Katie sat on the edge of her bed and examined the card she had been given, it did not give much away, a yellow star in the corner with the words Walworth Entertainments and Tim Price along with a telephone number.
The business card had been given to her while she was buying a sandwich at Asda on her lunch break, a guy just approached her and asked if she was a model, initially she had just laughed but he was deadly serious. He explained that he was a photographer and that she would be perfect for a project he was working on, he passed her his card asking her to call him, informing her that it was glamour photography and he would pay fifty pound for an hour's shoot.
Katie had thought of nothing else all afternoon at work, she hated her job as a typist for a photocopier company, the pay was crap and there were no prospects, she wanted something better and this sounded exciting. She was well aware of what glamour modelling was and wished she could talk to someone for advice but decided she would keep it to herself and call Tim the photographer the next day.
It was 1988 and Katie was nineteen having started her job on leaving school, she was a stunning looking girl, very pretty with a body to die for, people were always commenting that she should be a model. She lived with her parents in a three bedroom semi in Billingham on Teesside and went out with her friends Lyn and Mel on Friday and Saturday nights, usually to Stockton or Middlesbrough. Boyfriends were lining themselves up for her and she had been in relationships a few times but preferred to be single, she was no stranger to sex and to date had been with twelve different guys however she tried to be discreet as she did not want to get a reputation like her friend Lyn.
Katie sneaked in to the empty sales office the next morning and nervously dialled the number on the card, eventually Tim answered and Katie spluttered who she was and that she was interested in his offer, Tim thanked her for calling and did his best to calm her down and laid out his plans for her, he had a client he had worked with before and they were looking for a series of pictures of a sexy nun, he would provide a costume but if she could provide black stockings and heels that would be great. The conversation continued and he said the shoot would require some nude work so not to wear a bra to prevent strap marks and to bring a friend so she would feel more comfortable, he gave her an address in Middlesbrough and arranged the shoot for the following Tuesday night.
Kate's heart was pounding as she returned to her desk and carried on with her work, it was a Friday so an early finish before meeting Lyn at the Smiths Arms, she knew the modelling was an opportunity so she must go for it, even if it came to nothing she would get fifty quid for an hour's work, the thing that nagged at her though was who to confide in, she would have to take someone but who. Katie met Lyn in the pub, Tara was out with a boy so it was just them two, they were drinking lagers and having a good time, Katie was laughing as Lyn relayed her latest exploits with a guy called Steve in the back of a Peugeot. As usual they were attracting a great deal of attention and were getting drunker as the night progressed when Katie's uncle Jim came over to say hello. Jim was Katie's dad's older brother, he was about fifty, divorced and he was often in the Smiths on a Friday night and always bought Katie and her friends a drink. He had a quick chat with them both before returning to his friends saying he would be back with drinks for them shortly. Katie had always got on well with uncle Jim, her parents didn't like him saying he was a flashy car salesman and that it was his fault for the divorce but Katie liked him, he was always fun even if he was ancient.
Around ten o'clock Uncle Jim and his two friends joined them bringing over some drinks and Lyn who was pissed started flirting with them, Katie was also quite drunk and for some reason she found herself telling Jim about the modelling job, asking him if he would like to take her to ensure she was safe, he wouldn't have to do anything just wait for her. Uncle Jim appeared surprised asking Katie why she didn't want Lyn to accompany her, Katie explained she wanted it to be a secret and Lyn would tell everyone and no doubt her parents would find out and she couldn't risk that. Uncle Jim asked her a few questions about the shoot, money etc and said it was a strange request as he was her uncle but he didn't want her to go on her own so agreed to chaperone her, they agreed that Jim would collect her from work next Tuesday and drive her to the shoot.