I took a deep breath and released it as I calmed myself, "I'm ready."

Steve fiddled with the camera for a moment then shouted, "Action!"

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What I thought would be a short speech of two minutes went on to take around fifteen. Initially, I was a little hesitant but within a minute I was in full control of the situation. I made jokes every now and then and finally I was done.

"Cut," Steve mumbled as he sat down on the couch and looked uncomfortable and unable to meet my eyes.

"Dad." I called out but he just hummed in thought, "How did I do?"

"You did good," He mumbled and then rubbed the corner of his eyes.

"Oh my God, are you crying?" I asked incredulously, "I did exactly what you told me to do. Wait, was my performance so touching? Jeez, I am flattered Dad."

That brought a smile to his face. He lifted his head and looked me in the eye as he said, "You know too much. No kid who has never seen or done sex should know this much. That leads me to believe that…" He trailed off.

I blinked in confusion and then it dawned on me.

Oh.

OH.

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He nodded slowly in acceptance but did not say another word.

To break the awkward silence I said, "Won't you critique me?"

He shook his head, "Maybe some other time with a good enough scene. I think we have done enough for today, don't you think?"

I nodded in acceptance and decided to just go back to my sunbathing.

(Break)

Steve slowly walked back to his room after hours of scriptwriting. At the moment, his fingers were tired of typing on his old typewriter. Hopefully, he will be done soon so he can finally get paid.

Although he still had some of his own savings left, he was very close to dipping into his inheritance that he had sworn to leave for his little sister who was currently studying at NYU.

Then of course there was Troy.

Steve can honestly say that he loved Troy more and more as days passed. At first, it was only Kathy's insistence that they should adopt a child that he had reluctantly agreed to. Then he thought it out rationally and the child support allowance alone would be enough to foster a child profitable enough.

Kathy had always wanted a kid. Unfortunately, it was medically impossible for her to conceive a child. While the option of surrogacy was open to them, she insisted that they should rather adopt. Steve had only agreed to foster a kid.

That opinion changed when Troy came into his life. Now he cares about the little tyke more than anything. Even more than Kathy.

When his son said that he wanted to become an actor, Steve decided that he would do everything in his power to make him the best actor ever. He prepared a script for a short movie with background info and everything.

He had made a plan that he would shoot the entire script in the form of short scenes that would show every expression of his son to improve his chances at a future acting career.

Surely, he hadn't told Troy, but the kid was smart. He would probably guess it within a few days at most.

Steve knew that he wasn't the perfect person to teach acting, but he was good enough. To fulfill his shortcomings, he had planned to employ some other experts.

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First, there would be his music training. Although musicals are going out of fashion, it is always advantageous to have a card up his sleeve. Now, whether Troy goes for vocal or instrumental or both is up to him.

And the next would be dance training. Although he didn't expect Troy to copy Michael Jackson anytime soon, basic training would do him no harm.

The final decision about the training remains with Troy though. He doesn't want the kid to resent him in the future for piling too much on him. Steve planned all this because the kid hardly ever studied for his classes. He completes all his homework within half an hour and the rest of the time is spent either watching TV or reading fiction and still scores perfect marks. This schedule will allow him to go out and make friends.

With all these thoughts in his mind, he almost didn't notice when he stripped down to his boxers and got under the covers right beside Kathy, who was reading a magazine.

His eyes glanced over the cover and saw the name, 'The Cosmopolitan.'

He immediately frowned as he remembered 'the talk' scene.

"Make sure you hide all your womanly magazines," Steve announced.

When Kathy gave him a questioning look he explained, "Troy found out about sex from womanly magazines that his other mother kept at their home."

"So you finally gave him the talk?" Kathy asked curiously, "How did it go?"

Steve shook his head in embarrassment, "More like he gave me the talk. Wait, I'll show you." Steve got up, brought his camcorder, and hit play on the latest video available.

Kathy listened carefully as Troy came on the little screen and started making crude sex jokes but explained the whole process very well. Kathy laughed out loud when he called the listeners American twats.

