I remember starting out on this journey. How I first wanted
to shoot photos for magazines and not just any magazine, but magazines like
Maxim, GQ, Sports Illustrated, and even Playboy. I really never knew how I’d
get there, but I’m there now, and it feels incredible living out my dream.
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I caught myself daydreaming again as I was on my way to a
remote island resort, compliments of a very well to do client who was more than
pleased with our work on his ad campaign. We were just about to touchdown and
looking out the helicopter window, the place looked amazing. It would be a few
of my staff and their significant other, myself and Summer. We’d been dating
for a few months now, and it seemed right that I ask her, as much as I hated
leaving the house to Kimberly and Okoye.
We landed and all got out. I carried Summer’s and my bags
the long walk up to the main house. Everyone was in good spirits. Summer beamed
as the tropical sunlight shined down on her caramel colored skin. She wore a
short floral summer dress from H&M that came down to just about knee length
and a pair of aviator style Ray Bans. At the door a woman dressed in a white
tennis outfit greeted us. She was very cordial and hustled up the staff that
took our bags to our room.
As much as I loved living the life, I really loved working
and continuing to live my dream. So, as we got settled in, I set up my laptop
and checked in on a few things, while Summer looked around our room pointing
out all the exquisite fixtures and the unique layout of the room. She once
studied interior design and had taken a great liking to the industry only
putting it aside as her modeling career took off. She even offered to do some
remodeling for my place if I was interested. I told her I’d think about it, as
I could tell the next step might be her moving in.
I was nearly finished checking in when I heard Summer
scream. Not immediately knowing where she had gone, I rushed to the balcony to
find her staring out at an incredibly amazing view. The ocean stretched out as
far as the eye could see, below was a good look of the base level pool, and the
crashing waves against the cliff below that. I drew her closer, my right hand
grabbing her at her waist and pulling her in. She was all smiles. I began
caressing her back as we continued looking out at the endless sea and surveyed
our surroundings. We then held each other close. I coupled her lovely face
between my hands and kissed her deep. At that moment, the outside world faded
away. She slowly pulled away in a teasing fashion drawing me back into the room
holding my left hand. She said to me, “You need to take a shower”. Not
necessarily the words I hope would be coming out of her mouth at that moment,
but she had a point. I had left a photo shoot on location in Amsterdam, caught
a flight to our helicopter pickup, which brought us to paradise. All that in a
matter of twelve hours with the same clothes, no shower, no shaves.
I began looking through my Supra travel bags for my
showering gear, while trying to convince Summer to join me. She wasn’t
convinced. She wanted to take a look around and explore the resort grounds. I
walked into the bathroom pearl white granite with gold accents was absolutely
gorgeous. I undressed and walked into the massive shower and let the hot water
pour over my body, relaxing my muscles and washing away the city. The steam had
fogged up all of the glass and mirrors in the elegantly designed bathroom. I
took one of the complimentary towels to dry off and another to wipe away the
condensation in the mirror so I could shave and line up my waves. Looking at
myself in the mirror I began to daydream again, realizing I had become the man
I had dreamed I could be all those years. I remember writing and holding
project meetings at Peet’s coffee and sweating my ass off at farmer’s markets
and all the planning it took to create a good show. Now I’m finally on the big
scale living the dream I had to laugh, the shit felt good.
I finished getting dressed. As the condensation on the glass
dissipated and I moved to the bathroom door to open it, I walked into our room
to find Summer lying seductively on the bed. She looked at me like she had been waiting all her life for
me to walk through that door. She had changed and was now wearing a deep purple
lace corset and matching panties. She looked like sex and I was ready feeling
the excitement level rising up in me. We ended up not leaving our room till the
next morning where we ended up showering together washing each other down
before making it to the spacious dinning room for a breakfast feast.
The breakfast buffet was full of tropical fruits, omelets
made to order, croissants, biscuits, chesses, coffee, and even champagne. After
breakfast the staff and I set up out in the lavish garden for a little
brainstorming session to make sure we stayed on top of our creativity. We were
productive with our time there and POW! It hit me. We took a great deal of
notes and talked out a great deal of parallel options to flesh out our BIG
IDEA! As all of this was taking place Summer and the other guests were taking a
tour of the beautiful island. We all met back up for lunch and were so excited
all around for the experiences of that day.
Back in our room, Summer cuddled up next to me on the
luxurious bed, as I checked messages and looked over my written notes. One of
the messages was from our client who was responsible for us taking this trip.
He was writing this message as he was racing Lamborghini’s in El Paso, Texas.
The message read, “ Work hard, but enjoy your stay”. I took this to heart and
continued the remaining days and nights of our stay exploring the landscape of
my relationship and pushing the limits of my creativity.
...GO!!!
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