The nude swung her hips gracefully off the stool and turned to look at the class.
"I believe time's up, people!" She draped the bright red robe over her shoulders casually, and stepped down from the podium on which she had been seated for an hour. "At any rate, I'M taking a break," she added, and glided from the room.
In the little dressing room she had been assigned, off the classroom, she sank wearily onto the sofa and stretched out, closing her eyes. She heard the music students across the way practicing their piano and violin pieces, and the cars that passed on the highway. She sighed. This was the first long-term job she had had as a model, since Jack had died, and it was helping to pay the rent, and keep body and soul together. That, and the small change she made from her late night radio show. Now, if only she could keep James from finding out..
She heard someone enter the studio, but she did not move. It was probably David Stein, the art teacher. He never came into her space, for which she was grateful. So when she heard the door open, she dragged the robe around herself and sat up.
James walked in, locking the door behind him, and she was speechless. Her cheeks flushed with color, and her heart began a rapid fire tattoo against her chest. She had told her week-old fiance, when she had first met him, that she was a model, and he had never asked her where she worked, or demanded to see pictures. She had always found it odd, but never questioned her good luck. Now here he was...how on earth had he found her? And what was she going to tell him?
"Morning," he said conversationally, removing his jacket. "Warm enough in here for you?"
She swallowed. The room was comfortable, and she nodded.
"I thought you might like some company between classes," he said, removing his suit jacket, and his tie. "Mind if I join you?"
He removed his shirt, and she was treated to a view of his broad chest, with the chest hairs she loved to play in lying velvety on his tanned skin.
"What are you doing?" she asked, a frown marring her brow.
"Getting comfortable, like you are," he answered. "You don't mind, do you?" He unbuckled the belt in his slacks, and unzipped them, pushing them down and stepping out of them.