Olympic Dreaming Ch. 14 - Sex Stories

Olympic Dreaming Ch. 14

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During November, Mollie started joining us for a Sunday roast. She was great company and had led a varied and exciting life. Soon after, Wendy also started joining us, and it became a weekly event. I moved into the database team in December as part of my work rotation. I'd already met the members and team leader, so the move was smooth and uneventful. As the girls and I had spent so long away from our families over the previous summer, we decided to all go home for a few days this Christmas.

In early December, I received a phone call from Anabelle, the director of the film I was in. Post-production had all been completed, and the film now had a title - 'Justine'- the name of the character Astrid played. It had been the working title, and they had chosen to keep it as the film centred around her, so it was apt. The production team were delighted with the end product and were hopeful for a very good reception from the critics. The film would be released in Paris on the 1stof January and have a short run in cinemas before it was shown on Netflix. I was, of course, required to attend the premiere, and there were likely to be talk shows to appear on as well, leading up to the premiere to drum up interest.

This slightly changed our Christmas plans, as the girls were excited to go to Paris to see the premiere. My parents, sister Alice, uncle Tom, and auntie Fiona also wanted to attend. I called my agent, Charlotte, and she agreed to book all the accommodation ...

... for my family and herself at my expense.

The next day, I spoke to my team leader at work, asking for a fortnight's leave to cover any interviews and the premiere. No one at work knew what my 'summer job' had entailed. I think most assumed it had been barwork. She was shocked and excited about the film and happily accepted my request. By the time I stopped for lunch, I think the whole building had heard the news, and people kept asking me all about it.

My parents, sister and I flew to Sweden for our traditional Christmas break, but I had to leave them on Boxing Day to fly to Paris. I took a taxi to the hotel the production team had booked me and was soon joined by my girlfriends. Astrid, Leah, and Anabelle were also staying there, and we had a wonderful meal in the evening. It was good to catch up with them again, even though it had only been three months since we'd last seen each other. They had all moved on to other things, and each was involved in different films already. Several interviews had been arranged for the press, radio, and television. Leah and I weren't needed for all of them, as Astrid was the star, and they obviously wanted to talk to Anabelle. That suited me fine; my French, while good, wasn't brilliant, and I was happy Astrid took the limelight. I had just done the film for fun and the experience.

The next few days were then spent being interviewed. The critics had a preview, and the reception was overwhelmingly positive. I even received praise, which ...