DRESSING TABLE & MIRROR
The test shots had been fine--safe even, though a bit goofy. Dave had asked her to make different faces; happy, sad, pouty, stick your tongue out. He told her it would help her get all the bad shots out of the way. Vanessa thought it was silly at first but it had been kinda fun, listening to his rapid fire commands, letting go and just being in the moment. The way Dave was studying her now, she could tell things were about to change.
Thoughtful, Dave adjusted a setting on his camera, "Okay it's time we got to the main event. You can lose the robe now." He walked over to a vintage-style dressing table, set beneath the soft glow of a key light.
Vanessa pondered his casual statement and disregard. She didn't know what she thought would happen, leering maybe as she shrugged the robe off her shoulders. For some reason it suddenly bothered her. Didn't he want to look at her exposed body, was she not sexy enough? Questions she shouldn't be asking, but then Marc hadn't seemed interested lately either. 'Stop it Vanessa, he's being a professional... right?' she chided herself. She pushed the thought aside as she walked over to the new set.
The space was pretty, she thought to herself, intimate even--an oval mirror, a velvet stool, a few elegant props arranged neatly across the tabletop. "Sit here," Dave gestured to the red velvet stool. At first his directions seemed stern, but after a moment of consideration, she decided his words were confident, knowing, professional. Hadn't Sasha told her to trust him, to follow his directions. 'Stop overthinking it,' Vanessa said to herself.
Dave spoke softly now, Vanessa had to lean towards him to hear. "Close your eyes and imagine you're getting ready for a date. Something romantic. You're putting on the final touches--maybe perfume, maybe touching up your lipstick. I'll shoot through the mirror, catching your reflection as you do it. Something natural, classy, sensual. You want to look good for your man. You want him to desire you."
Uncertainty crept into Vanessa's voice, the imposter syndrome trying to take hold, "I don't know, Dave... I'm not exactly a model."
Dave stepped up behind her, resting a hand lightly on her shoulder, his tone reassuring in her ear, "You don't need to be. Just be the desirable woman I see." Vanessa inwardly flinched at his touch, his fingers hot on her bare skin. She shouldn't be allowing that, should she? But then shivered at his warm breath on her ear. The sound of his voice rumbled in her brain lulling her into acceptance and compliance.
She glanced up at the mirror, catching a glimmer in his eyes, before she looked away. Looking at her own reflection, her eyes fastened on the lace bra she was wearing, how nice the silk fabric felt against her breasts. In that moment she believed--she was beautiful. She did want to be desired. Wasn't that why she was here?
She nodded, and Dave gave her an approving smile before she closed her eyes and thought about getting ready for Marc. A nice romantic date like when they first met.
Dave was patient, waiting for her features to soften and shift. When he could tell her mind was imagining the scene, he said, "Open your eyes." The shutter clicked. Then again. And again.
Dave encouraged her, "Perfect. That's it. Let me see the desire. Chin up just a little--there." Click. "Give me those bedroom eyes. Think of the camera as your husband and how excited you are for him." Click. "Run the tip of your tongue along the top lip, tease the camera." Click. "Beautiful, I can see the desire now. How hot you are getting." Click.
Vanessa let herself get wrapped up in the moment, imagining Marc coming home and finding her like this. Hoping to see the excitement and lust in his eyes. She was feeling it too, a warm glow in her core. As Dave kept praising her she found herself starving to hear more. She wasn't sure why but a small part of her kept whispering that she wanted to please him.
Vanessa almost gasped when Dave touched her arm asking, "You're doing great. Want to see?" She blushed at reacting that way. She shouldn't be acting this way, she sternly told herself. So what if Marc wasn't paying her the attention she wanted. It wasn't right.
Before she could respond, Dave lowered the camera to waist level while turning it, showing her the shots on the screen. Vanessa leaned in, her breath catching. The woman in those photos didn't look forced or awkward--she looked beautiful. Her voice soft and surprised, she asked, "WOW...is that really me?"
Dave chuckled, pleased with her reaction, "Told you!" A confident grin, as he looked down at Vanessa. Damn those pouty lips would look good wrapped around his cock, he thought. Patience was necessary and he willed himself not to place his hand behind her head and pull her towards his crotch. Time to set the bait.
Instead, Dave pulled the camera up away from her. Vanessa lost her balance and her hand shot out to prevent her fall. Her hand skipped across his abdomen, landing on something hard. Leaning back she realized she was touching his bulge. She snatched her hand back like she'd been burned. "Shit. Sorry," Vanessa professed looking anywhere but where her hand had been. A flush of shame crept up her neck.
"It's all good," Dave said, then, "He didn't mind," winking at her.
His bold innuendo caught her off guard. Trying to regain her composure, she couldn't help but steal a quick glance at his crotch. What the fuck? What was he hiding in there? Vanessa shook her head in an attempt to clear her wayward thoughts. She grappled with the guilt of them. What was causing these feelings to stir inside her? She should be ashamed for thinking such thoughts, but the more she tried to push them out of her mind, the more excited she felt. It's harmless flirting, it's not like she would do anything bad.
Goaded by a desire to be someone different, Vanessa took one last look back at the mirror and something shifted inside her. A bold idea of her own. She adjusted her posture so she was profile to Dave, tilted her head back and up slightly, her fingers grazing her bra strap. She caught Dave's gaze, arching an eyebrow, "What about something like this?" She pulled the bra strap off her shoulder. Her movement caused the bra to slip down showing her brown areola and a hint of her hard nipple.
A heartbeat lasted between them before Dave smirked, "Now you're getting it." Raising the camera to his eye. Click. Click. Click.
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