The Second Circle Resort
Featuring The Struts
Celebs featured: Cortney Palm, Carmella Rose, Ava Sambora, Lauren Mayberry, Barbara Palvin
Having birthdays one day apart from each other, Carmella and Ava were already celebrating. Captain didn’t get a reply when he knocked on Carmella’s door, nor did he get a reply when he knocked on Ava’s door. Captain took the elevator back down from Ava’s floor when Cortney got on. She asked if he was looking for Ava, which he said he was. There was a catwalk on the premises that had to be accessed through a secret entrance, and that was where Cortney told him Carmella and Ava went. The two young women brought a bunch of swimsuits and other outfits to try on and wear up and down the catwalk. Cortney also said Barbara and Lauren had gone with them.
“Ah, right,” Captain gave a comprehending nod, “Barbara and Lauren have birthdays in the next week. Is Lauren modeling too or is she just there to provide music?”
“Probably there to provide music. I don’t know for sure; I wasn’t invited. I could definitely see her modeling, though. She’s cute.”
“True that. Thank you, Cortney.”
“You’re welcome, sir.”
What Captain found at the catwalk were Carmella, Ava, and Barbara taking turns going down the catwalk. Lauren was seated next to a camera on a tripod, which she presumably had Madalina lend her. She cheered them on while bright, flashy pop music like the stuff she made with CHVRCHES played from her phone, which she had her phone connected into the speaker system through Bluetooth. Captain quietly watched the three models do what they did well. They all started with a strut down the catwalk. Then they’d reach the end of the strip and do some little thing like strike a pose, dance a little, blow a kiss, or whatever. Then they’d strut back down the catwalk, exaggerating their hip swings just a bit for the camera.
On one of Carmella’s turns, she got to the end of the catwalk and turned to one side so the camera would get a good view of her big, beautifully tanned tush. While turning her head to look at the camera, she saw Captain standing by the door. He gave her the finger gun and wink gesture; she smiled at him and gave herself a spank before going back across the catwalk.
Once they’d all had their fun and Lauren turned off the music and camera, Captain gave the four women a round of applause as he approached them.
“Beautiful,” he exclaimed. “Helluva birthday party, I’ll say.”
The women weren’t startled by him, nor would they be even if Carmella didn’t already know he was there. He was known to walk up to people without them hearing it, but he was never threatening in his demeanor toward the women.
“You’re not upset that we didn’t tell you about this?” asked Ava. “I mean, it’s great that you didn’t barge into the dressing room unannounced, but still.”
Captain replied, “First of all, I’m not so terrible that I would do something like that. You all know that about me. And secondly, you don’t need my permission to do everything around here. As long as you leave this place the way you found it, you’re free to get crazy-go-nuts.”
“Sir?” Barbara chimed in as he turned to leave. “Since you watched, did you have a favorite outfit?”
Captain let out a chuckle and spoke back to them, “Lauren’s outfit is kinda cute.”
Lauren playfully reacted, “Oh shush, even in these jeans, my bum doesn’t look nearly as good as theirs.”
As he opened the door, Captain looked back at Lauren and smiled.
“Get better jeans.”