Author's note: This story was previously published with the same title, under the authorship of DuckanDrake. This was the name adopted by my writing partner and I for certain stories. She has decided to withdraw from that writing partnership, so DuckanDrake no longer exists. This story is largely mine, with some input and much editing from my writing partner. It is now re-published under my usual Lit name, with her agreement. I thank her for that. I have taken the opportunity to re-edit it a wee bit.
The story is total fantasy, a might-have-been that never was and never will be.
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The woman's living room was furnished and decorated austerely. Simple but expensive furniture, a few well-placed prints and paintings. None of it at first glance to his taste, but he appreciated the care that lay behind it. And knew, as was no doubt intended, that money had been spent. Not a rich woman maybe, but one who wanted her visitors to know that her lifespace was important to her.
He turned and looked into his partner's eyes. She was more nervous than he. She had been with this woman before, been with her sexually, for some time, years before. Had again been with her not long ago, and had allowed the woman to abuse her once more, to make this encounter possible. He kissed her mouth and drew her to him, hands slipping over her silk dress, feeling the familiar beauty beneath it. Felt her shiver in excitement and fear as their meeting lips spoke their mutual love.
- Darling, it will be good. I know you still need her; that is clear. But this time it will be different. This time we will be in control.
She shuddered and shrank into him:
- Yes darling. I'm more excited than scared. But still scared. You know how much power she had over me. Has yet. And ... I know this is a bit unfair, specially since you have seen me with Aaron ... but I'm unsettled at the thought of watching you fuck her.
She was still clinging to him when the woman emerged from her kitchen with a tray of drinks. Glanced at them, a hard appraising look.
- I see she still needs me? I knew that of course, the last time we met. I know what she needs from me. But you Michael, I don't know what you need exactly. Except that the two of you wanted a threesome, and she knew that I'd be up for an adventure. So what do YOU want Michael? I do need to know that before this goes further.
He looked at the woman coolly. Miriam and he had discussed this in detail over several months. He and the woman had met for the first time over lunch, a couple of hours earlier. She was all that Miriam had said she would be: attractive, controlled, an aura of command about her. But he hadn't been deceived for long. The conversation had danced and pirouetted between them at first, Miriam remaining silent as she watched how her partner and her ex-lover reacted together.
He'd soon directed the discussion to sex, asking the woman what she liked from a man, what she might want - or be prepared to take - from him. She had accepted the shift in direction but had been momentarily surprised at his boldness. Perhaps in her culture things weren't done this way, but she was an accomplished player. She had regained her composure immediately, but not before he had seen her surprise. She had prevaricated about what got her off, looking everywhere but in his eyes, gazing all round the busy city restaurant. He had leaned over the table and touched her chin, so she raised her eyes to him.
- I will excite you till you get off today as you never have before. I know exactly how to do that. That's all you need to understand.
When her eyes fell from his, he knew. So now in her home, two hours later, she was still trying to re-assert herself with him? As she bent to put the drinks tray on the table he moved behind her and placed his hands on her hips:
- You need to know nothing about what I want now. You will discover soon enough.
He released her. She stood and turned, glaring in his eyes.
- I'm beginning to wish I hadn't agreed to this Michael. I don't like your style and your, your ... presumption.
He pulled the woman to him and kissed her mouth. It was the first time they'd touched, introductory handshake in the restaurant apart. He was facing his partner as he did it and saw her flinch. She'd never seen him kiss another sexually.
This woman was good. Her body melted into his as soon as he grabbed her for the kiss and he knew her need, despite her proud words. He was very excited, knowing that presently he'd have her, to play with and use as he wished. And he knew his lover would enjoy watching, and participating.
She deepened the kiss, turning him so she could watch Miriam for her reaction. As the woman allowed her need to become palpable to them both, he pushed her away, gently but firmly:
- I thought we were getting a drink?
He moved from the woman and drew his partner to him, held her lovingly in a long embrace:
- Do you know darling, I think she'll be fine. I'm just sorry about the price you must pay for this. But you know I love you.
When he turned the woman was looking at his partner, a playful smile on her face:
- Oh, so you've told him about me, then?
