I know it's been a while since I updated, but if it makes you feel any better, I finished another story along the way. In fact, the epilogue for Room 15 will probably post in like 3-4 days.
MaggieMay14 and smmiskimen make this shit look good. Risbee and Flightlessbird11 are the Daphne to my Velma.
I don't own the characters, the story in all it's fucked up glory is all mine.
"Are you ready to do this?" I asked Bella as Garrett could be heard storming down the hallway yelling at anyone who came within fifty feet of his path. We heard some ramblings about porn queens and red headed newbies, but we ignored him for the most part. When the hell were people gonna get that I wasn't a friggin redhead? My mom always said it was a little bit like a penny, and pennies weren't red!
When I turned back from the door, Bella looked at me with pure contempt as she threw her hands in the air, acting as though she was defeated.
"Do I really have a choice in the matter?"
"Well, you could stop production."
"Yeah and James will fire my ass and sue me for breach of contract, no thanks. I'd much rather stay on that man's good side." I looked at her with worry as she spoke about James and her contract. Surely he wouldn't be that vindictive if she didn't do the movie, right?
A moment later, Emmett and Roslyn left the room, with Emmett shrugging his shoulders indifferently at the scene surrounding him. "Good luck man. I think you'll need it," he said genuinely as he patted me on the shoulder and disappeared from sight.
"I thought I heard a rumor that you were dating him? James, that is."
"Were…past tense. I'm not dating him anymore and honestly it was one of the worst mistakes of my life." Bella tensed up and her eyes grew dark and sullen before she shook her head and stormed out of the room cursing loudly as she went. What the hell was with people storming away and swearing like sailors? Was this some sort of California thing? The entire situation was weird as hell.
As I stood there, unsure of my next move, I began to wonder if I should follow Bella or just run for the hills. I was completely out of my element here; porn was definitely not my thing. Hell, I hadn't even watched that much of it growing up because well…because I had Bella. Porn held no major appeal for me until I discovered that she was an adult actress and suddenly I made it my mission in life to save her.
The situation was already somewhat of a success since I had managed to talk to her a bit and she agreed to meet me for coffee to discuss…well everything, but did I need to fuck her in a porno anymore?
No, not really. Now I just had to find a way out of it.
I made my way out of the room and headed towards the front door as stealthily as I could, only to be stopped by Alice, who looked like she was on a mission of her own. "Where do you think you are going?"
"Umm…for some fresh air?" I stated, making it sound more like a question. Sure, it was stupid of me, but Alice showing up at that particular moment had completely caught me off guard. Alice stared at me. Well, it was more like she stared right through me, before she then unexpectedly winked.
"You couldn't possibly be trying to sneak out, are you?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Oh, I dunno…cause you aren't ready to fuck Bree."
"Believe me, that's not an issue."
"Are you sure you don't need a fluffer? I can get Maggie over here in a heartbeat to help you out."
"Uh no..." I stammered in frustration as Alice eyed me up with a serious expression on her face. "I... I... I'm p-retty sure I'm okay."
"Then where are you going?" she asked again as Jasper walked by and gave her a subtle thumbs up before disappearing into the kitchen. "Okay, well this has been interesting. I think you should get back to the set. Garrett is ready to rip off someone's head and piss down their throat because of the antics of you and Bree."
"Thanks for that visual, Alice. You really do know how to cheer a guy up."
"Anytime, sweet cheeks," Alice replied as she patted me on the ass and pointed towards the set. "Now, go." I looked at her in disbelief, surprised that she was still letting Emmett and I follow through with the entire ruse, but Alice just looked at me smugly. I couldn't quite figure out what the hell was going on.
Why couldn't Alice just let me slip out and act like she knew nothing was going on? Of course I would have the issue of what the heck to do about Emmett, who was no doubt somewhere in the house getting a hummer, or possibly more from Roslyn. I mean I could call his cell phone and tell him to get his ass outside right away, but I didn't think he would answer if he was mid-coitus.
Rather than face Alice's wrath again, I headed down the hallway and up the stairs to the 'set' where I found Bella sitting back in position on the bed. She looked as appealing as ever, reminding me more of the teenage girl I had fallen in love with all those years ago. In fact, if I didn't know better I would swear the room was a bit similar to her old bedroom, but there was no way that was right.
"I thought for a second you weren't gonna show back up, Noob," Garrett stated sullenly as he turned his glare from me to Bella. "Now, Bree…stick to the script and fuck the kid, alright? Do the usual moaning and groaning, faking the orgasm shit that has won you awards and then we can get the fuck out of here." Bella nodded silently as Garrett moved back behind the cameraman and I tentatively moved into position. At Garrett's insistence, I was kneeling on the bed in front of Bella and just as Bella went to undo my pants, a loud ringing noise sounded throughout the house.
Was that a fucking fire alarm?
"Jesus H Christ… What the fuck is going on with today?"
"What's with today, today?" Silas, the camera guy mumbled under his breath, quoting Empire Records, which was one of Bella and I's favorite movie growing up. Suddenly, as though someone was looking out for me and knew I shouldn't be in an actual porno, water began spraying from the ceiling as the sprinklers went on.
"Save the gear," Silas shouted as several people scrambled to get the expensive camera equipment away from the water. It was a complete clusterfuck as the actors and other staff began grabbing what they could and were running from the house in shock.
Bella was already gone from the room when I realized what was going on, and when I saw Alice walking casually by as though this was a usual occurrence, I grew suspicious. I knew Alice never did anything at a normal pace. In the short time I had known her she was always flittering around like a hummingbird on speed.
