After long hours spent hanging around the set, and at the keyboard the previous day Anna still managed to turn up with Marta at ten the next morning as Oxana was getting ready for her turn in front of the camera. Anna was curious to know why Oxana and the other girls got away without chaperones, when it had nearly brought her own career to a crashing halt when her mum had badly strained her ankle.

It turned out as two of the girls were over eighteen they didn't require chaperones, and as it was a group event with more models than staff it was considered a mute issue. As for Marta, she didn't mind as she would be paid for being there, and it was another learning opportunity to discover more about how they ran another aspect of the studio system. From the talk around the dinner table the previous evening, Marta had heard John talk of several famous photographers that Jakiv said he admired, and both the older models had recognised a few of the names. This had caused a late night flurry of activity on her part, looking up the names she had written in her ever present notebook; the likes of David Hamilton, Jacques Bourboulon, Ron Oliver, Jock Sturges, Sally Mann and others. This research also rendered several more who were not quite as famous, and also lead on to some skilled illustrators who specialised in drawing young girls as nature intended.

Marta had no difficulty finding examples of their work, and each had their own distinctive style, but the more she looked she often saw two diametrically opposing views of these photographers who worked with younger models. For the most part there was praise for the skill of capturing such wonderful ephemeral beauty, but there was also a rising stream of vitriolic articles that vilified these artists, calling their work into question.

As she researched it became obvious that this would provide a whole new aspect of study that would require more time when she wasn't as busy, for there were undoubtedly many accomplished people in this field, and there was always the remote possibility during this weekend they would find the next big name to join the luminaries she had so far learned about.

As Anna had lain in bed the previous evening, restful after indulging in her new favourite hobby, she reflected back on her day, and on how she had posed for three new people, or did that count as two and a bit. Anyway she had been thinking back to the first time she had got naked for the camera, it seemed strange to think that was less than a year ago, as it was now such a big part of her life. Despite the changes she was becoming aware of in her own body, she never felt awkward in front of the camera. Anna had noted among her peers at school, that many of them were starting to become very 'body conscious' as mother nature wrought it's changes. Girls who had previously been so care free, were now cowering against the lockers with their back to the room as they rapidly changed for gym class, as if ashamed of their newly developing bodies.

She felt it was a pity that they didn't revel in the changes and celebrate them the way her friends did who worked at the studio. Their changing bodies apart from being their route to fame and fortune, were also she knew something they should be proud of, and they should enjoy the subtle metamorphosis though each stage as it occurred.

By the time all four girls had been on set with the fourth photographer, that being their first of that day, reviews were mixed, in that he was competent, and he would be OK to work with, but on the other hand he wasn't inspiring. They didn't think it was down to the age of the younger models, as he had coped well with that little surprise, but they thought it was just down to his lack of experience.

While Anna had been on set Marta had spoken to Valya regarding the chaperone issue, and had then made a quick call to the studio speaking with Galina to confirm it would be possible to make a visit and be back in time for Anna's next appearance. With all her plans in place Marta washed down a pain pill and called up a cab for a ride to the studio for her fourth waxing. As Valya had told her, it did get easier, but it still stung even with the pain meds and the analgesic gel Galina used. She had thought it would be necessary to postpone her treatment until Monday evening, which would have shifted her other plans for the week, but now a tryst with Karl on Tuesday or Wednesday seemed on the cards.

To take her mind off it in the cab, Marta thought about the upcoming TTMF session that afternoon and decided to pop in and see Alina about an idea as she would be in the same building. Marta visited the IT department curious to find out the current level of activity on the members forum, and despite the fact it was the wee small hours of the night in their main US market Alina told her there were a lot of people taking part regardless of the time.

As Anna wasn't due back on set until three o'clock, and Oxana was needed next between two and three, she talked about Anna logging-on to the TTMF earlier and seeding the flavour of the discussion to their own purposes. She asked if Alina would talk to her sister to outline the plan as she would be busy for the next hour or so, then Alina could use one of her alter egos to mention on the members forum that the TTMF was now running.

Alina got to work and once a dialogue had started up and enough people were taking part she coached Anna over the phone as to what names Marta wanted her to drop into the conversation, as it was in a way related to this weekend's topic of finding new photographers for the studio. It seemed that their members knew of the various famous photographers mentioned, and came up with some new names that Marta had not yet encountered, which Alina noted down as the text scrolled up the screen, although she could easily check back through the log if she missed any of their references.

