"This is our first episode, so don't fuck it up." Katie paced the lobby floor while biting on her nails. "Just keep the camera rolling. We're gonna drill him about his college payouts, his gambling, his extramarital affairs. Ugh! I'm gonna ask the questions everyone else is afraid to."
While holding the camera, her fiancé heightened a brow. "Shouldn't we leave his personal life out of it? We should prolly just keep it to sports—"
"Ben! This is 'Bare It All." Katie stopped, glared at him. "Don't get cold feet now. This is how we get off Youtube and get a network deal, being fearless, tough."
The lobby door opened. A swarthy butler, dressed in a tuxedo, stepped out. In a British accent, he said, "Devos will see you now."
Katie spun around to the butler with a forced smile. As he led the couple inside, she sternly looked back to Ben, nodded; a serious gesture of her seriousness.
The butler walked to the side of the door and lifted his arm, presenting them the grand room. Three sectional sofas were in the center, in front of a giant TV. A fish tank, with exotic colorful fish, set against the far wall. The walls painted yellow with purple trim in Devos' team colors—Louisiana Swamp-dragons.
Katie could feel the burn of vomit rise in her throat when seeing the colors of her hated rival. She swallowed it down, scowled.
"Well, hello," a voice said.
Katie's face softened. She looked to the middle sofa, where a tall basketball player sat. She approached him, extended her hand for a shake. "Devos, it's been awhile. Thanks for allowing us this opportunity."
"Of course." Devos stood, shook her hand. His large paw swallowed hers. He was a 6'6, strong jawed athlete that towered over Katie and Ben. "I'm always down to help an acquaintance from high-school, help you get hits on your Youtube channel."
"Its subscribers and likes I need." Katie gestured to her fiancé. "This is Ben, my camera—fiancé."
"Your camera fiancé?" Devos joked. He glanced to Ben, greeted him with a firm handshake as well. "Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." Ben appeared star struck by the huge GFBA all star.
Devos turned back to Katie. "I see you finally shook off ole boy."
"Bradley?" Katie asked.
"Who's Bradley?" Ben asked.
"High-school sweetheart," Katie said to Ben before looking back to Devos. "Yeah. His shit got old years ago."
"I feels ya," Devos replied, followed by an awkward silence. "Sooo... um, I'm really digging the concept of your show—"
"Yeah. I think it's important to get down and dirty with the questions. It'll be—"
"...my triple-double not being legitimate because refs obvious favoritism to me." Devos showed a sly smile.
Katie folded her arms, taking an abrasive stance. Her tone changed. "Well, yeah, and how—"
"...the league cheats for me because I'm a marketable star."
Katie just glared through Devos.
"Oh, and how could I forget?" Devos tilted his head at her. "My affairs. How I'm a disloyal dog?"
"Good, so you're prepared, I see."
"Yeah, yeah..." Devos wagged his finger. "I've read your hatin-ass blogs."
"It's not hating," Kate snapped. "It's true."
"It is..." Devos nodded. "But, why so angry? I thought we were cool in high-school."
"We were... until you became a traitor," Katie said. "You let Louisiana College illegally buy your talents. You let your—our—hometown down for money. You should be playing for us, for Boston."
"You're right..." Devos said. "But, you're taking this a little too personal."
Katie puckered her lips, shrugged. "It gets personal when it becomes my team."
"Well, for what it's worth, I'm sorry," Devos said with sincerity. "And, this is why I agreed to do this. That... and I really enjoy the concept like I said. It'll get a lot of eyeballs. Ya know, the metaphorical 'baring it all' along with the actual... 'baring it all.' Kinda like that ESPN The Body iss—"
"What are you talking about?" Katie asked.
"Bare It All." Devos scrunched his brows in confusion. "You conduct interviews in the nude, right? Baring it all for the world to see."
"Excuse me?"
"We don't need to carry around the weight of secrets, regret... anger. It's like clothes, weighing us down."
"What kind of clothes do you wear?"
"So, you just conduct a basic interview?" Devos asked.
"Basic—I..." Katie snatched the microphone from Ben. "I, well, I ask hard hitting question—"
"Nah. I'm good."
"We drove this entire—" Katie halted, so angry she couldn't think straight.
"You want me to bare myself to the world?" Devos licked his lips, rubbed his palms together. "I'm gonna need you to do the same. I need to feel comfortable."
Katie furrowed her brows.
"Does sound like a pretty fresh concept for a show," Ben seconded.
Katie shot her fiancé an evil eye before rotating back to Devos. She just vacantly glared through him, her mind swirling.
"Here. I'll start." Devos winked at the reporter and pulled his plain white tee over his head. He had broad muscular shoulders, chiseled pecs, and abs of steel. Without a hitch in his motion, he pushed down his baggy sweatpants, boxers. His large, limp cock flopped out.
Ben gulped at the basketball player's size, turned to his fiancé with a look of fear.
A flash of surprise also appeared in Katie's eyes, but she quickly shook it, acting unimpressed. "Fine..." She removed her shirt as well, unfastened the green bra from her double-d breasts. They were large, round, with pink cookie-sized nipples. She tossed her bra aside, crossed her arms over her bountiful bosoms.
Devos inspected her. His eyes trailed down her hourglass frame: over her breast, down to her hips, all the way to her green cotton canvas shoes. He motioned downward with his head.
Katie grumbled while plopping on the sofa. She unlaced her shoes, ripped them off, along with her green striped Boston Tigers socks. She had size 7.5 feet. Her perfectly proportioned toes painted green.
With a hand on his chin, Devos' eyes went back up her jeans, to her hips where the band of her green panties showed. He smiled.
"No. Absolutely not." Katie took a stand, creased her brows. "I don't think so."
"Don't make me feel uncomfortable. I've already stripped myself, ready to 'Bare It All," Devos said with air quotations. "Don't make me rethink my decision. Plus, you have a beautiful body, nothing to be ashamed about."
"I'm ju—" Katie stammered, actually flattered by the compliment.
"Talk it out." Devos tipped his head toward Ben.
Katie looked to her fiancé, who appeared to egg her on with wide excited eyes. "You're cool with this," Katie asked, stunned, "your soon-to-be-wife naked in front of another man?"
"After all, this is 'Bare It All.' This could be a huge hit. We're breaking new ground," Ben spoke energetically. "Like you said, 'Don't get cold feet now."