Put them on

"Now the only fair thing to do is make you stand up here and do exactly what Miguel just did," Luke was frozen with fear. No way he could do all that, he would be embarrassed out of his mind and Max would never let him live it down! "but since this is your first time, I will show some mercy. You don't have to strip naked and dance around but you do have to try on some of those briefs and let us offer our opinion while we construct your portfolio."

Luke let out a breath and nodded solemnly. It wasn't the ideal scenario for him but considering Marlene could make him do a lot worse he was going to take it. Luke trudged himself behind the screen where Taylor dragged the stool and the box filled with underwear after Miguel and Max moved the screen. As Luke removed his shoes he called over the screen, "No peeking!"

"Don't worry, I give you my word that none of us will go over there and look." Marlene called back, a hint of a smile in her voice.

Luke sighed and as he pulled off his shirt and shucked of his pants. Looking down at the box full of underwear, Luke selected the 'tamest' looking pair and quickly switched them out for his own. The whole time Luke was removing his tighty-whiteys and putting on a different pair of briefs he never looked away from the screen wondering if his silhouette could be seen on the other side or if someone was going to sneak over and peek despite Marlene's promise. Pulling the waistband of this new underwear over his hips, he took another breath and nervously peaked his head over the side of the screen to see if his friends kept their word. It appears that they did. Only this time it was Taylor and Sienna working the cameras while Max sat at the table with Marlene and a now fully-dressed Miguel.

Marlene noticed Luke peering out, "Well don't just sit there. Come on out. Let's have a look."

Luke swallowed and closed his eyes as he emerged from behind the screen before his crew. When he opened his eyes to face them, he was greeted with a camera flash and mix of expressions on his friends' faces. Luke had selected a cerulean pair of briefs with a white elastic band.

Miguel was ecstatic, "Beautiful! Goes so well with his pretty eyes!"

"It's a nice color I'll admit," Max commented evenly "it does have that calming effect but I wonder if it is a little too safe for him."

"I would throw it out altogether," Marlene frowned "it is wildly uninteresting and all that blue just makes me feel sad."

Sienna asked Luke to turn around and do a couple poses while she snapped some pictures. Luke couldn't help but blush the entire time. He just couldn't bring himself to smile through it the way Miguel did during his performance.

"Next pair!" Taylor called out as she finished recording this segment. Luke hurried behind the screen knowing his claim to privacy was only temporary. He looked in the box and selected a pair that was slightly more ostentatious than what he was used to. Once he switched out his undies he walked out from behind the screen wearing a red pair of briefs with patterns of flames around the hips.

Miguel was bouncing in his seat, "That is so hot! I want to touch you but afraid I would get burned!"

"That does stand out better than the last pair but I wonder if the fiery pattern would come off as childish with someone of your size and frame." Max observed.

"I thought we were advertising underwear, not Hotwheels! I hope that flame pattern means that we should burn them! Snap some pics, then take them off." Marlene disapproved.

Luke did his poses a little more comfortably this time and didn't hesitate to turn around when asked so that they could take some pics of his backside. Retreating behind the screen again, Luke yanked off his underwear and tossed them back in the box while looking for the next pair to try on. He selected something a little more flashy this time. Would he even dare to go through with it?