Simon Says: This story almost exclusively is exhibitionist. I actually tried to make it more naturist (as I know not all naturists are necessarily exhibitionists). Regardless, like most of my stories there is a question that inspires it: this one is about compelled nudity (not forced, mind you). There is no sex in this one. That said, if I decide to continue with these characters eventually then I likely would make it a lot more sexual. I have some ideas. Most are pretty perverted. You can see little hints of foreshadowing . . .
And yes, while I only speak less than a dozen words in German, I spelled the title as intended. Kinda sorta punny.
Standard warning: my stories are all about the slow burn. And as mentioned above, there is no sex in this one. Just a few erotic scenes and a crap load of nudity.
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I stood in the door of the cafe looking for Elizabeth's sandy blond hair in the sea of people before me. She tended to sit on the far side of the cafe when we met to discuss gigs, and today she didn't disappoint. I saw her facing towards the door, sitting at a small cute little two-person table, seemingly texting on her phone.
"Hi Liz." I smiled as I scooted in the seat in front of her. She smiled her wide warm smile in return and turned her phone over. She quickly stood to give me the friend hug. She was always like that with people.
I knew Elizabeth constantly remained on the move considering her job as a pretty in-demand wedding planner to the elite. We knew each other for that very reason as she constantly contracted us for classical music ambience at ceremonies and receptions. Elizabeth and I weren't close friends, but we were more than just business acquaintances. We were in that sweet spot in between.
"Thanks for meeting with me Emma!" Her eyes wide and full of excitement.
I love how enthusiastic she always was. Probably the big reason she enjoyed so much success in her career choice. Her face and smile pretty much constantly beamed happiness.
"Listen girl," her hand shot across the small table and grasped mine to shift the conversation to business, "I have an interesting gig, but I have to be honest and say it is a little, um odd." The corner of her mouth quirked as if to emphasize.
"Ok, I am all ears." While I was odd myself, actually I didn't like doing odd. Odd meant different. And different meant uncomfortable. And I definitely didn't like being uncomfortable. Anything outside of normal for me generally resulted in at least a little discomfort. But I wanted to hear her out as Elizabeth had been so good to us over the last year and I already owed her so much.
"So, the good news is that you would get seven times your normal fee to do the gig." My eyebrows shot up. My brain started to work in overdrive.
Liz published our fees, not negotiated. Liz knew what we charged and so easily calculated the inclusion of a classical string trio in someone's event, just like flowers, types of decorations and a photographer. Three hours equaled $1,000, pretty straight forward. So, to have her come out of the gate already offering apparently $7,000 for an event just floored me. And she could tell.
She smiled, "I know you. You are starting to worry." I just nodded my head waiting for the bad news. She cleared her throat. "So, this is where it gets . . . different. The client is a naturist."
I waited for more information. She raised eyebrows displaying a hanging-on-the-edge-of-her-seat expression, I guess waiting for me to process that one. "Um, a naturist?" I managed. Apparently, she needed prompting to continue.
She nodded. "Yeah, like people who walk around nude in front of other people walking around nude."
"Oh." Yeah, that's odd, different AND uncomfortable; the trifecta. That brings a seriously new and obvious take on the idea of picturing your audience naked when performing. I mean I get pretty nervous before events and even have TRIED to picture my audience naked, but this would be quite shocking to me.
"Ok, so I will have to talk to Lily and Sophie about it, but I imagine we could just focus on playing and less on the dangling parts everywhere. I mean it is $7,000 after all." This was all said for my own benefit. Consider this the beginning of the rational argument for why it would be absolutely nuts to give up around $2,300 for less than one day's work just because I would see a bunch of uncovered bodies of all makes and types.
"Right, well there is another . . . facet . . . to this." I paused and looked at her. How could this get weirder? She actually looked uncharacteristically nervous.
"You see, all guests and everyone would be naked. Textile free, as the client calls it. No clothing. At all." She let that sink in for a moment. "Including the people working the wedding . . . "
I felt the blood drain from my face. Literally. "At all?"
She nodded. Obviously, she felt pretty uncomfortable too.
"I don't know Liz, I don't . . ." I muttered as I looked down at the table. I didn't exactly flaunt myself terribly often. At all really. I had never even worn a bikini before, always opting for the conservative one piece instead.
I lived with a pretty immodest person in college. She used to literally sit around and study topless sometimes. That would freak me out. Obviously, we only lived together for one year as it completely unnerved me. I on the other hand would leave the room fully dressed for the hall shower and return fully changed with dirty clothes under my arm. I wasn't the type to show anything. Come to think of it, no one had seen me naked since I was young, except my doctor. Not even my mom.
I tried to picture myself naked playing the cello in front of a room full of naked people. I couldn't see it. I tried to picture me in my underwear. Still no. I couldn't even picture myself in slightly revealing clothing, like something that showed thighs or cleavage. I was pretty sure that this was impossible.
And I think Liz could tell. She even looked a little sad as she watched this debate play out on my face.
"Listen Em. I know it's pretty crazy, but the money is AMAZING and I immediately thought of you three. You are my go-to girls for this type of thing. But if you can't do it then I understand." She kinda laughed to herself as she mumbled, "Hell, I am not sure I will be able to do it."
Of course, she would have to disrobe too! The director of the wedding would be joining the rest of those working the wedding. I didn't think Elizabeth had anything to worry about though as she really held her age so well. Pretty shoulder length sandy blond hair, great skin, pretty face and she looked to be in great shape. I hoped I would look half as good as her when I reached 40. But I totally empathized with her fears. I felt them. In my deepest being really.
I ran my hands through my light blonde hair as I thought about whether I should tell Sophie and Lily about this. Oh my God, they would probably freak. But then the money . . . the money . . . the money. That kind of money would be awesome. And every appearance we made gave us great exposure for more gigs. Oh my God, exposure is right!
"Ok, Liz. I will talk to the girls. I don't know if I can do it. And I have no idea if either of them could."
She nodded. "That's all I could ask. Let me know in the next few days, ok?"
I nodded.
"Are you really going to strip down for this gig, Liz?"
She smiled at me, "you think your fee looks good . . . "
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"Naked???!!" Sophie looked like she was going to have a heart attack. The color of her cute cheeks actually nearly matched her red hair, which is saying something considering her usually very fair skin.