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Summary: In the ALL NEW 5th episode (and the Season Finale) of 'Michelle, Michelle', we find out that our ever horny hostess has gotten herself involved with another girl, yes Michelle Trachtenberg has a girlfriend. That lucky little nymphet turns out to be a huge star herself, the one and only Ellen Page, the star of 'Hard Candy' and 'Juno'. Being that this will be Ellen's first appearance on Taboo TV, she's a bit nervous but Michelle does her best to make the girl more comfortable even if that involves giving up her ass to her new girlfriend and her strap-on. Say what? Ellen does what? You gotta see this.

Original Airdate: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 9:00 p.m.
(following an ALL NEW 'The Jamie Lynn Spears "FUCK YOU" Show')

Story Codes: FF cons oral anal exh

Starring: Michelle Trachtenberg (22)

Guest Stars: Ellen Page (21)

“Hi everyone and welcome to a very special episode of Michelle meets.” The star of the show said, a very happy smile adorning her face.

Michelle was sitting on a king size bed, wearing tight jeans and a tight with top that clearly showed her lack of bra and left her flat stomach bare.

“Guess what everyone? I got myself a girlfriend, and she is going to be my guest today. It doesn’t get more real that that folks. You’re going to be able to enjoy me having awesome sex with my spanking new girlfriend. I can’t wait. Here she is, Ellen Page.”

Ellen popped into view and waved confidently at the camera, she was wearing black jeans and a red blouse. She literally jumped up into the bad and made a perfect landing next to Michelle. The host of the show greeted her girlfriend with a quick kiss that quickly evolved into some heavy make-out. Ellen pushed her hand into Michelle’s top pawing her girlfriend’s tits. Michelle started to moan from Ellen’s touch, but she was a professional and there were things that needed to be done.

“So, Ellen. Why don’t you tell the viewers how we hooked up?”

Ellen was clearly disappointed that the kissing ended, but that didn’t stop her from fondling Michelle.

“Your tits are super, they are so soft and silky and all kinds of good.”

It wasn’t easy for Michelle to focus, but she did it anyway.

“You know I like sweet talk, but we gotta get this over with before we can start the real fun.”

“I know. Here’s the deal. I watched to be on the show. It’s pretty awesome. So basically I thought I’m young, I’m famous. I’m hot. I looove fucking girls so I should be on that show.”

“Then somehow you managed to get hold of my private number and called me up, demanding an audition.”

“Yeah and you accepted right away. You wanted me badly.”

“I did.” Michelle said and made an apologetic smile to the camera.

“No point describing exactly what happened, but I was good. Boy was I good. Michelle was totally hooked. She said that I would be on the show, but that we needed rehearsal. That was a load of bullshit of course. She just wanted to do it again.”

“I did.” Michelle admitted.

“Sure, I thought. So we did this one rehearsal.” Ellen said, making air quotes at the word rehearsal.

“I was kinda transparent.” Michelle acknowledged.

“I didn’t mind though. She’s good this girl, but you all know that of course. So, we kept going with these so called rehearsals for a while, but as time went on Michelle dropped the act and just called whenever she was horny. Which is very often.”

“It is.” Michelle confirmed, with a proud smile on her face.

“So we kept fucking all the time. But we didn’t just do that. We talked a lot as well and we had real fun together. Michelle is a total geek for romance so one day she made me dinner with lit candles and all that. Now I don’t normally do that, but she was so sweet. So I asked is this like a date? She said it was, but with sex guaranteed. And I thought, wow, she is the perfect girlfriend. And ever since then we are a couple.”

“Yes, we are. But don’t worry folks we are not exclusive.” Michelle assured her viewers.

“Hell no. Why do that when there is so much yummy pussy out there. We have one rule though. We only fuck other girls together.”

“And you will all get to see that in the future. Today however is just about us.”

“Finally.” Ellen said.

Ellen had been waiting eagerly for the fun to start. She was extremely horny by now. One reason was that Michelle had denied her sex for the entire day. Michelle had been very professional and it had been all about getting ready for the show. Another reason was that Ellen had really looked forward to being on the show. Like any actress she was a natural exhibitionist. Having sex in front of the camera with all kinds of horny people watching was a huge turn on for Ellen. Especially since it was this show. Ellen had watched all the previous episodes several times over and wished she could join the fun. Especially the one episode when Michelle was in Canada.

