In the opening part, Anna and Robert had met an older man at a local beauty spot. A shared interest in photography with Robert had drawn Sam into their lives and he had spread his fondness for naturism and love of the body to them.
Anna and Robert sat eating their breakfast. The day was warm and the birds had upped their singing as Spring really took hold.
Robert's telephone pinged, a message from Sam "great weather today are you up for photography. Sunny 16!" Robert chuckled and Anna glanced up from her scrambled eggs on toast to look at him.
"Sam is up and ready to take photos" he explained. "Trouble is, he has no film!" and Robert chuckled again at the older man's enthusiasm.
"Are you meeting today?"
"We didn't make any plans, things went slightly off-course last night."
The pair hadn't spoken about the events, there had been no time. After Anna flashed her breast and made Sam cum on the video call, Robert and her had made love and fallen asleep. There was nothing to talk about anyway, both were happy with the events. It was a one-time thing, that might happen again.
"Well, I have things to do today if you want to go with him. It's about time you had a buddy to spend time with" and she continued to eat, as if Sam had been in their life more that eighteen hours.
Robert responded and they arranged a time and place to meet, before they would walk around and take photos, testing Sam's old cameras and getting him back behind a lens.
She looked up, "Just be careful, he might want you to be his model" she giggled, "or take you nude sunbathing."
He smiled at her, "Fine with me" he added and they both chuckled. The older man was not just a charmer, but had an aura of trust about him. He seemed lost and now had found two new friends.
They finished their food and went out, heading in separate directions, promising to message and stay in touch.
After the initial greetings, Sam and Robert sat on a bench and discussed cameras and film. Robert opened his bag and pulled out some rolls of black and white. "If you use this, I can develop it later and we'll see if the cameras are working" he explained. "It's a reliable film and I use it when trying a 'new' camera. Once we know all of them are working, we can move on to other films and colour."
It all sounded good to Sam, who had brought along an old Rolleiflex medium format camera and his Pentax 35mm.
They loaded up, Robert helping Sam as it had been some time, then headed off, deciding the river path would be good as rowers and sailors would be on the water, as well as preparing on the shore.
They had both used several rolls of film each and had stopped for a lunch break in a local cafe. Neither had mentioned the events of the previous day, they just enjoyed the company of the other person.
By mid afternoon they were flagging and Robert was relieved to heard his telephone ping with a message from Anna.
"I am home, hope you two are behaving."
He showed Sam the message and chuckled "she thinks you will lead me astray."
"What if you do that to me?" the older man countered.
Robert messaged back to say they were not far from the flat and might head back, he was slightly worried about taking Sam there and Anna's reaction.
"Great, I will make tea and coffee."
Clearly Robert's concerns were not shared with his girlfriend. "Hey Sam, ready for another tea?"
The older man looked up and beamed. "Always!"
Anna welcomed the intrepid photographers, kissing Sam on each cheek as she ushered him in and down to the kitchen. "Tea, coffee, other drink?"
"Tea please, young lady" he replied as he had a glance through the open bedroom door, recognising some of it from the video call.
The men sat at the kitchen table as Anna made the drinks, they discussed what films they had used and fished round in their bags and pockets for the used rolls. Then Robert went off, arriving back with a plastic bowl full of bottles and film processing items.
"Right, I'll leave that here so it warms up a bit. After coffee I will load some films in the processing tank" and then he went off to fetch more kit.
The pair checked over the finished rolls of film, Robert explained that he could process two rolls of 35mm together, so would do one from Sam and one of his own. The others would have to wait until the equipment had dried after that. They each counted their rolls and compared them to notes made on their phones as to what film was used.
"I am one short" said Sam as he fished around in his pockets and bag. "It is a medium format roll. I used one in the Rollei, then loaded another." He was just about to open the camera to check when he stopped and stared at the film counter on the side of it. "Shit, I didn't finish it! There are still seven shots left, I must have forgotten I had reloaded and didn't use it much."
Robert wasn't fussed, it would take him a couple of days to process what they had shot and Sam could finish it during the week.
"Fancy being my model?"
Anna was startled as Sam looked at her when he said that.
"I am not a model" she repeated and giggled "how many times do I have to tell you,? Crazy man!"
"Well, Miss Not A Model, would you like to sit in the sun and let me take some photos?"
Anna stared at him, trying not to let the smile give away her true feeling. She looked behind at the sunshine and blue sky. "The weather isn't that great" she replied, then turned at smiled at Sam.
All three drank their beverages and Robert showed Sam the processing equipment, explaining how he will load the films, using a dark bag to get everything ready before the chemical part, which can be done in the sink.
Sam was intrigued, when he had done this previously the loading spiral that the film was loaded on had been metal and the whole process needed a darkroom. The new ones were plastic and easier to use, meaning the whole thing was much easier to do at home. Robert downed the last of the coffee and smacked his lips. He then picked up all he needed and went to prepare the films.
"There's no need for you to be there, Sam" he explained, "you will just be looking at my hands go inside a black bag. Stay here and keep Anna company, I'll be back in a few minutes" and he wandered off clutching the equipment.
There was a brief moment of silence as the older man and younger woman smiled at each other.
"Tell me about yourself, Sam" Anna had decided to get the conversation well away from her from the start.
The older man looked down and sighed. "What do you want to know?"
Anna explained that she was intrigued as he had made passing references to relationships and lifestyle the day before, but seemed to be alone and, somewhat lonely.
Sam began to tell some of his story. His wife had died nine years ago, they had been together since they were teenagers. He liked being outdoors, but not when there were too many people, preferring secluded spots, mainly so he could be naked. He explained that he often was naked when at home as he liked it. His wife had not been so keen, but did join him some times to sunbathe nude. They had some lovely holidays, but he had not travelled much since she had died and he had not been with another person since.
"You like men as well?" Anna was intrigued by that bit.
"I like the human form. Bodies are nice. As I said yesterday, it is good to be close to another one" then he laughed "and at my age, beggars can't be choosers."
Anna laughed with him. He did have a strange charm and gentle soul, which may explain her easy decision to show her breast to him the night before.
"You said you touched that man, years ago. Have you touched a woman since you lost your wife?"
Sam looked down again, a wave of sadness crossing his face as he lowered it. "No" he whispered.
The silence returned for several moments.
"I'm sorry" whispered Anna and the older man nodded, still keeping his head down as he composed his thoughts.