Modern Girl's Guide to One-Night Stands by DRAYER GINA

Author:DRAYER, GINA [Drayer, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Modern Girl's Guide Series Book Two
Publisher: Crimson Heart Publications
Published: 2015-05-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Modern Girl Tip #13: Keep It Casual—A one-night stand is not the appropriate time to dump all your personal issues. Keep the conversation light; don’t divulge your life story.

Julia wasn’t sure when it happened, but sometime over the last few days she’d forgiven Simon. Just a few days ago she would have been happy never to have seen him again. And now they were staying up late into the night, talking about her work.

That’s why instead of sleeping, Julia was lying in bed obsessing about their last chat. Simon’s interest in her nude and his cryptic comments made her uncomfortable.

There was no way he could know that photo was of her. She’d been extremely careful picking out the lighting and pose to conceal her identity. You couldn’t see her face at all in the shot. She’d even taken great care to conceal her tattoo, not that many people even knew she had one.

Putting the nude on her splash page had been a risk, but it was one of her favorites. She’d thought the photo, which really did highlight her skills with a camera, would entice people to take a look at the rest of her work. So far, no one, not even Luke, had noticed it was a self-portrait.

The whole series had come about by accident. A friend in the industry had planned on working in the studio, but was called away on a family emergency the day of the shoot. The space was paid for, as well as the models, so he asked her if she wanted to go in his stead.

It hadn’t been her intention to do a self-portrait, but since it was her first time working in a studio setting with models, Julia had wanted to test the lighting. The first few shots she’d taken had been with her clothing on, but she knew there'd be no way to get the right effect if she didn’t test it without clothes. After half a dozen shots, she was finally satisfied with the layout and had some really amazing photos. None of which saw the light of day. Except for that one.

Luke had been horrified when he found out she’d worked with nude models, and had argued with her for months about posting the nudes on her website, equating them to artsy pornography. If he even suspected that photo was of her, he would have shamed her into taking it down.

But after one look, Simon figured it out. His last comments gave it away. She repeated them, analyzed them and dissected them all night, trying to decide if he’d been talking about the picture or her. She thought about just asking him, but he had no reason to log back onto the chat.

The first night had been a fluke and after that it was because he wanted to see the photos she’d taken at the lake. She didn’t have any new work and just emailing him to ask about the comments seemed a little too desperate.

The next morning she was tired, cranky, and determined to put Simon out of her mind.

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