The other day I was sitting around in my office. Most of my (very limited) hobby time is spent with independents, and most times I schedule at least a week in advance, but once in a while I do dabble in the agency world.
But this time a client canceled a late Friday afternoon meeting - so why not put that time to good use?
So I gave them a call asking for someone I had wanted to meet for a while. She wasn't in that day, but they recommend someone else. I see some pictures, and she looks very cute.
Then they tell me: "You'd be her first session. We just hired her today".
And well, that did it for me. It is not very often that I get to be a girl's first session. Not to bluff, but I think I'm very well qualified for such a job.
Anyway, I head downtown, where this girl was about to check-in at a hotel. I get to the hotel, call the agency and I get her phone number so I can call her. She greets me and tells me she had just parked as well - tells me to look out for her.
I get out of my car, and sure enough, there she is. A very cute girl with what seemed a great body. We make small talk and head to the lobby. She has to check-in first. There's a bunch of people hanging around there (like a lot!) and it'd look quite odd two people checking-in together, some age difference and... no luggage!
So I decide to disappear for the restroom for a minute or two while she checks-in.
I come out and *poof* the girl is gone. I'm thinking - wow, that was fast, maybe she headed out to the room.
Call her. No answer.
Send her a text. No answer.
Now I text the agency. "She's right there. She is waiting for you in her car."
Well obviously they are a bit behind on news. I fill them in - we met, she was going to get a room, I disappeared for a minute, she's gone. Now I'm back in my car since I don't want to be you know, just standing there.
By now it's obvious the girl bailed at the last minute. Now I'm thinking - did I do anything wrong? Did I scare her? Am I too ugly?
5 minutes later, I hear from her, via text. She got last-minute cold-feet. Turns it was, in fact, her very first session. She tells me it was her first day and that she can't go through it, but that maybe we can hang out as friends. Honestly, I wasn't too sure whether to believe when they told me I'd be her first appointment, but alas, I was!
We exchange a few more texts. She apologizes profusely. I'm not really pissed, or irritated or anything. Just as a person, I'm very happy she didn't go through with something she wasn't fully comfortable with.
Maybe she was in a pinch and needed some money, I offer her to give her a little if she needs. We say goodbye and that was it.
As for the agency, they were professional throughout the whole thing, and this is not a knock on them by any means (that's why I'm not naming them). The girl is still up on their website, but I guess they'll be taking her down soon.
So kids, lesson learned, when they tell you it is a "new" girl... she could very well be!
You can't make this stuff up! I was going to post a picture of one the texts I got from her - but think that'd violate the rule about posting private communications, so I won't.