Ellen had kept pawing Michelle’s tits throughout the whole interview bit and now her patience was definitely running out. Michelle could sense this and willingly stretched her arms up in the air, allowing Ellen to peel off the top. This was quickly done and before any of the viewers had a chance to get a good look at Michelle’s tits Ellen was all over them with her hands and mouth. She sucked the right nipple into her mouth and started to work her magic.

Michelle closed her eyes and threw her head back as she enjoyed the attention. Ellen was a bit rough in her touch and Michelle loved it. There was so much intensity and hunger in Ellen’s touch and Michelle could feel how her pussy moistened in anticipation of what was to come. Ellen suddenly pinched Michelle’s nipple and Michelle let out a scream of pain and pleasure in response.

“Michelle loves it when I play rough.” Ellen informed the viewers.

“Fuck, yes.” Michelle admitted.

Ellen pinched down on both nipples simultaneously and was rewarded with another scream from her girlfriend. Ellen then moved on to kissing and gently licking her girlfriend’s nipples. It was all about finding the right mix of pleasure and pain and Ellen knew just how to do that. Michelle looked great wearing nothing but jeans, but of course she looked even better naked. Ellen captured Michelle’s lips in a kiss while at the same time moving her hands down to get rid of the jeans.

“Get naked for me.” Ellen demanded.

Michelle was of course quick to obey and started to push her tight jeans down. Ellen helped out and pulled the jeans all the way off, leaving Michelle in nothing but a pair of tiny black panties. Michelle got up on her knees and put on a real good show for the camera as she slowly removed the panties, revealing her glistening bald pussy. It didn’t matter how many times she did it, getting naked for the camera always turned Michelle on. She moved her hand down and started to gently rub herself, but her hand was swatted away by Ellen.

“Hey, touching your pussy is my job.” Ellen said with a playful grin.

“Do it then.” Michelle demanded, hornily.

“Someone is getting a little selfish. The poor viewers haven’t even seen my naked body yet. I am the guest after all.”

“Get naked then. Show off your sexy body to everyone. Show them what a hot girlfriend I have.”

“As you wish.”

While Michelle laid herself back on the bed as Ellen stood up on her knees, facing the camera. Getting naked on TV for the first time was something special alright, and Ellen was going to savour this moment. She started to unbutton her blouse and it soon became obvious that she too had opted for no bra when the area between her breasts became visible. Ellen unbuttoned all the way, letting her flat, sexy stomach glimpse through. Then she slowly pulled the shirt open to reveal her perky, young tits to the world. She made them jiggle slightly as she got rid of the blouse and threw it away.

Michelle was behind her cute girlfriend and could not see those newly revealed tits, but she didn’t need to. She had them engraved in her mind from the countless hours they had spent together in bed. Instead she reached around and hugged Ellen from behind. Ellen reacted by turning her head around for a kiss, while Michelle started to gently paw Ellen’s tits. In order to further heat things up Ellen rubbed her jean clad ass up against Michelle’s naked pussy. Then suddenly Ellen had a wicked fun idea and she immediately acted upon it.

“I want you to lick my ass, baby. Do it! Lick my ass like the good slut you are.” Ellen demanded.

“Mmmmm. I love your sweet little tight ass.” Michelle whispered in Ellen’s ear.

Michelle then moved her hands down and quickly undid Ellen’s jeans. She then yanked them down, revealing Ellen’s white cotton panties underneath. Ellen bent forward, her jeans still bundled up by her knees. Michelle did some quick groping of Ellen’s panty clad ass before yanking the panties down to the knees. Michelle had licked her girlfriend’s ass on many occasions before and she quickly got to work. She spread those perfect ass cheeks and dove right in with her huge tongue.

“Mmm. Fuck yeah. Lick my tight ass. Show them that you are my little love slave.”

