Chapter １３１

“Yeah, I know that,” he assured me. “What kind?”

“I'm not telling you,” I replied. “You'll simply notify whomever writes those small blind pieces or anything and so it won't be a surprise.”

“It's a surprise?”

To more than just you, I thought. “Yeah, it's a surprise,” I assured him. “A lovely surprise for excellent little paparazzi who snap photographs of me nude.”

He flushed crimson at that. “Hey, I never shot photographs of you nude,” he added.

“But you have taken images of me?”

I shook my head. The harm was done. And it didn't really matter anymore anyhow. “Well, hang around. Maybe you'll see what I'm producing.”

“Can I take photographs of it?”

I slowed down. I hadn't thought of it. An concept began to shape in my thoughts.

“Yeah...” I answered after a minute. “You can. You may snap photographs while I'm preparing it, even.”

“Do you sculpt in your underwear?”