One series of artistic drawings was also of particular interest, many of their members admired it, collecting examples of the set when they were able to find good resolution copies from various newsgroups or other sources on the internet. The common belief was they must have been posed from real life rather than drawn by copying photographs as no original photos of the girls in the drawings had been seen by any of the avid collectors.

Marta got through her appointment with gritted teeth, though with the finer newly grown hairs it was becoming less of an ordeal with each subsequent visit, but that wouldn't prevent her from reminding Karl to kiss it better. He didn't really need reminding as he was always keen to please, and she was always ready to show her appreciation in return, which still left the unresolved subject of her virginity now he knew she was on the pill.

Karl was patient, and such a good match for her as they had so many shared, or complimentary interests, and she had already in her own mind decided he would be the one, what she couldn't resolve was if she was ready to take that step, and if so when?

Some of the first time stories she had heard were hardly romantic, knee trembler's in a shop doorway, or hazy regretful half forgotten drunken episodes followed by an anxious wait for the arrival of a girl's next period. Even if the apocryphal stories she had seen in foreign magazines were true, loosing her virginity in the back of her boyfriends car or on prom night were not open to her, although neither option appealed as they were so tacky. When it did happen she wanted it to be somewhere nice, and she wanted to look back on the experience as something wonderful, so she was prepared to wait until she was ready and the right opportunity gave her the courage to make that decision.

Marta had sat down in a quiet corner at the back of the canteen with a cup of fruit tea as she mulled over her thoughts, grateful for a few moments on her own to reflect on her current concerns. Smiling to herself she thought there was little she could do for now but wait to see what the future would bring, and instead to concentrate on today's issues that needed her attention. She would visit Alina first to see what had been happening over the past hour, then she would get back across town to the temporary studio before Anna was next due back on set.

Scrolling through the chat that had taken place on the TTMF Marta was able to gather a range of views about the work of the well known names that had been thrown into the ring, and it would give her material for later research, and hopefully give clues as to what styles of work were best liked. Unlike her earlier searches on the internet, the only variation of opinion was the volume of praise heaped on each of the names brought up in the discussion, not even one negative comment was to be found.

The debate became quite lively with suggestions of which models could do sets in homage to the style of the photographers they were talking about, and the possibilities of the type of costumes they might wear. This was turning out even better than Marta had expected, and Anna was able to stoke the fire, to encourage the members to air their views. By the time Oxana was due to go on set Anna also stepped back as some other girls had now come on line so she could take a break and relax before it was her turn.

She was now interested to hear opinions about today's second photographer, as having been so involved in the on line chat she had missed any comments about the latest guy on trial. Anna was told that actually the current guy was a girl, and that she had proved very easy to work with, in that the two older models thought she was a strong contender.

Curious Anna peaked out to see what was happening on set, only to find Oxana heading for the changing area to swap costumes, and there was John talking with a tall slim blonde with a curvy figure. For some reason she felt a twinge of jealousy as she watched the animated conversation going on between John and this girl who could easily be a model in her own right. As soon as Oxana reappeared in her last skimpy outfit it was all businesses with a lively dialogue as to the poses, and arrangement and use of props. Anna could now see for herself that the magic was happening, and the resulting shots would show it.

Marta had remained with the computer to follow the stream of comments, it had amazed her how quickly word had spread, and the number of Platinum members that had shown up in short order to take part. When news of the mostly free-form nature of the scheduling for this weekend had become known it had caused a flurry of excitement on the members forum, which in turn created interest on the girls private chat zone as they were keen to know both how active the TTMF would be, and about the selection of new photographers.

Marta and Alina spoke on the phone several times as the day progressed, and from the stats it could be seen that a good number of Gold-plus members were following the current discussions and some had reported back to the members forum which had lead to an above normal rise in upgrades of members moving to Gold-plus status over the weekend. Although the TTMF would generally go back to it's regimented and scheduled format the models among themselves decided it was a good thing to shake it up occasionally with some type of special event to add some spice to the mix, so in the future would look out for reasons to run a different programme.

Valya quickly checked over Anna's make-up while Oxana reported on how well she had got on with the latest entrant in the job lottery. After three consecutive favourable reports Anna tried to put aside any personal misgivings, and give this woman her cooperation to see if she lived up to the hype of the other girls. It wouldn't be fair to step on set with a bad attitude, so she would show her usual professional demeanour, and be open minded.

