I was caught off-guard that Christy wanted to take over the ownership of Delmark. In truth, Trey and Chris, the owners of Delmark, had been wanting to sell Delmark even before Christy hired on. And now that Christy had helped turn around the business, Trey and Chris thought the company consequently had gained more value. For a brief time, they searched for an additional buyer besides Christy, but there apparently wasn't any interest.
The relationship between Christy, Trey, and Chris remained amicable the whole time. Christy was able to hire an attorney now that she had Marty as a financial backer. The only real assets to Delmark was the name, and the website. Within two months of our trip to Vegas with Marty and Jill, Christy became the sole owner of Delmark. Trey and Chris left with a little bit of money, but probably not nearly as much as they would have liked. But they also knew that if Christy had decided to leave and start her own business, that the two of them would be out of business in no time. Christy was responsible for any, and all of the success over the last year.
Christy really wanted to hire Lisa. Yet, Lisa was making good money at her job, so both her and Christy thought maybe they should hold off for a bit. Also, Christy wanted to hire Emily, but again she thought she'd better get established first in her
new role as a new business owner.
One of the first things Christy needed to do was to find a house not only for us to live, but also a home where she could run Delmark. Currently Delmark is located in an old strip mall. Christy envisioned a home where she could do her office work, but also a home big enough that models could stay if need be. She also wanted to do a lot of entertaining in the future.
Part of the plan was to have Emily, and possibly Lisa live in the house too. Emily was tired of her current living situation, and was excited about living with her mom again. Christy knew she wanted a house with a pool. She was trying to recreate the time when she lived with Jerry in Florida, and Bob when she first moved to L.A. Most importantly, she thought this would be a great way to attract talent to Delmark.
Christy bought a plane ticket for Karen, my former realtor, to come help her find a house. Even though Karen wasn't licensed in California, she was going to help Christy find a realtor, plus act as a consultant in finding a home. It was an odd arrangement, but Karen and Christy had talked to each other a lot, and had become friends even though they had never met.
Christy consulted with Marty the whole time, ensuring his approval. He was leaving everything up to her, and so far their business relationship was working out fine. There was no lack of effort on her part. Her whole day, and even her evenings, were consumed with work. I'm sure he was impressed by her efforts.
A lot had been accomplished in only a couple of months since we returned from Vegas. It was a beautiful Saturday morning, and Christy and I were headed to the hotel where Karen was staying. Christy was dressed casually, wearing blue jeans and a white, low cut blouse. She had on bright red lipstick which looked great against her tanned skin and dark hair. I was surprised Christy was showing off so much cleavage. She looked hot, but I think she was going a bit overboard to meet Karen.
Karen opened the door to her room after we knocked. There was a bit of awkwardness between Karen and me. I wasn't sure if I should hug her, or just shake her hand. We settled on a hand shake. Yet Christy and Karen totally embraced one another as if they were long lost friends after I introduced them.
"I'm so excited to finally meet you Christy, and to be here in L.A. I'm looking forward to working with you this week. I hope we can find you a home while I'm here." exclaimed Karen.
"I'm excited you're here too," said Christy. "This house buying thing has been kind of stressful, and I really hope you can help me with it. As you know, I'm busy at work this week, but I'll take off any time you need me to so we can look at houses. By the way, I just want to say how pretty you are."
Karen was flattered by the comment. Maybe because it came out of nowhere. We sat and chatted for a bit, until we decided to get into my car and head back to Lisa's house. Karen looked gorgeous. Like Christy, she was wearing jeans that hugged her nice, fit ass I could tell she was trying to make a good impression with Christy. The two women were hitting it off for having never met one another before.
While at Lisa's and introductions were made, we sat in the living room, making plans for the rest of the day. Soon, all four of us got into Lisa's SUV and went to lunch. Karen was really loosening up. During the whole time I worked with her when selling my house, she came across as a bit stiff, if not overly professional. But after a couple of hours with Christy and Lisa, Karen was totally relaxed and carefree.
After lunch, we drove her through Hollywood, and pointed out all the iconic places. Karen was soaking it all in, and was enjoying herself. We found a place to park, and walked around Grauman's theater, and downtown Hollywood. As we were walking, Christy pointed out Hustlers, which is a sex shop on Hollywood boulevard. Lisa and Christy led us inside. I was embarrassed being in a sex shop with Karen, my former relator.
The three girls walked around the store together while I hung back. The girls were laughing and having fun. It wasn't long before they were all standing in front of the large selection of vibrators, pulling the packages off the shelves, and examining them. I think Karen was kind of nervous, and embarrassed being at Hustler's too, but Christy and Lisa were so nonchalant about it. I wasn't sure if Karen had ever been in a sex shop before.
Lisa was excited because Hustlers had some of her company's print work on the walls. Also, Lisa took Karen over to the video section trying to find some DVD covers with her artwork. I could see the surprised look on Karen's face as she was confronted with the graphic sex scenes on the back of the DVD's. Christy began to point out to Karen, Lisa, and me which actresses on the DVD's were signed to Delmark. Surprisingly, there were quite a few. Being at Hustlers was a great way for Lisa and Christy to show off their work. Unfortunately, Hustler's DVD section was minimal. My guess is they're phasing out DVDs altogether.
To my amazement, Christy and Lisa both bought vibrators. The vibrators were atypical, and futuristic looking. Only those two would buy vibrators in the presence of someone they had just met a few hours before. They didn't seem to be embarrassed about anything. The funny thing is I knew as soon as we got home, they were going to want to try the vibrators out. I wondered how that was going to go over with Karen being there.
After visiting Hustlers, we drove over to the beach. The girls took off their shoes so they could wade through the surf. I could tell that Karen was fitting right in with Lisa and Christy. While walking up the beach, Christy and I were holding hands, arm in arm. As independent and self-reliant as Christy can be, she still relied on me as a security blanket. Often she would say that I was her rock, and that she appreciated me being there for her.
Except for when we were at Huster's, the subject of Christy's or Lisa's jobs never came up. I'm not sure if Karen knew a hundred percent what Lisa and Christy used to do, or currently do. But I knew Karen was inquisitive, so I knew it was going to come up at some point. I never told Karen that Christy used to star in porn movies. I'm sure she'd probably be cool with it, but I'm positive that she'll be shocked when she does find out.
The weather cooled down quickly, so we got back into the car and headed back to the hotel so Karen could shower before we ate dinner. Even for a Saturday, the traffic in L.A. is horrible. Once back at Karen's hotel, we sat in the room while she showered. I was surprised when she came out of the shower room wearing nothing but a towel.
"Turn around Brian, I need to get dressed." Karen said.
Apparently she was going to be ok with Lisa and Christy seeing her naked. At that moment I began to wonder if I was going to see her naked at some point during the week.
"You have a great figure." Lisa told Karen. Because I was looking towards the wall, I couldn't see Karen's reaction.
"Thank you." I heard Karen reply.
"With a body like that, you could definitely come to work for me," interjected Christy.
"Thanks, that's good to know," responded Karen giggling.
I could hear Karen getting dressed.
"Alright Brian, you can turn around," said Christy.
