Page 28 of Playboy Billionaire

Positioning himself over her, his full buttocks on display, he faked entering her and began to thrust. His back and arm muscles bulged as he held himself over her. Pinning her arms over her head with one hand, she moaned and bit her lip, her eyes tightly closed. “Look at me,” he commanded.

She looked up at him through her lashes. “Tell me you’re mine,” he said, his voice hoarse.

“Yes, Bryan. I’m all yours.”

He groaned as they both feigned orgasms.

“Cut!”

Griffin whispered, “I’m so sorry.”

“I told you it’s okay.” She didn’t meet his eyes.

Griffin wrapped the sheet around her before he rolled off the bed. With his back to the crew he slipped on his jeans. “I need a minute.” He walked off the set and went into another room and dropped to the floor and began doing pushups.

Dolly came back on set and handed Penelope her a robe. “Let me touch up your lips. Pen, you’re shivering. Are you okay?”

Trying to stop her teeth from chattering, she said, “That was intense.”

“I’m sure. Not every actor can pull it off.”

“I found myself becoming aroused. I swear it was like the cameras weren’t even there.”

“What about him?”

“Same.” Her lips turned up. “Poor Griffin can’t hide it like I can; fortunately, I don’t have the tell.”

“No wonder he’s in the other room doing pushups,” Dolly whispered, grinning.

Penelope suddenly got the case of the giggles and couldn’t stop. Picturing Griffin doing pushups was beyond funny to her. She held her belly, breathless, as she said, “Oh I needed that.”

“Get a grip, he’s walking towards us.”

Griffin came right up to them. Looking at Penelope with a penetrating gaze, he said, “Can I have a minute?”

“Sure.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her along behind him.

“Let’s go outside,” he said.

He didn’t release her hand until they found a spot away from everyone else.

Griffin reached toward her and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m really sorry about what happened in there. I mean no disrespect. I know I should be able to contain it, but with you it appears I don’t have any control.”

“The important thing is that you’re taking responsibility for it. You’re human. We women are lucky that we don’t wear our arousal on the outside like you guys do,” she said, looking up at him through her lashes.

“Are you saying that the scene was hard for you too?”

“If it’s any consolation, yes.”

He grasped her chin and tilted her face up. “Were you aroused Penelope Winters?”

She met his gaze boldly this time. “Yes.”

His face creased with a smile, “Thank God! You don’t know how relieved I am to hear you say that. I’m so fucking confused right now. This acting shit is hard. I want to be in character but then I’m not sure where Bryan ends and I begin. How do you do it?”

“Some scenes are harder than others. True chemistry isn’t faked. We just need to harness it and use it to make our characters come alive. Then put it back in the box when the director calls cut.”

“I’m not sure I can do that.”

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