Michelle was of course far too busy to answer. Instead she worked her tongue up and down Ellen’s lovely ass crack. Ellen was clearly the dominant one in their relationship and that was something Michelle was perfectly happy with. She loved taking orders from the sexy Canadian, especially if it was about doing something naughty like licking ass. Michelle, always aware of the camera, made sure to give the audience some lovely sexy looks as she did her deed.

Ellen too was very much aware of the camera. She stared lustfully into the camera as she got her ass licked. While Ellen was very proud of her acting talent, she was even more proud of her talents when it came to lovemaking. Of course she didn’t show much of her talent now that Michelle did all the work, but Ellen had some really good things planned and she really looked forward to showing them off. Right now however the tingling sensation of Michelle’s tongue going up and down her ass crack was more than enough. It was about to get even better however as Michelle pushed her tongue hard up against Ellen’s puckered hole.

“Mmmmm, she’s fucking my ass with her tongue. That really is amazing. You really ought to try this at home girls.” Ellen suggested to the impressionable audience of teenage girls.

Michelle, having done this many times before had indeed managed to push her tongue into Ellen’s tight ass. While Ellen only allowed a dildo or strap-on to enter her ass on rare occasions, she absolutely loved it when Michelle used her freakishly long tongue. Ellen’s ass was incredibly tight, but Michelle had learned how to deal with that. She had worked up her tongue muscles to extraordinary strength over the years of licking pussy and ass and now that paid off now. In and out she went, making Ellen utter small, sexy moans with every little thrust.

“Michelle loves licking my ass. I just need to pull my panties down and wiggle my ass and she comes to me like the good little slave she is.” Ellen explained.

A mumbled sound of approval came from Michelle, but it didn’t really matter what she said of course. It was obvious that what Ellen said indeed was true. Michelle wiggled her ass, just like a happy little puppy as she kept licking away. Ellen looked back and saw this. The wiggling ass of the one and only Trachtenbooty was impossible to resist for anyone, Ellen included.

“You naughty little girl. That ass of yours is begging to be spanked, you know that don’t you?” Ellen said.

“Yes, I’m so bad. I deserve it.” Michelle answered obediently.

While Michelle remained in position Ellen moved around so that got behind Michelle, removing the pants and panties in the process. She took some time to admire the sight. Michelle’s soft, pale ass was something only a few lucky girls were able to get close to and Ellen was very glad to be one of them.

“Ask for it.” Ellen demanded as she raised her arm.

“Spank, me. Spank me hard for being such a bad, slutty girl.” Michelle said in a shivering voice.

Without warning Ellen let her hand fall down and land with a smack on Michelle’s exposed ass cheeks.

“Aooww. More, mistress. Give me the hard fucking spanking I deserve.”

Ellen smacked down again, this time hard enough to leave a pink hand mark on Michelle’s ass. From now on she just kept going and with every hit Michelle’s ass turned more and more pink. Michelle had tears forming in her eyes, but it was also obvious that she was highly aroused and happy about what was happening. A close-up of Michelle’s dripping, wet pussy proved this beyond doubt.

“You’re my own little love-toy Michelle, admit it.”

“Ohhhh. Aoooowwww! Yes I’m your slutty little love-toy. You can do anything you want to me.” Michelle screamed out in agony and pleasure.

Ellen landed one last, but extra-hard smack on Michelle’s ass before leaning in and placing a soothing kiss on the right ass cheek.

“Good girl.” Ellen said with a soft voice.

She then swiped her finger through Michelle’s pussy, causing the host of the show to moan and quiver.

“She’s absolutely soaking wet. She always gets like that after I’ve spanked her. The whole pain and submission thing really does it for her. I mean she had done some things like this before, but she never had any proper training. Now I gave her that training. Once I had her tied up for hours and just whipped her without getting her off. She just became wetter and wetter. Then finally I rewarded her and fucked her. That was one explosive orgasm she had.”

