Bellissima

"This is Alejo," Damon says and points at man holding the camera and the men shake hands with him, "Alejo, this is Sean Wallace and Valerio Rizzo."

They start to talk about 'the vision' for the shoot while Dean gets taken to the hair and make-up station, then me and Aiden get escorted to the other end of the studio next to a table of catering where we can sit down.

Being here is reminding me of the one time I tried to model and they told me no. That wasn't great for my self-esteem, but I'm now I'm glad.

"Are you okay?" Aiden asks me when we're both sitting side to side, arm to arm, because the fucking chairs are stuck like this. I force a smile and nod, trying not to show how being next to him makes me feel.

I have a raw attraction to Aiden that has always been there. It's not even the fact that he's handsome... it's just that he's a MAN. A real man. For me, that's kind of the hottest thing ever.

I don't even know how to explain it, but even as a teenager, I would see a real m