She laughed as she spoke to Lucy. “Make sure you get this one on my phone. Jim will love it.”
Lucy’s boss, Susie, asked, “Jim?”
“My six times married boyfriend,” replied Tasha as the hair team began inserting individual flowers in her hair to complete the bridal look.
Jake took countless shots; sitting, standing, leaning and Lucy snapped away shot for shot.
She changed again into a gold, oyster coloured set of underwear and as wardrobe scrambled for shoes, Tasha picked up her own. “I have some sandals that might work.”
Susie and Lucy gasped as Tasha held them aloft on her finger.
“Oh, they are lush,” cried Lucy.
Susie’s response was more direct. “They must have cost you a bloody fortune. Have you seen who they are?” she asked Lucy who looked at the designer name and gasped again.
“Are these off Jim?” Lucy’s question made Tasha feel a little uncomfortable.
She nodded as Susie spoke, “Tell him I’ll be number seven if he can keep me in those.”
Lucy laughed.
Tasha surprised them all, including herself with her reply. “Fraid not, that role is earmarked for me alone.”
Lucy stared at her. “Are you engaged, Tash?”
“No, but I really like him, Luce.”
“Bloody hell. You only went to New York for some casting thing.” Lucy was still shocked.
“Then I went to L.A. with Jim and if it hadn’t been for Dan and Pippa I don’t think I would have come back, ever.”
“Wow, he must be bloody phenomenal.” Her friend laughed once more.
Again, Jake took endless shots, as did Lucy.
She did several more shots in a black, blue and then a white set of satin underwear and it was whilst in the white set Jake asked her to pose forward facing, with her feet slightly apart.
“Tash, hook your thumbs into the waist of the pants, like belt loops or as if you’re about to take them off.”
She swallowed hard. This was how Jim removed them when she stood like this.
Jake laughed. “Don’t look so worried. You won’t actually have to take them off.”
She laughed with him and relaxed a little as she followed his instructions and judging by Lucy’s face it had the desired effect.
As she redressed and tied her hair up Lucy appeared and handed her the phone containing her photos. “I was going to stay at Ryan’s tonight. You don’t mind, do you?”
“No, of course not. In fact, if I don’t have to listen to you two at it all night all the better as my phenomenal lover is on the other side of the Atlantic.”
Lucy kissed her on the cheek with promises of being home the following night.
Tasha was ready to leave when Jake found her. They chatted for a while and agreed they should meet up for dinner. She smiled as she remembered the positive comments he’d made about the shoot, the shots and her. He’d remarked how she looked the same and yet, she was clearly different.
Jake’s words about having emailed her some of the better shots were still ringing in her ears, causing a large grin to curl her lips as she returned home. It was only about four in the afternoon and with a cup of tea in one hand she skimmed through the photos on her phone with her other hand and sent a couple of bikini shots to Lizzie. Whilst waiting for her computer to fire up, Tasha palmed her phone and realised it would be about eight in the morning for Jim so sent a quick text.
