think was capable of handling this."
"Okay...if it's coming from you then I guess I'll give him a chance." she sighed.
"You won't regret it! Luke is in the back. I'll get him for you...oh, and mind if I hold on to this for reference?" he asked as he held up the Polaroid.
"Sure." she said, even more nervous now than when she first came in.
She hadn't expected Ethan to be so nice to her and she was warming up to him. Now she was going to be introduced to his little brother. All she needed was another man who was used to seeing pretty Barbie girls all the time, looking at her ugly body. She watched Ethan walk away to the back of the studio behind some black curtains, and continued her ritual of chipping off her nail polish. She tapped her foot against the floor and waited.
Emily heard two sets of footsteps approaching from behind the curtain and clasped her hands together tightly. Ethan emerged from behind the curtains, followed by his younger and much more gorgeous brother. Luke was about 5'11 and was dressed in a style similar to his brother's black t-shirt and blue jeans. Unlike his brother, his skin was free of any tattooing but he did have piercings.
Luke had multiple piercings on each ear and she could make out two thin silver rings which went through the left side of his pink, bottom lip. His shiny, jet black hair was very thick and the curly locks gently fell over his forehead and ears. Her heart pounded in her chest as the two approached and she began to tap her feet faster.
"Luke, this is Emily." Ethan said smiling.
"Hi, how are you?" Luke asked, with a beautiful dimpled smile.
"Hello." was all that came out of her as she stared blankly at the blue eyed man in front of her.
Ethan explained to her that Luke had agreed to take on the job and that he would now leave her in his capable hands. He then left the two and returned to the back room.
"I should apologize for my brother. You probably came in expecting him to be the one working on you, huh?
"It's alright, he had very nice things to say about you and I trust his word." she replied with a smile.
"Well, I want to make sure that you don't have any doubts about letting me work on you. My brother's much more well-known than I am. Since the shop is closing soon, would you mind coming back tomorrow? I can show you my portfolio and we can talk some more...Um I'm going to need you for a few hours though, do you have any plans? If you do we can set this up for another day."
"No, tomorrow's fine. What time would you like me to come in?"
"I have a few appointments tomorrow but nothing too major. It might take up the whole day, sooo...." he paused, shuffling in his wallet for his business card. "...how about 4:30? I'll be free after that and the shop will be totally empty. Is that alright?" he asked while handing her the colorful card.
"Sure, that would be fine."
"Great! I'll see you tomorrow then, Emily." and he gave her that gorgeous smile once again.
"Okay."
He turned away and walked behind the curtains, as she took a long, deep breath. Emily hadn't realized that she wasn't breathing normally when he was next to her. She slowly got up and made her way out the door. Luke had been really nice and didn't seem fazed by the huge scar on her back. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. He was going to have her come back when no one was around and she was thankful for this. Heaven forbid that she should undress in front of the gawking Barbie girls.
Chapter Two
Emily's appointment with Luke was in a few hours. She wasn't as nervous as she had been yesterday, since he'd guaranteed her privacy. She was actually looking forward to seeing him. Now, she stood in front of her mirror topless, with her hands covering her voluptuous breasts. She didn't like looking at herself topless, or even naked for that
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