George and Linda have been our close friends for years and we get together regularly now that we are retired. We are all in good shape for our age, or at least we think so. We share a number of hobbies and interests to top off our long friendship.
Linda and my wife have recently taken up what they call sip and paint. They spend one evening a month enjoying a couple of glasses of wine and painting a different object each time. They have a regular group, and Bette, the painting instructor, is liked and appreciated. In fact, Bette has become a good friend to Linda and my wife.
George and I are somewhat responsible for the various paintings in our homes as we gave our wives a year's subscription to Bette's monthly classes. We're both supportive husbands and encourage our wives to explore their interests.
It was an early summer evening where George and I were enjoying relaxing in the pool while our wives were at their sip and paint. Seeing headlights coming up the drive, George and I both toweled off, and waited for our wives.
My wife and Linda came through the house out to the patio. They started laughing when they saw the two of us, each of us stretched out on a lounger.
"What's so funny," questioned George?
My wife responded, "Just a bit of a private joke."
"Sounds like a bit more than a simple joke the way you are laughing," George shot back.
With a sheepish grin, Linda explained, "Well, this evening the ladies painted a vase with a bouquet in it. Bette was explaining the technique to capture depth in a painting."
"What's so funny about that," I injected?
"Linda suggested that we paint a person instead of vases," said my wife. "The group thought that was a great idea, but Bette said unless we find a volunteer, we can't afford a model."
"I think our two girls are hoping that our favorite calendar man is willing to volunteer," observed George. "After all, I'm not too sure that I could do it."
"Do I hear a train whistle," I questioned?
My wife said, "It's a small group, only ten women and Bette. I know that you enjoy creating photographs for me, and you seemed to enjoy that evening this spring letting Linda take your photo. You know that I'm proud of you and if you are willing to pose for us, I trust our group to respect your privacy."
"I'm nothing special to look at, after all, I'm just an old man," I commented. "Your group will probably want to go back to painting vases if I show up."
Linda shook her head, sighed, then said, "There is nothing wrong with your looks and none of us are old yet, we're just not young anymore. Would talking with Bette help with your decision?"
Giving in, I replied, "Never hurts to talk, no promises beyond that."
"Okay," my wife said as she headed into the house to get the glasses and wine.
The rest of the evening was spent relaxing and skirting the issue of posing for the painting group. The next day Bette called, and she and my wife set a meeting up for the next evening.
George and Linda came over a half hour before the scheduled meeting, While Linda helped in the kitchen, George helped me sweep off the patio. George predicted that Bette would be uptight about nudity. Right on time, Bette's car came up the driveway.
My wife welcomed Bette then George and I came in. The five of us sat down in the living room and she engaged us in conversation. She exchanged pleasantries with George and I before broaching the topic of posing for her art class.
She asked about my photography, and I explained my sending photos each day to my wife and creating several calendars for her. She asked if she could see my photos, if I didn't mind. Thinking that I was considering posing nude for her, it didn't seem that sharing a few photos would offend her, I said yes.
My wife brought out my computer and I plugged it into the TV. I opened the file where I kept my nude photos and there on the big screen my naked images appeared. Linda couldn't resist with a restrained "whoo hoo" but Bette just scrolled through the photos slowly.
Bette made an occasional note in a pad and once in a while asked me about a picture, usually about what I was trying to say in the photo. Seeing my naked body displayed for her and my friends became more comfortable for me.
I thought that perhaps there were far too many photos with my cock hanging out, and then I was momentarily embarrassed when one popped up on the screen that showed me with a raging hard-on. Bette didn't seem a bit bothered. Linda just cleared her throat and took George's hand.
When she reached the end of the files, she said that I would be perfect for her class. She expressed her admiration for some of the photos, saying they were art. I asked what kind of pose she was looking for?
"You've shared your photos, and it is only fair that I share a few of mine to give you an idea," she responded.
Bette fired up my browser and typed in a web address. As it loaded, she explained that she posed for a friend. The first photo appeared, and Linda went "wow". The image was of Bette in silhouette against a wall, with one side of her body illuminated and the other in deep shadow. She had smaller breasts and well-defined legs for a lady in her early fifties.
She showed us about 8 photos and gave a description of why and how they were created. After the screen when back to the default background Bette looked at me and bluntly asked, "So are you willing to pose for the class?"
I realized this was the moment of truth, was I willing to be naked in front of eleven women who wanted to paint a nude man? I looked at my wife and she shrugged and smiled, letting me know she would support whatever decision I made. Linda and George just looked at me, each with a funny grin pasted on their faces.