Michelle was embarrassed about Ellen telling the viewers about what they had, but only a little. At the same time she found it very thrilling to hear Ellen reveal those intimate secrets. It had been clear from the start that Ellen liked to be the dominant one when it came to sex, but as things progressed Michelle went further and further into submission to her girlfriend. It came very naturally. It was so easy to just let Ellen decide and to submit to whatever Ellen wanted. Even if it included a fair amount of pain. In fact the pain only made things better; bringing Michelle to heights of excitement she had never felt before. Things became so much more intense when the pleasure was mixed up with pain.

“Stay perfectly still now, I love it when you are in that position.” Ellen ordered.

As Michelle obediently stayed still, Ellen went through the very familiar moves of putting on her strap-on. She rarely had any sex without it and this was no exception. It was dark purple and it had a texture that gave a lot of stimulation. It was not huge, but Ellen knew exactly how to use it so that was no problem. Another advantage was that it could be used for anal sex as well and this was what Ellen was aiming for right now. First however lubrication was needed and there was a very easy way to fix that. It was of course Michelle’s dripping wet pussy.

“Oooooooooohhhhhhhhaaaaaa.” Michelle cried out as Ellen suddenly pushed the toy in.

Ellen quickly managed to push all the way in and she started out to immediately fuck Michelle in a furious pace. The strap-on went in and out like a piston and it would have knocked a less experienced girl over. Michelle however was very much used to it by now and withstood the onslaught. Delightful smacking sounds were heard every time Ellen pushed it all the way in and her hips came in contact with Michelle’s already sore ass. Ellen really appreciated this effect as it reminded Michelle of the spanking she had recently received.

“Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me!” Michelle grunted in rhythm with Ellen’s thrusting.

Michelle had her eyes closed and was starting to completely drift off into her own world of intense pleasure. Ellen was completely inexhaustible when it came to using a strap-on. This she had proved on several occasions before. There had been times when she had gone for more than an hour without the even the smallest break. They had both been extremely sweaty and Michelle’s pussy had been quite sore, but it had all been worth it since it had provided countless orgasms. They didn’t have time for that right now. However a quick, but really hard fuck was almost as good. The incessant pounding was amazing, but almost as good was knowing what was to come.

“I think it’s time to fuck your sweet ass.” Ellen announced as she suddenly pulled out.

“Mmmm, yesss. I want it hard up my assss.” Michelle moaned.

Ellen unceremoniously spread Michelle’s ass cheeks and started to gather saliva in her mouth. She then slowly let it drop down, hitting Michelle’s exposed asshole.

“Yesss. Spit on my ass. Make me all wet and ready for your fake cock.”

Ellen didn’t take any orders, but since this was what she was doing anyway she kept at it. Soon enough there was a fair amount of saliva in and around Michelle’s puckered hole. Ellen used her finger to swirl it around a little and then suddenly she pushed her finger into Michelle.

“Uhhh.” Michelle grunted in response to the sudden intrusion.

“Good and ready.” Ellen said before lining her strap-on up.

Michelle steadied herself and took a deep breath to get ready.

“Here we go.” Michelle said and smiled to the camera.

Ellen pushed the fake cock in past Michelle’s sphincter and started to ease her way further in. Whenever she used her strap-on she felt an immense rush of power and this time it was even better since the whole world could watch. Ellen smiled suggestively at the camera and shook her upper body so that her perky tits jiggled. This didn’t distract her from what she was supposed to be doing. She kept at it, pushing the strap-on further and further into Michelle’s willing ass.

Having that wonderful fake cock going deeper and deeper in sent jolts of pleasure and pain all throughout Michelle’s body. It felt so good even that she started to move her ass back against the intruding object and with both girls combined efforts it was soon all the way in. This was when the real fun started. Ellen was not one to play nicely and as soon as she could she started to increase the speed in her fucking. With anyone else Michelle might have been a bit afraid, but Ellen knew exactly what she was doing. All Michelle had to do was to relax and enjoy.

“I fucking love it when you do my ass. My ass is ready for you whenever you want. You fucking own my ass.”

“Mmmmm. I know sweetie. The Trachtenbooty is all mine.”

Michelle couldn’t help but giggle at Ellen’s use of that silly name. Still it was flattering and she really was quite proud of her Trachtenbooty. Ellen kept on relentlessly pounding Michelle’s back door. The force of the fucking caused the star of the show to rock back and forth, her tits swaying in rhythm with the fucking. As stunning a visual this was, Michelle’s cute face contorted in pleasure was an even more erotic experience. She was breathing heavily and had her tongue in the corner of her mouth.

