The next day, I walked the beach. No Pete. The day after that, too, and no Pete. I figured that the discussion hadn't gone well. Now, it was Saturday and a day that I don't go near the beach because it is too crowded. I have my own secret places where the dog and I can walk unmolested and still have surf, sand, palms and mangroves. And the occasional eyeball of babe-itude.
I had just devoured my second cup of joe when my phone rang.
"Hello"
"Hey Ray, it's Pete. I was wondering if you were busy tonight and if you'd like to come over for dinner and drinks. I'd like for you and Mickey to meet..."
"Oh, so you're trying to slip me a mi..."
"Her real name is Monica, wise guy. Are you high already?"
"Wake and bake, my man, wake and bake."
"So what do you say? Like seven or seven-fifteen. I'll text you my address. And bring your best weed, you hear me?"
"Loud and clear, Pete. I'll see you then."
I spent the day doing normal chores except for picking up a good bottle of red wine, packing my best stash in a convenient zip-lok bag and prepping my body, what there is of it, for the event. I studiously manscaped and trimmed all over. My ex once complained that I had this old grey chest hair that made me look like an Italian mobster, all I needed was the bling. I clipped my chest hair.
I entered the address into my Maps app. Wow, was I surprised! His house was on the tip of the peninsula where the public beach was located but further from the causeway where the public beach was located. His house was second from the end, on the oceanside. I'd been down to the little park located there at the tip and it was a beautiful vista with one side ocean and the other side bay with the city beyond. Gee, I wondered if my bottle was good enough. I'd better bring my "A" game, too.
As I drove up, I was even more impressed. An architectural masterpiece of a home, all glass and deck, stared down the driveway. I pulled into the circle in front of the house. There were several other cars there, all pretty sleek except for Pete's unassuming and beat-up old Wrangler.
Mickey opened the door and welcomed me in. She was a very attractive woman, somewhat small...umm, maybe five foot two or three...uhhh, long legs for her size...with a nice thirty-four inch cleavage running down her gold-lame pantsuit. This was Pete's horny little wife? Did she look her age? Yeah, sure. Did you she look hot? You bet. Hell yes, I was impressed, especially when she rubbed gently against me guiding me into the house.
Pete came in and took the bottle. "Oh man, excellent juice. This must have cost you a bundle. You shouldn't have."
"I only drink good wine. It's part of my monthly budget. Pop the cork, Pete. I'm thirsty."
"Come out onto the deck. We're going to eat as the sun sets."
I was astounded by the view. Two hundred degrees of deserted paradise. Dolphins leaping near the shore. You get the picture. Nice large deck, big pool, A Sea Ray Sundancer at the dock. What else do you need to know?
"Pete, I had no idea...Why would you ever go to a public beach? You have this! And how come we never take the boat out?"
"You mean, you didn't know about any of this?"
"I thought that you were Pete, just another beach bum. Like me."
"Good. I like to hear that. That's why I go there. I want to be the Pete I was fifty years ago...just another beach bum. Now, that you know who I am, does anything change?"
"Well, I hardly know you and I still haven't put two plus two together, but you are still the same Pete. I understand why you like that beach, it's all denizens and bums, the common folk. I understand your need to escape, too. And all too well. I've been there. That beach is our only tenuous link to sanity these days, it's the only way we can get anchored, and that's why we are kindred souls. Si? But let's not talk about anything except wine, steak and sex. This is a party, not a 'pity party.' Si, Si?"
"Oui. Si, Si Senor."
"My husband, the linguist. You know, he always wanted work at the U.N." Mickey had walked in at the tail end of that conversation and was shaking her head.
"Yeah, but I found other things to do with my tongue!"
"Well, we're going to see about that tonight!"
I liked a sharp repartee. She presented herself as a smart, sexy, and sassy woman, just my kind - a wise ass. She'd brought out table settings and began to lay out the table. I had plenty of time to ogle her gilt-clad ass as she bent over. Hmmm, a trace of thong. She reminded me of Paulette Godard in "The Women", a sharp-dressed woman with that same fast and clever mouth. Nice!
I noticed that she was setting the table for four. "I didn't know that there was someone coming? I would have brought more of everything."
"That's my little surprise for tonight." She turned to Pete. "I invited my best friend, Terry, to join us. I knew that you would approve." She turned to me. "Terry is a dear friend of mine for many years. Pete has always been hot for her and you'll see why. She's a bit kinky, too. She'll be here soon. Why don't you sit down, pour some more, relax your libido and show us what you have in the little bag. I'll be right back." She went into the kitchen.
Pete looked at me dumbfounded. "I didn't know about Terry coming over. It's true, she is hot but I'm embarrassed now. I'm sorry. I thought this was going to be a more private thing, you know."
"It's okay. It's cool. Just chill. We'll just see where this goes, that's all. Mickey seems to have things well in hand so just go with the flow, Pete. Come, sit down and let's imbibe."
Pete relaxed a bit. It seemed to me that Mickey held the upper hand in this relationship and that Pete seemed happily submissive to her. (Mmm..., a successful businessman...always in control...I'm really not surprised having worked out the dynamic. Just click my seat belt and prepare for the ride.)
Mickey came out a few minutes later, accompanied by Terry. They were carrying food and drinks. "Honey, how are the steaks?"
Pete went to check the grill as the women sat down. Mickey reached for the joint. "Mama needs to smooth out."
"So, your Pete's secret cocksucking friend, huh?" Terry had a tongue, too.
"I didn't realize I was a secret nor referred to in that way. Pete and I meet each other on the beach when I'm out walking my dog. We shoot the shit, smoke a doob, that's all. When Pete asked me to join him and Mickey for a threesome, I was gobsmacked. We'd never spoken about this subject before, he knew less about me than I him. But I was also excited since threesomes and group sex is my predilection. And yes, I have had bisexual threesomes and enjoyed them. Does that answer you? Still, I didn't know I was 'a secret cocksucking friend'. We've never gone there. So I resent that."
"No, you're really not. Pete has mentioned you several times, also your beautiful dog, which Pete wants to get a dog..." Mickey was trying to soften Terry's blow.
Terry put up her hands. "Wait a second. I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. I sometimes have a stupid and crude mouth. I think I'm being funny but I'm not. But, I've been badgering Mickey to put some oomph back into this marriage for a long time, maybe several years. I love these guys, I really do and I want them to be happy. Since having sex is a shortcut to that happiness, I think it's great that this is happening and I'm glad I am a part of it. There are things I've wanted to do that I have never done before, too. I mean, let's shake things up."
"I agree. Let's have some fun!" Pete had returned from the grill with a plate of meat that looked like a Omaha Steaks catalog picture. "And I propose a toast," everybody lifted their glasses, "Forward Into The Unknown!"
"Amen."