Blaine lifted the sheets of the bed and stretched his arms out. "Good morning, Kurt!" He looked next to him. Kurt wasn't there. "Kurt?"

Kurt came out of the bathroom, flicking a strand of hair into place. "Oh, hi, Blaine!" He was already dressed in a crisp white shirt and black pants.

"What's going on Kurt? You got up early?"

"Oh, yeah. I'm starting work today."

"Oh…already? How long will you be?" Blaine asked, trying to hide the disappointment in his voice.

"Um, I'm not sure. I'll call you when I'm done, okay?"

"We were gonna do fun stuff today." Blaine pouted.

"I'm sorry, hon. We can have dinner together. I'll call you when I'm done and we can figure something out."

"Alright, Kurt. Have a good day at work."

"Love you, Blaine." Kurt gently placed his hand on Blaine's shoulder and pressed a sweet kiss to his lips.

"I love you, too, Kurt," Blaine said, smiling slightly, the tingle of the kiss still growing on his lips.

"Bye!" Kurt waved before opening the door and slipping the room key into his back pocket. As soon as he stepped out of the revolving door, the limo was waiting there for him, just as promised. The chauffeur opened the back door for him and Kurt made himself comfortable on the smooth leather seats. He closed the door and the chauffeur pulled away from the curb and drove down the street. From the window of their hotel room, Blaine craned his neck, trying to see Kurt's head in the limo until it completely disappeared down the street.

The chauffer stopped in front of the building. "Jodie said to wait in the lobby for her. Have a good day, sir!"

"Merci!" Kurt said back, as he got out of the limo.

When he entered through the glass doors, there were two tall, gorgeous people waiting in the lobby. The girl had light brown hair and a thin, elegant nose. Her cloudy blue eyes were warm and welcoming. She held her lightly tanned, smooth hand out. "Hi! You must be the new model. Kurt? I'm Aarya Muliere." She pointed to the boy next to her. "This is Henri Durrett."

Kurt reached his hand out and shook hers. "Nice to meet you! I'm only gonna be here for the summer though. I'm going back to Lima in September."

"Lima, Ohio?" Henri asked. Kurt nodded. "Oh, we're from Florida. We've been here for a year. We didn't go to college right away after we graduated high school. But this is our last summer in Paris. We're going to USC at the end of August."

"Where are you going for college?" Aarya asked.

Kurt bit his lip with embarrassment. "Well, I was supposed to go to NYADA, but I didn't get in. My best friend did though. I'll reapply, but for now I just have to go to community college."

Aarya nodded understandingly. "I'm sure you'll get in on your second try."

The elevator doors opened and Jodie Ewing stepped out. "Oh, good! I assume you've all introduced yourselves already?"

Kurt nodded. "They're so friendly!"

Jody smiled. "I'm sure you'll work well together then. We're going to start working on our fall photo shoot today. Follow me." They all took the elevator up to the fourth floor. She brought them to three vanities, side by side on the wall. They each took a seat and makeup artists rushed over to them immediately. Kurt and Henri were finished quickly, but Aarya took a little longer. Finally, the makeup artist applied the finishing touch of mascara and then she stood up. The makeup artists directed them to a small room. There were three hangers in the room.

"Well, the one in the middle is a dress and I have the slimmest legs so I'm going to assume that one's mine," Kurt said. He pointed to the outfit on the left. Aarya grabbed her outfit off the hanger first and unzipped her skirt. "Wait, what are you doing!" Kurt cried.

Aarya laughed. "Kurt, when you're a model, all modesty has to get stripped away, literally. We have to change in front of each other all the time! Henri practically knows my breast measurements by heart already!"

"Well..okay," Kurt mumbled nervously. He placed his blazer on the stool in the dressing room, while Aarya was swiftly pushing her skirt down her legs, revealing her lacy red underwear. The crack of her butt was extremely visible through the thin material. "Ugh!" Kurt squeaked. He put his hand over his mouth. "Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to say that out loud!"

"What's the matter, Kurt?" Aarya asked. She looked down at her legs. "Oh." She laughed. "I usually wear solid underwear to work, but I was in such a rush today."

Henri had already taken off all his clothes and he was standing in his tight, black boxers. "Guys, just change quickly and you won't have to worry about it!"

Kurt sighed reluctantly and unzipped his pants. He pulled his ankles out from the tight material. Next he slipped his shirt over his head. He cringed as Aarya pulled her loose fitting shirt off. She glanced over to him. "Something tells me you're on the other team."