Checking herself out in the mirror Anna felt ready and confident as she went out into the studio space to meet the latest applicant.

"Hi, I'm Maria, what's your name?"

"Hello, I'm Anna."

"John didn't tell me your name, he just told me one of his favourite models would be the last on set today, how long have you two worked together?"

"Since June last year, we have lots of fun on set and he makes me laugh."

Within a very short time Anna learned a lot about Maria, and in turn spoke of her own ambitions in music or theatre, hardly realising she had actually told Maria her real name. As the set progressed Anna said how she liked to tease John or wind him up when they worked together which caused a lot of laughter on set.

Maria was enjoying this stint in the studio, working with top of the line equipment, and a bunch of models who were totally at ease in this setting, even the younger models were fine with the type of shots she had been asked to produce, so it was clear they had done this before. Her limited experience with interviews since leaving college had left her very wary of the process, as more than once it had been made plain her chance of getting the job meant sleeping with one or more people, and even that was no guarantee.

She knew she was good, even if lacking experience in a commercial setting, but she was not yet desperate enough to get a job by lying on her back, she wanted to succeed on her own merits despite the obstacles that has been placed in her path. Less than ten percent of the students taking the photographic course had been girls, but although she had got the second highest pass from her college, she had still been unable to find a job yet.

Few of the fashion related jobs she had applied for had even bothered to reply, and this job add she had answered were most insistent on the skill sets they were looking for, so she had been surprised to reach the final stage of the process without being hit on. Nobody had asked for backhanders, or tried to get in her panties, that meant for once this could be a level playing field relying on ability alone. Through talking with John and the three previous models she had guessed that none of them were strangers to glamour or nude photography, and that John had probably worked with all of them at one time or another, though it seemed they each had a favourite photographer that they preferred.

The company running these selection interviews were playing their cards close to their chest, for she still had no idea who she could be working for if she were to be successful in getting a job with them. The mystery deepened when she found out the last girl was only fourteen, and the current girl Anna couldn't be more than ten or eleven, which was more the territory of arty types like Sally Mann, and it would be doubtful she would be looking to find an assistant in this way.

It stood to reason that this test shoot must relate to the type of work that the real job would entail, therefore that meant naked and semi-naked shots of teen and pre-teen girls, a sort of junior version of Playboy! This was idle speculation, what she needed to do was give Anna her full attention and produce the goods.

Anna felt for a moment Maria had lost her focus, but it was only fleeting, now she was asking Anna about her drama class, and if she could do any dance or gymnastic moves so Anna did a wobbly handstand causing her skirt to invert and showing off the wet patch that had been slowly growing throughout the day on the gusset of her panties. Going for broke Maria saw the vertical stain, and asked for a repeat of the manoeuvre, this time catching a series of shots as she zoomed in on the junction of the young girls legs. In an all or nothing bid Maria was going to take this last model to the limit of the brief to prove it was possible to show girls this young in a sensual light.

When Anna came out in her second costume John watched the interaction between Anna and Maria, pleased to see his young protege getting on so well with the photographer who had so far shown the most promise as a new addition to the studio. Everything he had seen up to now convinced him this girl would be a good choice, technically, and artistically the shots he had seen on the monitor were first class, and she related well to the models.

Maria hesitated as she sort the words to explain what she wanted but young Anna came back straight away asking if she wanted a camel toe shot, confirming in her mind Anna was anything but a novice when it came to images of an erotic nature, which convinced her to push the envelope further. Soon the tube top was dispensed with, and Anna was bent over slowly pulling the shorts over her taut rear end, then moving them inexorably down her thighs to provide an image of tight pussy surmounted with a little star.

The lights glistened off the hint of moisture that could be seen in the tight cleft of her pussy as Maria zoomed in to the max to fill the frame, taking a series of shots as the lens brought the subject closer. She had expected the two older models to be prepared for shots of this type, and had been a little more reticent to push the third girl until she felt there was no tension about the full on nudity, but now she was firmly of the opinion that this was within what all four girls had done in the past. The reassuring aspect to this set was her model was still in good spirits, laughing and chatting away as they worked together, still in her comfort zone, and happy to oblige.

Anna once again went to change skipping naked over to the curtained changing area, seeing the delightful movement Maria caught a few more shots even as Anna disappeared through the drapes. The tiny white bikini soon turned into a one piece suit as the top was artfully removed and Maria focused on the emerging shallow cones that were breaking the almost flat plain of her chest, trying out shots from all angles as if a study in female development. The mix of long shots and tight close-ups provided a nice juxtaposition of composition which unknown to Maria was the final move that would lead to a unanimous decision.

