The Photo shop
by Candyman666©
Although each chapter is a story on its own, you might enjoy it more by starting with chapter 1 as there may be references to characters or events that happened in previous chapters. All characters participating in sexual activity in the stories are 18 or over. This story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
Chapter 26: Bethany's paintings
I'd been reflecting on Bethany's paintings, and finally decided that if I didn't take action, they would never make it to an art exhibition. I decided to give some of my friends a call the help me convince her to finally do something about it.
"Hey Linda, it's Lew, I need your help."
"Hello, yes I knew it was you, Lew, I immediately recognized that sexy voice, what do you need help with, tell me, will I enjoy it too?"
"I'm not sure about you enjoying it but you've seen the paintings in Bethany's apartment, and you know she is the artist who painted them don't you?"
"Uh yes."
"Don't you think they deserve to be exhibited?"
"Absolutely, when you suggested it to her I fully agreed. Hasn't she done anything about it yet then?"
"I'm afraid not, so this is where I need your help to convince her to finally go for it. I offered the photo studio as a venue, so it won't cost her a penny. The only thing she needs to do is bring the paintings, overview the installation of the exhibition, and show up in a stunning dress at the vernissage. I'm sure we'll be able to find a few sponsors for the drinks and food."
"Great idea, how do you want to tackle it?"
"I've got a few ideas; Bethany owes me for helping her when she was attacked by that brute she had a blind date with, I could maybe use that to put some pressure on her."
"Beth was attacked by a guy she had a date with?"
"Yes, she was completely distressed that evening. I'll tell you all about it some time, but not over the phone."
"If it was so distressing, it might not be a good idea to remind her of it then?"
"No, maybe not."
"How about sex? Do you think we could convince her with good down-to-earth sex?"
"It might work, but how do I figure into that?"
"You told me about your encounter with Bethany and the way she took to you? Between the two of us, or better yet, with Bethany between the two of us, we should be able to come up with something that will allow us to convince her she needs to do this. After all, it's for her own good."
"You mean as a sandwich?"
"You're so smart. Yes, we could be nasty, bring her to a high, and then deny her orgasm until she agrees to go for the exhibition. It would be fun to try anyway!"
"You devious man, but yes I think it could work. Got any ideas how you can get her into that situation?"
"Dinner is always a good start, that's how I got to know Bethany intimately the first time - trying to convince her to help your career as a model - dinner and a fuck. That encounter convinced her she had to do something about her sex life, resulting in the disastrous date that brought her to my door that evening."
"Sounds good, you should try it, let me know when you have a dinner date with her and if you were able to convince her afterward."
"I think you're not completely on board with the plan dear Linda, you need to be the other 50% of this deception, how else am I going to turn Bethany in a sandwich, with only one slice of bread? You have to come on this dinner date as well, to appeal to Bethany's lesbian side. The whole idea is to make her desperate, begging for release, and that's something I won't be able to accomplish on my own. So can I count on you?"
"By all means, my pussy is already looking forward to some more play with Bethany... and you of course, or do I need to remind you I'm bi?"
"No Linda, you're everything a man can ever want, you're bi, you love to suck cock and you like to dabble with kinky stuff. I'll let you know when I can set up a date with Bethany. I'll keep your participation a secret from her so when we walk into the restaurant it will, hopefully, be a nice surprise. All I need to do now is come up with a plausible reason for a dinner date with her, any suggestions?"
"I know you don't want anybody to know about it, but what if Bethany were to invite you for your birthday?"
"No way, you know how I feel about that!"
"Not so fast Lew, I could whisper something in Bethany's ear about it, sharing your explicit wish to keep this a secret, she'll feel privileged knowing about it, being able to treat you secretly to a dinner, beating everybody else. Can I do that please? I just love the intrigue. OK, me attending this dinner wouldn't be a surprise anymore then, as I guess she will invite me to come along wanting to thank me for sharing this secret with her, and another advantage is that she'll be financing her own downfall."
"And you dare to call me devious! As I've said before, I'm going to have to be so careful around you: you're worse than all of the bad Bond girls rolled into one. OK, you've convinced me, at least my birthday will bring something positive. Let me know when you've talked to Bethany, so I can act all surprised when she calls me with the invitation. I wonder though what reason she's gonna come up with; it can't be for my birthday, you'll make sure of that, won't you?"
"Yes Lew, you can rest assured I'll make it very clear to her this birthday has to remain a secret for the rest of the world, and she shouldn't give it as a reason for the invite. Speak to you soon, do you prefer any specific date for this dinner?"
"Saturdays or Sundays are always good, I can rest the next day, the shop being closed."
"OK Saturday or Sunday it is, I'll let Bethany choose the restaurant, or should I whisper a preference in her ear as well?"
"No, she'll probably go for the Deer Hunter anyway, unless she wants to surprise me. Cheers Linda and thanks, I knew I could count on you to help me with this dilemma."
Later that day in Bethany's perfumery:
"Hi, Linda, what brings you to my shop? Do you need another wax? Shall I take a look at your delightful pussy to see if everything is still OK?"
"No thanks, not immediately Beth, I'm still recovering from the last one. Hey, I didn't know you had photos of me in your shop."
"Compliments of Lew dear, they're sort of my fee for helping your career along, and to promote the beauty parlor. I've got some on my website as well, and I must say since I've had the pictures on the site, the business has been growing. Sometimes people come in with a copy of one of your photos they've downloaded to show me what it is they would like to look like. I can assure you that's sometimes a real challenge, you've got a beautiful face with excellent bone structure but when somebody walks in, to put it politely, not blessed with what you've got, it's hard to convince them they won't be looking as good as you, even with my help. I guess your visit here must be a 'looking in the mirror' experience for you?"
"Yeah, it sort of is actually. Speaking of the artist that took these photos, I need your help with something. I know from a well-informed source, that Lew's birthday is coming up and I would like to take him to dinner, to thank him for all he's done for me, the thing is I'm not familiar with restaurants. I have no idea where to take him, I know some chip shops, but that wouldn't do for such an occasion. You are a woman of the world, and I was wondering if you could advise me where to take him, a place he would like?"
"Oh, he's got his birthday coming up? We've got to throw him a party then."
"No, no, absolutely not, he doesn't want anyone to know, and he doesn't want any party or fuss, I urge you to keep it a secret, please!"
"Oh is it that difficult for him, why is he turning 50?"
"No, it's worse, at least in his books, he's turning 60, practically over the hill as far as he's concerned, so you can imagine he wants this to go by without anyone knowing."
"I see, but after what he did the other day for me, I would like to do something for him as well. Let me think...mmh, I know you are just starting out as a model, so I guess that you're still struggling financially. You shared your secret with me and I can't do anything with it, but I very much want to do something for him as well. Why don't we combine forces, I'll keep the secret, you invite him to dinner I'll join you and I'll foot the bill. Could that work for you, having me join the dinner party?"
"Uh, I guess that could work, provided you swear on the grave of whoever is dear to you to keep the secret."
"Deal, I'll keep my mouth shut and we take him together to the Deer Hunter."