Chapter 14: Doing It On Camera

"What's that for?" I ask, starting to get nervous when I see the camera in Luca's hand.

"For practice," he says, setting the tripod into position. "It's the best I can do to recreate the set." He sets the camera on top of the tripod and hooks it into place. "It's not exactly the same as having a bunch of people staring at us, but it's as close as we're going to get tonight." He fiddles with a couple of buttons on the camera. A red light comes on.

"Are you actually turning it on?" I ask, starting to feel sick.

"Of course." He looks down at me. "It makes you more nervous, doesn't it?"

"Well, yeah," I admit.

"Then it's doing what it's supposed to do. You need to practice in conditions that make you nervous." That devilish smile returns. "Can I take this to mean you've never filmed a sex tape?"

My face goes hot again. "Of course I haven't! I'm not an idiot. That's not the sort of fame I want." I want people to know my name because of my acting, not because they've seen me naked. Even