Part Eight
I was getting pretty confused, I had to admit. I was relieved that after the debacle at the Nag's Head, Donald seemed satisfied that he had gotten all that he wanted out of his blackmail scam. The situation with women at work who had accessed the discord site had calmed down to just the occasional low level teasing. Denise and Lexie were just having fun and appeared to have no malicious intent. I couldn't imagine them telling their mother about the discord site. So why was I going through with the art class ? Was something in me enjoying it ? These thoughts were going through my mind as I did something I hadn't done for ages, visited the gym to try to get a bit more tone in my body !
There were still complications of course, particularly the flirtatious nature of Alison at the first art class. I could still feel that hand on my buttock. She was a not unattractive older woman but I wasn't up for a dalliance with a next door neighbour. I knew her husband was away for weeks at a time with his job on an offshore oil rig but there were the girls to consider too. Which all led me to make my way to the next class straight from work, not risking the offer of sharing a lift from Alison. It was only when I was getting undressed behind the screen that I cursed to realize that once again I had no robe with me.
I had arrived before the women and was greeted by Skye, who had set up a blown up poster of Michelangelo's David behind the platform. "I hope you are not intimidated by the comparison Rob" she said, somewhat tactlessly I thought. "I wanted the ladies to have an idea of the historic and artistic context in which our classes are taking place."
I could hear the murmur of conversation as the class began arriving and some excited laughter at the poster but I was surprised, when I steeled myself to walk out naked in front of them once again, to see Lexie sitting alongside Alison with a big grin on her face. She bounded over to me and took my arm. "Hiya Rob, I made it" she said proudly. "I'm sorry Rob" Alison apologized. "She grabbed my keys and ran and sat in the car and refused to get out !"
Skye did not seem to be bothered. "Pleased to see you Lexie, it's wonderful to see a young person so enthusiastic about art" she greeted her. I walked over to the platform and climbed up, glancing at the pose I was required to assume. "Now as you can see ladies, Rob's musculature is not quite as well defined as Michelangelo's model. Though he is more well endowed in other respects !" That provoked much laughter. "But I want you all to draw what you see, draw what is there. If you'll get comfortable in the pose Rob, we'll begin."
I looked over my shoulder at the poster Skye had produced of the statue of David and attempted to reproduce the pose. Legs slightly apart, left knee slightly bent, left arm bent up towards the shoulder and grasping something or other. Was it a stone to launch at Goliath ? Anyway, Skye seemed happy. "Don't forget to take your photos ladies for reference in case you want to work at home later."
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lexie eagerly taking up her phone but Alison quickly slapped her hand down. "No Lexie, You can look at the photo on my phone if you are really so keen on drawing, which I somehow doubt." "Oh, mu-um" Lexie complained with a pout.
Unlike last week when my pose was reclining, I found it more tiring holding this standing pose for 45 minutes, especially with my left arm in such an unusual position. So it was a relief when Skye called for a coffee break but that produced its' own problem. "I came straight from work and don't have any robe again" I told Skye. "Oh, well that's not a problem is it ? The ladies enjoyed mingling with you last week !"
Before I could think of any counter argument, I found Alison taking my arm and leading me towards the small kitchen area. I glanced over my shoulder to see Lexie pointing her phone at my naked ass and her mother leading me by the arm !
Alison and Lexie seemed to have taken proprietorial charge of me at the coffee break, never straying far from my side and occasionally resting their hands on my naked skin. Most of the other women came to chat too. I noticed eyes focusing on my groin but in a strange way it was starting to become entirely natural to be naked and surrounded by a dozen clothed women. I did not know at that stage that plans were afoot to push my boundaries further beyond this comfort level.
We returned for a further 45 minute session and I managed to keep the pose without any undue level of discomfort this time, though it remained a relief when Skye called the session to a close and I could relax my muscles. "Now ladies" she called. "Next week, do you want to carry on with the David pose or would you wish to try something else ? I did promise that I was not going to be dictatorial about things and wondered what the consensus was ?"
"We all have our photos of this pose for reference during the week" one of the dog walking ladies I had seen around opined. "It seems a shame not to take advantage of a variety of poses since we have Rob available." There were murmurs of agreement. One of the more mature ladies, who I had learned was chair of the local historical society, brought up a photo on her laptop. "I think we ought to keep to a classical theme" she began. "I have always been rather taken by this statue of Priapus at Pompeii."
https://www.123rf.com/photo_143986987_a ... mpeii.html
The two women on either side of her looked over at the laptop and immediately agreed. "Oh absolutely, that would be wonderful. What do you think Skye ?" Skye wandered over to confirm what she thought the statue would depict. "It's certainly in keeping with the theme and a very interesting variant. We could discuss the different and in many ways more enlightened attitude of the ancient world towards male fertility. But do you think you could manage that Rob ?"
"Of course he could" snorted the historian who had made the suggestion. "Virile young man like him." The other women had now crowded around the screen and there were no naysayers. Alison had a broad smile and Lexie was beside herself. Skye brought the laptop over to me. The statue was not that dissimilar to David but the obvious difference was that Priapus was sporting a prodigious semi erection ! Skye whispered in my ear. "Think you could keep it up for a full session ?"