I joined a photography club six months ago after my wife Sonia bought me an expensive Canon EOS 5D camera. We met weekly on a Wednesday evening at village hall 15 miles from our home.
Sonia often asked what we did at the club and joked that we were probably photographing naked women.
"Not quite," I'd say with a chuckle. "We're mostly discussing each other's work and techniques. You'd be surprised how many pictures of trees and squirrels one can talk about before it starts to feel... mundane."
A little about Sonia, she a 32-year-old slim athletic long-limbed brunette, 5'8" with small pert breasts. Breasts is the word she uses in normal conversation but 'Tits' is what she uses when we are getting it on. She uses the more slang terms on these occasions, such as 'Pussy', Cock etc. This seem to excite her, and I suppose it is more appropriate in sex play.
Well back to the account of what happened, and my deep dive into whole new world.
This Wednesday was going to be different we were going to have a life model. I was not sure I should tell Sonia; I didn't know how she would react.
"Hey, did I tell you that tonight we're having a life model?" I finally blurted out at dinner.
Sonia stopped chewing her salad, looking at me with a mix of surprise and curiosity. "A life model?" she echoed, her eyes widening. "As in, nude?"
"Err I suppose that... well I think that... yes."
Her gaze held mine, and I felt the weight of her expectations. She knew I was nervous but didn't let on. "Well, it's for art, right?" she said with a knowing smile. "But you're going to tell me everything when you get home, right?"
"Of course, I can show you the shots and you can help me with the processing, you have a good eye."
Sonia nodded, swallowed her salad, and returned to the kitchen to grab a dessert plate. "Just remember, you're married now, okay?" she called out, her voice light and teasing.
I was relieved that she had taken it so well and cursed myself for blurting it out.
I arrived at the club and there was a lot raised voices and looks of despondency on many faces. I learned that the mode had cancelled, some domestic problem. Ed, the Club Chairman, spotted me and rushed over to me. He looked completely distort. "Oh, Craig have you heard? I was so looking forward to tonight.
I nodded, trying to hide my own disappointment. "It's a shame." I said.
Ed looked around the room, his eyes searching for a solution. "I know it's last minute, but would you... I mean, could you find a fill in?"
"A fill in, I wouldn't know where to start. I could try and get something arranged for next week but for tonight... "
Ed interrupted could you, could you really. That would be great. Hey everyone Craig said he can get a model for next week!"
Cheers went up around the small hall. We were only a small club of 18 members, but it sounded like a one hundred strong crowd in the small hall.
I tried to say that it was a possibility not a certainty, but I was drowned out with cheers, slaps on my back and grateful handshakes.
Driving home that evening I was again cursing myself for putting myself in the frame.
I walked in and Sonia said. "Well how did it go?"
I explained everything and she spoke. "So, the 'Dirty Old Man Brigade' must have been disappointed." they gave me a little grin.
They are not dirty old men... well actually I think some probably are from the excitement they showed when the life model night had been announced and smutty suggestions, they made during the subsequent weekly meetings leading up to tonight.
The following week, I was still unsure if I could find a model. I posted an ad on a local website for art models and received no responses.
Sonia came up behind me leaning on the back of my chair as I checked my email looking for any replies to my ad.
"Any joy?" She said resting her chin on my shoulder.
"No, nothing, what am I going to do. They are all expecting me to have a model tomorrow night."
"I could do it." She muttered in my ear.
I froze, "What!" did I hear her correctly, "You could do it?!"
Sonia had been a fine arts student at college. She said she had modelled for a life drawing class once before. She sounded quite nonchalant about it, like it was no big deal.
I turned in my chair and looked up at her. "You posed naked! You've never told me about that, what... naked... in front of a bunch of guys?"
"Well, most of the class were girls... buy yeah"
"Wow... that is..." I left it there not sure how to finish the sentence.
She looked at me with a slight smile on her face. "That is... what?"
I was uncomfortable, the truth is the idea of my little wife had been a nude model, be it years before we met, turning me on. Sonia must have seen my uncomfortable expression and the cogs spinning in my brain.
"Sexy" she said.
She knew me too well. "Yes, it is a very hot confession. Why have you never told me about this before?"
"I suppose I hadn't thought about it in long while. It was only when you mention about your club having a life model that I recalled it."
"You're telling me you got naked in front of a bunch of guys,"