Caitlyn was anxious as she looked for DeVon. He didn't seem to be in the more-than-usually crowded room. His last email to her was precise enough, but left her with a lot of questions.
Bring a change of clothes with you, something too sexy for the street. At 8:30, tell Paul that you're going to give him a surprise and change in the restroom. Give me at least fifteen minutes.
But where was he? It was 8:30, should she go ahead with whatever this was that DeVon had planned? She decided that she had no choice.
Her fall-back position would be Paul who seemed equally on edge. She attributed it to the fact that Pivot_Grl wasn't going to be front and center tonight, and Paul was going to be stuck with his less than passionate wife.
The news of Missy was given to them by Windy when they came through the door. She had prefaced her report by saying, "This doesn't affect you two, but Pivot_Grl is going private tonight--just a few guys in one of the rooms."
Caitlyn's first response was that it would certainly affect Paul, but his was Does she know everything that's going on?
Caitlyn said "Thanks," but thought how am I going to distract Mr. Suck-me?
"Has something happened?" asked Paul who was aware that some of the wives were complaining about becoming add-ons to someone else's show.
"No," said Windy. "It's her idea, says she's cutting back--whatever the hell that means." She said it like she herself was not happy with what Missy's weekly habit was doing for customer morale.
Paul and Caitlyn carried the wine cup that Windy had poured from their BYOB stash and moved to their regular spot at a table near the dance stage. They both scanned the room as if avoiding eye contact and conversation with the other.
"That's why the room seems more crowded tonight," she said.
"Why's that?" answered Paul who was looking toward the field of possibilities. He didn't see Janina nor any man that might have been DeVon.
"The Pivot has retired, so everyone is out front," she said. "Suppose that writer guy is doing his job?"
"I doubt that," said Paul. "Doesn't seem the type for the lifestyle."
"Listen," she said, "I brought another outfit with me. I thought it would surprise you. I'll just go slip it on."
"Sure," he said uncertain of her motivation. She left the table and headed away. Paul watched to see which heads turned to look at the slender blonde with the perfect little ass. Men created a moving wave of rotating faces as she passed. Woman looked, too, some with envy, some with interest.
"Paul?" The black man towered above him as he sat sipping from his cup. Paul rose and extended his hand.
"You must be DeVon," he said nervously as he encountered the real version of his lover's husband. Paul wanted to ask how he had managed the sudden appearance, but he realized that he must have been seated in the corner where a deep upholstered leather couch faced away from the room and toward a large screen TV that played a continuous loop of un-artful porn movies. The arrival of DeVon also meant that Janina was probably here as well.
"Is Janina here?" As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he wished he hadn't said them. It probably wasn't good to ask about a man's wife when you've been fucking her on a regular basis and the point of this meeting was to work out some sort of reciprocation. On the other hand, DeVon's physique made reciprocity seem plausible.
"She's here," DeVon said, "And wearing the white fur coat you like."
Paul did like the coat. It took him back to their first time together and he liked the way Janina's body seemed to burst from it when it dropped to the floor.
"When Caitlyn comes back... that is her name, isn't it?" said DeVon in his bid for an Oscar. Paul nodded. "When she comes back introduce me, suggest we dance."