A/N - for Otherhawk, who first got me thinking about all the possibilities of speedo!fic, and then had the awesome idea of the calendar.
A/N – Don't own any of the guys…but I'd buy this calendar, wouldn't you? It's for a good cause!
MR. JANUARY - Reuben Tishkoff
Reuben was an active member of many Las Vegas charity organizations. He believed strongly that it was his duty to give back to the community ...to his community...to the Vegas community. He'd always taken an interest in the people who worked for him - from his Executive VPs to the dishwashers to the accountants to the security guards. He knew when they were going through rough times and he always tried to help whether it was college scholarship funds, stipends for legal aid , lobbying the local government to improve ambulance service, funding free health care clinics, or holding ESL classes in the conference rooms of his hotels. He knew whose backs supported his lifestyle and he wouldn't be the reason they were broken and forgotten.
It was that charitable spirit that led to "Intriguing Gentlemen of Las Vegas 2015 Charity Calendar" or as some people insisted on calling it ... the "Hunks of Las Vegas."
That year, Reuben co chaired the Las Vegas Cares annual fundraiser with a very determined and spunky woman named Vivian De La Rosa. Vivian found Reuben "bold" and "stylish." Vivian reminded Reuben of his first wife and he was having a very hard time refusing her anything...even when the ideas got a little outrageous...it IS Vegas after all. Dominick found the whole situation hilarious and took every opportunity to rub it in.
While serving coffee and mimosas during a working breakfast poolside at Reuben's, Dom grinned mischievously and "casually" mentioned to Vivian that "Mr Reuben was quite the playboy in his youth. Always seen with beautiful starlets. Very glamorous."
He ignored Reuben's scowl.
"He'd modeled a bit before starting his hotel. For one of the swimsuits catalogs I do believe."
Of course she demanded to see the old photos. It took all of Reuben's powers of persuasion and the liberal application of a specially mixed pitcher of martinis to convince Vivian that one of the older pictures would be better suited to a charity calendar. She gleefully seized one and scanned it onto her phone. She announced, "We have found our Mr. January! Now Reuben, darling, who do you have in mind for the other eleven?"
And Reuben, always being one to turn a defeat into an opportunity, grinned, "Oh I think I know just who to ask."
A/N - While searching for inspirational pics (no, that does not translate into surfing the internet for porn!) I came across this pic of young Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand. I think its gorgeous. It's the inspiration for vintage Reuben as Mr. January. If the link fails, google: 'young elliott gould image' and look for the pic of the swimming pool.
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