Finally, when the video ended Steve said, "I didn't give him any of those lines. I told him to do an improv because he didn't want 'the talk'. And this is the result."

"His knowledge is quite extensive on the subject," Kathy quipped with a snigger, "So what have you planned to do with the video?"

Steve had a contemplative look on his face as he said, "Originally nothing, but now I have an idea. The script of the surprise film I was planning for him would have to be revised a little but it is doable."

Kathy smiled, "This scene is gold. It shouldn't be wasted."

"When he first told me he wished to become an actor, I was skeptical," Steve said, "But after just one day, I can see his talent and if nurtured properly, he can be great."

"I have half a mind to petition the National Parent Teacher Association to allow this clip to be shown in the high schools at the very least if not the middle schools as well." Kathy insisted.

"You can try that," Steve acquiesced as he hugged Kathy sideways, "I need to finish the film first. Also, as long as it was for fun, that scene is perfect, but when it becomes educational, no association would allow a film with such profane language to be shown to minors. If we go that route we'll have to make some changes in the scene, but then it would lose its authenticity."

Steve sighed as he mulled over the dilemma.

"We'll think of that when the time comes." Kathy lay down on her side of the bed, "Why don't you complete the film first. Then we'll decide what we can or can't do. It's not like it would cost you too much except your time."

Steve nodded.

"Am I a bad mother that I am really horny, after hearing about sex from my son's mouth?" Kathy asked innocently.

Steve's lips upturned into a devilish grin as he descended upon her.

(Break)

I had a blast practicing acting with my new Dad. His face may look a little dour normally, but he can be a lot of fun too while shooting. It didn't take me long to deduce that he was making a movie around me, but I didn't tell him that I had found out.

Although he shot scenes haphazardly, they were linked in some ways or other.

There were even a few awkward scenes. Like the one we are shooting right now.

When Steve told me the scene I had to do, I was very hesitant. I didn't want anyone to see me this vulnerable. At the same time, I didn't want to disappoint Steve. In the end, I swallowed my dignity and agreed to do the scene. Though, I didn't let Steve know that I didn't want to do it.

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"Alright," Steve continued as he stepped into the bathroom, "I have taken the necessary shots. The rest of the work including the voice can be managed in the post-production."

I gave him a look, "Now, you are not even trying to hide the fact that you duped me with acting lessons into making a movie."

He gave me a sheepish smile.

Not to be outdone by a kid, Bobby said, "Hey man, he told me the same thing, don't worry. I'm not getting paid even when doing such a scene."

Steve cleared his throat, "As I have reassured you many times Bobby, nothing below the waist would appear in the film. And didn't you say you would get extra credit for your college?"

Bobby raised his hands in surrender, "Sorry boss. No complaints from me on that."

Bobby was currently studying acting in the UCLA Theatrics program. As it was summer right now, he agreed to do a supporting role in the movie. He even introduced us to his girlfriend Amy who was sitting outside, waiting for her scene to be shot next.

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This was the toughest scene I had shot till now and we had too many retakes. And finally, this scene was completed at the ninth retake.

The good part about shooting this film is that we shot everything at my home or Bobby's most of the time so we didn't have to travel too much. Bobby was living with his parents for the summer and they didn't mind us shooting there so it went relatively smoothly. Today we shot the scene in our bathroom.

The biggest problems in a home film were costumes/props, lighting, and sound. Many of the dialogues will have to be dubbed again because of a lack of proper recording devices. And although we wore our own clothes, sometimes we had to make some purchases, like trunks for Bobby and me or even the baseball bat (although Steve wanted to teach me baseball so we would have bought it anyway.)

For lighting, we borrowed some equipment from a friend of Steve's for a few weeks so we had to finish the shots involving Bobby and Amy at the earliest as those scenes, although few in number, required more light because of the multiple focus required.

Hopefully, everything will be done soon.

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AN: RR Moderators have told me to edit out some parts of the story if I wanted to keep it here on this platform. I have. If you want to read the uncensored version, try Web Novel, AO3, or Scribble Hub.