Page 49 of Believe in Caloosa Springs

“Yeah. As good as ever, I guess.”

“Why don’t you invite him over for pizza and a movie? Maybe I need to get to know him a little better.”

“Are you gonna be mean to him?”

“I’m mean to everyone.” Mandy unplugged the curling iron and combed her fingers through her hair to loosen everything up before applying a light spritz of body spray as she took one last look in the mirror. “See you later?”

I wandered into the kitchen, grabbed an avocado out of the fridge, and put two slices of bread in the toaster. I pulled my phone out of my pocket to doom-scroll while I ate my breakfast.

PORTER:I hope you have a good day. I’m off at 5, so naturally I would love to see you at 5:05 if you’re free. ♥?

I rolled my eyes at how hard I was swooning over a stupid text with a heart emoji.

ME:What do you like on your pizza?

PORTER:Anchovies and onions.

ME:I’m breaking up with you

PORTER:Pepperoni is fine…

I laughed at his response, and switched over to check my emails. It had been several days since I posted anything, and I needed to film some content today. At least some pics to keep my bank account flowing.

I scrolled through my inbox and replied to a few messages I’d been neglecting. There was a certain level of subscription you could sign up for that allowed the client to have access to direct messaging me.

I opened an email from an address I didn’t recognize, and began to read.

Dear Xtian,

I hope this email finds you well. My name is Phil, and I’m a casting director for AmStamBoyz.nl. We loved watching you on BoysTown and have a unique opportunity we are hoping you would be gracious enough to consider. We were able to get in contact with Bradley to obtain your contact information.

What we are wanting to do would be similar to the BoysTown structure, but we are looking for each model to be from a different country, and, if I might say, we are offering a far less rigid structure than one might find at BoysTown. I was hoping to set up a videoconference in the near future to learn more about the production and see if it’s something you would be interested in.

I hope it goes without saying that the production will take care of all your travel and housing expenses, as well as a generous flat-sum compensation package.

We hope you will consider taking a meeting with us.

Best Wishes,

Phillip Burkov

Casting Direction

[email protected]

I read the email two more times before flagging it in my inbox for easy access later, and closed my phone. I’d always wanted to go to Amsterdam. Like… bucket list item. My heart was beating in my chest, and I mindlessly began to pace around the kitchen, fantasizing about walking around the city.And on an international cam house’s dime, no less?

The toast popped, pulling me from my fantasies. I quickly mashed up the avocado and smeared it with a fork across the toast. As I took a big bite, a million thoughts raced through mymind.When would I have to leave? How long would I have to be there? How much was the payout? Would I be expected to have sex with the other international boys? Or was it similar to BoysTown where you didn’t have to fuck your roommates, but it was highly encouraged and pretty much expected if you wanted to have any longevity in the house and make decent bread.

Could I bring someone with me?

I floated through the morning, half-focused on my tasks and half-daydreaming. I cheated a little and just uploaded some older pics that I hadn’t posted yet. Once I was satisfied enough with my half-assed effort to slop the pigs, I opened up a new tab and started googling all the amazing things to do in Amsterdam.

As exciting as the prospect was that I could literally be there, seeing these things in person in the distant future, my thoughts continuously returned to Porter.

I bet Porter would want to eat at this place…

Porter would probably like to go see the old cathedrals

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