Page 66 of Out of the Gold

I bounce from one foot to the other. “Yeah.”

Reaching for her body again, she jumps back, wiggling her finger at me. “Oh, no. I need more than that.”

“You’re a hard taskmaster.”

She laughs. “You have no idea, mister. Now continue.”

I shrug. “Well, not much more to tell you. I ran through my lines—”

“Did you mess any up?”

Shaking my head, I reply, “Nope. Nailed them all.”

Her face lights up. “I’m so happy for you, Charles!”

“Happy enough to strip out of that skirt for me?”

“You’re incorrigible!” With a smile, she unzips the side. “You mean like this?”

My breathing hitches. “That’s a good start.”

She runs the zipper up and down, teasing me with glimpses of her naked hip. I reach into my pocket and produce her thong. “Missing something?”

She swipes her panties from me and changes the subject. “You know, I think I want to see more of you first.” Her hands land on my shirt and she pulls it out of my khakis, making quick work of undoing the buttons. I forgot she’s a costume designer and adept at getting clothes on, and off, people. “There. Now we’re both half-naked.”

“That we are. Come here.” I guide her to my body and kiss her as if I’ll never have the chance again. My cock stirs against my own zipper, and I hold our groins together.

She moans, a sexy sound that encourages me to press for more. I slide the zipper down again, slipping the material over her legs. Without breaking our kiss, she kicks the skirt to the side. Melody turns her head and holds her breath, taking a step back from my aching body. Totally naked for me.

“When did they say you’d hear back?”

A rushing sound whooshes through my brain at her gorgeous body, bared for me. “Huh?”

She twirls in front of me, stepping out of her shoes. “Did they give you a date of when you’ll hear back from them?”

“Soon. Whatever that means.” I extend my arm in a valiant effort to grab her and reel her to my body, but she ducks.

Swinging her index finger at me, she asks, “How do you feel about your audition.”

That question makes me stop my pursuit of the naked woman in front of me. When I called Sam on my way over here, he didn’t ask me this question. I query my excited body. “I did the best I could. I was proud for not flubbing any lines. And I really put my heart and soul into it.”

“So, no regrets whether you get the part or not?”

“Well, if I don’t get it, I’ll definitely be bummed. But no. I did everything I could possibly do to show them my skill.” That’s the truth. I gave the audition my all and don’t have any regrets. “I need to thank you. You helped me so much with this process. In fact, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made this insane journey.”

She plays with the ends of her blond hair. “I like to think of it as I helped you see what was right in front of you.”

“Speaking of, I see something I definitely want standing right in front of me.” I lick my lips.

Melody closes the gap between us, unbuckling my belt and pulling my pants and underwear down my legs. As I kick them away, she drops to her knees in front of me, like when she’s sewing me into my leggings. Only this time, her hand surrounds my swelling erection.

“Melody, you don’t have to do this.”

“I want to, Charles. I want to experience everything with you. Only you.” She runs her fingers around my shaft with a light touch.

“Have you ever done this before?”

Eyes downcast, she shakes her head. “Teach me.”

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