Chapter 33

BPOV

“What’s so wrong about not knowing when it goes live? I thought it would be better that way, less pressure with a time and date,” Alice asked as we all got up from the table.

“Alice, we have never, ever, worked without a timetable or schedule, it’s just strange is all,” Emmett cut in before the others could say anything.

“But I thought that was the whole point of this, for it to be unscripted and more natural,” I mused as Edward took my hand and we all walked towards the stairs.

“It is, but it’s just strange for dad to not tell us. Normally everything is set in stone before we do anything,” Edward spoke up, making me laugh at how unsure and vulnerable he looked.

It seemed that Edward was a little out of his depth in this one. Good to know I wasn’t the only one.

“Well, I think it’s a good idea. The less I know and expect, the better. It’s easier to just deal with it as it’s happening rather than letting myself fret over ‘what’s to come’,” I said as I let go of his hand and skipped up the stairs with Alice and Rose.

We managed to escape the men long enough to have a good laugh at how they didn’t like to be out of the loop and then it was time for lunch before our interviews and photo shoots.

I was nervous as hell about the interview, but even more so for the pictures.

How the fuck was I going to act innocent for the cameras while I was next to Edward? It was an impossibility!

Lunch was quickly gone through, thankfully, and then it was time to see what clothes we’d had bought for us.

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“Bella, how about I do your hair for you while Alice picks out some clothes?” Rose asked nervously as she picked up a hairbrush and turned it gently in her fingers.

We’d all had another quick shower and Alice had done our make-up already.

“Sure,” I smiled back at her, liking the fact that she was okay with me now.

I had no idea why she hadn’t liked me in the beginning, but hopefully now things would settle between the two of us.

“I think you’d look amazing in this, Bella, what do you think?” Alice asked as she skipped out of the walk in closet with a white gypsy skirt and a tight fitting cream shirt with capped sleeves in white lace to match.

“Oh I like it, you should do it with bare feet,” Rose cut in as she swiveled my chair around so I was facing the mirror.

“What are you going to wear?” I asked her as she started to tease my hair at the top, almost backcombing it.

“Emmett said to wear my birthday suit, but I don’t think that will go down too well,” she smirked at me in the mirror and I got what she was saying.

Porn, with clothes on?

Like that would ever happen.

I giggled. “Well, that might have all of us going down rather well.”  My giggle became a full laugh as her mouth dropped open and she playfully smacked my shoulder. 

“You would know all about that too, wouldn’t you Ms. Hot Tub?” She winked and then smiled at me, “And I think I’m just going to wear a pair of jeans and an off the shoulder shirt,” she smiled as Alice started to get dressed in a light blue sweater dress.

“Hey guys, do you think they’ll expect us to strip? You know, this is for the porn industry, so, clothes will be coming off, right?” I asked nervously as yet again it started to hit home that this was really going to happen.

“Probably, but Bella, if you’re not comfortable doing it, tell them,” Alice replied firmly as she fluffed her hair in the mirror.

Half an hour later found us all, including Esme and Carlisle, in the living room with the interviewer and the photographer.

“Girls, this is Marcus and he’ll be interviewing you today and this is Jane, his photographer,” Carlisle said with a smile as he introduced them to us.

Marcus was tall, like really tall, and his skin looked tanned, but weather worn. He had a soft smile though and I relaxed a little because he didn’t look like some sleazy reporter.

I was currently sitting in Edward’s lap, yet again, so I gave them an awkward wave just as Rose leant over to whisper something to me.

“She looks like she needs a good seeing to, she looks so frosty,” she laughed lightly, making me join in as she subtly pointed towards the photographer.

Jane did look like she had a stick of ice up her ass, poor woman.

Marcus started off asking Carlisle and Esme a few questions about what they were planning and from what I could gather, there was a lot of excitement and rumors had already started floating around. Apparently, Carlisle was notorious for doing amazing things with his ideas and a camera or two.

“Well, in total there are just over 500 cameras on site and viewers can pay to watch between ten and up to an unlimited number at a time, toggling between them, depending on the membership level they join. So they could watch all the couples at once, or just one couple from various angles,” he said with a smile as Marcus started to write things down. “Through the memberships, viewers will also have the opportunity to request private shows, where they can play virtual director... for a fee, of course,” Carlisle went on to explain as he gave a friendly laugh which Marcus joined in on.

“And how did you come up with the idea?” he asked.

“It was simple. Big Brother has been done, Sorority Houses have been done, but certainly not to this extent and the porn industry is in decline in the physical sense when it comes to DVDs. There’s a lot online, but to be honest, it’s missing the connection with the viewer. I wanted to bring all aspects of the industry together, along with the viewers and create something unique,” he explained, grinning proudly.

“And how do you feel about that, boys?” Marcus asked with his own grin.

“I’m up for it, something completely different, unscripted and all, should be a blast,” Emmett laughed as he pulled Rose into his side and kissed the side of her head.

As much as he was the house clown, I could see how much his world revolved around her already.

“Yeah, I agree,” Jasper put in a little as he smiled at Alice.

“We got the girls out of it, so I’m up for anything if they are,” Edward said softly as his arms around my waist tightened protectively.

I felt myself melt further into his side and I was positive that if we had met outside of this job, we would still have shared the same connection that we did right here.

“And how about you girls, how do you feel about turning into porn stars overnight?”

“But that’s just it, we’re not porn stars, nor will we ever be. We’re just three girls from a different walk of life, enjoying some time with these gorgeous men,” Rose said before anyone else could answer and it made me think.

I’d never thought about it the way she had just worded it. Yes, we were going to get paid, but at the end of the day, we weren’t porn stars. Okay, so it would turn into that, with the job, but it truly was just us three normal girls sleeping with three guys.

“And what about you, Bella, how do you feel about it?” Marcus said gently. He already knew that I was nervous as hell and not quite comfortable in the spotlight, thanks to Esme prepping him before we started.

“As long as Edward is there, I think I’ll be okay,” I matched his tone carefully.

I knew I would be absolutely fine, but I had to act more innocent than what I was and sitting in Edward’s lap, feeling his awakening erection beneath me, was not something that would keep me innocent for long.

“So in a matter of days, you’ve already built up a relationship with the guys, do you trust them?” he directed the question at Alice first.

“Of course I do. It’s not like they’re going to turn into axe murderers overnight,” she laughed as Rose cut in.

“Unless it’s what the viewers want, that is. I’ve heard that they could ask for some pretty kinky stuff, so anything’s possible,” she grinned as Marcus turned to me.

“And you, Bella, do you trust Edward to help you through this?”

Out of every question he could have asked me, he asked the most simplest, plainest and best one of them all.

“With my life.”