A NEW CAREER
Chapter 1

Annie had just moved into the apartment complex. Her father had been killed in an accident and her mother couldn't afford the mortgage payment on their house, so they moved into an apartment closer to her grandparents. It was a new city, would be a new school, and everything was different, far different from her small town home. She didn't know anyone except for her mother and grandparents.

The apartment was nice enough, but not nearly as big as their house had been. At least there was a pool, but not many used it. From what she had seen, there weren't really any kids her age. There were some little kids and a lot of older people as well as some singles living there. She looked out her window and saw some activity at the pool. No one was swimming, but there was a little cabana set up and a man seemed to be setting up some photography equipment. With nothing else to do, she decided to investigate.

When she arrived at the pool, a man seemed to be very busy setting up what looked like umbrellas and a few lights. She had seen him around and they had said “Hi,” but hadn't really talked. Annie sat down behind him on one of the chairs and watched. The man continued working, mostly ignoring her, or so she thought. Once he had his equipment set up he opened a large case and pulled out what looked like women's swimsuits. He opened the cabana and started hanging them on a rack inside.

Annie saw a suit on the ground that the man had dropped and evidently didn't notice. He just looked at each suit, then hung it on the rack, placing them in what seemed to be a particular order. Annie stood and walked to the dropped suit, picked it up, then walked over to where the man was. "I saw you drop this one," she stated as she held out the suit.

"Thanks!" he smiled, then continued working.

"What are you doing?" Annie asked. "Oh, my name is Annie," she added.

He stopped working and turned to face her. "Hello, Annie. I'm Milo. I'm a photographer and I'm going to be shooting some pictures for an online catalog for a store. If you want to use the pool, please stay at the other end. I should be finished up in about an hour though. You can use the whole pool then. OK?"

"I wasn't going swimming. Is it OK if I watch?" she asked. Milo nodded, then finished hanging the suits just as two girls walked up.

"Ah... Right on time. We don't have much time, so need to work fast. You will both be modeling. While I am shooting one of you, I want the other changing so there is no delay. You can change in the cabana. The suits are all hanging up in there; just take the next suit from the left. There is a bucket in there also for you to put the suits you just wore into. You, go put on the first suit and come out when you're ready. I'll begin with you. As you are posing I want the other changing. Let's get started," he ordered.

One of the models went into the cabana and came out quickly wearing one of the swimsuits. Milo had her stand in front of a screen, then walked to his camera and looked into the viewfinder. He then walked to one of the umbrellas, moved it slightly, then went back to the camera. He repeated this a few more times. "Can I do something to help?" Annie asked.

"Sure!" Milo answered, then explained to her that he was adjusting the reflectors, as he called them, to eliminate the shadows. He showed her how to adjust the reflector, then walked to his camera and, as he looked, told Annie how to move each reflector. In a short time he seemed to have them all adjusted. "Thanks! It's a lot easier with an assistant," he complimented. "You saved me a lot of time."

His focus turned to the model. He told her how he wanted her to pose and, once into the desired position, he adjusted her swimsuit. Annie was surprised and thought the model would say something when he poked a finger into her suit and adjusted it, but she didn't move nor did she say anything. He took a few pictures, then had her move and, once again, adjusted her suit.

He finished up and the next girl took her place. Like the first girl, he told her how to pose and then adjusted her suit. Annie was amazed. The models just stood there and let him put his fingers inside their suits. She knew they had to know he was touching them in private places, but they didn't seem to mind. A few times he pulled on their suits enough that Annie knew he had to be able to actually see the model's private area, their boobs, and even between their legs!

After 15 or 20 minutes and a few more suits, Annie realized that part of modeling was being touched by the photographer. The models didn't seem to mind and Milo didn't seem really interested in the models, just what they were wearing. He was smoothing out wrinkles, making sure the suits were on exactly right and looked just right. She guessed it was just part of modeling.

They finally finished and the models left. Milo started packing up his equipment and putting it on a cart. "Want some help?" Annie offered and Milo cheerfully nodded. The two had everything packed up and on the cart in no time. "I had fun helping. Will you be doing more here someday?" Annie asked.

"I have another shoot in my studio in an hour or so. If you want you can watch again," he answered.

"Um... I can't go anywhere. My mother wants me to stay here," she sighed.

"My studio is here. I live on the fourth floor and I converted one of my rooms into a studio. Want to see?" he chuckled.

"Yeah!" Annie grinned.

The two pushed the cart into the elevator and went up to his apartment. He wheeled it into a large room. Annie looked around. It looked very professional. He had a lot of lights set up and against the wall was a rack with a lot of different colored sheets on them. Milo showed her how everything worked. He could pull down any color background he wanted. She was fascinated.