When I stepped outside of the house and into the warm sunshine, most of the people were already heading away from the house in their vehicles since Alice had told them the movie was done for the day. "So…what's the contingency plan?" I asked Alice as she stood beside me, looking rather proud of herself.
"Who says there is a contingency plan?"
"Cut the crap, Alice. I saw you seconds before I got on set and you knew I was anxious about everything, but you urge me to go forward and the moment any action begins, you have everything organized. You can't blame me for being suspicious when suddenly a fire alarm goes off yet there's no smell of smoke."
"There's nothing to be concerned about. I did a favor for a friend, that is all," she stated succinctly before she glanced over my shoulder. "Plus, if you were downstairs in the kitchen, you would have seen flames."
"Well thank you, I think," I replied as Alice pointed towards Bella who was off to the side of the driveway, talking with Emmett and Roslyn.
"I wasn't helping you, Edward. I was helping Bree. You guys need to have a nice long discussion about whatever the fuck is going on with the both of you. I've never seen the girl so out of focus and rattled before." Alice then walked away to try and calm down Garrett, but it was clear from the look of pure anger on his face, that it was a pointless effort. I couldn't really fault him for being upset. From an accounting point of view, the entire day was a waste of money.
I let out a small sigh and steeled my nerves as I walked over to join Emmett and the girls. They all grew silent as I approached and it did nothing to calm me. "So…this was a bust huh?"
"Did you do something?" Bella accused as I groaned and Emmett looked at me supportively.
"When would I have had time to do something? I was with you in the bathroom and then talking to Alice for a second before I got back on set. Thanks for the vote of confidence though."
"Well it's not like you wanted to be on set fucking me, anyways."
"I didn't want anyone on set fucking you, if you want me to be blunt about it. In fact, I don't think…" I didn't bother to finish the sentence, knowing full well it would cause a full scale screaming match if I told her that I didn't think anyone but me should be fucking her, so I kept my mouth shut.
"That's right, Edward…you don't think," Bella yelled out as a few more cars left the scene and there were only a few of us left. "You certainly didn't think when you packed up your sidekick here…"
"Hey, I'm no one's sidekick," Emmett replied in defense as he came to stand beside me and Roslyn moved beside Bella. It was like we were choosing sides, and it was very surreal. This was the last thing I wanted when I came here. "If anything, I'm the brains behind this operation. I funded this little trip and managed to get us to you, didn't I?"
"Oh yes…and thank you for that," Bella replied sarcastically as she went around her car and began to open the door. "Thank you so fucking much for ruining my career today."
"Career? Ha! I would hardly call gobbling cock for a living a career," Emmett shouted back as Bella stood still, fuming at his accusation. "Did I hit a nerve?"
"Emmett, you really aren't helping anything," I said as I grabbed his shoulder and held him back. "Plus, if I recall correctly, weren't you getting your cock sucked today by Bella's best friend over there?"
"Don't fucking call me Bella!"
"But that's your name. Just like I'm Edward, not Peter. This is Emmett and you are…"
"Rosalie," she replied simply as I cocked my head to the side. Now that I thought about it, she looked more like a Rosalie than a Roslyn. Not that I knew anyone named Roslyn to make a comparison against.
"It doesn't fucking matter who we were, Edward. It's who we are now," Bella yelled once more as she attempted to get into her car, but Rosalie held the door shut.
"Oh my god, grow the fuck up…all of you," screamed out Rosalie as Bella glared at her before her eyes darted between all of us with frustration. "You, Emmett is it...? Yeah you should stop belittling porn actresses since I am one and you certainly weren't complaining about my choices in life earlier. Edward, you need to pull the stick out of your ass and calm the fuck down and Bella…you need to get drunk. Let's go out tonight?"
"No, I don't think that is a great idea," I chimed in as the girls groaned loudly.
"We didn't ask you, Dad."
"Bella, if your father knew what you were doing for a living, I would be the least of your worries."
"You aren't going to tell him, are you?" she questioned, giving me a dirty look. I had to admit, I was a bit relived because she finally seemed truly concerned instead of frustrated. I guess I had struck a nerve because, if there was one thing I had learned in the past few days, it was that Bella didn't want to disappoint her parents. After all, she wouldn't go to all the trouble of renting a fake home if she didn't care.
"Why shouldn't I? I mean, if I was a father and my daughter was doing what you are doing, I'd want to know and I'd want to put a stop to it."
"He can't know, Edward. You just…you can't say anything, please?"
"Why the fuck should I hide this from him, Bella? You should tell him…or you should stop and then there's nothing to tell." Bella looked like she was about to break into tears, but I couldn't exactly back down at this moment.
"Rosalie, I think you should take Bella home," Emmett said as his hand gripped my shoulder tightly, keeping me in place. "Edward and I are going to head back to our hotel and then we will be at Bella's place at seven to pick you ladies up for dinner."
"There is no way in hell I am going out to dinner with you guys."
"This is non-negotiable, Bella. Either you and Rose go out to dinner with us, or I will call your father myself and tell him what is going on. We're already on bad terms," Bella quirked her eye at Emmett and he shrugged his shoulders. "That man loves to hand out speeding tickets."
"I want it known that I am completely against this."
"Duly noted," Emmett finished before he made his way around Bella's car and wrapped his arm around Rosalie, kissing her soundly on the lips. I was surprised by her reaction, because she didn't hit him, instead she looked at Em like he was a slab of meat. "I'll see you tonight. Wear something nice."
"Hey Bella, I'll see you tonight," I called out, trying to be nice. It completely backfired.
"Fuck off."
