Chapter Three
The next scene was being set up, and Kirk found Bella leaning against a wall, still dressed in a robe, looking really well fucked. He’d pulled on a pair of a sweatpants and nothing else. Moving toward her, he saw her cheeks heat when she looked at him.
“Hey,” he said.
“Hey.” Her voice still had that croakiness that signaled really good sex.
“We’ll be starting again in a minute.”
“I’ll be there soon. I just needed a minute, you know.”
“Yeah, I get it.” He sat down beside her and waited. This industry wasn’t for everyone, and while he’d been waiting for her, he’d asked Gus about the viral video that had brought Bella to them. He’d watched it, and he’d been so aroused by her.
She wasn’t acting in the film, nor was the man that was with her. They were both into it, both driven, and he saw they both cared very deeply for each other, at least at the time of filming, which had clearly changed before the fucker posted it and ruined her life.
The tape should never have made it online, and he felt sorry for her that it had, but angry at her boyfriend for doing this.
“Do you mind me asking a question?” he asked.
“Sure.”
“Why did you and your boyfriend break up?”
“Why do you want to know about that?” She stared at him for several seconds and chuckled. “You saw the film.”
“I was curious about you.”
“Well, it’s not like a lot of people haven’t seen the film. He cheated on me,” she said.
“No.”
“Yeah, he cheated on me with his secretary. I walked in and saw them both together. He said it was a mistake, and he didn’t want to lose me. I didn’t want anything to do with him. Kicked his lying, cheating ass out, and was completely heartbroken, and then bam, this happened. I didn’t think he’d release it.”
“What happened to him? I mean, this kind of thing has to hit both ways, doesn’t it?”
She shrugged. “I think he got a couple weeks’ suspension and that was about it.”
“Can I ask you something else?”
“Yeah.”
“Why aren’t you getting paid?”
“What do you mean?”
“This is being distributed on payable sites.” He pulled out his cell phone and showed her. “You need to take this asshole to court. I bet you’re owed a fortune, and he’s the one that is getting it.”
“But it’s free. You can view it online.”
“Yeah, but some sites have pay per view as well, and the ones that it’s free at, you only have like a five-minute preview, and that’s fine for some. Tight-ass bastards, but for others, they want to see the entire thing. You should totally, like, make him pay up.”
She nibbled her lip. “You think it would be worth doing that?”
“Yes, absolutely. You’ve got nothing to lose.”
“Just the money for a good lawyer.”
“I can put you in contact with a guy I know. He hates it when women get scammed like this, and he’d be more than happy to help you, and he’d do it for a smaller rate fee, for me.”
“You’d do that for me?”
“Honey, I’ve just been balls deep inside you, and I don’t think you deserve being thrown aside like this asshole has done.”
She smiled. “Thank you.”
“Did you love him?” he asked.
He didn’t like how his chest seemed to tighten, and the frown on her face as if she was thinking really hard about it.
“I thought I did. I mean, he was my boyfriend for a long time. I couldn’t have made a sex tape like that. It opened up a part of me, and I wanted us to have something special. I can’t believe how totally wrong it went.” She rolled her eyes, and he couldn’t believe how fucking cute she was.
“Hey, Kirk,” two blondes said as they passed.
He nodded at them, not really interested in them, and more taken with the woman at his side.
“Have you done them?” Bella asked.
“Probably. There aren’t many women I’ve not done in this industry.” He shrugged. “In fact, this is one of my final scenes.”
“It is?”
“Yeah. I figured I’d go out doing something that I love.”
“What are you going to do next?”
“Well instead of living off the money as I made it, I put some aside, and I’ve been investing it in stocks and shares. I’ve got myself a nice little nest egg, and I’ve also been dealing in real estate. I know it’s a rocky market, but I always keep my feet on the ground and that is exactly what I’m doing.”
“Wow, you sound so sensible. I was a secretary in a law firm before this scandal broke out. I was a pretty good one too, if I do say so myself.”
He chuckled. “I can imagine. Did you wear those office clothes? The ones that men are desperate to tear off your body?”
She burst out laughing. “I don’t think they were desperate to tear them off my body, but it was really intense a lot of the time. I enjoyed it. I liked the challenge.” She tucked some hair behind her ear and sighed. “And now I’m set to become a porn star. How lives really do turn out.”
“It’s not about what you do, Bella. It’s about who you are.”
“That sounds really deep.”
“Yeah, well, for a lot of the time I’ve been mocked for my choices. People won’t take me seriously because I’m ‘the porn star.’ Then of course you have men who think I have the best job in the world.”
“You don’t think you do?”
“Fucking is hard work, and I take pride in what I do. It doesn’t mean for a second it’s easy.”
