Eventually we all move to the living room to finish of the coffee and pastries Tim had brought in earlier. Ian and Andrea have dressed again, while Tim has his robe, but I remain nude, conscious of the fact that I am the only one in this state. Tim has me sit at the foot of his chair, his right hand resting casually at the base of my neck as he talks with his guests. While my lack of clothing does not bother me in itself, I am very aware that it confirms my submissive status to them.
Tim quickly reviews our weekend for Andrea, giving her the details what we have been up to since our visit to her office. I listen politely, still somewhat embarrassed by some of the details he is revealing to her, particularly the fact that her husband was witness to much of went on last night.
My curiosity is growing, however. Tim, Andrea and Ian have obviously done more than have breakfast together before this, and I wonder how this friendship came to this level of intimacy. I listen some more, growing more fascinated that Andrea seems so interested in all the details, then can stand it no longer. As Tim reaches the end of his story, I break in.
"May I ask you a question?" I ask Andrea.
"Sure," she replies, "shoot."
"Well, actually, I have a few, if that's alright." Without waiting for an answer, I begin rattling off all that is running through my mind.
"How did you and Ian meet Tim? Obviously, both you and Ian are have a history with him, just how did you all get to where you are now?"
Andrea laughs, then looks at me, a kindly smile on her face. "Well," she begins, "we all met at a club Ian and I belong to. Tim was a guest one night, and he ended up winning a massage at our home studio that Ian was auctioning off as part of a club fundraiser."
I look at Andrea expectantly. "Is Ian a massage therapist, too?"
She laughs again. "No, although he is very good for a hobbyist. No, he was raffling off my services, to put it nicely."
I need to know more. "What kind of club is this? I would love to win another massage from you!"
Andrea laughs again, and continues. "You're sweet! It's a club where people who enjoy each other's company get together for dinners and parties and vacations...part of enjoying each other's company sometimes includes physical pleasures."
The light begins to go on in my head. "It sounds like a swinger's club..." I say softly.
"I guess you can call it that," she replies slowly. "It's a group of people who enjoy each other's company, and sometimes that leads to physical pleasure. Most get-togethers are pot-luck dinners and conversation with an adult flair. Occasionally, we rent a hotel for a weekend and have a large party, with speakers and events and the like. People dress as they please and interact however they please. It's not unusual to see a nude man or woman on a leash talking to another person dressed in formal attire. Because everyone has different ideas as to what gives them pleasure, the club members do their best to give everyone the opportunity to experience their pleasure however they see fit—we're not at all judgemental, and jealousy really doesn't work well if you're a club member. Only couples can join. A certain number of guests are allowed at each club gathering, but a guest can only attend one event a year.
Tim was there as the guest of another couple. Ian won the attention of the woman Tim was a guest of, and when he saw that my talents were up for auction, he thought it would be OK to bid. Tim came over to our house the next weekend, I gave him a massage and satisfied him, and we all found we enjoyed each other's company. Even though Tim is not a member of our club—yet"--Andrea looks at him and winks—"we still see each other regularly for dinner and daytrips. When he confided to us what his plans for this weekend were, I volunteered to help you relieve some of the stress I know you were going to build up. That, and Tim loves the idea of a little girl-girl action." She looks at Tim and smiles, who returns smile back in return. "Ian wanted to be at my office to watch as well, but Tim and I thought it would be a better idea if you didn't meet him until last night—we thought it might have overwhelmed you otherwise. Tim knows my preferences, so I was happy to volunteer my services."
I still have questions, and speak up when Andrea reaches for her tea. "You said auctioned," I start, "is it like a slave auction?" My bad girl side hopes I am right--I want to know more!
"The auction...", she says after taking a sip from her cup. "The auction happens once or twice a year, and is usually done at one our hotel parties, so we have lots of bidders and room to run it. The people who set it up make quite a show of it! Normally there are some services being auctioned, like my massage, and some people offer themselves for a period of time, like the woman Tim was a guest of. The auction raises money for club functions and charities, and all of the services—and people—" she says with a grin—"are freely given up for bid. Some people volunteer to be auctioned off, as it is a turn-on to be given to another, don't you agree? Other times one club member will ask another member to go on the block, as they believe they have a particular skill or look that is desired. I've 'volunteered'—with Ian's help-- to be auctioned off several times; Ian has been asked to be an auction item twice."
"Do you mean your massage got auctioned, or you?" I ask.
Andrea looks into her teacup, forming an answer. "My first time, it was just a massage. The last two times, my sale has been more 'complete.' My preferences are a little particular. I like to be sold to men for their use, but on the other hand, I like to have women under my control. The person being auctioned has the right to set limits on who they're being auctioned to, and for what purposes; I just specified that I could not be sold to another woman." She stops and seemed to be gauging my reaction before continuing on. "Ian, on the other hand," she laughs, "forgot to specify his limits the last time he was sold. He was really sweating when a male clubmember won the bid; luckily for him, he was a gift for the winner's wife." I look at Ian, and he seems to be confirming Andrea's statement with a deep blush.
Ian finally speaks. "We would love to see Tim get auctioned off, not that will ever happen. He's too much the macho stud to allow another person to tell him what to do. That, and he's gotta be a member. We keep trying to get him to join, but he's missing one piece..."
"I'm not getting married to get laid by other people!" Tim laughs. "I'm doing fine one my own!"
"The rules don't say married," Andrea says lightly. "You just need a steady partner."
Further attempts to convince Tim to join go nowhere, and we continue to talk of other things for a while more. My attempts to get more details on these parties, and in particular, the auctions, meet with limited success. Most of my questions are met with various versions of "maybe one day you'll see." Tim's hand creeps down my shoulder down to the top of my breast, and he is eventually turning small circles on the skin above my nipple.
"I think these kids need some privacy," Ian says as he stands. "Andrea, don't we have some errands to run?"