The five women once more prepared a meal, this time a hearty stew and warm French bread. When everything was ready, the men, still wearing bathing suits, came into the forward dining area and sat down while the girls waited along one side.
Once they were seated, Alison had expected them to call the girls to sit between them as they had at lunch. But James suddenly stood up again. "This year," he began, "we're going to start a little different tradition. We will expect you women to dress for dinner each night."
All of the girls looked at each other. The three returning women, especially, looked confused. They all knew that the only clothing they had on the boat were the bikinis and these were locked away. James came over to them and they noticed he had a small box in one hand. "What we have in mind for you to wear are these," he said. Bob stood and came over to join him. They reached into the box and each removed a sterling silver chain with a silver oval pendant hanging from the middle. It looked like a necklace until Alison noticed that instead of a standard necklace clasp, each end of the chain was a small, plastic covered clamp.
James took the chain he had over to Kate, who was standing next to Alison. Alison could now see that the oval had Kate's name engraved on it and, when it turned, she saw the other side bore an engraving of two crossed cats of nine tails. Bob carried his over to Sue. All of the women were looking down at the chains as James and Bob showed them how they were to be worn. James leaned forwards and brought his mouth to Kate's left nipple. He licked at it twice and then sucked hard on the small brown nub. Kate sucked in her breath and Alison saw her other nipple harden even as James removed his mouth to reveal a left nipple, hard and standing out from her breast. He repeated his actions with her right tit. Then he applied one of the silver clamps to each, leaving the sterling oval hanging slightly below and between the two taut globes.
Bob had done pretty much the same with Sue and now the two men repeated their actions with the other three girls. When all were adorned James said, "We expect you to wear these each night for dinner. They should be on when we come down and remain there until we have finished the meal. The two men then returned to their seats and indicated that the women were now to join them.
Throughout the meal Alison was continually conscious of the clamps on her tits. But she also noticed that the silver chains and ovals were a beautiful addition to the female bodies. Their pressure kept the nipples hard and sticking out and the contrast with the smooth skin looked extremely sexy. "Maybe we should keep on wearing these when we get home and start a new fashion," Alison thought.
When the meal was over, the women were told to leave the chains in place and to clean things up. The men remained at the table and one of them brought out a deck a cards. As the girls returned things to the galley and washed the dishes, they heard the sound of a poker game in progress. When they had finished and returned to the dining longue, James called a halt. He began, "As three of you know we usually each have one of you for the night. We're still planning on doing that. This time, however, we thought it might be interesting, that instead of just drawing numbers to match people up for the first night, if we tried something different. So we will. Barb, why don't you come over here?"
Barb moved over beside him. James put cuffs back around her wrists and then attached them to two ceiling chains, raising her onto her toes and spreading her arms about three feet apart. He lifted the oval and gave a couple of light tugs on the chain. First looking down at the oval and then turning back to the table he said, "the prize for the first round tonight is, Barb. Five card draw, nothing wild."
He returned to his place at the table and sat down. David began to deal cards. They played with two rounds in which to draw cards and when the final showdown came, David had a straight and rose to claim his prize. He first unchained her hands only to refasten them behind her back and then, while Barb stood by, brought over Alison, fastened on her cuffs, and bound her up on her toes as Barb had been. Then he removed the clips from Barb's nipples, bringing gasps and a couple of moans, and led her over to the side to watch.
When Alison had time to consider things later she decided that the card game was an inspiration. While she knew that all the girls would be shared by all the men, and while she, and she was sure everyone else, was attracted to each of the guys, there was still bound to be some with more attraction than the rest for each. She had found that she loved sex with each of the five, but Ken seemed to excite her a little extra. And she thought he might feel the same way. If companions had been selected at random, there would be only one chance in five that a guy would end up with a particular girl. And while no one would really mind, a guy might prefer to have the first night with a particular woman. However, if they simply stated their preference it was always possible that a conflict might arise. Worse, someone might feel slighted. But with the card game, if a man wasn't after the particular girl offered during any one round, he could easily throw away any good cards and be pretty sure of losing that round. On the other hand, if he did want that particular girl, he could play his best and if two guys wanted the same woman, well, chance would probably decide it. In any case no one ever had to know if someone was trying to win or not.
As the cards were dealt, Alison watched every move. She hung from her chains and was intensely aware of the silver clamps attached to her nipples and the heavy sterling oval hanging below her breasts. The whole idea of these guys playing cards for her was an incredible turn on. She felt like a slave on the block and her pussy began to flood. She watched as the first five cards were dealt to the four remaining players. From where she was hanging she could just see a little over Ken's and James' shoulders. She could tell that James held four red cards and one black and she thought all the red ones might be hearts. Ken had a three of clubs, but she couldn't tell what else.
After the deal, the players each asked for cards. James called for two and discarded his black card and one of the red ones. Maybe it was a diamond after all. Alison saw that he drew another heart and another card she couldn't see. Ken asked for three cards. Alison was somewhat disappointed because she thought this probably meant he didn't have much of a hand. She had been hoping a little that she would be his for the night. She could only see one of the cards he got in this round and it was a three of diamonds. At least he had a pair. The other two players each took two cards and Alison had no idea what they held.
Alison was feeling the strain in her arms as the third round started. James took one card and it looked like it made a flush to Alison. Now she expected to be his for the evening. Then Ken called for two cards and she couldn't she what he got at all. Bob asked for one and Joe wanted two. Now she waited to see what everyone had, but she expected there was little chance of anyone beating a flush. Joe laid his cards down face up with only a pair of Jacks. Bob had a pair of twos and a pair of fives. James slapped down his flush with a wide grin and turned expectantly towards Ken. Ken placed three cards down, an eight of clubs, the three of diamonds and the three of spades. "I drew these, so I had a pair," he said, and James leaned back smiling. Then Ken went on, "And I have this other pair I was dealt." He laid down his last two cards and Alison, as well as everyone else, saw they were the three of clubs and the three of hearts. Four of a kind! Alison felt a sudden surge of heat between her legs and realized she felt pretty good that Ken had won her.
James had looked a little surprised when Ken had won, but didn't seem to be really disappointed. "After all," Alison thought, "none of us are bad and he'll have plenty of time with each of us in the next two weeks." Ken released her, bound her hands behind her back and then stretched Sue in her place.
The results of the rest of the rounds were that Joe won Sue, Bob won Kelly, and James ended up with Kate. The men placed the silver chains in a cloth-lined drawer in the room and made sure each girl knew where they were. Then they spent the next half hour teasing and playing with their bound captives, driving them to an incredible level of arousal, but not allowing them the relief of orgasm. Finally, as the men released the girls, Ken whispered to Alison, "That's just to make you ready for tonight. I intend to get full value from you, so you can count on being well worn by morning." His words made Alison even wetter and she squeezed her legs tightly together in response.
When they were free, James announced that they would have a couple of hours of free time. Every one headed topside to enjoy the warm evening. Running lights were on and a light breeze kept them moving at a slow but steady pace. The girls returned to the after deck where they had lain in the sun earlier. Alison had noticed that the area seemed to be covered with a large vinyl pad so it was comfortable to lie on. Probably comfortable for other activities, she thought. As they settled down to look up at the emerging stars, the men gathered in the well just forward of them. The deck where the women were lying was illuminated with a soft glow from the boat's lights and the men sat where they could watch the naked girls. "These guys sure have one track minds," Alison thought. Then she realized she herself had thought of nothing else but sex since getting on board. "Great track to be on," she murmured to herself just loud enough that Kate overheard.
