She returns her attention to the online audience. “Stay tuned, guys. We’ll do a LIVE shoot with sexy Rhett between each set change. As you can see…” She waves a finger up and down the length of my body. “It’s going to be hot, hot, hot in NYC today.” She turns my way. “Say bye, sexy Rhett.”
“See y’all later.”
“Perfect. And so sexy,” Kendra says.
The room erupts in applause.
“You’re a natural,” Kendra says.
“I felt a little wooden.”
“Nonsense.” And if her gaze doesn’t drop to my crotch. “You were giving off a strong, brooding vibe. Very sexy.”
She says sexy a lot.
“Okay let’s roll with your version.” It’s amazing how they can repackage anything up here.
Basil claps. “Listen up, people.”
The studio goes quiet.
“We only have one day to nail this shoot with Rhett because tomorrow we’re focusing on the rodeo king and his belle. With that said, I want everyone to be on their A game.”
The crew offer nods as a rumbling of agreement travels around the room.
“Rhett, I’m going to give you directions and you follow them,” Basil says.
“Yes, sir.”
“I want you to channel Clint Eastwood back in his western movie years, but circa right now.”
Could he be more cliché?
“Got it,” I say.
“I want you to feel his vibe inA Fistful of Dollarsall the way down to your toes.”
I swear to God, the guy isn’t even speaking English.
My gaze drops to my bare feet and back up again. “I think I can do that.”
“So, we’re on the same page, you’re going to embody the modern cowboy.”
But I am the modern cowboy.
“Yes, sir.” It’s easier to go with it. I’m not here to argue with the guy.
Basil hides his face behind the camera and says, “We’re going to start with the standing shoots, then you’ll slip into those jeans for more photos––you sitting, you lying on the floor, you from the back. Afterwards, we’ll move to the wet t-shirt shots and thenla crème de la crème, the between the sheets shot—you wearing nothing but a white sheet.”
“Excuse me?”
He lifts his head up. “Oh, yeah. We want to give the ladies plenty to fantasize about.”
Good grief. I feel so sexualized.
Chapter 24
Carina
