"I can do this. I can do this. I. CAN. DO. THIS." Edward chanted his mantra over and over again as he walked through the parking lot. He was slow to convince himself to enter the building that housed his new part-time job.

It had been a week since he decided to take the job at Reality Imagined as what they called a fantasy engineer. In reality, he would be spending three nights a week pretending to be a dirty-talking, southern gentleman. Not what his mama raised him to be, but times were tight.

By trade, Edward was a fireman with the Chicago Fire Department. An injury in a fire six weeks before required major surgery on his knee and treatment for a few burns. One burn in particular was just below his right nipple. Everyday he stared at it in the mirror and remembered the night his life changed forever.

"Come on, Edward. Stop dragging your ass."

Edward looked up to see his new boss and cousin, Mike, hollering at him from the front door.

"All right. Keep your pants on." Edward jogged up to the door and walked by Mike.

"I'll get you set up," Mike said as he pushed Edward further into the building. "Follow me to your office."

Mike led Edward down a hallway with so many doors, he was afraid he would never remember which one was his.

"Lucky number thirteen." They entered the office with a big number thirteen painted in red on the door. "I hope you don't mind that we put you up in Jasper's office. We just thought if Jasper decides to come back, we could move you."

"No, it's great. He gave me a rundown of all the . . . supplies he has stashed." Edward remembered the conversation about lotions and reading materials. He would never be able to erase it from his mind.

"You can take a little while to get settled, but you are all set up on the computer."

Edward shrugged off his jacket and hung it on the back of his chair. He noticed the computer booted up on the desk in front of him to the Reality Imagined website. His microphone was standing tall at the left of the monitor.

"Looks like I'm all set then." Edward took a seat and spun the chair around once to get a feel for it.

"Once you log in, you will see your profile with the avatar of the picture we took of your chest. We've gotten hundreds of comments on your profile already. Once you are ready to go live for requests, click the button beneath your avatar and all the ladies will come running. If you get more than one request at the same time, the prime members get preference."

"I still can't believe women pay for memberships." Edward shook his head in disbelief.

"Repeat customers are our bread and butter. One timer's are nice, but we make more money on the monthly memberships than we do on the singles. You'll get your regulars I'm sure. Just take a look at some of your profile comments and see what you have in store." Mike patted him on the back. "Good luck."

"Thanks," Edward answered and Mike disappeared, locking the door behind him.

"This is it." Edward took a deep breath, rolled his head around to get the kink out of his neck, and got to work.

He logged into his profile. Since he was taking Jasper's spot while he was gone taking care of their mother, they billed him as Jasper's brother. In actuality, they were stepbrothers and only two months apart in age. Jasper went by the name Whit, a sexy Southern boy who loved his mama but knew how to treat a lady. To fill the void Whit left, Edward was then billed as Masen, the sweet-talking younger brother of Whit.

He clicked the little button beneath his profile to let the ladies know he was now available. Three requests appeared within the first thirty seconds. He chose the prime member that came on first and chatted for a moment with her through a private message. Once she clicked on the button to connect them, he turned on his charm.

"Hello, darlin'. You've got Masen on the line. How can I please you tonight?"

AN: This is a new story that has been stuck in the back of my mind for a while. Two things I'd like to tell you upfront. I do not have a beta for this story. Any mistakes are my own and I'm sure I'll make a few. Also, even though I have more of this story updated, I can't promise when I will update. Please be patient.

Thanks so much for reading! Any questions, comments, and reviews welcomed.