"Um, yeah, I am."

"Don't worry. It's cool. Henri over here is bi."

Kurt relaxed, knowing that he had two new friends who accepted him. Finally, he felt more comfortable changing in front of them. Kurt changed into a dark red cardigan and black jeans with lace up boots. Aayra had a pale pink sweater dress and brown loafers. Henri was wearing a dark green windbreaker and navy pants with black sneakers. They exited the room together and Jodie was outside waiting for them.

"You look fabulous!" she exclaimed. "Kurt, I don't know if they've explained it to you yet, but we like to have one accessory that every model wears in each photo shoot. So in this one, you'll each wear these plaid scarves." She handed one to each of them and they wrapped it around their necks. "We'll be doing an outdoor photo shoot."

They followed her down the elevator and out the back door of the building. There was a small wooden bench in front of a short tree. A staff member came out with a bag of fake leaves. Kurt raised his eyebrow. "That's it? We're just going to throw a bunch of fake leaves over a tree?"

"They photoshop it," Henri explained. Another staff member came out of the building with more props. There were rakes, fake pumpkins, and a big fan.

The staff member gave the rake to Kurt. "So what am I supposed to do, hang on it like a stripper pole?" Kurt joked.

Henri shrugged. "Actually, that is what you do."

"Oh," Kurt said, blushing. He didn't like the idea of being sexy around anyone else but Blaine. He nervously gripped the top of the rake , resting his foot on a pile of fake leaves. He looked out into the distance. The camera flashed.

"Work it, Kurt!" Aarya called out supportively.

After a few minutes, Kurt took a break and it was Aarya's turn. The fan blew her hair dramatically as the camera flashed. When Henri modeled, the camera focused on the top of his body, showcasing his broad shoulders and long neck. Jodie turned the fan off and smiled at them. "That was great. Now we're going to do a few photos with all three of you and some with only two of you. Let's start with the three of you on the bench." Kurt wedged in between Aarya and Henri on the short bench. Jodie frowned. "That looks very uncomfortable. How about Kurt and Henri sitting on the bench with Aarya on their laps?"

Aarya plopped her butt down on Henri's thighs, swinging her leg seductively over Kurt's knees. Kurt shifted uncomfortably. "You okay?" she asked him.

"Yeah," he lied. He was feeling so uncomfortable about being touched intimately by someone other than Blaine, especially a girl. The camera flashed and Aarya changed positions again. She laid across them sideways, with her elbow on Kurt's legs.

"How about Aarya sits on the bench and Kurt and Henri stand?" Jodie suggested. Kurt and Henri got off the bench and Aarya sat down in the middle. She pulled on the edges of their scarves, feigning a dangerous smile. "Fantastic!" Jodie cried happily. "Now Henri and Kurt." Henri and Kurt posed by the pile of leaves, positioning their arms in the air as if they were about to bury each other in leaves. "Marvelous! Spectacular!" Jodie kept remarking every time they struck a pose. Kurt sat down to give Aarya and Henri a turn. They transitioned so smoothly and quickly in between poses. Kurt tried to mentally take some notes as he watched them. Henri sat down and Jodie beckoned at Kurt.

Kurt stiffened as he got up. He knew this would probably involve more intimate poses with Aarya. "It's just for a photo shoot," Kurt whispered to himself. Aarya smiled warmly at him as he neared her. They started out simple, raking leaves together with the fan blowing at them. But gradually, Aarya started stepping closer to him. Her thigh brushed against his.

"Come on, sexier!" Jodie encouraged them. She threw some leaves in Aarya's hair. The camera flashed as Kurt gingerly plucked a leaf out of her hair. "No, Kurt! Caress the head! Stroke the hair!" Jodie shouted. Kurt smiled awkwardly at Aarya as he uncomfortably placed his hand on her shoulder and combed his other hand through her hair. She loosely wrapped her arms around his waist. The photographer snapped several photos. Aarya was moving closer to the point that Kurt could feel her breath on his ear. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and the camera flashed again. "Alright, you guys are done today!" Jodie announced.

Kurt sighed with relief. Henri and Aarya approached him as he took a sip from a bottle of water. "Hey, Kurt? We were gonna go back to our apartment now. Do you want to come?"

The exhaustion from his stressful day at work made him completely forget his already established plans with Blaine. "Sure!" As he followed them out of the building, he couldn't help but think he was forgetting something.