"What I really want to do, in black and white, is photograph you naked," he explained. "It would be so different from the other things yet still the same. Naked can mean innocent, yet it can also be passionate and sexual. But it's something every person deals with every day; it's the most complete part of a person, their body. The pictures of you have been in black and white except for one roll, so they are already different. I was just hoping to take it a step further."
I blushed deeply. "Are you serious?"
"Of course," he said. "I've seen you naked, it's...it's flawless."
My face was getting redder by the second.
"Please?"
I looked at him. He was one hundred percent genuine, an unlikely thing for Ben. He really wanted to do this.
"Okay," I said quietly. "In here?"
He nodded eagerly.
I was apprehensive as I slowly stripped of my clothes. It wasn't that I was nervous about being naked in front of Ben, that wasn't a big deal. But having naked pictures of me? I wasn't so sure that would be a great idea. I never understood what was so sexual about seeing a girl naked. For me, the fact that someone is naked isn't what is sexy, it's how he looks; it's that look in his eyes that tells me he is going to have his way with me. That's what sexual. Without the sexual heat, being naked was pure, bare, vulnerable.
"Ready?" Ben asked me hesitantly.
I nodded and took a deep breath. Ben didn't try to hide his eyes; I tried to ignore his awed stare.
I was naked. Naked. And someone was going to take pictures of me. Part of my head was screaming "No! Get out of here!" but the other part wanted me to give it a shot. It was Ben, nothing horrible could happen. If I decided I didn't want people seeing the pictures or something like that, he would destroy them for me. That was just the way it was.
"Face that wall, wrap your arms around yourself, and looked at me. Oh and take your hair down," Ben instructed. "I'm so glad you didn't blow it straight. You know how much I love your raven Sarah Jessica Parker curls."
I blushed and giggled. I did what he told me to. It was surprisingly natural. Plus, I don't think Ben got a straight on of any of my body parts; always the gentleman, easing me into it.
We spent about an hour and a half taking pictures. My favorite was a shot from behind; I was sitting backward on a chair, leaning against it, looking over my shoulder and directly into the camera, with a few stray curls of hair in my way. The bottom of the shot only showed part of my back, so nothing was exposed. We did a few full frontals and some with exposure, but I preferred everything but.
"That's all I need I guess," Ben said.
"Was I good?" I asked.
"Babe, you were great," he grinned.
I headed over to my clothes on the bed.
"So, who were you wearing the underwear for?" he asked.
I looked at him, rather shocked.
"What do you mean?"
"The underwear, who are you wearing it for?" he repeated. "You didn't know I was coming so I know that underwear wasn't for me. And at the same time, I know you don't wear black lacy underwear just for the sake of wearing it."