It was a Friday afternoon during the last school break when the music teacher had called for me. One of the pupils in a lower grade had delivered a message that Mrs. van Zyl would like to speak to me before end of the school day. As I didn't take music as a subject, I was very curious. It was a very small school in a small town with only about 100 pupils from grade 8 to 12. As I was a member of the student body, I suspected she needed my assistance in some or other administrative issue. Just after the bell announced the end of the last class, I knocked on the door of the music class.
Mrs. van Zyl opened and beckoned me inside. She was a divorced lady in her mid 40's and was the secret object of many schoolboys' fantasy. She had dark-blond hair cut off in a neat style around her shoulders, a very nice hand full of perky breasts and a set of legs to die for. I looked approvingly at the flower patterned summer dress. It complemented her assets.
"You were looking for me, Mrs. van Zyl?" I asked politely.
"Yes, tell me Pete, you still own that big music system you used at the school dance last year?"
A smile formed on my lips as I realized what favour I was into. I did have an impressive mobile music system. I used it to make some extra pocket money at weddings and birthday parties. She must have seen it at the last school dance and obviously she needed it for some event.
"Yeah sure, you need to hire my services?" I asked, thinking of what I could do with some extra cash money.
"Well I, I..." she blushed and continued hesitantly, "Yes, but it's not the usual dance thing," she muttered.
"Yes?" I asked confused.
"Well it's a private fashion show," she replied
"I think I can manage that," I said with confidence, "I did the sound at a fashion festival last year".
She was still blushing red and said. "This will be somewhat different. It's a rather sensitive issue. See, I'll be one of the models myself. The potential customers will be high society ladies from the city."
"Well I can't see how that's going to problem Mrs. van Zyl," I said with a frown on my forehead.
"The thing is we will be modeling some underwear and lingerie and we need someone who will really handle it in a professional manner." It was off her chest now and she looked relieved when she managed to say it. "It's a bit embarrassing to ask one of the school pupils, but I've known you for years now, and am quite sure you will keep it highly confidential. There is really no one else I can trust. I thought about using my home stereo, but I really want to add some professional flair and that just would not do it".
"Oh I see" I stammered and felt some heat spreading over my cheeks. "Will you be comfortable with my presence there?" I asked.
"Don't ask! It's embarrassing just to discuss it!" She laughed and added, "The question is if will you'll be okay?"
"I don't know," I said honestly, "I...I've never seen a woman in underwear before except in magazines and stuff," I blushed at my own inexperience.
"We're on level playfields then," the colour of her cheeks went into conjunction with mine and there was a hint of sadness in her voice, "it's been a while since a man saw me in my underwear."
"You think we can have a practice run or something, a rehearsal maybe?"
She thought it over a bit and said. The show is Saturday in two weeks. You remember the barn next to my house?" She paused then said. "Well you should remember it. We had the school dance there last year. Didn't you do the music there as well?"
"Off course I remember, you've got a lovely place." Her home was on a smallholding just out of town, about a ten to fifteen minutes' drive on a gravel road.
"If you have some free time this weekend, I think it might be a good idea to do some sort of rehearsal. I had already hired the stage. The contractors had set it up yesterday. It will be great if we can work through the program a bit and choose some music ahead of the event."
"I'm free tonight," I said. "I would definitely be more relaxed if I had some idea of what to expect. I don't want to get a bad reputation from your high class customers."
"Don't worry about that, I'm sure it'll be fine. Can I pick you up roundabout say eight o' clock?" she asked.
"No need. The equipment won't fit in your car. I'll borrow my father's pick-up. Eight o' clock is perfect. Maybe I can leave the equipment there, so it is ready and tested for the event?" I asked as I stood up to leave.
"Off course. The barn is safe, I'll lock up good when we're finished."
"Okay, see you at eight then."
"See you," she said as I closed the door behind me.
*** The smallholding was just over 5km from town. The road wasn't too good and it took me a good fifteen minutes to get there. I stopped in front of her house a minute before 8. As I started to offload the equipment, she met me outside.
"I see you are very punctual," she said.
"Always," I replied and without thinking added, "did you really think I'd be late for an underwear show?
She said shyly. "I hope you're not going to be disappointed, remember it will only be me tonight. I...I'm not exactly an oil painting"
I looked at her and said honesty, "I strongly doubt that I'd be disappointed Ma'am."
She laughed self-consciously. "I'll take that as a compliment, but bear in mind you haven't seen me without clothes yet." She got hold of some of the smaller stuff. "Can I help you with these?"
"Sure."
She was still in the summer dress of the afternoon. She went off ahead of me while I offloaded some speakers. I looked at her long slender legs as the lights from the barn penetrated the thin summer dress. For the first time I appreciated the magnitude of the situation. I would more than probably see this woman in her underwear. The thought added some length to my private parts.
I met her in the barn. "It will take about thirty minutes to set up the sound."
"Can I get you something to drink?" she asked.
"Coffee's fine," I said. "On the other hand if you've got something stronger, it might do the nerves some good. I did turn 18 last week." I assured her in case she had some objections in giving pupils alcoholic drinks.
"Okay, you finish here, I'll get us a drink"
I set up the equipment next to a T-Shaped stage I recognized as a catwalk. It was about one meter from the ground and about eight meters to the 'T'.
After about ten minutes Mrs. van Zyl returned and handed me a glass. "It's whisky and soda."
"Thanks," I said, noticing her hand trembled a bit as she handed me a glass. She took a long sip from her own glass. "Have you set up the program yet, the sequence and stuff." I fiddled with some of the systems wires and connections.
"Yes. We will be ten models in all. There are four categories of clothing. We will all parade in a different item for the same category. We will each do a full catwalk on our own and then one time all together again.
"We should work out the length of the tracks to accommodate ten women and a final walk." I suggested.
"Jip," she agreed, "eleven walks per category in total. There will then be a short break to give us time to change."
"Okay," I said.
"Just make sure there aren't any silent breaks during the walk," she asked-said concerned.
"Don't worry," I assured her, "I'll mix songs with the same beat without you even noticing it. What are the categories, I suppose we should have a different theme of music for each?"
"That will be great. We start off with gowns and sleeping wear. We then proceed to practical, casual and sports underwear. The third category is 'sexy underwear' and we will end the night with 'naughty and revealing'"
"Sounds simple," I tried to sound like a professional. "I suggest we start with a slow beat and up it a bit with each category."
"Sounds perfect," she smiled.
I was finished with my setup and there was an uncomfortable silence. I broke it cautiously. "I think we should get on with it. Uh...well how do you want us to do this?"
She was equally embarrassed. "You think I should...uh...do it in my underwear?"
"It might be good to get used to...well you and I'll be both more confident if we did it as it was supposed to be, sort of get used to each other."
"You're right," she agreed hesitantly. "Oh my God this is going to be difficult." She put a hand to her mouth as she giggled shyly. "I don't have the show's stuff yet so you'll have to be satisfied with my own collection," she laughed nervously.
"It will be interesting to see what you normally wear under that," I teased and looked at her dress.
"I bet you would," she returned my tease. "There's a make shift dressing room at the back. I'll get dress...undressed then."
"Can't wait. I'll do a bit of background music while you change. First up the gowns and sleeping wear?"
"Yes, as soon as you see me at the stairs at the back you can do your thing." She turned and headed for the dressing room.