Although each chapter is a story on its own, you might enjoy it more by starting with chapter 1 as there may be references to characters or events that happened in previous chapters. All characters participating in sexual activity in the stories are 18 or over. This story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. The ship's itinerary is purely fictional.
To help you keep track of the different characters in the series, a list can be found on my author's page in order of their appearance in the stories.
Chapter 49: New Year party at the club.
Beginning of December I had received a nice black envelope with, on one side, in silver, the profile outline of a fully stretched, naked female body with my name also written in silver ink. When I opened it, it contained a black folded card with a photo I recognized immediately as one of my own on one side on the front. It was a photo of Linda I had taken in the club when she was suspended naked from the ceiling, using lighting from just one side giving dramatic shadows on parts of her body, underneath it read
INVITATION.
When I opened the card it was an invitation to attend the year-end New-Years party on the 31
st
of December at the club. It also contained a small handwritten letter from Tanja asking me if I would be willing to co-host the party with her and if I would as usual take the photos. There were specific instructions on whom I could photograph. Any woman or man wearing a red collar were strictly off-limits unless at the moment they themselves or their Master or Mistress specifically requested me to take their picture.
This was a very understandable request as a number of the people that I expected to attend this party were high-ranking officials, directors, or even CEOs of major companies, who might potentially turn up not accompanied by their spouse but by their sub or sometimes even in some cases their Mistress. Discretion was of the utmost importance. For specific requests on the spot or for later, I could ask a fee though I would, of course, have to transfer 25% to the club's account.
So Tanja had planned my evening for me. It's a good thing I didn't have any family left who could request my presence during these festive days. I was free as a bird. I hope she could give me some advice on what to wear to make sure I was coordinated with her. I had seen her in various outfits on previous occasions but this was special, their first big party after the inauguration earlier this year, so I called her.
"Hey Tanja, thanks for the invite to the New-year's party, and of course, I'll be your co-host, but I've got a problem, what shall I wear? Do I put on a tux or do I need to find something kinkier; maybe you can tell me what you're going to be wearing?"
"Wow, Lew, have you looked at what Doms in the porn industry wear?"
"Yes, they usually wear black shirts or T-shirts and pants, is that what you want me to wear?
"Black definitely, but not just a plain shirt and pants, I'm thinking of wearing a black leather minidress, laced-up at the back, and long black mid-thigh boots with 6-inch heels. How about you get an elegant black Wetlook shirt and a pair of black lambskin leather pants, I think that would go nicely with my outfit."
"OK, and where can I get this type of clothing?"
"You know what, I'm a regular at a specialty shop where I was thinking of buying my outfit. Why don't we go together then you'll get the regular customer discount."
"Sounds good, it's been a long time since I went last shopping with a woman, and it will take a lot of my stress away, when can we go?"
"Mondays are your free days aren't they?"
"Yes."
"How about next Monday then; would that suit you?"
"Let me check my calendar...yes that's fine, what time?"
"How about we have lunch together and then go afterwards?"
"Sounds even better, maybe you could model a few outfits for me?"
"You want a show?"
"You know me too well."
"OK but then lunch is on you."
"Deal! Shall I pick you up?"
"I'll be in the club in the morning so we can leave from there around noon."
"OK, see you Monday then."
That Monday, Tanja rang my doorbell precisely at noon, and to surprise her, I was waiting downstairs behind the door so she was a bit startled when I opened it immediately.
"That was quick, did you jump down the stairs?"
"No, when I'm in my apartment and I shout 'beam me down Scotty' I'm immediately at the door."
"So you're a Trekky, like me?"
"Yes I'm a big fan of the series, I've got all the DVDs and I watch them regularly."
"Another thing we have in common then?"
"Yes, we do."
I led Tanja to my car and very gentlemanlike opened the passenger door for her to get in. "Now tell me where are we going?"
"Just start down main street and I'll tell you where to turn along the way. It's about a half-hour drive from here to a nice place I know for lunch and the shop itself is right around the corner."
"Excellent!"
Indeed half an hour later we arrived at the restaurant Tanja had chosen for lunch, it was a nice homely place and the food was excellent, nothing fancy just plain wholesome home cooking. No menus available, you ate what the cook prepared that day. When we had finished lunch we left the car where it was and walked to the specialty clothing/sex shop. Tanja was welcomed by the lady who ran it, like an old friend, which I guess she was. Introductions were made and I learned her name was Fiona, and she welcomed me the same way she had Tanja by giving me a bearhug, pressing her ample bosom against my chest.
Looking around it became immediately clear to me that this was not your run-of-the-mill sex shop, it was huge, like a supermarket. Signs guiding the visitor to the different sections.
"So you want outfits for the both of you to host the club's New Year's party?"
"Yes, that's the idea, and we're open to suggestions, but mind you nothing too fancy for Lew, he's not that extravagant."
"No, definitely not and I don't want to outshine Tanja. My body is not what it used to be, so I prefer something that will cover up my wrinkled skin."
"I see, OK follow me," Fiona took us towards the back, through a door that led into an even bigger space where she had all sorts of BDSM furniture on display. I recognized some of the contraptions that were in the club, the St. Andrews cross, and the gynecology chair had clearly come from this place.
"Wow, Fiona this is quite a setup you have here, I can see where Tanja got her stuff for the club."
"Yes, Tanja is a valued customer, we have a very nice business relationship."
"Indeed we do," Tanja interjected, "I buy stuff together with Fiona for my small shop at the club and can enjoy a far bigger discount than if I were to buy directly from the manufacturers myself."
They guided me all the way to the back where there were some changing rooms with a few comfortable chairs in front.
"You can sit here Lew and enjoy the show."
"Where did you get the idea I wanted a show?" Fiona gave me a big smile and pointed with her thumb to Tanja who had returned to the front part of the area we were in, looking for potential outfits in the racks.
"Care for a coffee Lew, while you're waiting?" Fiona asked.
"Don't mind if I do, yes please."
"Milk and sugar?"
"Just milk please."
When I got my coffee, Fiona disappeared as well, probably to help Tanja find the outfit that would make her shine at the party. By the time they came back, I had had ample time to look and wander around the area. There were things in here I had never before seen in my life, practically all of them dedicated to the BDSM lifestyle.
Some of the displays were on one specific theme, I saw a fully equipped interrogation room, with different types of electric torture devices, some just the size of a cattle prod, or self-adhesive electro pads or metallic dildos with a control device, but also padded spanking benches in all shapes and sizes. There was even a jail cell stand-up cage in a corner. I saw a medieval dungeon wood stockade set and loads of medical stuff on one of the tables including forceps with or without rubber tips, various Wartenburg wheels, and a huge assortment of boxes with rubber and latex gloves in all sizes and colors.