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Rey first appeared in Ben’s life right after she graduated from college. Not having a prospective job by then, she replied to a stranger’s post requiring a photographer’s assistant.
They got along ok, until one night she asked to sleep at his studio - not having anywhere else to go after her ex dumped her. Finding the request weird but feeling bad for her, he offered Rey his spare bedroom. And then, they became roommates.
That was two years ago. Now, she was not his assistant anymore, but they still lived together and got along more than ok. Ben was her best friend. Rey was his secret crush. And that was about it. Until one Sunday afternoon.
Ben hadn’t been dating since he met Rey - not because he expected anything to happen with them, but because how could he date anyone else when she existed in his life? If best friends were all they would ever be, Ben was fine with it.
That specific afternoon, Ben was bored coming home from lunch with his mother, and Rey was available. When he proposed to take some intimate photos of her, she said yes without thinking twice.
He was a great photographer, and she loved his work. Besides, no one would actually know it was her. Ben was that discreet. If there was one person she trusted with her life - and her nudity -, was Ben.
And Rey was perfect for the camera. Comfortable in her own nudity, Ben tried not to think too much about what was happening between them. It was just business, like so many other things she had helped him do when he started that job.
Until the day he started posting the photos and their friends started noticing.
