Deb explained that Tom would charge new talent 35%. The breakdown would be 20% to Tom, 10% to Ford and 5% for whoever generated the source of income. If Clare found a gallery that would display and sell photos, then she would make the 5% on every model that used that source. Deb winked at me, letting me know she was aware of who had found my jobs.
Since my contracts were in place, I would be exempt.
After the meeting concluded, I was shown where to change. My final meeting of the day was a quick meet-and-greet with the senior management of Ford. Kendal and I were on the road by three o’clock and missed most of rush hour heading home.
ON THE WAY HOME, I called Mom. Everyone wanted to hear about my weekend, so we planned dinner. I called Tracy and she agreed to join us. Kendal wasn’t going to pass up a home-cooked meal either. I walked in the door to the smell of lasagna baking in the oven. Angie was turning into a good cook, and this was her best dish. She was at the sink, cleaning lettuce for a salad. I snuck up behind her and gave her a hug and kiss on the back of the neck. She jumped and turned around and gave me a proper kiss.
Greg was playing with Kyle, and he was being a little giggle-box.
“Your uncle is silly, isn’t he?”
This sent Kyle into peals of laughter. A baby giggling puts everyone in a good mood. Mom and Dad came in and they were fighting. It doesn’t happen often, but when Dad finally reaches his breaking point, these fights could be spectacular.
“We can’t afford it, plus I’ll be fine. It’s just a low-grade fever,” Mom said.
“The appointment is set. Something’s going on and you know it. You’ll go to the doctor, and that’s final,” Dad said, leaving no doubt.
Mom glared at him for a moment and then just nodded, indicating she would do as told. Kyle let loose with another round of laughter, and Mom and Dad seemed to relax. Mom came up to me and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Mom gave Kendal an appraising look.
“I hear you let this one off his leash again. When are you going to get him under control?” Mom asked.
“About the same time you do. This time I gave him a pass; if he hadn’t done it, I might have,” Kendal retorted.
It was obvious these two women were getting comfortable with each other. Personally, I wasn’t sure this was such a good idea. The last thing I needed was Kendal getting pointers from my mom.
“What did he do this time?” Dad asked.
“This I can’t wait to show you. I have video proof, so Greg can’t say I Photoshopped it.” I ran to get my tablet.
As I got to the back door, Tracy pulled up. I ran out to greet her. I gave her a hug and quick kiss.
“Come on, I’m about to make my dad and brother jealous.”
I opened my tablet and went to my website. I couldn’t find the video.
“Kendal! Where is it?”
“Lily had school today. She’ll load it tonight. Look in your inbox, I emailed it to you.”
I found the email and set my tablet on its stand on the table so everyone could see. I had a sudden thought.
“Have Lily send this to my prom date. I think this might get her to accept.”
“Shut up, Hannah Minacci is not going to Prom with you,” Greg said.
“I thought I was going to Prom with you,” Tracy pouted.
“If he gets Hannah Minacci to go to Prom with him, you’re shit out of luck,” Angie said, laughing.
“Okay, let me start this. I think this is my backup prom date,” I said.
Tracy hip-checked me, letting me know she was pulling my chain. I grinned at her and started the video.
“Hey, that’s Adrienne, is she as pretty in person as ... OH!” Tracy said.
Kendal couldn’t help herself as she started laughing at the looks on everyone’s faces. When Adrienne and I got into our clench, I got a whack on the back of my head from my mom. I turned to see her grinning and I just shrugged.
“I frickin’ hate you!”
Greg had put his head in his hands and was shaking it. I turned to my dad and he high-fived me.
“That’s my son.”
“Greg, I think tonight we use the free pass,” Angie said.
Greg’s head snapped up. He suddenly wasn’t having a good day. He saw that Angie was teasing him, and he smiled.
“What’s a free pass?” Tracy asked.
Greg gave me the ‘OH, SHIT’ look. Of course, Angie was more than willing to share.
“We made a list of people we can sleep with. David is working through Greg’s list for him. For some reason, Greg doesn’t appreciate the help. Anyways, I put David in all my slots. We all know it’ll happen, I just don’t want to feel guilty when it does.”
“Oh, that makes sense.”
Tracy shocks me with how things like that just don’t bother her. She was the least possessive woman I knew. Greg gave me a look that told me how lucky I was to be with her. I had to agree.
“So, are you going to use one of your passes tonight?”
Kendal shot coke out of her nose, and everyone laughed.
“No, I think Greg’s had enough tormenting for one night,” Angie shared, as she gave him a hug.
Dinner was soon ready, and everyone settled into easy conversation. This was what I missed the most during football season. I think people would be shocked at the openness of our conversations. Nothing was off the table, and over the years, our parents had built a level of trust such that we could discuss anything.
After dinner, Greg and I went into the living room because he wanted to show me something. He had two massage tables set up.
“Hey, you’re really going to do it. That’s great. Does this mean you’re going to teach me?”
“Of course I am. Why do you think I got two of them?” Greg asked. “Do you think we can find a couple of volunteers that we can use as crash-test dummies?”
I ran back into the kitchen and grabbed Kendal and Tracy’s hands.
“Come with me and strip down to your panties.”
Kendal tried to slow me down, but I just pulled her into the living room. When she saw the massage table, she smiled. Tracy and Kendal were in place in no time. Greg looked at me to see whom I wanted to do, and I walked over to Tracy.
“I’m going to start giving massages to make extra money. David is going to help me out with the overflow, so I need to teach him.”
Greg would show me how to do something on Kendal, and then he would come over and watch as I did it on Tracy. He taught me how to work a knot out, how to relieve tension and headaches. I also learned how to give a foot massage and how it was used in ancient healing. He showed me how to give a woman an orgasm with massage.
At the end, Angie came in and kicked us out. The sexual tension was getting thick and she was slowing things back to a low simmer.
“How do you not sleep with your clients?” I asked him.
“I just keep telling myself that Angie’s waiting for me at home. She gets the benefit. It’s bringing us closer together.”
“Yeah, right. A couple of more minutes and we both would have been getting busy,” I said.
“You might be right about that. Kendal’s hot, but if I hadn’t been teaching you, I wouldn’t have kept bringing her off. I try to save the orgasm for the very last. It seems to make my tips better,” Greg said with a smirk.
“I’d no idea you can make a girl climax just by rubbing her feet,” I said.
“Actually, that’s how I got Peggy to go out with me. She was resisting my charms, so I made her a bet: if I could make her climax just by touching her feet, she had to go out with me.”
The girls joined us. Greg grabbed Angie’s hand and they disappeared upstairs, giggling.
“My boyfriend is in for a surprise. I have to get going,” Kendal said.