Skin and Bones

"Ok so what do I do?" asked Ellie.

"Just, just be yourself," Craig answered, camera in hand. They were in Ellie's room getting started on their project.

"Ok," She smiled apprehensively. Craig snapped a picture.

"Wow, that, that smile was perfect," Craig said, practically beaming. Ellie blushed and walked toward her closet.

"Do you want me to try on something else?" She pointed into her closet. There were a lot of different styles. She never wore all the girly stuff her mother bought her she mostly wore all the dark clothes. Some of her friends from her old school had always assumed she was goth so there was some of that stuff in the closet that she never wore. There was also an endless array of t-shirts, some jeans, and camouflage her father bought her.

"Wow," Craig gasped, "uh, sure go put on something Goth and I'll shoot it in black and white."

Ellie grabbed an outfit and went to change in the bathroom. She felt like she was playing dress up since she hadn't worn the outfit for a year at least. She left the door slightly cracked and Craig couldn't stop himself from looking. He leaned back in the chair he had sat in to wait slightly and saw her naked shoulder blade. All of a sudden Craig lost his balance and fell backwards.

"Are you okay Craig?" Shouted Ellie when she heard the loud thump of Craig and the chair slamming against the floor.

"I'm fine," Said Craig as he winced from hitting his head. "Don't worry, just get ready." She took a bit more time, putting on make-up to add the full Goth touch. When she came out Craig had to stand behind the bed for the sake of hiding his lower half. He thought she looked amazingly hot. She had on black lipstick and an overdone amount of black eyeliner and eye shadow but it didn't change Craig's opinion, it suited her. It made her eyes out stand out even more, he thought. She looked slightly uncomfortable and Craig wasn't sure if it was because he was staring at her or if it was because she wasn't used to such a sexy outfit. She was wearing a long tight black skirt with slits up to her calves and a black tube top. She was also wearing big platform boots with stiletto heels.

"Wow, that's wow!" Craig stammered.

"Is it too much?" Ellie asked, shuffling from foot to foot. Her stomach was hanging out slightly now and the skirt hung just right on her hips.

"Uh, uh, no, not at all, I like it," Craig repeated.

"Really? Cause you seem uncomfortable," She said sitting on her bed. Craig's hand automatically crossed in front of his groin.

"No," Craig said firmly, finally gaining control of his thoughts, "God no, I like it a lot, if anything… I like it too much," Craig explained looking slightly down with his eyes. Ellie gave him a cute quizzical look which he made her hold until he got a picture. "Um, ok, sit at your desk here," Craig said switching into professional mode. "And pretend to write in that black book over there." Ellie did as she was told and sat down. "ok, uh, look sullen, yeah, sullen," Craig directed, "and I'm gonna take a few from down here just to get a different angle." Craig finished, crouching down on the floor by her feet.

"Like this?" Ellie asked, putting on her best tortured artist face and gazing down at the open notebook.

"Yeah, you're doing great!" Craig replied snapping shots every now and then. Next Craig took a few dramatic close-ups of Ellie with a fake rose he found in her room. He had Ellie hold the rose up to her cheek. His idea was to tint the rose a bright red on a black and white shot. Then Ellie came up with an even more dramatic effect with her mascara running down one cheek while the rose was on the other. Ellie worked up her tears on cue and Craig had the amazing feeling of accomplishment and he knew without a doubt that the pictures would be great. "How do you just cry like that?" Craig asked, amazed.

"I'm a good actress," Ellie replied, resentment burning in her voice.

Paige stood in front of the mirror in Spinner's bathroom later that night. She turned profile and looked at herself. Her stomach which had always seemed just right to her all of a sudden looked huge. She sucked in and looked again. "That's my goal," She muttered to herself. Paige stood on the scale sighing at her 120 pound weight. 'I'll just lose ten pounds,' she thought, "I'm sure that will get rid of the extra fat.'

"Hey, babe, you ok in there?" Spinner shouted through the bathroom door.

"Hold on a minute Hun," Paige snapped back. Paige sighed and walked out of the bathroom. "Sorry it took so long," She said cheerfully, sitting next to Spinner on the couch.

"It's ok, I got us some snacks while you were gone," He smiled and munched on some cheese curls, he held out the bowl to her, "Want some?"

"Nah, maybe later," Paige replied. Spin shrugged and popped in the movie. Paige glanced at the bowl of cheese curls. Her stomach was growling but she knew she couldn't eat. Spinner sat back down and picked up the bowl while putting his arm around her. After a while the crunch of the cheese curls started to grind on Paige's nerves. She wanted them and it was all she could think about. Paige clicked off the tv and turned towards Spinner. Grabbing the bowl of cheese curls she whispered, "Hun, let's ditch the movie." With that Paige sucked on his ear and put the bowl on the coffee table. Spinner whimpered and pulled her back. He kissed her deeply and as their tongues intertwined Paige tasted the cheese curls. The forbidden fruit was in her mouth and she couldn't take it anymore. She stopped kissing Spinner abruptly and turned to the tv, clicking the movie back on. Spinner was confused but he didn't say anything. Paige focused on the movie and picked up the bowl of cheese curls. She began shoving them in her mouth one by one at a startling speed.

"Slow down," Spinner said, chuckling.

"Hhmmm?" Paige mumbled through cheese curls, as if she was behaving normally.

"Uh, are you ok?" Spin asked.

"What do you mean am I okay?" Paige returned between bites. Knowing he was close to trouble Spinner shook his head and said nothing more. After a while Paige put down the now empty cheese curl bowl and stood up quickly. "I'm gonna go," Paige said, kissing Spinner on the cheek and heading to the door.

"Wait, are you sure you're ok?" Spinner asked, looking concerned, and blocking her from the door.

"I'm fine," Replied Paige with an unconvincing smile.

"Ok," Spin sighed, deciding to believe her, "But you've been acting strange all night, I mean first you don't eat anything, than you blow me off." Paige scoffed and turned her back on him. "Are you still mad about what I said? Because I'm sorry… I didn't mean for it to come out that way." Spinner grabbed Paige's arm and gave her an apologetic stare.

Paige pushed past him saying, "I'm fine Spin, see you tomorrow."