When she agreed to the photoshoot, Marc knew it had come after a lot of discussion with her husband. Yes, he was someone they both knew, but still a nude shoot was something he wasn't comfortable with her doing.
It took months of back and forth, but in the end Anya had made it work, and today was the day. Marc had cleaned the place up, and the studio was set up for them. He had all his props, she was bringing make-up, and he had his laptop ready with a folder of pictures he wanted to emulate.
He had been taking photographs off and on for years, and he wanted to do bolder work, so he had collected a number of glamor shot pictures and shown her what he wanted. He asked her so that he could get used to working with a model, knowing she would give him feedback to help him. He hoped some day to move beyond just those shots, but for now he was glad he had a model with whom he was comfortable.
She knocked on the door softly but he heard her. He opened the door and said "Anya, I am so happy to see you. Even after we talked I was afraid you or David would decide this was a bad idea."
She looked back and replied "No, we talked about this for a long time and we both trust you. Plus he wants the pictures, to be honest. It IS Valentine's day you know." She smiled at that.
He gave her a drink. He knew her favorite, vodka and cranberry juice, so he had made it for her. Just a little and he hoped it would relax her. But she really didn't seem nervous. Maybe it was just him.
They talked for a bit and caught up on each other's families and jobs. After twenty minutes of that she wanted to get started. She got up, grabbed her bag and went into the bathroom to change.
He went to his studio and looked over his equipment. He wanted this to be easy on her. While he was working, she walked in with her long, grey robe and asked him what he wanted her to do. She had on a fair amount of make-up just as he'd asked. He went to his binder, brought it to her and opened it onto a stool near the backdrop. He opened it and said "I think it will be easiest if we just walk through this one pic at a time, and see if I can recreate them."
She looked at him and said "I think David might like this first one," and she flipped through, and finished with a small smile, "and a few of the others."
She studied the first pic again for a minute, and then took off her robe. She was wearing lingerie and stockings, all red. She looked almost exactly like the pictures he had sent her. She stood, and leaned over another stool, putting her chin into her hand and made sure to show off her breasts. Marc took several pictures from slightly different angles.
He had her run through the book, working hard to ensure that she looked just like the pictures. The poses, her hair style, sometimes even her make-up if possible. After over an hour they were done, and she looked tired.
"I can't thank you enough, really, and if you'll give me a minute I'll copy the pics to a usb drive so you can give them to David. I hope you both have a great Valentine's Day?" She went into the bathroom to change back into her street clothes, and he made the copy for her.
When she came out, she wasn't really smiling and all her make-up was gone. "Well, thank you for making this," she said as she took the drive. "I think David will like what you did, so thanks for that."
"Would you like to stay for a while and have another drink?," he asked and waited. "No, I really should be going. I'll probably email you in a day or two and let you know what David thought. Bye, Marc." She quickly left.
He felt a little uneasy. Maybe she was just tired, but she didn't seem too enthused about the pictures. He hadn't really ever worked with models before but he had expected her to at least smile thinking about the pictures. He thought that he needed to start getting ready for dinner tonight, as he had made plans with Renee for their own Valentine's celebration. Dinner and a movie, same as last year.
The next day Marc got an unexpected call. It was Anya. "Well, hello. How did David take the pictures," he asked in hopes of some response.
"David loved them, said they were exactly like the pictures you had me show him. I think he's going to be looking at them for a while. That said, I was hoping to come over and talk to you about them. Do you have some time?," she asked.
"For you, I'll make time. I hope it isn't too bad," he asked with some hesitation.
"Nothing that can't be fixed," she said and then said she'd be there in an hour. He started to think he might have to do some work in photoshop. Maybe.
Around an hour later, she knocked on the door and he let her in. He noticed she had a backpack with her, but waited for her to tell him what was going on. She sat down and he got her a glass of wine. After a minute she started to tell him why she had come over.