America 1987

Chapter 10 Kissing Scene

What Catherine just said is mostly true.

She is not really averse to intimate or nude scenes in movies.

In the original timeline, her screen debut film "The Magic Lamp" (also known as "One Thousand and One Nights"), released in 1990, contained a small number of topless scenes.

The Chinese theatrical release version removed these scenes due to censorship, resulting in the omission of voice-over in the deleted sections.

Later, she went to Hollywood and became famous for "The Mask of Zorro". The "fencing scene" in the film that went down in film history was a sexy scene in which the clothes were reduced as the fight went on.

The gymnastic-style action scene in "Entrapment" where characters traverse infrared beams, though completely covered up, still highlights Catherine's beautiful body curves, essentially no different from the scene in "Zorori".

However, she still pays great attention to her public image. After establishing herself as a top star in Hollywood, she stopped taking on roles that revolve around "body narratives".

So, at least at this point in time, she is not opposed to this kind of role.

However, while I don't reject it, saying it so frankly still seems a bit lacking in restraint.

Catherine understood this, of course, but she said it anyway.

Because... this young director named David Ovitz was being far too obvious.

Because of her natural beauty, countless men have pursued her since she was a child, and she is very perceptive of such men.

She had long since learned how to handle such situations.

From her very first performance on stage, she had already set her sights on Hollywood.

Originally, Catherine planned to try transitioning from musicals to television dramas after finishing her performance in "42nd Street" this year.

Start with British TV series, accumulate enough fame, and then try your luck in Hollywood.

In the original timeline, her career trajectory was indeed like this: first, she became a household name among British audiences through the British TV series "Flowers of May," and then she went to Hollywood to try her hand at film production.

She knew the rules of this circle, and although she didn't like them, she never thought of going against them.

Catherine in the original timeline adapted very well.

The film that made her Britain's sweetheart, "Flowers of May," was starring her first boyfriend, John Leslie.

John Leslie is a former Scottish television and radio presenter who hosted the long-running BBC children's program Blue Peter and has extensive connections within the British television system.

Catherine's ability to land the lead role in this highly anticipated TV series (director David Giles of "Flowers of May" was a leading British director at the time, with several critically and commercially successful works already under his belt) was inextricably linked to John Leslie.

The two started dating while Catherine was starring in "Flowers of May," and their relationship lasted a total of 18 months. They officially announced their breakup shortly after Catherine finished filming the first two seasons and officially left the show.

This also shows Catherine's pragmatism. After becoming famous with Zorro, she was relentlessly pursued by a famous Hollywood producer and Oscar-winning actor, Michael Douglas, and soon got married and had children.

However, after getting married, she was very settled. Even though her husband had many affairs, they did not divorce, and their marriage has lasted until now.

David knew all about Catherine's past life, and he figured that her feelings toward him now were no different from her feelings toward Michael Douglas more than ten years later in the original timeline.

However, David does not reject this reality; on the contrary, she is ambitious, which is a good thing.

Those who can make it in the entertainment industry are not the rare species known for being "love-struck".

If someone is "love-struck," he wouldn't dare to provoke them, lest he end up being hacked to pieces.

So now...

Faced with Catherine's initiative to kiss him, David did not hesitate at all. He immediately put one hand on his waist and the other on his head, and captured her red and full lips.

David kissed her patiently and skillfully. After parting her lips, he didn't rush in, but slowly circled and licked until he swept over her gums. Then, he slightly hooked her tongue, which she had been holding for a while, and rubbed and teased it.

At this time, Catherine was still very inexperienced and could not withstand such teasing. She immediately felt her heart racing, her breathing quickening, and her eyes becoming dazed.

When she lived in London's West End theaters, she was surrounded by intense training, rehearsals, and performances every day. Her team was also mostly women, so there was hardly any opportunity for romance.

Out of curiosity, I tried kissing my roommate Emily a few times, but those were just fleeting touches, completely different from what I'm doing now.

"How is it? How do you feel?"

David released her slightly swollen lips, leaned close to her cheek, and deliberately let his hot breath brush against Catherine's ear, taking a deep breath of her faint, youthful scent.

"Is this what a French kiss is?" Catherine touched her lips. "David, you... oh... wait a minute..."

David saw her fair and lustrous earlobe and couldn't resist. Before she could finish speaking, he lowered his head and took her earlobe into his mouth.

Catherine, who wasn't too nervous when she was French kissed, suddenly felt half of her body go numb and her back tensed up instantly.

The warm, moist sensation enveloped her, causing a mix of shame and tingling sensations. She wanted to escape but was frozen in place, unable to move.

This time, David didn't suck for long before quickly releasing the glistening earlobe that was already covered in his saliva.

"I never expected that this would be your most sensitive spot."

It was also the first time that someone had sucked on this part of her body, and she wasn't sure if her reaction was considered sensitive. But now was not the time to think about that. She gave the other person a reproachful look.

"It's sticky and uncomfortable."

You have this hobby?

"No," David said honestly, "I just don't want to do things exactly as you say."

He took a step forward, hooked his hand around the other woman's still-youthful, gently curved chin, and regained the momentum he had lost earlier. "After all, I'm the director, Cathy."

……

The two quickly emerged from the alley, but this time their arm-in-arm posture was noticeably more natural than before.

"David?"

The two walked in silence along the roadside for a while before Catherine finally broke the silence.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

When did you first meet me?

The air suddenly fell silent. David Ovitz's mind went blank for a moment before he realized, "What do you mean, 'when did I meet you'?"

"Just asking," Catherine tilted her head to look at his angular profile, her cat-like eyes gleaming with intelligence, "when did you start having designs on me?"

David's throat tightened, and he coughed twice, not turning his head to look at her, but continuing to look straight ahead. "Why do you ask that?"

"intuition."

Catherine also shifted her gaze to what was directly in front of her. "I have a feeling that you already knew me before the first formal audition."