The beach was perfect. It was still early enough that there weren't too many people there other than the surfers that were enjoying the waves as the tide came in, so we got to set up our little pavilion to change in right where we wanted it. Tia was like the mother hen, making sure we all put our sunscreen on and sitting in the lounge chair and overseeing everything while Paulina and I changed into the first of our suits.

Izzy had us just pretend we were at the beach for anything but a photoshoot, so we were playing in the surf, making amateurish sandcastles, and just laughing. It was fun, but I couldn't keep my eyes off my new girlfriend.

She had taken her tee shirt off, and it was the first time I'd seen her in anything so skimpy as she rocked a red bikini of her own that looked amazing on her pale skin. It seemed like every time I had any interaction with her at all, be it talking or listening or looking, I was finding something else about her that made her even more attractive. It wasn't like she was big up top like me, but more of a small B cup maybe, but it suited her perfectly with her dainty body. She was perfectly proportioned, and I loved it.

I also loved the way she looked at me. She was being very professional, but I could tell that when she was focusing that camera on me, that she was drinking me in, and it made me feel so desired. You know how they keep saying make love to the camera? I couldn't help but do that. Every move, every glance, was all for Izzy.

Yes, she made Paulina look great too. In fact, one of the best parts of the day was when she made her strut down the beach in her black and yellow bumblebee bikini, and Izzy made sure to capture the expressions of two girls who walked past Paulina and blatantly turned to stare at her ass. We even gave her a pair of waivers so we could put them in the online catalog and gave Paulina the chance to get their numbers.

Guess who was a stuttering mess when she came back because she was going out to dinner with the two of them tomorrow night? Yeah, Paulina was done for the day after that because she couldn't stop blushing and was tripping over every particle of sand on the beach.

As for me, I could have spent all day there with Izzy, just taking pictures and having fun. It didn't matter if I was on my knees in the surf as I played or laying on my back as the water swirled around me and Izzy straddled me while shooting the shot, it was our time. We were in our own little world, and I didn't even realize that when we were done, we had attracted a little crowd that was watching us.

They didn't even know who we were, but they were happy to be a part of it. Tia looked on proudly as we all mingled, and she even mentioned that if they wanted photos with us and signed waivers, we'd put them online in a new fan section of the web site. We ended up with a lot of fan photos, and Tia ran out of business cards that she handed out. I had a feeling that she'd probably got some very good press out of that, and maybe people would buy more suits.

"Come on girls, dinner is on me after all that! That was the best shoot I've seen in ages and we're coming back to the beach for more of them!" Tia cried out happily as we headed back to the car once we'd packed everything up. I think she was more than happy to have upgraded from Jeremy to Izzy. 

I texted Erin to tell her I'd be late, and that I'd have a guest, and then we all ended up at a waterfront seafood place that was perfect after the day we had. We all stuck to glasses of water, since we were a bit dehydrated from our time in the sun, and the shrimp and crab legs were out of this world. It made me feel good to see Izzy eating with such vigor, much like the tacos last night, that it made me wonder just how much she'd been eating in the past. Had he fed her enough? Did she ever get to go to the doctor or dentist for checkups? Just how bad a father was Jeremy?

Would she be upset at me for asking? I cared so much about her already, but I don't want to come off like her mother, I just want to be a good girlfriend and look out for her. Where is the line there? Maybe I just ask and support her and take her to appointments if she wants to go without forcing her? Hell, I need to teach her to drive too!

"Hey, are you okay?" Izzy asked while leaning into my shoulder.

"Yep. Sorry. Just thinking about a few things," I replied. I guess I'd zoned out there and missed the conversation.

"Do you need sleep?" Fuck, here I am worried about her, and she's doing the same for me.

I wound my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me and buried my face in her neck, inhaling the scent of the sunscreen and salt that coated her skin. I felt her gasp in surprise as my breath fanned across her skin while I whispered. "I need you in my arms. I need more of those amazing snuggles."

Izzy whimpered as she leaned even more into me, then turned her head so she could give me a soft kiss. "Is your bed in the apartment bigger?"

"It is," I answered with a nod. "Not that we'll need much space, since I don't plan to let you go"

"You two could at least wait till you make it to bed!" Paulina giggled from across the table.

"And we will!" I assured her. "But what are you going to do tomorrow when you have a girl on each arm?"

Her smile dropped in an instant and a little panic set in. "I have no idea! They were both so pretty, I don't know what came over me! How do I date two girls?"

Tia snickered at Paulina while I reached across the table to grab her hand. "They wouldn't have said yes if they didn't both like the idea. Maybe they're dating and looking for a third, maybe you were the impetus for them realizing what they wanted, but just see how things go. It's only a first date, you're under no obligation to fall in love and propose."

"You two might as well have done that after your first date!" Tia said to me and Izzy, making us both blush. Yes, we had a great evening, but we weren't there yet! I mean, lesbians usually need at least two more dates before we make them move in! Wait. Shit. Okay, so we were ahead of schedule.

Izzy hopped up into my lap, curling into my chest and wrapping her arms around me. "I knew what I wanted!" she replied to Tia with no trace of bashfulness any more. Well damn, where did this version of Izzy come from?

"It may have been one date, but so far things have been perfect, even with the Jeremy drama," I agreed. "I think asking her to dinner was the best decision I've made in a very long time, and she makes me incredibly happy."

Tia nodded happily at us. "You both make me happy too. Seeing your chemistry today at the beach was a special thing. I have a feeling that those pictures are going to be huge hits on the site."

"They will be." Paulina waved a crab leg at us. "You two were just in the zone for a while there, and that is when the creative magic happens."

"Do you mind if I use some of the extra pictures on my Instagram page?" I asked nervously.

"Of course! If you tag us, you can put them all there. Amy and Leila do the same thing. It gets us both exposure, so I'm happy with it," Tia replied with a chuckle. She really was like the mom of the group.

Once dinner was done, Izzy and I drove slowly back to the apartment. It was a nice night, and not for the first time I wished I had a sunroof to open up and let the night air in as we drove. But Izzy was smiling, I was smiling, our fingers were intertwined, and we were singing along to Sleeping With Sirens as the street lights passed us by. I don't understand many things, I was never going to be good at calculus or physics and things like that, but I knew that Izzy in my life was making every nerve in my body fizz as though there was some mysterious chemical reaction occurring that she was the catalyst for.

It was a little overwhelming.

The worst thing was, I couldn't tell her this. No, scratch that. I would definitely tell her that because she absolutely deserved to know. But I couldn't tell her yet. How could I tell a girl that had just entered my life that she was now an integral part of my happiness? She could be terrified! Hell, I had three years of experience on her and I was the one acting like a lovesick schoolgirl.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.