know?”
“Yes, I do.” I stood tall and waited for her answer.
“Fine, I prefer to say…grooming the Wookie,” she said with a straight face.
I paused for a moment as I let her term soak in. “Holy shit, I’m in love,” I said, right before I laughed out loud and threw my head back.
“The benefits of having two gay dads, they teach you some rather…enjoyable terms.”
“I need to meet these men,” I said.
“No need to wait; here I am!” a deep voice came from behind me.
“Why aren’t you in Laguna right now?” Solo scolded, as her easygoing attitude dropped and professional Solo stepped in.
I turned to see a guy with dark hair, blue eyes, and tattoos scattering his body. He was a little shorter than me, most likely six foot, and he had only a pair of trunks on.
“Finished early, mama, something very uncommon for me,” he licked his lips and looked Solo up and down. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up at the blatant flirting the man was doing with Solo. In a matter of seconds, I could see why she was constantly annoyed by the men who she dealt with on a daily basis.
“You actually were able to finish an ocean shoot without crying for hours about the water temperature and shrinkage? I’m impressed, Scout.”
“You know I have sensitive skin,” he said with a smile, and then looked at me. “You must be Axel,” he held his hand out to me.
“Uh, no, I’m Adam,” I shook his hand while sizing him up.
“No, it’s Axel,” Solo said, while leaning forward.
“Excuse me?” I asked, while letting go of Scout’s hand and looking over my shoulder at Solo.
“Yeah, I was going to get to that. Axel is your new name.”
“Axel? Really? Isn’t that a little…cheesy?”
“Cheesy? Dude, Axel is such a bad ass name. I would totally own that.”
Axel? I really didn’t think it fit me, but whatever. As long as I got paid, I guess I would deal with whatever was thrown my way.
“So, what was your name then, before you got here?” I asked Scout.
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“Were you Scotty beforehand?”
“No, my name is Scout, dickhead.” Scout tossed his thumb toward me and looked at Solo as if to say, “this guy.”
“Be nice, Scout, he’s a newbie,” Solo defended me, as she placed her hand on my arm. What I wouldn’t give for her to slip her hand down and entwine her fingers with mine.
“I can see that,” he replied, as his hands went to my face. “Look at this baby face; you’re just a kid, aren’t you?”
“I’m twenty,” I said, knowing full-well that I might be young physically, but mentally, I was older than anyone in this house.
“Really? I would have guessed sixteen.”
“Oh, shut up,” Solo said, as she pushed Scout away.
“I’m kidding,” he laughed. “Welcome to the house, man. I’m probably going to be the coolest guy you meet here, because honestly, I could give two nut sacks about what goes in my body. Blessed with a fast metabolism,” Scout said, as he patted his six pack. “Lucky fuck, I guess. I’m right next door, so if you need anything, let me know. Let’s do some shots tonight.”
“Didn’t you hear him, Scout? He’s twenty…”
“Yeah, like you’ve never had a drink?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Solo said with a smile that spoke a story, a story that I wanted to hear.
“Yeah, okay. This girl can swallow a twelve pack in the matter of an hour and then belch you a lullaby. Sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.”
I turned to eye Solo, whose face was now beet red.
“Get out of here, Scout; I need to finish this tour, and you’re prolonging the time I have to spend in this house.”
Scout elbowed me and said, “If I didn’t catch her checking out my dick on occasion, I would swear she was a lesbian by the way she acts like she’s about to catch on fire every time she steps into the house.”
“That would be hot,” I joked, while