Anita was out for the morning doing her shift at the charity shop. I had wanted to get around to trying to fix a necklace of hers, which she had asked me do some days beforehand. It was a simple job so I had said to her I was not planning on taking it to the jewellers. Anyway, there I was with her jewellery box in front of me, seeking out an old necklace from which I could source a small metal loop.
The box had a top tray, and as I removed it to search underneath, right at the bottom I found some memory cards, numerically labelled. My mind was of course diverted immediately from the job in hand, and few minutes later I had number one inserted into my PC. I had deliberated about the ethics of whether I should go rifling through my wife's stuff, but decided that as she had asked me to fix the necklace, and that I had mentioned I was going to do it myself, then she ought not to be outraged that I had gone ahead and opened her box.
Armed with this flimsy self-reassurance I sat down and opened the single file on the memory card, reminding myself to just watch it from the start and resist any urge to fast-forward. The video opened with the scene of an armchair and a sofa angled so that they were slightly facing each other. I did not initially recognise the room, but after a while decided that it looked like Zoe's place, having been there a couple of times since. Nothing happened for several seconds then I heard familiar voices - Zoe and Anita. They were both fully dressed, and Zoe motioned for Anita to take a seat on the sofa. As they sat down, they continued to chat.
"Thanks for seeing me Zoe, and I'm so sorry to trouble you but I just had to talk this through with you. I couldn't talk about it at the shop. I'm getting myself into such a state."
"That's fine, Anita. What's happened?"
Anita was tumbling over her words.
"Well, ever since you have opened my eyes to this, this erotic world, I can't stop thinking about it - I am constantly turned-on. Last night I had a facetime with my husband, and I was naked and fingering myself, and..."
"Wow - what did he think?!"
"He could only see me from the neck upwards, so I doubt if he realised anything was unusual."
"OK. Well, as you know I'm delighted that you enjoyed watching our session in the garden the other day. It must have been quite a shock to the system, so don't suppose it's so weird that things are going a bit hay-wire in your mind. So, if there's anything I can help you with I'm all ears."
Anita hesitated, "Thank you Zoe. Well... watching you, and getting involved myself at the end like I did was the most outrageous thing I have ever done. I am shocked at myself but equally excited. So now, I think, well, I am sure really."
She paused, trying to find the words.
"I want you to show me how to strip out of my clothes, like you do, a glamour model, all sexy, posing and pouting. There. I've said it!"
"Brilliant! You are going to be a natural, I am sure. Now, do you mean being photographed or filmed for the enjoyment of anyone, or is this in private just for your husband?"
"I am not sure really, I just feel so aroused by the thought of taking my clothes off, and not knowing who can see me. Do you think anyone would want to see me expose myself?"
"Anita, I will tell it to you now and tell it straight. I have no doubt whatsoever that any red-blooded man who finds a woman of a certain age attractive would be delighted to drop their trousers, sit back and watch you in a video or gaze at photos of you, and give their cock a thorough work out."
Anita's eyes were wide, and she was momentarily lost for words. "Thank you Zoe. I don't think I look too bad for my age, but with sex not featuring for so long in my life, I have no idea if I am desirable or not. My boobs are Ok even if I say so myself, but I've all sorts of bulges where they never used to be."
It had become clear as they talked some more that my wife was not only extremely interested in the mechanics of what she was calling "glamour modelling" but also they talked about what a model might have going through her mind regarding her audience as she performed, the levels of confidence she had in herself, imagining what her effect was on her audience.
I was riveted to the screen. From what my wife had said this was clearly filmed when I was away golfing. The date of the file on the memory stick was for a date which put it at several weeks before Anita's (or I should say Tania's) revealing herself to me at that hotel. Evidently my wife had been hooked by Zoe's tales of her career in the porn industry and at the time of this video was seriously considering entering Zoe's world. But why was this meeting being filmed? From her body language it was clear that Anita had no idea she was already in front of a camera. So what was Zoe up to?
"OK Anita, you have nothing to worry about with your body. Let's try something. Let's imagine that there's a camera on that wall, and you just copy what I do, and I'll take you through the basics. I think of glamour modelling as having only really four poses - standing, sitting, kneeling, lying down with some variants for each of according to where the camera is, and how far apart your knees are. And then of course you need to consider how much of your face you want to reveal, and remember about the two basic looks - smiling confidently, and gazing dreaming into the distance - again confidently. Generally speaking, you also need to think about what you want to do about your anonymity. You either reveal or conceal your face - notably your eyes. Masks or a hat work pretty well, or the cameraman can just keep everything above the chin out of shot."
Zoe stood up, and Anita dutifully followed. "There isn't really a camera on the wall, is there?"
"No, but just imagine that there is."
Zoe took Anita through a routine of: back to camera, hitching up the skirt, bending forward, kneeling down, running hands over the bum, unzipping the skirt, standing once more and stepping out of the skirt. Anita followed every move, and with increasing confidence began to anticipate Zoe's moves.
They were now standing side by side facing away from the wall with the imaginary camera. It was evidently sited at about 45 degrees to where Zoe had the real video camera, capturing everything, so I had a great view of my wife as she stood in just her woollen top and knickers. She and Zoe simultaneously grasped the bottoms of their tops and pulled off over their heads. They were both now only in bra and pants. Anita's were cream satin briefs and a lacy semi-transparent bra, which did not conceal her erect nipples. Zoe had a black thong and matching bra. Anita made a face as she critically grabbed at the flesh on her tummy. Zoe waved away the scowl with a smile and prompted Anita to unfasten her bra, take the straps off her shoulders, and then cup her breasts in either hand. For Zoe it was a smooth, well-trodden routine. For Anita it was a bit more cumbersome, but she got there.
The ladies turned to the imaginary camera and Zoe beamed at Anita.