CHAPTER 19.
Most of the next day, Ben spent with his father and Helen. On returning to the hotel, he dropped in at the reception. Christine welcomed him with an espresso. When they settled down with the desk between them, Christine gave him a conspiratorial smile. Pointing at the glass wall between the office and foyer, she said with a put-on pout and shrug of her shoulder: -
"Pity, we are so on view. This would be a nice desk to spread out on. You photographing me ... as I climax like Erika did. ... I'd be all for it."
Ben, for a moment only, was stunned before he answered: -
"So would I! Especially, knowing now that you and Erika share all your secrets and want to share all!"
Then, nodding at guests walking through the foyer, Ben added: -
"It has been too long for us, having to wait until tomorrow night! We will be ravenous!"
For some seconds, Christine and Ben contemplated that prospect in silence.
Then Ben switched back to his earlier intention of telling Christine about Gerd's plans for a commercial hunting-lodge, and that Gerd wanted to finance it by selling the hotel. He elaborated by telling Christine that Gerd when he talked about his plans, was pretty drunk. Gerd believed it was safe telling Ben. Gerd did not know about his long-time friendship with her and Erika. Also, there was no risk in telling a short-time visitor about his plotting to by-pass council controls. So, Gerd was boasting, showing off his cleverness.
At the same time, being drunk, Ben said to Christine, Gerd revealed that resentments and anger were additional motives in his plan. He got the impression that Gerd was as determined to have a hunting-lodge in breach of council regulations as he was to rid himself of the hotel. The latter would free him of any further obligations to his and Christine's business partnership. Ben swallowed the "- if not marriage!" as he watched for Christine's reaction.
Without any sign of surprise or anger, Christine contemplated for a while what Ben had related. Then, her voice calm, she said: -
"Thanks, Ben, for telling me. I've been wondering about the bistro-plan of Gerd since our weekend at the hut. Now I know what he is up to. ... I'll see my solicitor and will prepare."
Then, with a smile that almost broadened into a triumphant grin, Christine added: -
"This could turn out to be fun! ... As the co-owner, I can block him from mortgaging the Hotel to finance his lodge. Gerd will need to mortgage his hunt and the forest! ... And he won't be able to force a sale of our hotel to clear his debts."
The following two hours until dinner, Ben spent answering mail. Also, fired-up by Christine's suggestions of her spreading out on her desk, Ben viewed the series of shots he had taken of Erika. The raunchy abandonment of all shame by Erika was incredibly sexy and beautifully honest. Ben was somewhat ashamed that he was almost tempted to send one of these intimate pictures of Erika to Christine as an inspiring turn-on.
Close to dinner time, before she went home, Erika texted Ben: -
To Ben: - "Dearest, as you are leaving us on Sunday, I will ask C. for Friday afternoon off, if it suits you. By then you should have recovered from Wednesday night! With what C. has in mind, I wish I could be there to 'protect' you. Or would I? Protect you, I mean? From talking to and being interrogated by C., I know all about her 'wish-list'. Copy-cat!! See you tomorrow at breakfast. Behave! E."
After dinner - Ben was watching television in his room - his Pad binged: -
To Ben: - "Have read E.'s rather telling text. I want an early night tomorrow (!!?), have asked Erika to be at the reception for me until 10, before going to bed in my room. She has the night-watch too. I suspect she would love to join us for the rest of the night instead of going home! I did not really feel like inviting her to our first night together. Should I have? C."
To Christine: - "Although it's our second night, we should make it ours alone. Like E. though, I regret it too that our Threesome remains only half-realised. Never having had a 'proper' Threesome, aren't you wondering what it would be like with us? Are both of you are as curious and turned-on like I am? Could you arrange another meeting while I am in Germany? B."
To Ben: - "Wicked!! How do you know us sexy sisters have never been in a Threesome? Will ask E. if she can be 'persuaded' (I'll threaten her with going on my own!!) to come with me for an over-night, Christmas-shopping trip to Salzburg or Munich. This time, you would have to partner us both!! C."
To Christine: - "What a meeting to look forward to, to think about over the next barren weeks with our inventively dirty minds! It will make our Farewells tomorrow night and Friday afternoon all the hotter and sweeter by not being a Good Bye! B."
To Ben: - "Will, for now, be lady-like: Not start thinking dirty thoughts to take to bed. Will leave it for tomorrow night! C."
This exchange of texts had taken more than one-and-a-half hours. While Ben answered quickly, Christine had put in lengthy pauses. Ben suspected it was only partly due to her reception-duties. From the room's drinks supply, Ben helped himself to two mini-bottles of brandy while Christine kept him on tenterhooks waiting. Still, Ben had to admit that far from being annoyed, he relished the tension of waiting for Christine's responses.
When Christine signed off, Ben knew he had a night's wait ahead. This critical exchange of texts about the realisation of their Threesome was not over. He expected, no, hoped there would come the concluding words from Erika the following morning. So, fortified with another mini-bottle of comfort, Ben went to bed.
For quite a while, however, sleep would not come. The challenge and associated imaginings of being in bed and making love with Erika and Christine kept more than his mind awake. Ben had never been in a threesome relationship. Also, until now, it had never really attracted his interest in porn offerings.
What he had sampled in the past days - now motivated by his own situation - had not given him any useful insights. The FFM 'Sister' Threesomes, although quite plentiful, were all commercial porn-production. With no amateur contribution, they were totally fictitious in the way the partners responded to the situation. One factor, though, characterised almost all the threesome examples Ben had viewed: The passive role was assigned to the single individual in the partnership.