All characters are consenting adults. Occasionally they may be based on real people, in past experiences. But it's probably all fiction, maybe.
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The Lovely Enhancements
My friend, Mandy, and I had been consulting for a non-profit for about three months. Our backgrounds in Engineering and Business were a good match for the organization's desire to create a new online tool to help drive fundraising activities. Over the course of several working sessions, we had roughed out the infrastructure, design language and storage solution to keep everything safe and private, while being intuitive to use.
We had just presented our vision for the tool at a board of directors meeting, and the response had been very supportive. So, to celebrate, Mandy and I had decided to go out for a drink. We also invited Julie, one the directors, to join us, since she was responsible for recruiting us to the project.
It was early evening when we arrived at what turned out to be a neighborhood dive bar with a dreary atmosphere, and matching selection of songs in the jukebox. Apparently Julie had been here before. Though it looked bad, the place was actually catering to that atmosphere. The drinks were reasonably priced, and the food was good. The owner had hoped to keep his little hole in the wall under the radar of the hip crowd, and was achieving that goal in spades.
We ordered a round of drinks and a plater of mixed appetizers and sat in a booth at the back of the bar. It was away from regular traffic, including the restrooms. The bartender had warned us his waitress had called in sick, so we were on our own to fetch drinks from the bar.
We worked our way through a couple rounds of drinks, covering a wide variety of subjects ranging from the non-profit's history, to local community events, and briefly, politics. That subject seemed to be spoiling the mood so I decided to make a restroom visit.
As I got to my feet, I noted a slight instability in my balance. Time to switch to water, I thought, knowing the alcohol would continue to affect me for a while.
"Hey, pick up another round on the way back," said Mandy.
I looked back over my shoulder, partially turning.
"Same choices?" I asked.
Mandy and Julie both spoke their agreements together in tangled responses.
Finished in the restroom, I went to see the bartender.
"Another round, please, but this time, can you add waters, too?" I requested.
The bartender nodded, putting down the glass he had been drying. He got to work lining up small glasses on the bar and preparing drinks.
"It's quiet in here this evening," I said, glancing around and seeing a handful of people, mostly watching a basketball game on the TV, and making small talk.
"Yes," replied the bartender. "Tuesday night is our slowest. Say, how did you land yourself a date with two women tonight?"
"Date? It's hardly a date. We're just celebrating a project milestone," I said.
"Ok," said the bartender. "You're still in the presence of two lovely ladies, so it can't be all that bad."
Was this guy angling for a good tip? I thought.
"Yeah, at least I've got that going for me," I replied.
The bartender continued to work in silence and soon had the six drinks ready. He placed them all on a tray.
"You ok to carry this, or would you like me to?" he asked.
"I have it, thanks. Please add those to my tab," I said in reply.
I picked up the tray and walked back towards the table. I noticed Mandy and Julie were sitting pretty close together, almost conspiratorial. They were now on one side of the booth, where previously Mandy had been sitting by me. They were so intent on their conversation then never noticed me approach.
I cleared my throat and said, "your drinks have arrived ladies."
They both slowly looked towards me, with devious looks on their faces. Mandy was smiling slyly.
As I placed the drinks on the table, I asked, "what's all the discussion now?" I was suspicious of the change in mood.
"Enhancements," said Mandy.
Julie elbowed her on the shoulder.
"Shhhh," said Julie, giggling.
I pretended to look around the area, then back at the women.
"Hmm, something has changed since I left. You two look like the devil's in both of you," I said.
"Wouldn't you like to know," said Mandy, before finishing her old drink.
I sat on my side of the booth noting how narrow it was. My feet ended up between each of the women's, as I tried not to step onto theirs.
Julie replied, "we were talking about enhancements. Breast enhancements."
"Oh," I said with interest. "How did that come up?"
Mandy and Julie looked at each other, confused.
"Hmm," said Mandy, "I'm not sure, but it did."
They looked back at me, smiling.
"What?" I said.
Julie asked, "what do you think of breast enhancements?"
Ok, the alcohol had definitely lowered her inhibitions towards naughty topics.
I had a fair number of partners over the years, but had never considered whether they had breast implants. I wondered if I would known, had I been interested.
"I guess I'm a little on the fence about them. I wish women didn't feel the need to enhance themselves, just to attract men. At the same time, I do like a nice looking set of breasts," being a little too forthcoming with my response. Alcohol for the win!
Mandy and Julie looked at each other again. There was something going on.
"Ok, then," said Mandy, "do you think either of us has implants?"
I had been about to take a drink, but I paused holding the glass up off the table. I looked back and forth between their faces, neither giving any indication. I placed the glass back down.
"Are you suggesting I stare at your breasts and then guess if either of you... Wait what are we doing?" I said, confused as to where this was going.
Julie laughed, "Oh don't be so shy, Dale. I saw you looking at me in the meeting earlier. Your eyes lingered."
I squinted at her, but agreed.
"Guilty," I said.
"And I've noticed you checking me out over the years, too, Dale," added Mandy. "I think you've taken some time to evaluate us both. So what's your answer?"
Now I did pick up my cocktail and took a long drink before placing it back down.
"Well, to be honest, I've never really thought of boobs in that manner before," I said. "I'm not sure I could guess accurately. I mean, you both have, um..." I searched for a proper descriptive, "ah, common sized breasts, right? Not very large, and not those small A-cup sizes."
"You think our boobs are common?" teased Mandy, in a playful manner.
"Hmph," said Julie, folding her arms, mocking a hurtful look.
Clearly they were having fun at my expense, but I was up for the challenge.
"Well you tell me, I said. You've spent time in locker rooms. Are most women around your size, or larger or smaller? My point is, I can't tell just by looking. I mean, some of those huge boob jobs women get are pretty obvious, but I couldn't tell just looking at you. You're both dressed nice, and probably wearing nice bras who themselves could enhance the look. How's a guy to know?"
"I'll give you that," said Mandy. "Some bras do have padding that enhance the look."
"So how would you tell, then? Would you have to see them naked to know?" suggested Julie.
What was she getting at? Were they going to flash me? This isn't the time to switch to water, I decided.
I considered her question.
"Maybe. There could be scars, or they could defy gravity in some way that makes it obvious. It would be a better measure, though."
"Do you want to see our boobs," asked Mandy?
I cleared my throat again, and said, "well, if you want me to answer honestly, that could be a step in the right direction." Time for another pull from my drink.
Julie casually started to unbutton her shirt. It was an off-white silk blouse that was rather form-fitting. Slowly she started to reveal a black lace bra. Undoing the bottom button, she let the shirt hang there, open.
"Oh," I said softly, in anticipation. If this was a tease, she would button her shirt now.
Julie pulled her shirt wide apart, tucking the folds of material to the sides.
I stared at her breasts. They looked very full and shapely in the bra. I also noted several tattoos, one extending from her shoulder, down under the bra's fabric.
My gaze drifted up to her eyes. She was staring at me, smiling.
"Nice tats," I said.
"Thank-you," she replied. "I have a few, some in very private places," she teased.
I was startled to feel a shoeless toe against the inside of my shin. I looked at both women, but neither appeared to have sunk lower in her seat to reach out with a leg.
Between the view of Julie's chest, and now the foot lightly rubbing my leg, my erection was growing rapidly.
"Would you like to see more?" asked Julie.