As she looked everything over, Milo looked in a book near the door. "I just looked at today's schedule. I'll be shooting an underwear catalog next. You may want to skip this session. Will you be embarrassed watching me take pictures of models just wearing underwear?" he asked and Annie shook her head. "Um... Some of the underwear is kind of sexy. Are you sure your mother won't mind you watching?" he cautioned as he took a book off the table and handed it to her. "This is the type of pictures I'll be doing."

Annie took the book and opened it. Inside there were lots of pictures of women wearing just panties and a bra. Most looked like regular underwear, but some were see-through and some were things like thongs. "I've seen women's underwear before. I know what it looks like. Would you rather me not watch?" she questioned.

"No, it's not that at all. I don't mind you watching and you've already helped me a lot. I just don't want you... ah... uncomfortable with models dressed, well, maybe undressed, and only wearing that stuff. You sure you don't mind?" he explained.

"I'm fine with it. Women do wear underwear. It's not a big deal," she stated, trying to appear adult. "My mother says I'm a pest sometimes. I don't want to be a pest to you. I like you," Annie confessed.

"You are not a pest at all. You did great assisting me today. You helped and saved me a lot of time," he told her, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill. "Here, this is for helping me." Annie looked at the money but shook her head. "Take it. You earned it. I always pay the people who work for me," he insisted as he held out the money.

Annie relented and took the $20 bill. "I didn't really do much," she muttered. "Thanks though! I don't want you to think you have to give me money though."

"I am not giving you anything. I am paying you for working," he stated, then grinned as she stuffed her money into the pocket of her shorts. "Have you ever thought about modeling? I think you could do it and you're cute, so my clients would like you. I have a contract to do a shoot of clothes for girls your age. If you like, I have a little time before my next shoot. Would you like to do some posing for me? I'll take some pictures and show them to my client. If he likes you he might hire you. The job pays $50 per hour and it will take about 4 hours to do. Interested?"

"Me? Model? I've never done that before. I don't know how," Annie answered.

"It's not hard. You just pose as I say. It's my job to make you look good. Want to try?" he urged.

"I don't know... What am I supposed to wear? Do you have stuff for me to model?" she questioned.

"What you have on is fine. I need to show them you will be a good model for their clothes, so what you're wearing doesn't make much difference," he answered.

Annie thought for a moment, then grinned. "I'll try, but I don't know anything about modeling."

Milo had her stand in front of the screen and gave her a crash course in basic poses, which she picked up very quickly. Once satisfied, he stepped back to his camera. "Let's give it a try," he smiled. He had her try a few poses, then stepped toward her. He straightened her shorts a little and pulled on her top some, then stepped back. He took some pictures of her in different poses and she began to relax a little. He stopped taking pictures and stepped toward her again.

Without saying anything he reached up into the leg holes of her shorts with both hands and she felt a tug on the back of her panties, which shocked her. He saw the look on her face, then realized what was bothering her. "I'm sorry! I forgot. Your panties were bunched up, so I was just fixing them. I forgot you weren't a regular model," he apologized.

Annie remembered seeing him touch the models and realized he was treating her the same as any other model. "It's OK. I don't mind. It just surprised me, that's all," she tried covering her reaction. She then turned so she was facing away from him. "Fix them so they look good," she requested, even though it was embarrassing to have him touch her like that.

"You sure? You're OK with it?" he questioned and she nodded. His fingers again went into her shorts. She faced the wall so he wouldn't see her blushing. His fingers went into her panties, pulling on them slightly, then slid down almost to her pussy as he smoothed them, running his fingers to her hips. He then reached into the top of her shorts, again grasping the waistband of her panties, and smoothing it down before pulling his fingers out and ran his hands over her ass cheeks, smoothing her shorts down. "Perfect," he muttered as he pulled his hands away from her.

She turned back around trying to act as if nothing had happened, even though he had just touched her ass – the first time her ass had been touched except for a doctor and her mother. Again he reached out and up the legs of her shorts, once more grasping her panties, but this time from the front. He started at her hips, his finger just under her panties, and then slid his fingers until he touched the side of her pussy, then pulled his hands out.

He reached for the top of her shorts and his hand slid down to her panties. Again his finger slid just under her waistband from one side to the other, smoothing it. The last thing he did was to pull his hand out, smooth the waistband of her shorts, then run his palm down her belly again smoothing her shorts. Annie just stood there letting him put his fingers inside her shorts and even under her panties. "Much better," he commented as he stepped back to his camera.

It took a few shots before Annie relaxed again and began posing better. Milo finished up after a couple dozen more pictures, transferred them to his computer, then showed them to Annie. She was impressed at how good she looked. He then pointed out the beginning pictures and showed her why he straightened out her panties. In the beginning ones she could see the slight bump of her panties' waistband. From the back it was even more obvious, although most probably would not have noticed. The ending pictures were actually better and she understood why he had fixed her panties, even though it had embarrassed her.