“She’s so fucking, wet.” Ellen revealed after reaching down and dragging her finger through Michelle’s pussy.

“And she tastes so good.” Ellen went on after licking her fingers.

“Michelle has it all set up for the future that she is going to get double stuffed by me and some other girl. Now I got dibs on the ass, obviously.”

“Mhhhmm.” Michelle grunted and nodded to confirm what Ellen had said.

A very lucky side effect of using the strap-on was that a little nub inside of it, kept rubbing up against Ellen’s pussy. It was a bit random and nowhere near as good as the human touch, but it was still enough to keep Ellen’s pussy in a constant state of heat. Even with her domineering side Ellen was not a selfish lover. Right now it was all about getting Michelle off in the best possible way. Ellen knew from experience that she was getting closer and closer to achieve that. Still she felt that an extra touch was needed. Literally an extra touch. Ellen reached down to that yummy pussy she had sampled earlier and started to gently stroke it.

“Ohhhhh, yes.” Michelle moaned in approval.

It was quite strange feeling to be fucked hard in the ass while at the same time having her pussy gently fondled. It was good though, very good. Michelle’s pussy was like a bomb about to explode thanks to all the build-up and it would certainly go off any time now. Ellen was extremely skilled in her touch, just rubbing gently over up and down the slit and over the clit. There was true magic in those fingers.

“I’m cuuuummmmmmmmmmming.! I’’m fucking cuuuuuuuuuuu… UUUUUHHHHHHHH. OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” Michelle screamed as the orgasm overtook her.

She was prepared for it, but that didn’t prevent her from collapsing on the bed. The strap-on came out with a pop, but Ellen still held on to Michelle’s pussy. Still very gentle in her touch, Ellen focused mostly on gathering those yummy juices. It would be a real waste to just leave a mark on the bed sheets. Instead she managed to scoop most of it up. She quickly tasted it herself, clearly enjoying it. Ellen had other plans however and moved around Michelle and presented her sticky hand to her submissive girlfriend. Michelle of course didn’t need any encouragement. She eagerly opened her mouth and started to lick her own juices off of Ellen’s fingers, still reeling from her orgasm

Michelle greedily licked and sucked Ellen’s fingers until no trace of pussy juice was left. Michelle of course, being hooked on pussy as she was, wanted more. Ellen knew this of course and started to remove the strap-on while Michelle was waiting in eager anticipation, like a kitten waiting for a treat. A soon as Ellen had freed her smooth pussy Michelle pounced. She immediately buried her tongue deep in Ellen’s wet folds, causing the sexy Canadian to gasp in delight. Ellen quickly regained control of the situation however. She laid herself back on the bed and pulled Michelle’s head along with her in order to not miss a second of licking.

“Time to you to thank your mistress for that amazing orgasm I gave you. Seriously I was totally the best at fucking you and you know it.”

Michelle made a light nod to indicate that she agreed, but didn’t even try to answer in words. She knew from experience that any break in the licking would be punished, most likely by another round of spanking. The thought of getting spanked again was very interesting and Michelle knew that she would have enjoyed it, however right now her hunger for pussy dominated her actions. Michelle used her freakishly long tongue to her advantage and kept pushing it in and out of Ellen’s pussy. With every thrust in and out, Michelle got to savour the delicious essence she was so addicted to.

While Ellen’s pleasure was the first priority Michelle certainly didn’t neglect her viewers. Michelle could easily have just been laying flat on her stomach, but that would have been lazy. Instead she was in her favourite position, on all fours, showing off the Trachtenbooty in all its naked glory. In addition she provided an excellent view of her still wet pussy. Michelle would have loved for someone to be behind her and do something naughty, but that would have to wait to the next show.

