" She rattled off the number. "All I know is I'm supposed to be at the airport by 11:30 Monday."It was my turn to look blank. "Umm, Camilla, I don't t...ink you quite understand the life of a comprimario, " I said. "You've got a manager, you're a star. I've got an agent who handles my bookings, but I do my own travel and all."She looked abashed. "Darling, I'm so sorry, I'm rubbing it in, aren't I? I didn't mean to, honestly. It's just— Well, anyhow, you're going to be a star in just a few more. " I raised my voice, "Rebecca."She was gone before the door opened and Rebecca walked in."What?" Rebecca asked. "You couldn't just call on the phone?" Elliott Bastion," I said."What about him, did you ... oh shit!" She smacked her palm against her forehead. "I never told you about him, did I? I am so sorry. Here you've been running around trying to get to these assholes and I forgot to give you what I found on him. God I feel stupid"She sat down. "Elliott Bastion, founder and high priest of the. I turned towards her and waited for her to look at me. She knew I was looking at her. She turned towards me, her eyes looking at my lips. I moved ahead and kissed her. She replied back with equal eagerness. We opened our mouth and our tongues started playing with each other. I wanted more and I knew she wanted more too.Nevertheless, we maintained ourselves there and the movie ended soon (thankfully). We had already decided on going for dinner after the movie as I was leaving for a 15 day trip. "Don't worry mum," I whispered as I brushed away an errant strand of hair from her forehead."You've had the last beating you'll ever have to take from that bastard."That bastard was my father, a drunken bully, an idle layabout and the reason that at just sixteen, I was living in a small rented house and working in a local factory.Mum was just thirty-three, he'd put his seed in her belly when she was sixteen, and I was the result of it. In spite of my father, I'd grown into a big lad, bigger.