When it came time to pull the little bows Maria just suggested Anna do various types of pose she had done in past photo shoots, which lead Anna to give a side on pose as she pulled the little scrap of fabric back and forth between her legs, removing any last doubt that Anna was the consummate professional when it came to the erotic photo shoot. That move had confirmed Anna was quite comfortable putting on a display that might be the norm with models many years her senior, and the practised ease made Maria wonder how much practice that had involved.

Now Anna was once again totally naked Maria had her clamber over the furniture to provide some revealing shots that would not be out of place in a top shelf magazine, other than of course the age of the model involved. Maria was feeling she had this job pegged, as if the confidence she felt, and the confidence of the model she was working with was providing some kind of positive feedback loop that improved with each click of the shutter.

As Anna tumbled off the arm of the big overstuffed sofa she fell onto the rug laughing and gasped to catch her breath, but still managed to follow Maria's directions. She was having fun doing this set, and if she didn't have John she could imagine it would be easy working with Maria, and would be sure to give her a good write-up after the set.

Maria was glad to see the obvious joy this young girl got out of modelling, and she knew this would show up in the shots she had taken, so now she wanted to make use of Anna's experience to her own advantage in securing this job.

"Anna you're a great model, so easy to work with, why don't you throw in some of your signature type poses."

She had made it sound like a throwaway line, but if this were the type of work the girl did on a regular basis there must be some stock shots that the girl often used, and Maria was not disappointed as Anna ran though some erotic contortions, even getting down on all fours to look back over her shoulder at the camera and wink. Maria more than ever wished she could afford a digital camera like the one she now held, having the ability to take shot after shot without the worry of ever changing films. It inevitably happened you needed to change film just at the wrong time, that was without thinking of the expense of all the developing, but today she had taken several hundred shots of the various girls with no thought of the cost, instead just freezing each moment in time.

As Anna went to change for the last time she looked back to see Maria tracking her with the camera, so she posed kicking one leg back as she held on to the curtain, half hidden by the drape of fabric as she looked into the camera. Maria appreciated Anna's attitude, for during life classes it had been rare to actually have models who really wanted to pose in the studio, what they wanted was to be somewhere warm, and to earn a few kopecks.

When Anna re-emerged, Maria joked about whether that was her normal nightwear and Anna said how she had recently found some long T-shirts with lovely running horse prints, and that started a new topic that Maria could see was of great interest to the youngster. It was a surprise to find out the girl had given up her chance to go riding in order to help find a couple of new photographers over the course of this weekend, though it was hard to decide which was the bigger surprise, first that the girl had her own horse, or secondly that she would give up something she held so dear in order to help out this mystery employer.

John looked on from the background hopeful he wouldn't lose his Anna to the new girl who without doubt would make the cut, for they were getting on so well it was a pity to call time as they were showing such an affinity as they were both down on the floor of the set.

Anna was prowling around the set slinking between the props just like a cat at Maria's suggestion, when she came across the discarded bikini panties, dipping her head she sniffed at them just as a cat might, then picked them up in her teeth to deposit on a nearby chair to the sound of a clicking shutter. They were both startled to suddenly hear John's voice calling a halt to proceedings.

"Sorry to break up the party ladies, but we still have one more applicant we have to fit in today, so it's back to the slave pits for you Anna."

"See how mean he is to me, if he didn't now and then take a reasonable picture of me, I would swap him for someone else."

Looking on Maria could see the affection between the two of them as Anna sat there unconcerned and naked poking her tongue out at the man.

"Well It's been a great afternoon for me, to use all this fabulous equipment, and to work with such a professional bunch of models, especially you Anna. I'm still no wiser about the mystery job, but if it meant working with the likes of the people I've met today I would consider myself very lucky."

A look passed between John and Anna, it had virtually been left in his lap as mostly each department was responsible for the final say in it's own recruiting. It was decided to have a realistic selection test for this last stage, with an input from the models as it was vital that the girls could relate well to the people they would be working with.

"Come on John, we only have one more to go and the others all liked Maria, I bet she has the best comments so far, it's a no brainer, she has to get the first spot."

John had seen one image after another come up on the monitor as this girl had clicked the shutter, and from an artistic standpoint he couldn't help but agree, though he didn't want to look like a push over, and feigned some hesitation.

