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“I’m trying to be good and let you sleep, since we were up too late celebrating last night. We’re going to be running around for the next half a year to a year getting this production up and running, so I might as well write when the sensation struck. Besides, last night gave me several ideas for my newest book. That, and I needed an excuse to stop myself from feasting on your ass before plunging inside you when you were nice and loose.”

My eyes closed as a groan poured out of me when I pictured the exact sensations, having experienced it many times before. While used to vigorous sex, being with Ollie and him matching my appetites ramped up my need. Either fuck him senseless or the other way round. I wasn’t picky.

The blanket I’d snuggled into when I’d fallen asleep slipped from my naked body, exposing me to Ollie’s gaze. Not above teasing my man, I wiggled my ass, encouraging him to touch me. But I cut off a clipped curse as Ollie’s talented fingers spread me open, not hesitating when he flattened his tongue against my heated skin and licked a swath over my hole. I pushed back on his tongue when a dribble of precome leaked from the head of my already throbbing cock, and I let out a moan, encouraging more.

“Can you come just from this? Can I try?” He asked.

Without giving me time to think about the question, much less answer, he tapped my hip with his hand and said, “Raise up a little on your knees. I want to suck on your balls.”

There was no teasing with Ollie. He dove into new experiences with a gusto that sometimes left me in awe, and he was never shy in bed.

Since he became my boyfriend, I’d relinquished control without having to think about whether Ollie enjoyed our time together or wondering when it would end. It was as easy as breathing with Ollie. Letting go and enjoying myself, knowing he lost himself to the sensations as much as I did.

But there was more.

Something I never thought I could feel for another person, especially so soon after beginning my first meaningful relationship. My heart swelled with emotion whenever I was with Ollie and longed for him when he was absent. With each passing day, I knew what it meant, but I wasn’t able to acknowledge, even to myself, what my feelings were.

Until I was ready to express what I held in my heart toward the man who changed my life and my outlook for the future, I would do everything in my power to show him in ways I couldn’t say aloud.

And minutes later, as I shouted my release, Ollie was there to hold me, allowing me a bit of the lightness he held in his heart.

I would do and say anything to be with this man, grateful for that fateful day on a routine flight home.

12

CONNOR

The transition from actor to director was the hardest, most fulfilling change I’ve made in my career. And I accounted a hundred percent of that to Ollie.

Along with his organizational skills and brilliant contributions to the script, he strengthened the impact of the story and made filming a breeze. He met and befriended every single person in front of and behind the camera, which formed a tight bond on set. Ollie made everyone feel equally important as the person standing next to them.

And we worked well together. Through casting both the key players and the extras, hiring the experienced crew; who once they met Ollie, volunteered to work with us despite how green I was in the position.

For the first time on set, I learned names and faces, listened to their experiences and gained insights on how to make setting up a shot and filming the sensitive content much easier. After working on the movie for close to a month, I found myself as relaxed and included as if we all were family.

Speaking of family, even the Landon, Lyric, and Linus became invaluable parts of the crew.

Lyric worked with the camera operators, learning about positioning and how to capture the scene.

Landon bounced between all the jobs, helping whenever someone needed it, and making friends with everyone.

Linus had two departments he found he liked. Costume design and the makeup department. He absorbed everything he saw, and when they set him loose on the light touches of Kaid’s makeup, the head of the makeup department welcomed his help and even offered him a position if he wanted it.

Gracie even came aboard as the line producer. The camaraderie on set grew stronger as my boyfriend and his best friend become the support system for all the cast and crew, and since the subject was a heavy one, both kept up a constant stream of contact, ready to get a therapist on set if the story’s subject became too stressful.

The one unknown when we started auditions was adding actress Adalyn Campbell-Parker as Kaid’s co-star and love interest. Although I never worked with her, former co-stars contacted me and advised against hiring her as Kaid’s love interest, citing her reputation for being difficult.

But Ollie and I agreed to meet with her at the Black Rock Production offices. The last thing Ollie would allow was past rumors to affect someone’s future.

“Mrs. Campbell-Parker?” Ollie inquired when a statuesque honey-blonde walked tall beside Andy as he escorted her in and introduced her. “I’m Ollie, the script supervisor, and this is Connor, the director. It’s nice to meet you.”

She gave him a small smile and nodded to me. As Ollie led the way into my office, I waited until she settled on the chair before I placed a hand on Ollie’s back and directed him next to me on the loveseat next to the window.

“It’s just Campbell. And please call me Addie. Thank you for giving me a chance to play this part. The script differs from what I look for, but it’s a challenge I’d like to take on.”

“I’m so happy you see the potential in the story. Have you worked with Kaid Landry before?”

She blinked at Ollie. Because anyone in charge of making a movie learned the resumes of the actors and who they’ve worked with in previous films.