Seth somehow found himself whistling while waiting for the subway. He had a pretty good evening and a damned good morning behind him. He was in a good mood, and he could use it right now. After leaving the Connection he had to make his way to a shoot. He had worked with this particular model before, and it hadn't been a very nice experience. Working with models had given him a fair amount of patience through the years. He had seen the drunk, the over-confident, the perfectionists, the undeserving and the mentally unstable. The one he was going to deal with this day was a fresh combination of all of these with a double dosage of mentally unstable.
Half an hour later he walked on to the little set they were going to occupy for the next few hours. He wasn't the first to show up, but there were less than 5 people so far. The producer gave Seth a glimpse of the wish list of the model in question. Seth didn't even know blue Maltesers was a thing, but it was on there. Of course she had to be fashionably late and had to throw a fit for the first 10 minutes, but after that they were finally ready to start.
Seth knew the rest of the crew and had worked with all of them before. It had been a silent understanding that they all wanted this to be over as soon as possible. He winked at the make up artist who quickly and professionally prepared the model. In about 10 minutes Seth had taken about 100 pictures without interruption. After that, the model went with the hair stylist to set up for the second part of the shoot. Seth prepared his second camera for the second part of the shoot, while the producer was helping the set designer. After a mere 15 minutes they were all ready to go again. The model had very limited fits to through in this hurried shoot, and Seth was able to get some great photo's out of all of this.
An hour and a few set changes later the day work was done. Or at least the photo shoot itself. Seth still had to develop the pictures before sending them to the producer, the next day. For all the complaints he had about the model, she had been doing an outstanding job today. He thanked her with a quick hug and told her, "See you next time." He said goodbye to the rest of the crew and went on his way home. He actually had some time left, and the weather wasn't all too bad, so he decided to skip the subway and walk home.
Back in his apartment he threw his jacket over the couch and immediately stepped into his darkroom. He thought it was best to get the developing out of the way, maybe he could even bring by the photo's to the producer. He was about 10 minutes on the way when he felt the insides of his pocket vibrate slightly. He stepped out of the darkroom and took the phone out of his pocket. He didn't recognize the number, but realized who it was after reading the message.
Hey Seth, It's Madison. I know you're probably busy right now but I was wondering if you would be able to have some time to come over and help me unpack some time tonight. I have a lot to get done and it would be a great help,
He thought about it for a moment. The producer wasn't really expecting the photo's to be done tonight. If he just worked for half an hour longer he could leave the pictures to dry overnight. He texted her back.
Sure, I'll be there in 30 minutes :-)
In the next 15 minutes he finished most of the work he had left. The second batch would have to wait for tomorrow morning. He grabbed a quick shower and afterwards changed into something easy. He took a pair of jeans and a simple T-shirt. Unpacking in a suit wouldn't be very practical, now would it... When ready he left the apartment and took the elevator a few floors down. He knocked on the door he had left Madison at a couple of hours earlier. To his surprise he door opened upon his knock, it hadn't been properly closed. He stared into a mostly empty apartment. Some boxes here and there, and in the middle of it, Madison. She was dancing while unpacking one of the boxes. Seth knocked on the doorpost as to make his presence known. "I don't know if I should start unpacking or ask you to dance?"