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11000 words. Tags: baywatch, victoria's secret, Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, Lily Aldridge, Stacy Kamano, threesome, skinny dipping, phone sex
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This is the sixth in an open ended "celeb harem" story putting together two of the greatest franchises known to Man, Baywatch and the Victoria's Secret Angels, and the third in a trilogy recounting the adventures of our hero going solo undercover at the 2016 Victoria's Secret Swim Special. Outfits and references are based on real life look-books and clips.
The events of Chapter 5 left some big unresolved questions, and our hero is running out of time...
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By the third evening, I had had the opportunity to get to know 12 out of the 13 supermodels at the VS Swim Shoot, 10 of them very, very intimately. The one Angel that stood head, shoulders, tits, and ass above the rest eluded my pursuit, whether through a quirk of scheduling or by some more intelligent design.
All that was about to change.
I stood at the massive villa pool where we had opened the VS shoot not too long ago, discussing the shots of the past three days with accomplished photographer David Bellemere. He excelled at getting the most out of his girls, and they invariably came away so sexed up after his shoots that they were ready to jump on any unsuspecting tour guides lucky enough to get in their way. Needless to say, his mastery of his art made my job a lot easier, and enjoyable.
"So I hear you've been taking the girls to some special secret spots around the island? You've been holding out on me, Mike!"
"Awww Dave, I'm just a humble tour guide doing my job, I don't get to pick out where you shoot! Besides, if you went to do a proper shoot you'd need way more than my crappy scooter for your equipment!"
"From what I hear, I'm packing less equipment than you!"
The general hubbub of the hundred-or-so crew and guests at the pool quietened a little as the VIPs started arriving. First up was Demi Lovato. Seeking to top the previous year's success, VS Swim '16 had scheduled two musical guest stars, and this night belonged to the powerful female singer. Demi and her backup performers received the polite applause well, and immediately set about doing final sound checks. Unlike a normal live show, the main purpose of tonight's performance was to simply to film Demi and the Angels, hence the complete lack of ceremony.
There was silence, and then excited chatter and snapping of personal cellphones, as the longest black limo I had ever seen pulled up to the villa. The valets opened the door, and one, by one, each of the thirteen Victoria's Secret supermodels stepped out and took to the red carpet. Inline with the dress code of tonight, they were all dressed in black, but each stylist had mixed it up with fabrics and cuts, going for an edgier look. Jasmine's tits defied gravity in a lacy bodice, Josephine wore a see through tank top over a black strapless bra, Lily flaunted her long neck in a v-neck bandeau top. On anyone else the outfits might have been considered trashy, but here they served the purpose of accentuating the models' sexiness without oversexualizing them. Sara was the main exception in the group, conservatively dressed in a long sleeved turtleneck in sharp contrast to all the skin her peers were showing. I hadn't seen her since the disastrous beach volleyball rematch earlier in the afternoon - now she seemed defeated, avoiding eye contact, her normally vivacious personality all but beaten out of her.
Last out was Candice. Impossibly long legs, topped off in stylish suede zip-up heels, announced her presence first. Then an elegant hand reached out for support from a familiar looking tuxedoed man, followed by her golden curls and radiant smile. The Flamingo, flaunting her greatest assets, had picked the skimpiest outfit tonight, just a black string bikini covered by a tiny but equally black leather skirt and a sheer see-through top.
David nudged me, and I remembered to breathe.
A microphone's electronic squeal shattered through the jovial atmosphere, and across the water, Niki Baratta clumsily clambered on to one of the pool tables.
"Ok girls, you all took so long to get dressed we're ten minutes behind schedule so listen up. Demi is going to do her song, I want you to spread out and just dance along the pool. Nothing too fancy, just some booty shakes in place. YOU ALL GOT THAT?" The unsuspecting table groaned as Niki shifted her weight.
"Just by ourselves, Miss Barata? Wouldn't it be better if we just mixed around with everyone here and had a good time?" Lily dared to speak up for her girls.
"Don't be ABSURD, Aldridge! How am I going to get you in the shot then? LINE UP AND SELL SOME FUCKING LINGERIE!"
For the next three minutes, Demi belted out her hit pop rock song, "Cool for the Summer", while her backup dancers punched out precisely choreographed moves and the Victoria's Secret supermodels danced awkwardly in a line at the poolside. They just seemed like extremely overqualified backup dancers for the real backup dancers. The song ended, and, after yelling "CUUUUT!!!", Niki made everyone stay put while she huddled with the film crew. No attempt was made to liven up the crowd, or release the starving Angels from their posts to have a bite of the excessive buffet laid out for everyone.
After minutes that seemed like hours, Niki broke with her crew, huffed and puffed her way atop a creaky table and proclaimed, "Skriver! What the fuck do you call that? Are you even fucking trying? Arms out tits up abs in! AGAIN!"
Demi struck up a pose. The backup dancers primed themselves. The Angels put their best smiles on.
Demi's performance ended. Niki consulted her crew, moved cameras around. "Ribeiro! This is the fucking U.S. of A! Don't give me your dumbass Brazilian titty shake unless I ask for it, or you can go back home! AGAIN!"
And again they danced.
Seven.
More.
Times.
lt was torture. I could see the look of fear in Demi's eyes. The show had two guest stars; they really only needed one, and Nick Jonas had already done his bit. Demi had always been a strong singer, but her career had suffered due to the lower sex appeal of her fuller body type. It was an open secret of the performance biz that how you looked was more important than how you sounded. Voices could be lip-synched and autocorrected, but you couldn't photoshop someone in a live performance. Demi needed to be seen with VS more than VS needed her.
By the time the second song was done a whole two hours later, nobody was in any mood to eat. There was no applause as Demi's troupe packed up their belongings and shipped off. Niki had yelled a perfunctory "THAT'S A WRAP!", and dismissed the girls for the evening before cussing out her film crew and storming off back to whatever pit of hell she was staying in. The bevy of supermodels fell on the now-cold food like ravenous vultures, while their entourages of stylists and assistants fussed over them. Even when the cameras were off, they had an image to uphold.
The moment I got her alone, I filled Lily in on the day's misadventure on the beach.
"Smart move cutting the damage to just one girl instead of four. Poor Sara, no wonder she's been looking so down!"
"I never got to thank her for her sacrifice."
"Uh... where is she??"
We heard her before we found her. Gentle sobs haunted the outdoor women's bathroom, and the quick-thinking Lily grabbed my hand and pulled me in as soon as she recognized the voice. Sara was curled up in a ball at the far corner, dabbing her eyes with hastily snatched toilet paper.
"Oh honey... what happened??"
"Go away! I don't want you to see me like this!"
"Sara... what did Niki do to you? Where's Nick?"