Ashley’s Awakening Part 1 of 5 (Downtown with No Money)

“Hey, Ashley said to the taxi driver she had just waved down.

Hi, where are you headed to? The man asked with a slight accent.

“Oakdale” The young brunette replied, as she set her shopping bags down and closed the door to the cab.

“That’s going to run you about 17 bucks” The man replied.

Ashley fumbled through her purse looking for some money. She quickly realized that she had spent all her money at the mall, leaving none left for the ride home.

“I spent all my money Sir; if you take me home, I promise I’ll pay you when I get there” Ashley said.

“If I had a dollar for every time someone has said that to me, I’d be rich. It doesn’t work like that honey” He replied.

“Please, I promise I’ll pay you” She pleaded.

“Sorry Honey, you can’t trust anyone nowadays” he said.

With that Ashley opened the door and swung her smooth legs out of the cab. The cool wind tickled her inner thighs as it sailed up her summer dress which came down just above her knees. She closed the door to the cab and walked down the sidewalk thinking of how she’d get home. Deciding it’s best to just call someone to pick her up, she reached for her cellphone. While trying to turn it on, she realized she forgot to charge it before leaving. She came across a payphone, she rummaged through her purse to look for some spare change. She didn’t find any and was kicking herself for not remembering to save money for a cab. Thinking of that, she suddenly remembered that she had left her shopping items in the cab. She quickly looked up and down the street but saw no cab. Ashley knew it was long gone and that she’d never find it now.

Not only am I stranded downtown, but the 200 dollars I spent on clothes is wasted, she thought to herself.

Ashley got herself together and decided to ask someone for some spare change. But just the thought of asking for spare change was so degrading to Ashley. Her family was pretty wealthy; she never thought she would have to resort to this.

She began walking through a nearby park. Her high heels clicked against the rough pavement of the park path as she walked. Ashley was an attractive young female. She was already coming along nicely. Her hips had begun to fill out, giving her nice, sensual curves which were brought out well by her tight, flower-plated summer dress. The dress was low-cut, which furthered the emergence of her blossoming B-cup bust. But her legs were probably her best feature. From beneath the dress, extended two long, creamy legs capped off by a tender butt which swung as she walked. Her 5’7” figure made them easy to notice. Her tan skin glowed in the late-afternoon sun as she searched for someone to ask.

Ashley walked through the park, looking for someone that looked nice, perhaps an old lady or something. As time progressed, she became impatient and decided to just ask someone. She saw two middle-aged men sitting on a bench and approached them.

“Hi, I spent all my money shopping and don’t have any left for a cab, do you think I could borrow some change to make a phone call?” She asked.

“Well sure” One of the men said and looked through his wallet.

“What’s your name?” The other man asked.

“Ashley, what yours?”

“I’m Scott and this is Richard” Scott said, introducing his friend.

“Well, I’m sorry, I don’t have any change and my smallest bill is a hundred” Richard said.

“I only carry credit cards sweetie, sorry” Scott said.

“That’s ok, thanks anyways” Ashley asked.

“Hey wait, we could give you a lift” Richard said as she started walking away. “Where do you live?”

“I live in Oakdale” She replied.

“We could give her a lift, right Scott?” Said Richard as he nudged Scott.

“We sure could” Scott said with a smirk.

“Follow us, we’ll take you to the van” Richard said.

Scott and Richard seemed like nice enough guys, so Ashley followed them through the park and into the parking lot where they stopped at a blue van. Richard hopped in the driver’s seat and told Ashley she could sit up front. Ashley got in, crossed her luscious legs, and buckled up. Scott got in back and they took off. As they rode, Ashley told the two men her story. The men sympathized and made small talk as they drove on.

“So what college are you going to?” Richard asked.

“I’m not in college, I’m in high school” Ashley replied.

“Are you kidding me? Wow, you could pass for 20 or 22” He replied.

“You think so?” Ashley asked with a smile.

“Of course, you definitely could” He added.

“Have you ever thought about modelling?” asked Scott.

“Sure, I would love to, but my parents would never allow it” Ashley replied.

“That’s too bad because Scott and I are photographers looking for a test model to help us with our new photography set-up. The pay would be good, enough to make up for what you lost today,” said Richard.

“I don’t know. If my parents ever found out, I would be in so much trouble,” said Ashley.

“The pictures aren’t going to be used or sold to anyone. They are just to test out the lighting and camera set-ups. Make sure everything is properly balanced and just give us practice in the new space. I promise, only the three of us will ever see them,” said Scott.

“We could give you copies of the pictures if you’d like, just for fun, if you like them of course,” Richard added.

“Well, if you promise it’ll just be between us; sure, I’ll do it. I’d like to earn that money back, so I don’t get in trouble” said Ashley, a little nervous but excited too.

Richard and Scott exchanged glances through his rear-view mirror. A few minutes later Ashley noticed the van going off at an unfamiliar exit. A few minutes later, they arrived at the studio which Richard and Scott shared.

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“Come on in” Scott said as they got out.

Ashley again nodded and followed them inside their place. Ashley was amazed at what a nice studio building they had. It was a refurbished factory building with high ceilings and various pictures of models all over the walls. Some of the photos were risqué, with women in little to no clothing but Ashley figured that was to be expected. She’d seen fashion and advertisements like that before, they just usually had something covering up more.

“You guys must be pretty rich” She said.

“We are pretty good with our money” Scott said with a laugh.

Richard offered her lemonade while she sat on the couch and waited to be told what to do. Richard and Scott went and turned on the lighting rigs. Ashley looked around, admiring everything around her, while she sipped her lemonade. She saw racks of dresses, bathing suits, lingerie, and other outfits, arranged by size.

“How’s the lemonade?” Richard asked.

“It’s good, thank you” She replied.

“Are you ready to get started?” Richard asked.

“Sure, what would you like me to do?” Ashley asked.

“Well, right now, what don’t we just do a few basic shots with you just in what you are wearing. Just to let us all get comfortable with each other and relax, ok?” Richard said.

“Sure,” Ashley said.

Ashley got into the position pointed out to her. It was a white backdrop and soft white lighting that seemed to make her skin glow. Richard took pictures of her just standing still, rotating ninety degrees to get her from all angles. Then directing her to raise her arms up and repeat the process. Meanwhile Scott would nudge and tweak the lighting rigs to ensure clean coverage.

In the beginning Ashley was nervous and tentative. Scott and Richard kept complimenting her and encouraging her, which helped to make her more relaxed.