"I'm going to have a word with the other girls and count votes OK."

Maria couldn't ever recall being so nervous as she watched the man walk towards the door at the back of the studio, her heart was thumping in her chest as if waiting to see if she had the winning lottery number, but still unsure what the main prize might be.

"Don't worry you'll get the job."

"That's just the problem Anna, I don't really know anything about this job, or the company, or anything, my only guess is it must involve photographing girls like I have done today, the question is what kind of studio does that type of image?"

"A very nice one where we all have fun and everyone is treated fairly, there are many others out there that are horrible, you'll be working with the good guys."

"Thanks for your vote of confidence, I never realised how hard it would be finding a job, and believe me I've tried, but tell me are you OK with being a nude model?"

"Of course, it's great fun, but I know not everyone would understand, so I can only really talk about it to other people in the business, and I have a lot of friends who are models too.

This seemed to be a surreal conversation to be having with young Anna, but the self assured schoolgirl was now talking of many friends who were also models, did that mean they took part in nude modelling as well?

"These other girls doing naked photo shoots, are they all right with it, or are they coerced?"

"It isn't like that at all, if more girls were to find out what it was like to be a model at our studio there would be a queue five wide all the way from here to the Black sea coast. It would be the same for photographers as well, but not everyone can be a model, and we only want the right photographers who will do a good job."

Maria could detect the passion and sense of pride in 'her studio', sounding like a solider speaking in defence of some elite regiment. She jumped at the sound of a door opening, John was returning, hopefully with an answer.

"Well I've spoken to the girls, and I've spoken to the man, and he's viewed some of your work from today.... Ivan's rubber stamped the deal, I'm pleased to offer you the job subject to your signing a non-disclosure agreement as one of our staff photographers."

At last her first real job, Maria was stunned and didn't know what to say.

"Quick Maria, say yes, bite his hand off before he changes his mind."

She remembered saying yes, then there was cheering coming from the door at the back, then the next thing she knew this PA called Tanya was taking her across town in a cab to meet her new boss Ivan.

From then on for Anna the rest of the day was anticlimactic, sure she did get back to chatting with the members, and hinted to them that they may have found at least one new photographer, but the final candidate of the day though good seemed a bit lacklustre by comparison after Maria.

When John had fetched their last candidate, he had to apologise that they were running a little late. In the studio they talked as John ran through the equipment, letting Vasyl try out some test shots to see the results on the main monitor, then he went over the brief of what was expected from the shoot, explaining that all the models were familiar with this type of work, and were happy to be helping out on this selection process.

The chat in the back room, other than that occurring on screen, was about the five people they had seen so far, and that Jakiv was the next best viable contender, unless the last entrant had something to prove them wrong. As the eldest model got ready to go on set she had Anna wish the members goodbye on her behalf for the time being, and that she would talk to them in about an hour.

John followed the progress of the last man as he photographed the first two models on the set, pleased with both the results, and the way he interacted with the girls, but he could sense there was a hint of tension in the guy that he couldn't pin down. When the second model left, and they had a little break while waiting for Oxana, John sat down to talk with Vasyl to find out if there were any problems. At first he was a bit reticent to answer, but then admitted to John he was really more at home with fashion or glamour shooting, and just got a bit hot and bothered at the thought of taking nudes over an extended shoot.

It was obvious to John that Vasyl was worried he might have shot himself in the foot from his honest admission, but John squashed that idea saying the selection process wasn't over yet and that he needed to make a phone call. Stepping out of the room he called the studio and made some enquiries about their sister studio that ran a series of sites that were for younger girls from six to twelve, and for the most part non-nude. Despite it's very mild content, which peaked with only the occasional show of nipple or the rare panty slip, the web sites under their banners were still incredibly popular.

Vasyl sat there feeling despondent, he shouldn't have spoken up, but he had to be true to his artistic instincts, like many of his fellow graduates he could turn his hand to most styles of photography, but fashion and glamour was where he saw his calling, and where he felt he could make his mark in the industry. He knew many guys would love to take pictures of nude models every day, he himself might enjoy the experience now and then, but strange as it may seem he couldn't see himself doing that on a day to day basis.

"Hey, don't look so glum, it's not over till the fat lady sings. I've spoken to some colleagues, and to the other two models, so just do a glamour shoot and forget the nude shots."