Ellen didn’t want to show it, but all that fucking and spanking had tired her out. Right now however all she needed to do was to lay back and relax while Michelle did all the work. And she was doing some stellar work, that was for sure. It wasn’t just the length of the tongue that did it, there was plenty of skill and a whole lot of passion involved in making Michelle such a superb pussy licker. Ellen didn’t only feel the purely carnal pleasure of having her pussy licked however. She also felt how her affection for Michelle grew with every lick. Their relationship had been purely about sex in the beginning, but it was beyond that now. Michelle had an incredibly sweet and adorable personality and it was starting to really get to Ellen. While it wouldn’t suit her role as dominating mistress, Ellen couldn’t help but express her affection.

“Mmm. Michelle, sweetie. You’re so fucking amazing. Not just at licking pussy. You, Michelle are an awesome girlfriend. I’m so fucking lucky I got you.”

Michelle was thrilled to hear it. Ellen wasn’t very open about her feelings usually so Michelle was very happy to hear those words. It made her heart flutter in the most wonderful way. What made it extra sweet was that Ellen admitted such a thing on TV. She obviously wanted the world to know how she felt about Michelle. For a brief moment Michelle considered breaking off from licking pussy to answer Ellen, but she felt that she really didn’t have to verbalize her thoughts. Instead she answered by giving Ellen a look brimming with passion and desire. It wasn’t like Michelle ever needed any extra encouragement to lick a hot girl’s pussy, but those words from Ellen made Michelle put even more passion and intensity in the licking.

“Whhhhhoooooooaaaa!” Ellen screamed out as Michelle suddenly took the clit into her mouth and started to fiercely suck.

Ellen started to clench her tight ass together and push her pussy up against Michelle’s mouth. While Michelle’s licking always was good, this time it was something special about it. Maybe it was the presence of the camera, maybe it was Ellen revealing her feelings or maybe it was just a coincidence. Whatever it was didn’t really matter. All that mattered was the incredible feeling rushing through Ellen’s body. Her pussy was wetter than she could ever remember it to be and she could feel that an orgasm of epic proportions was building up inside her.

“Fuuuuuuuuuucking awesome! Fuuuuuuuuck.” Ellen moaned.”

Michelle knew the sings very well. Ellen was getting close to cumming. It would just take a little more in order to set Ellen off and reward Michelle wait that yummy cream she so craved. Michelle took a finger and easily slipped it into Ellen’s pussy, quickly moving it in and out. This went so well that Michelle immediately decided to add another. Ellen’s breathing was starting to get quicker and she bucked her hips against Michelle even more forcefully. It didn’t take long before Ellen grabbed hold of Michelle head and started to scream in orgasmic bliss.

“UUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!” UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUHHHHHUUUUAAAA!!!”

Ellen pressed Michelle’s face hard down on her orgasming pussy, forcing Michelle to remain in place. She was breathing heavily, her whole body shivering from the orgasm. Michelle did her very best to take all of Ellen’s orgasm in her mouth, but couldn’t possible take it all. Her face got covered in Ellen’s love juices and when Ellen finally let go Michelle was glistening from the orgasmic juices.

“Mmmmm. You taste so amazing.” Michelle said, taking a few really deep breaths to recuperate from her temporary pause in breathing.

“Ohh, yeah I’ve won North America’s tastiest pussy three years in a row now, so you obviously have very good taste.”

“I sure wish I could be the judge in that competition.” Michelle answered with a giggle.

“Yeah, you’d be a perfect judge that’s for sure. Of course you’d be biased in my favour.”

“I sure would.” Michelle answered and moved in for a kiss, letting Ellen taste her own pussy all over Michelle’s face.

Ellen grabbed hold of Michelle’s but and rolled over so that she herself ended up on top. While these two naked girls making out was top notch entertainment, Michelle knew that the realities of TV meant that they were out of time. She took a brief moment in the kissing to wrap up the program.

“Ok, folks, I don’t think there is much more to say really. Basically Ellen is my girlfriend, she will be hosting the show together with me and we’ll soon be back with one or a few other hot guests. That’s basically it. Now I gotta do some more kissing again. Bye.”

As soon as Michelle’s little monologue ended Ellen was all over her and smothered her in kisses. The camera slowly zoomed out, leaving the two kissing girlfriends on their own.