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Bella didn’t want her moment with him to end. Glancing at the time, she saw they still had a few minutes yet before they needed to get back on set.
“What makes it hard work?”
“You really want to know?”
“I wouldn’t have asked if I didn’t want to know, and you can be completely candid as well.”
“Okay, erm, some women are not as aroused on set. They have to lube up to make it look like they’re wet, and then if I have to lick them, it’s not exactly the best taste in the world. Also, if they’re not really into it, I have to try and stay hard. They can use creams and stuff to show they’re wet. Not us men. We have to do everything proper. Hard dick all the way.”
“You can’t just think sexy thoughts?”
“Sometimes I have to, but even that can be hard. You’ve got a woman who’s completely bone-dry, and is making all the right sounds and moves, and yet you stare into her eyes and bam, you can see the grocery list that’s being made.”
Bella couldn’t stop laughing, especially as Kirk started it. “Even with you?”
“Even with me. This life can make a lot of people cynical. It’s not a pretty sight.”
“I’m sorry.” She ran her hand down his arm. “I was aroused. I wasn’t faking it.”
“I could tell.”
He gave her a wink, and she rolled her eyes.
“You’re very easy to talk to.”
“I try to be. Life can be too complicated, and way too many people make it so. I like things to be smooth and calm.”
“You’ve certainly given me hope, especially with the whole tape thing. I figured it was free.”
“Some celebrities earn a fortune off tapes. Some sites have teasers to lure you, but others make you pay. I’m not saying you’re going to earn a whole lot, but you could be in for a tidy sum. It’ll give you something to tide you over or to help you.”
“Either way it works for me, right? Thank you.” He was the first one to not see the tape as a complete and total mess. Taking a deep breath, she glanced around the set and saw so many people. They all seemed to be close in some way, laughing, joking, and it looked fun.
“Are you ready to go back inside?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
Kirk took her hand, and together they made their way back into the set. Gus was going over some of the footage, and she pulled away, making her way toward the small stand that was waiting. Grabbing a brush, she started to run it through her hair.
“Would you like me to?” Kirk asked.
“Yes, please.”
She handed him the brush and stared in the mirror as he started to work it through her hair. She closed her eyes as his touch soothed her. He wasn’t in a rush, and he didn’t pull on her hair either.
“You have beautiful hair.”
“Thank you.”
“You don’t dye it?”
“Nope. I’m naturally blonde.” Once her hair no longer looked like bed hair, she spun around to face him. “Do you think I need makeup?”
“No. It’s not part of this scene, as it’s in bed, and you don’t need to do that. It’s not what these scenes are about.” Kirk held his hand out again. “Shall we get into position?”
“Sure.”
In the few hours that she’d known him, she felt completely comfortable in his company. Kirk was a nice man. He seemed a natural at putting every single person at ease, and she loved that.
He climbed on the bed, getting beneath the sheets.
“With the robe or without?”
“Do you sleep in a robe?”
“No.”
“Then take it off.”
She removed the robe and climbed into the bed, getting comfortable on her spot.
Kirk moved over, his hand going down her hip and pulling her close. She really liked his touch. Even though they’d not long since had sex, her pussy was already soaking wet, and she wanted him again.
Licking her dry lips, she closed her eyes as his mouth nuzzled her neck.
It felt so right to let him do that.
“What are you doing after?” Kirk asked.
“After what?”
“After you’ve finished here?”
“I was going to head home to my small apartment, pay my landlady, and then have some food. Maybe see if that lawyer will have a look and see what he can do.” Her landlady was a dream. Cathy hated all men, and when she realized what had happened, she’d allowed Bella an apartment without any “special services.”
After being kicked out of her the apartment she’d shared with Eric, Bella had found places, but the men who owned the building wanted a firsthand experience. She wasn’t doing that.
“Would you like to go to dinner with me? We can have a bite to eat, and I can take you to my friend’s, and we can talk about options and stuff, if you’d like.”
“I really appreciate everything you’re doing. I don’t want to impose—”
“You’re not, baby. Not all of us are jerks like your ex. I want to do this. I don’t like that you’re the one having to deal with the consequences of his actions.”
“I’m still at fault for making the tape in the first place.”
“Yeah, and you did that with the understanding that it was a private tape. Others may take the asshole’s side. Not me. He shouldn’t have released that tape, and I don’t care what anyone says, it’s fucking wrong. I’m happy to help you. It looks like you’ve been without a lot of help for some time, and before you start doubting, I don’t expect anything for it either.”
“Thank you, Kirk. I really do appreciate it, more than you know.” Tears filled her eyes, and she quickly wiped them away.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.”
“They’re happy tears.” She’d felt alone for so long that she couldn’t for a second believe that there was someone willing to help her. She would take it; she had to.