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yours didn't come from a surgeon,” Chad waves his hand like he’s dismissing everyone else in the room.
    “But that also means mine are subject to the laws of gravity, unlike most of the girls here,” I joke.
    “And that means I get to watch the helicopter effect when I get you on your back,” James smiles mischievously.
    “James!” I gasp before giggling wildly.
    Chad laughs and sips his drink while Alejandro grins broadly and reaches for his cocktail.
    “You should have seen the fuckin’ ordeal we had to go through for these dresses, dude,” James chuckles. “It was like finding the goddamn Holy Grail to get this girl a dress. First it was too short, then the next one was too formal, the one after that hugged her ass too much. I was like, ‘Hey, Goldilocks, pick one and let’s go!’”
    “Shut up!” I giggle. “It’s my first award show, I’m allowed to be particular!”
    The guys laugh and James kisses the side of my head.
    “She looks fuckin’ hot in the three that she finally picked, though,” he says. “I’ll be proud to stand next to her in any of them.”
    “Aw!” Chad teases, grabbing his heart.
    “Zip it!” James chuckles.
    Soon, I’ve had two glasses of champagne and I need to use the facilities, so I excuse myself. As I’m making my way back to the table, I see Ethan Dane, James’ chief rival and the number two most recognizable male porn star in the biz. Ethan is very handsome, but several inches shorter than James. His light brown hair is shaggy now and hangs around his face like a wispy halo. His blue eyes light up when he spots me. I’ve talked to him a few times at Sin Cinema events and he likes to flirt with me in front of James, which I assume is part of the rivalry thing.
    “Lola, it’s so good to see you!” he smiles and gives me a flirtatious hug, his hands flattening on the small of my back.
    “You too, Ethan,” I reply, hugging him back. No harm in a hug when girls here were kissing James on the lips in their friendly greetings.
    “You look beautiful,” he says, stepping back to admire me, his flattery making me blush. “It’s so great that you’re out here for this. I think you’ll have a lot of fun.”
    “It’s going to be an adventure, that’s for sure,” I reply with a little laugh.
    “You guys are still going to be sitting at the SC table tomorrow, right? Even with the whole Rick situation?” he asks.
    Rick is the owner of Sin Cinema and the man responsible for locking James into a bullshit contract with Eva Satana, the horrible dominatrix who forced him to participate in her extreme BDSM movies. James and Rick got into a screaming match after Eva was arrested for a litany of crimes, including child porn, and James told Rick in no uncertain terms exactly what he could do with his contract. Since then, things between the two have been frosty to say the least and I know James isn’t particularly looking forward to sharing the table with Rick at the awards tomorrow.
    “Yeah, we’ll be at the Sin Cinema table,” I nod. “I think James is just going to try to sit somewhere far from Rick. Hopefully there won’t be a brawl in the middle of the show. I’d have to jump in and kick that son of bitch’s ass myself.”
    Ethan laughs and subtly checks me out again. He’s trying to be discrete about it, but I still notice. I don’t think it’s because he finds me irresistible or anything like that. I think it’s more about the competition of flirting with me because I’m with James.
    “I hope I can sit somewhere near you,” he smiles. “Get to look at something beautiful all night.”
    I blush demurely.
    “He’s lucky,” he says after a short pause. “He’ll be with the most stunning woman in the room.”
    “Laying on the charm pretty thick there, Ethan,” I tease.
    “Just speaking my mind,” he chuckles and gives me a sexy smile.
    I shake my head and it’s possible that I bat my eyes. Maybe just a little bit. A totally normal response