Contracted For Love: Famous Love Series Read Free

They’d mostly decided it was a myth, made up by old movie executives to keep the mystery of the movie business alive. Sitting here, with Richard’s hand up her skirt and his eyes glued to her, she was suddenly not so sure. Charlotte was also acutely aware that they were some of the last people in the building. She’d watched a large group leave about half an hour before Richard had returned to his office.
    Her eyes snapped up to his as his tongue flicked out to lick his lips. She felt his fingertip move ever so slightly, tucking itself under the elastic he’d been touching a moment earlier. This was definitely moving into shady territory and she needed to win this part and get out of here fast.
    She put on her best businesslike voice and looked directly at him. As she spoke, he crawled forward so his chest was against her knee. “I can do a sex scene, Richard. You don’t have to worry about me. As always, I’ll be completely professional. Will you write it into my contract and forward it to my agent, please?”
    Richard’s breath caught in his throat. He was scaring her, now, and his eyes were glazed.
    Not good!
    “Well, it’s not as easy as that, I’m afraid. There’s still the matter of the other girls, you see. We’ll be calling them back for a second audition, of course, but we can avoid all that, if you’d like to show me what you can do right now. You can have your second audition here, and we wouldn’t need to see what they can do. We’d prefer to have you on this film—the director wants you as our first choice, if you ace the second audition.” His finger inched further under the elastic and his other hand left the arm of the chair to rest on her other thigh.
    She sat up straight in her chair, hoping his hand would slip out of her skirt and he would back off, but he was ready for her. As she uncrossed her legs, he held tight to her bottom and pushed himself forward. She managed to swallow the gasp that threatened to escape her lips; she didn’t want him thinking she was scared of him, even though he’d snuck under the elastic on both sides, now. His hands were warm, and she wished, for a second, that he were an attractive, older man, so she could get through this better. Instead, he was grey-haired with stained teeth and a tiny tic near his left eye that she couldn’t help noticing now that he was so close.
    It could be innocent enough. He hasn’t forced me, and he’s not pressed up against me, or anything. Stop being a baby. Do you want this role, or not?
    Still telling herself that this was all part of the Hollywood audition process, Charlotte tried to speak up, but her words came out as a whisper. “What would you like me to do?”
    “We should see how you handle kissing a stranger.” She gulped as he continued. “There won’t be much time on set to get to know the other actors, so this is the place you could really fall down and delay production, if you can’t handle it.” He looked expectantly at her.
    Oh God—he means him!
    She closed her eyes to pretend this wasn’t happening and he seemed to take that as some kind of invitation to get started. He immediately slid his hands completely inside her underwear and pulled her ass forward on the chair. All of a sudden, his groin was pressed hard against her; her heart started to pound in her chest. Her eyes shot open as he moved in to kiss her, and she tried to tell herself that this was just acting. It wasn’t like they were going to have sex. They were acting out a scene and this was no different than any rehearsal for the stage.
    It didn’t feel the same, though. His eyes were open and he was watching her, like a predator. He wasn’t playing his part, but she was meant to play hers.
    Jesus, I’ve come this far. Let’s fucking get the kiss over with, so I can get the part and go home to wash his smell off me!
    Charlotte took a deep breath and closed her eyes again. She softened her lips and tilted her head a little, inviting him