionalism.
“Yes. Luca isn’t an idiot and he’s actually a good guy.” Nodding, maybe to himself, Roman continued. “He understands this is going to be hard for most models to do without it being awkward, so he’s willing to do a regular shoot if that’s what it comes down to.”
It was good to know that he had reasonable expectations.
Maybe he would know how penises worked.
“He also grasps that you’re going to have to be aroused for this to go as planned.” Cocking his head, Roman looked like he was trying to imagine the shoot. “It’ll look…it won’t look right unless you look turned on and not afraid or dead.”
I knew giggling wasn’t the most professional response, but with Roman’s reactions and just the whole thing in general, was so funny.
No. No giggling. I had to look at this logically or Ian and Kenton would kill me. I couldn’t take a job just because it sounded weird…and kinky.
Logically…
What was important to figure out?
Besides the time frame and salary or payment schedule, the most important thing I could think of was how I’d deal with Luca. If there was no chemistry, even the basic kind between a photographer and their subject, then it wouldn’t work.
I had to be able to get hard, and standing around naked wouldn’t do it.
I’d done that entirely too much for it to be erotic. Most rooms were cold and most people were strange when there were naked people around and that wasn’t erotic either.
Now standing around naked where people were blushing and squirming and hard too…well, that was a different story.
No, no daydreaming.
What had I been saying?
“I have a few basic questions about the regular business side of things, but before I can answer, I need to see some examples of what he’s looking for and I would like to meet Luca.” I thought it was completely logical, but they looked at me silently for a moment before turning to stare at each other.
They were so weird.
Finally, Preston nodded and turned back to me. “I think that’s a good idea. You need to see how you would work with him and he should probably meet you in person first.”
Roman snorted. “I can’t wait for this.”
Did Eli know how rude his boyfriend was?
Smiling sweetly, I gave Roman wide eyes that had Preston sighing again. “I can’t wait to meet a new artist. This is going to be so much fun.”
The way Roman cursed and Preston sighed said it was going to be exciting no matter how it turned out.
This place was so much fun.
Chapter 2
Luca
“What do you mean he’s too innocent for the fucking job?” The stupid words had me looking down at the phone dumbfounded.
Had Preston even seen the last photo shoot?
As he sputtered, I reached over to my laptop and ran my finger over the mouse pad to bring it to life. That was not the face of someone who was too innocent for my work…that was a dirty angel who should be decorated in my work.
“I don’t think he understands the exact nature of the project. I tried to—” Preston’s voice cut out as it sounded like his office had turned into a professional wrestling ring.