Preamble:
Widowed mature mum requests son to photograph her for posterity. Son shares a naughty photo with his uncle, that is, his mum's bro, arouses his interest. Mum discovers...
This is a photography-themed titillating, teasing story. Mum-son intimacy feeds into nephew-uncle internet communication, rousing bro-sis intimacy fantasy.
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Chapter 1: Mum, Son and Uncle
Chapter 2: Son Photographs Mum
Chapter 3: Photo Fun
Chapter 4: Mum Finds Out
Chapter 5: Mum Surprises
Chapter 6: Bolder
Chapter 7: Bolder Still
Chapter 8: Uncle Visits
Chapter 9: Last Day
Chapter 10: Loss
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Chapter 1
Mum, Son and Uncle
Emma or Em for short, aged late-fifties, was widowed three years ago. She lives with her only child, David in his early twenties. Em is a moderately successful novelist in the romance genre, expanding her range oftentimes through to lite erotica when she is inspired.
David is tall, good-looking, carries an energetic and vital demeanour. Em likens her son to Michelangelo's David. He runs a home-based internet business in the creative realms of digital media.
Mum and son live in a remote countryside cottage perched on a picturesque sea cliff in southwest England.
A winding, dizzy hewn cliff path connects the quintessentially English garden to a secluded beach. The cliff path is the only access to the beach, so it is effectively a private beach.
The cottage and its environs, and the blissful solitude, provide the inspiration for their creativity.
Brown haired Em is the quintessential English rose. Em is pretty in a plain sort of way. She was a ballet dancer in her youth. Although she has stopped active dancing a long time ago, she maintains the upright graceful mien of a ballerina. No one apart from her late husband and her female doctor has ever seen Em naked.
Cole, mid-fifties, is Em's younger brother. It was Cole who introduced his bloodmate Ethan to Em. Em eventually married Ethan. Em, Ethan and Cole, the unholy Trinity. Thick as thieves. Oh, those halcyon days!
When Ethan passed away unexpectedly due to terminal illness, Em, David and Cole were devastated. It was like losing an arm. Curiously, David kind of replaced Ethan as Cole's bloodmate. Cole sees in David a younger Ethan. David is very close to his Uncle Cole despite their generational difference. This is partly because both are in the creative realm of digital tech, and have much to talk about.
Cole used to live near Em and David. Sadly, he had to move a long way away two years ago because his tenancy lease was up. The landlady decided to return and live in the property. Now, they rarely get to see each other, although David and Cole contact each other frequently on work matters and socially.
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Chapter 2
Son Photographs Mum
The sunlight is everywhere. Everything is the colour it usually is, only brighter.
Em combs her sleep-tangled hair a bit differently. Leave a little of the edges wild is how she should live every now and again. She looks at the mirror one last time.
Em and David try to maintain a 9-to-5 work regimen discipline even though they work from home. But, today is Saturday.
Em steps onto the patio. The sky is a spacious cloudless blue, of the exact same hue as the sea before her. The sky, sea and she in blue blouse, are in total accord on this morning. A great day to be alive.
"Good morning, Mum."
"Good morning, David."
"You seem awfully busy this week. What are you working on?"
"I've been commissioned by my publisher to write a lite erotic novel. I've been mostly writing romance. The last time I wrote erotica was 2 years ago. I'm a little rusty."
"How far have you gone?"
"Not very."
"But, you appeared busy all week."
"That's the frustration. I wrote so much, but it came out flat."
"What's the problem?"
"A central, pivotal scene in the story is the mature female protagonist being photographed nude. This scene makes or breaks the narrative. I can't work up the inspiration to craft a compelling scene."
"Any particular reason why you're struggling with that?"
Hesitantly, "Hmm... this is a bit personal and awkward..."
A pause.
Sheepishly, "Nobody has seen me naked as an adult other than your late dad and my doctor. Your dad had to marry me for that exorbitant privilege. And my doctor is female. So, I can't confidently articulate the emotions that range when a woman undresses in front of another male."
"I see. You're such a perfectionist, demanding that you actually experience the emotions before you write them."
"In the story, the woman is in various stages of titillating, teasing undress until she is naked. A defining moment. She experiences a range of simmering emotions."
"Perhaps I can help?"
"How? By watching me striptease for you?"
"Hmm... sorry mum, just trying to help."
"It's warming up. Let's go down to the beach to catch some rays."
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Later... relaxing on the sand.
"I've been thinking since our earlier conversation. You know, age is catching up. I'll be 60 soon. A milestone. Will 60 be a millstone? I've always wanted an intimate photo record of myself for posterity. I've tried self-timers and selfies, they don't do me justice."
"I know. They distort."
"Will you photograph me?"
"What?"
"It'd kill 2 birds with one stone. I get my photo record. And the experience of nudity in front of a male, even if that male is my son, for my writing."
"What about the mum-son thingy?"
"It's art. Photography is art if we approach it as so..."