The dark cloud suddenly lifted, perhaps this mystery outfit did have room for a person of his talents, and he would give it his best shot to show them he could deliver. A short while later a younger model emerged from the back room, and after the introductions he set to work to prove he was the man for the job.

The girls had been surprised when John had spoken to them about the latest victim, but if the guy would be more at home with a style of work better suited to one of their affiliate studios so be it. Marta immediately saw another opportunity and phoned back to the office to check if there were any objections to her latest idea. As soon as she put down the phone, she had Anna start a new thread of discussion on the TTMF about how one of the candidates they were considering was suitable for one of their sister sites.

They hadn't ever followed this tack before on the forum, as the focus was totally on their own site brand, and the models who appeared there. It was no secret that there were a whole host of different studios with their own themes under the one umbrella network, for it was possible for members to get a discounted rate to enjoy membership of more than one site if they wanted the additional variety that would provide.

At her desk back at the studio Alina scanned across the three screens in front of her, one showed the current progress of the TTMF discussion, another showed what was on the members forum, and a third showed a meet the models screen from their sister site as she started to put names to faces. By mid morning on Monday Alina had passed her report on to Ivan, and he in turn spoke to his opposite number at the site hosting the younger and initially more timid models. He had a list of girls ranging from eight to eleven in whom his members had expressed the most interest.

After some friendly banter between the two men, his counterpart agreed to e-mail the details of the various models, as it was not uncommon for some of them to gain the self confidence to move on in their career. This was a natural progression for many of the girls, it was just that now, Ivan had an actual wish list in his hands courtesy of the members.

It was a busy week arranging to talk to each of the girls and their parents to see how they felt about moving on, or at least trying it out. The good news he was able to give them, was that they already had an indication that there would be a demand for more daring image sets of the girls in question. Another valid point was there was no reason they couldn't work concurrently on both sites in the same network.

In the studio Anna spoke with Oxana when she returned to the back room, to find her older friend had enjoyed working with this last guy, even if it had felt as if she had only gone through half of her normal routine. Being constantly on the go all weekend with modelling and with the forum was starting to take it's toll, and Anna had gulped an energy drink prior to her set, as it would be rude not to try her best in front of the camera, then it was down to business.

Anna knowing the plans afoot, and being conversant with the output of all the studios within their network modified her intended set, and posed in the style of their affiliates output. Rather than disrobe from each costume, Anna made adjustments to ensure it was possible to catch an occasional glimpse of nipple or pussy lip, as if it were merely some slight wardrobe malfunction. When it came to the little white bikini, she didn't pull the cords up tight to tie the knots, so the each of the triangles could easily shift to provide an inadvertent view of what they were meant to hide.

Vasyl was stunned by the casual way this last girl, who was the youngest so far, was the absolute epitome of sassy fashion model with an extra hint of naughty. She was a breath of fresh air, and a revelation in that it was her putting him at ease rather than the other way around. Most of his experience with models during college had placed them in two camps; girls who just didn't care, and secondly the poor girls who were desperate for the cash, and would prefer to be doing something else if they had any other choice.

Although Anna's weekend had been busy and mostly fun, she would be glad for school the next day in order to have a rest. Slipping into the last costume, she decided for the first time to wear the matching panties that came with it, even though they were almost as sheer. She decided Vasyl had a nice way about him, and he would get on well with the age range of girls at the other site, feeling quite confident she could give him a good write up.

As the shoot came to an end Vasyl wasn't sure what had occurred half way through, but he felt sure his fortunes had changed for the better. He thanked young Anna, and they continued to talk as he waited to speak with John who was in hushed discussion with somebody on his mobile phone across the room. When the call ended, it was not the handshake followed by 'We'll let you know', instead it was the address of a studio in a nearby city, with an appointment to be there on Wednesday!

After John had shown Vasyl out, they all gathered in the back room waiting for the pizzas to arrive as they sat around talking over the people that had passed through the studio during the past two days. Vasyl, the guy who had just left, would be seeing the boss of their sister studio, and it had been decided Jakiv would also be receiving a call to join Maria as the second new recruit at their own studio.

All in all Anna felt it had been a worthwhile weekend.

To be continued in Chapter 57

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I hope you enjoyed the weekend's job of finding new photographers, like they say a tough job but someone has to do it. Surely not the sort of work any of my readers would want, having to lug round all that photographic equipment. I've been proof reading the next episode, and Anna is starting to feel her hormones !!! Could it be the very first tentative steps of 'gg', and we aren't talking of horses now.