Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 163

Natashya sat between us, and she continued being affectionate and flirty with both of us. I suspected they still needed to talk about our situation. I liked Natashya, so I enjoyed the attention, but I couldn't help wondering how things would end up between us if she continued being intimate with my sister when I wasn't around. Judging by how I caught them kissing and holding hands during the show, neither intended to end it. I guessed only time would tell.

Thursday 9:40 pm

The party was even more fun than I'd anticipated and a much bigger deal than Charity let on. I realized that the moment I saw Teela McGillis, Sharon Wright, and Steven Vann on the same rooftop as me. They were well-established B-List celebrities who I'd seen in several movies. Steven Vann was a sixty-five-year-old veteran actor who had probably been in more than half of the action movies I'd seen, I would have identified him and his signature five-o'clock shadow anywhere.

Carlos Miguel, the most significant recognizable celebrity present, had been in several hits over the last five years. Another up-and- comer was Karly Titus, who had just made her first big break in the movie business by leading in one of last year's biggest sci-fi movies. The twenty-three-year-old New Zealand actress was probably on the minds of most male sci-fi fans, and wasn't an exception.

Emily fangirled over Carlos almost as much as did over Steven and Karly and had to stop herself from overwhelming Charity with questions when I introduced them. Charity was wonderful to my sister, though; she was happy to introduce us to several of her influencer friends. In no time, Emily and Natashya were embroiled deep in a discussion about the influencer world with Charity and several of her friends. At the same time, I ended up doing shots with Steven and Teela as they shared stories about some of their most titular roles.

I had to rein myself in when Karly sat next to me as Teela was going into the differences between voice work for video games and animated projects. Steven introduced me to Karly, and then she introduced us to her new boyfriend, who turned out to be named Tyler. Not that I had a chance with someone like Karly Titus, but I found myself irrationally annoyed that another Tyler had cock blocked me, regardless of how small my chances had been.

Natashya, Emily, and some of Charity's friends hit the dance floor at some point, and on my way to get a drink, I stopped by to dance a song or two with them. During the second song, I was sandwiched between two willowy blondes who almost looked like twins and were as tall as Emily. Once the song was over, one of them kissed me firmly before spinning me around so her twin could ambush me, cheered on by Natashya and my sister. After extracting myself from the ladies, I returned to the couches where Steven and his friends sat. I didn't have time to be annoyed at the sight of Karly and Tyler making out on one side of the couch because sitting between them and the empty spot I was returning to was Charity.

She wore a simple black dress with thin straps and a relatively conservative neckline tonight. The skirt cut off just above the knees and revealed micro-mesh pantihose and black kitten heels. She had very dark eyeliner, matching lipstick, and her fingernails were freshly painted black. Pretty buzzed, I plopped down next to her and grinned as I sipped my beer.

"Hey," I said.

"Hey, yourself." She grinned back and took a sip of her own drink.

"Where you been?"

"Just talking shop with friends and hyping your sister and girlfriend up. We're gonna help Emily get started." She sipped her drink and then sat it down. I think she's a natural."

"Oh, hell yeah!" said. "I love that idea! It'll work out really well with her acting!"

"Yeah, that's what Margot told her," she said. "Your girlfriend is gorgeous. I told her she'd kill it, but she wasn't interested."

"Natashya?" I asked. "Oh, she's not my girlfriend."

"Really?" Charity said, and even in my buzzed state, I could tell that piqued her interest. "The way you guys were dancing, you could've fooled me."