Emily nearly jumped out of her skin. How long had he been watching?
No matter, she thought. He sees what I'm doing, and I didn't ask. I'm busted.
She steeled herself for a lecture on respecting privacy and being nosy.
"I see you found my secret stash," he said, with a sheepish grin. He was genuinely embarrassed, but also curious to see what she thought. "I hope you won't tell my wife."
"Oh, gosh, no, I'd never do that. I won't tell her anything, haha!"
She smiled, relieved that he seemed okay that she had accidentally found his video porn. It was tame, really, considering what was popular today.
"I just get it out once in a while when my wife is away," he confessed. "I don't really watch it much, but these films have special memories for me. I knew some of those people."
"Really?" Emily was immediately interested to hear this story. She threw a series of questions at Walter, dying to know more.
"Did you know that guy? Who was he? Were you friends with any of the girls? Do you know where these were filmed? Was this like porn movies? Did they sell them or what?"
The tape continued to play. Walter saw no harm in divulging part of the story.
He sat the tray down and motioned for Emily to do as she wished with her coffee. Emily added sugar and cream as he talked.
"I was friends with some of those people, yes. They were shot in a cheap warehouse in Chicago in the fifties," Walter shared his memory as he sat in his chair.
"I wouldn't call it a movie studio, that was too elegant a name for it. They had two sets, a living room and a bedroom, and a cutting room, a darkroom, and a storage room for a few props and costumes. Most of the clothes belonged to the actors. It was a real low-budget setup, but they made pretty good money for the time."
"So they did sell these?" Emily was fascinated to hear about the golden age of porn films.
"Oh, yes, party films were very popular! College boys would buy them for frat gatherings, and bachelor parties were always a good customer base. And some men "collected" them for their "artistic merit". He used his fingers to make air quotes for sarcastic emphasis. Emily laughed, and Walter felt like he was charming her tremendously.
Emily pulled the cover from the cookies and offered them to Walter, and he took a couple, and she turned her attention back to the TV, sipping her coffee. The next film had started, the last one of the set, where the final scene was the girl struggling to deep-throat Walter.
"So you knew this guy?" she asked, not taking her eyes off the screen.
"I did indeed," he answered, wishing he could tell her the whole truth, but not sure how to proceed. "He was very popular with the studio, and the actresses, because of his, um, talent."
"That is seriously the biggest cock- er, the biggest penis I've ever seen, on video or otherwise," Emily admitted, still watching the film. The girl had just pulled the actor's pants down and was marveling at the size of his partially-erect shaft.
Walter made mental note that she said, "or otherwise" and took it to mean she was at least somewhat experienced with men already. He took a chance and spilled what he knew about her.
"I know a little secret about you too, you know," he hinted, looking forward to seeing her reaction. "I know you like photography."
Emily turned and looked at Walter, who had a sly grin on his face.
"Outdoor photography. Nature photography..."
Emily did the thing with her head, turning it to one side.
"Back yard photography," and then he winked.
Shit, she thought. He saw me.
"Ohh gosh...you saw that. Um...I just wanted to..." she was unsure what excuse to offer.
"No matter, child. As you promised to me, I shall keep your secret as well," he smiled, trying his best to be charming. He hadn't worked on a girl like this for decades. He hoped he hadn't lost his touch. "I assume you were taking pictures for your boyfriend?"
"Um, ah, no...I don't have a...I mean, well, I just wanted to see how I looked. I was reading about modeling and I wanted to see if it was that hard to pose and I..." she was blushing.
"I will say with complete certainty that you could be a professional model, dear. I had the fortunate timing to be in my kitchen as you were starting, and I was entranced. I hope you'll forgive me for watching. Once I saw, I couldn't tear myself away," he smiled.
"Thanks," she blushed again, and looked at the TV again, not sure what else to say. She was genuinely embarrassed but also a bit turned on knowing someone had actually watched her, just as she had fantasized about it when she was posing.
In the film, the man was now seated, pants off, and the girl was topless, giving the man a hand job, sometimes licking the shaft to keep it slick. Walter quietly watched Emily as she viewed the scene.
No boyfriend, but experienced, he thought, as he watched her. He undressed her with his eyes, remembering what he had witnessed that day from his kitchen.
Emily noticed the makeup had worn off more from the man's arm, and she could now see the tattoo more clearly, or at least better, considering the focus and resolution of the grainy old film. It looked like it might be a mermaid. Something was registering in her mind at that moment, but she couldn't connect the dots yet.
As Walter watched Emily, he felt that small stirring again, a small twitch that told him he was still a man, albeit a very elderly one. He shifted his position in his chair slightly, to allow for better comfort. Emily heard the sound of the seat creaking and turned to look at him a moment, about to ask more about the well-endowed man in the film, and she noticed his tattoo. She froze a moment, and then tried to act as if she hadn't seen it. Walter was simply smiling back at her, and she couldn't tell if he had noticed or not.
Looking back at the screen, Emily was 99% sure that man was Mr. Mitchell. The girl was now taking the man in her mouth, but not fully. She looked a bit apprehensive about taking more.
The succubus whispered in her ear. "I bet you could take all of that, no problem," it said.