realized he didn’t really have a reason to say no. After all, I was the one in charge of public relations.
When we arrived at the studio, there were dozens of clothing and makeup artists, all ready and waiting for the band to arrive. I felt completely overwhelmed. The closest thing I’d come to a photo shoot was in school when every year a photography company would come by, a man would stand behind the camera as I sat in a seat and tell me to smile. This was way different.
There were at least four photographers, all with multiple cameras on straps hanging off them. They ordered the lighting folks around a white backdrop, scrambling to get the perfect lighting. As soon as we entered, makeup artists took the band to a makeshift dressing table and the editor of the shoot came over to me.
“You must be Sara” she greeted me, holding out a hand.
“Yes, it’s nice to meet you.”
“I’m Janice. Let me tell you a little bit about what I have planned for today,” she continued, motioning around the room with her hands.
“Even though we generally have women on the cover and in the main shoot for the magazine, there is no reason we can’t make men sexy. I thought we should go for something retro, going back to the times when rock bands were gods. I’ve got the crew making up the band as if it were still the 80s, but with a bit of a modern twist. What you think?”
I had to admit, I thought it was brilliant. Knight Blindness were one of the few famous rock bands at the moment, with pop and rap making up the majority of famous musicians at the moment. Going back to the heyday of rock bands was a brilliant idea. Everyone still thought they were sexy, and I knew that with a modern touch the spread would look incredible.
After Janice left I found myself creeping to the corner of the room, trying to stay out of everybody’s way. After a few minutes, the band members came out, and I had to admit Janice knew what she was doing. I had never seen them look like this. The three men look like they came straight out of the 80s, with tight leather pants, ripped T-shirts that showed off their abs and chest and hair that looked disheveled but still modern. It was the perfect combination of then and now.
As the photographers led the band to their backdrop, I watched in amazement as I experienced my first ever photo shoot. Everyone involved was so professional, and I quickly knew this was going to be a success. Props were brought in, photographers ordered everyone around, and every few minutes they moved to the table with the computers set up so they could see their photos in real time.
I stood behind one of the tables, watching all of the photos pop up onto the screen. I had to admit, I felt a little familiar tingle of pleasure running down my back towards my nether regions as I saw just how sexy Jonathan looked in the photos. He was incredible. He was the leader of the band, yes, and it showed in these photos. There was something about him, something that made him stand out. I forced the thoughts running through my head to the back of my mind. I wasn’t allowed to have thoughts like this.
Instead of staying for the second part, I went out of the room and chose to enjoy the quiet for a while. I needed to cool my nerves. Why was I having these thoughts about Jonathan? To get him out of my head, I called Kevin. After all, with the time zone difference, he would be off work. We spoke almost every night, although sometimes life got in the way for both of us.
I pressed his speed dial number, longing to hear my boyfriend’s voice. Unfortunately, the voice I heard was that of his voicemail. I guess he was working late, or was running errands or something like that. Disappointed, I asked for him to call me. I went into the bathroom, cleaned myself up a little bit, and then went back into the photo shoot.
They were just starting to wrap up when I arrived. Jonathan came over and congratulated me.
“I’ve seen a number of the photos
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