Miriam raised her head proudly and returned the woman's gaze:
- Yes, of course. And despite it, he chose you, god help him. I suspect - she smiled at her lover - he sees you as a challenge. Now, how about that glass of wine? I think I need it.
He stood back, irrelevant to this new shift between the two. The woman approached Miriam with the wine and held it to her:
- My pleasure, and yes, you're right, you'll need it.
He had never seen that look in his lover's eyes before, as the woman held her gaze and Miriam downed the glass in one. Never seen her do that either, she wasn't a drinker, normally sipped her drink slowly, on the odd occasion she had one. Then the woman grabbed her and kissed her.
He moved to the table and took his whisky, glad to have something to divert himself with. He had known this day would be strange and exciting, but he hadn't been prepared for the power the woman still exerted over his lover. He turned to watch them, a new detachment as he saw Miriam sexually with someone else for only the second time, the first with a female.
The woman took Miriam by the hand and led her to the couch. Sat beside her and poured another full glass of wine. Then raised her own glass and looked at him, patted the cushion beside her:
- Come join the company. Let's drink to our adventure?
He smiled at the woman and sat beside her, nursing his whisky. Noticed her hand was possessively on his partner's knee. Raised his cut crystal tumbler to her:
- Where I come from it's normal to clink glasses with someone you are going to have sex with.
Miriam and the woman raised their hands and three glasses clinked: Slainthe, he said. And sipped his whisky, watching and feeling the interplay between the two women, fascinated.
Then he turned to the woman:
-Put your glass down now.
She looked in his eyes and slowly placed her glass on the table. He pulled her face to his roughly and kissed her. Her mouth opened immediately. Her hand had been in his partner's groin but as he kissed her it rose and went round his neck. As the woman's tongue entered his mouth he could smell Miriam's cunt from her hand. He liked kissing this woman. He knew something about her and was excited that she had challenged him but still needed him. He felt his partner's eyes on them both as the kiss deepened and his hand went to the woman's breasts. The nipples were hard through the flimsy top. He pinched them and then pulled back from her.
- I think my glass needs topping up.
She looked in his eye defiantly:
- The bottle's in the kitchen.
He returned her look and gazed an intrigued smile:
- Is that so? I need to get my own then?
He was beginning to enjoy himself. He glanced at his partner and knew she wasn't enjoying herself at all. Well, not yet. And as to the woman? He was lusting for her now, even more than he had in his fantasies when they were planning this, but he didn't really care about her. As long as he and Miriam got what they were looking for.
When he returned from the kitchen with whisky bottle and a jug of water, the two women were talking in near-whispers. He replenished his drink and walked to the far wall, looking intently at the prints and paintings. He didn't know the art, this was far from home and he wasn't any expert. But he knew quality when he saw it. He studied a delicate pastel landscape, and began to think that maybe he might share something with this strange imperious woman.
He moved round the room studying the art. Awareness of the fineness of her taste grew on him. Then familiar moans over his shoulder turned his head. The woman was kneeling between Miriam's thighs, eating her cunt. The sight, and his partner's sexsounds, electrified him. He watched transfixed as the woman rose and drew Miriam to her. Kissed her deeply, fingers in her cunt. His partner was clearly very aroused and he felt a stab of deep jealousy shoot through him.

Then the woman raised her eyes to him and nodded to the door.
He nodded back, surprised at the respect he felt for her, as he watched her lead Miriam from the room. His partner raised her eyes timidly to him and blushed.
He followed the pair.
*****
Though he was behind them he knew that the woman was dragging Miriam, fingers hooked in her cunt under her loose silk dress. He followed them into the bedroom and gasped. Miriam had been here before, she had described it for him, but still he was surprised.
There were rings fixed to the wall, at various levels. On the dressing-table lay an array of implements. The woman nodded him to a chair and he sat. She was to have her way with his lover first, that was the agreement. Then he would have the woman. Miriam had agreed to pay the price, whatever it might be, for his pleasure. And, he knew, for hers. The woman had no fucking idea what was going to hit her later.
The woman told Miriam to strip and he watched in fascination as his lover complied. He had never seen her behave like this, almost in a trance. The woman's power over her was much greater than he had been led to believe.
When she was unclothed the woman turned Miriam to face him, then moved to stand beside her, facing him also.