"Are you sure this is it?" The house was amazing. I'm not sure what qualifies as a mansion, but this wasn't far off, surely. A gated drive led past a fountain to a large, opulent looking building, with a separate garage which wasn't much smaller than our house.
The gate slid open silently even as I wondered about getting out to press the button on the post, glowing yellow in the dim evening light. Barbara had already messaged ahead to say we were here.
As we pulled up at the front door, it opened and out stepped Julia. Barbara hadn't been joking, she was stunning. She appeared to be wearing only a Sex Pistols t-shirt, which came down to the thigh, and some pink fluffy slippers. Shiny black, slightly wavy hair falling over her shoulders made her look like a hair commercial in the bright headlights of my car. And even in this light, her bare legs were obviously tanned and looked flawless, smooth and toned.
Her unconstrained breasts bounced as she jumped down the three steps and squealed as Babs emerged from the car. There was something familiar about her. I couldn't place it, and wondered if she looked like a soap opera star, or TV presenter or something.
"Oh my god! Look at you!" She enthused, although Babs was looking fairly worn out after our long drive. "You've not changed a bit!"
"I'd like to think I have," Babs laughed. "I was looking through some old photos the other day, I was such a mousy little thing."
"Get away! Stunning then, and stunning now. You've definitely improved with age though, sure."
"And so have you! Babs looked her friend up and down. "You look amazing!"
"Oh, shut up! Look at me!" I couldn't help agreeing with Babs, Julia was a ten out of ten. Her legs, long, brown and smooth, were like magnets for my eyes. I desperately tried to maintain eye contact, but every few seconds I found I myself again wondering whether there might be a flash of what the t-shirt was only barely covering, and realised my eyes were glued to the top of those legs again.
It was at one of those times that Julia addressed me, and her saying my name in her husky, posh and sexy voice snapped my eyes away from the view. Had she seen me looking? She couldn't have failed to...
"And this must be Dan! Hello! I'm so pleased you could make it down. Charles sends his apologies, he's out of the country on business so I'm afraid it's just the three of us." As I stood and offered my hand, she pushed it away and pulled me close to her like we'd known each other for years. I could feel her warm, soft breasts squashing into my abdomen, just the thin t-shirt separating us.
After a brief visit to our room to freshen up and drop of our bags, we met in the 'small' living room ('we save the other one for larger gatherings'), and Julia poured us a glass of wine. She'd pulled on a long, stretchy black dress which looked like it was made of wool, but it still left her legs bare from the knee down. Her breasts stretched the fabric out noticeably, the white pin stripes taking a much longer route as they were diverted by the impressive swelling of her chest.
I was now sure I'd seen her before somewhere. Or she was the spitting double of someone. But I just couldn't put my finger on it. I found the change in outfit resulted in my eyes now being drawn to her chest, rather than her legs.
The girls talked about old times, occasionally filling me in on some fact or another. I was passed a couple of photo albums which Julia had kept from their Uni days. I was struck by how little either of them had changed, in nearly ten years.
Even back then both dressed to impress. Even if I hadn't known either girl, I would have enjoyed the pictures just for the range of stylish and sometimes revealing outfits they wore. It was noticeable that in almost every picture Julia had a male arm draped over her shoulder, or around her waist. But I didn't see the same face twice.
I found some football on the TV, allowing the girls to catch up. I pretended like I wasn't, but I listened intently. When I got to the third wine top-up, which I received gratefully, I was intrigued to see Babs accepting too. This was unheard of -- I was surprised she'd accepted a second refill, given the size of the glasses Julia filled almost to the brim.
"What's going on here?" I wondered out loud, mock-patronisingly. "I've never seen you take a third drink before!"
Babs just shrugged, but I again reflected that Julia was nothing but a positive influence on her.
Wine wasn't usually my drink, and I was feeling a little tipsy. So, I knew Babs would be well on her way. It was half-time in the football and the conversation had a brief pause. Attention turned my way.
"So, Dan! How amazing it is to meet the man who finally turned my little Barbara into a woman. I never thought it would happen!"
Julia was so relaxed and totally comfortable talking like this. She smiled, eyes glistening and cocking her head inquisitively. I dragged my eyes from the inviting bulges in her dress, forcing myself to say something.
"I have to say, I've been really looking forward to meeting you, too. I can always tell when you've been on the phone to Babs. I feel like you give her the best advice."
"I think some might disagree," she smiled, leaning over and touching my knee affectionately. I glanced over at Babs, who just rolled her eyes carelessly. She didn't mind at all. "But from what I've heard, I think we might all be from a similar mindset. Tell me the truth, Dan. Did you do it on purpose? Show your friend the dirty pictures of your girlfriend?"
I felt the mood change, just as it had on that evening, which seemed like years ago now, when Barbara had asked Darren 'what did you think?' regarding the topless shot he'd seen of her.
"I didn't! Honestly!"
"Well, deliberate or not, that was the catalyst for the best change in my friend I could have imagined. Really, I've been saying it since we met, haven't I Babs? What. You. Need. Is. A. Damn. Good. Fucking!"
Babs had her hand over her face, but she was giggling loudly. I'd hoped Julia would turn out to be the girl I had imagined, after everything I'd heard about her. She was proving to be every bit as amazing, and so much more besides.
"And Babs tells me that's exactly what you've been giving her, Dan. And now it sounds like she's making up for lost time! Turned her into quite the slut, haven't you?"
The word 'Slut' was delivered like others might say 'princess'. Despite her incredible beauty, which I'd initially found intimidating, I found myself relaxing. She had a familiar, friendly way, once you'd come to terms with the exquisite exterior.
"I was going to thank you for doing just the same thing!" I laughed. "If I'm the catalyst, you are the turbo charger, Julia. Every time she talks to you, she ends up doing some or other filthy stuff. I'm always delighted when she says she's going to phone you."
"Well thank you, Dan. I'm glad to be of service. You might have heard," she leaned forwards again, her unconstrained breasts stretching the material of her dress even further. "I'm a bit of an expert in that particular subject matter."
"Just about!" Barbara laughed. "I might be turning into a slut, but you are looking at the master right here! Tell him how many men you've been with!" The tone might have been a small child asking how many fish their father had caught that day, or a sporting superstar how many medals they owned.
"Mistress, Barbara. Mistress, not master! And that, I'm afraid, is a question nobody can answer. I guess you could conservatively place me with one man a day, with weekends off, since I came of age. But then there's the threesomes, the orgies, the gangbangs, the porn. Let's just say I'm very experienced."
Hearing such things coming from a woman who I could genuinely say wouldn't look out of place on the front cover of Vogue magazine was enlightening to say the least.
"How long have you been married?" I wondered.
"I got married not long after Uni," Julia smiled. "To the most amazing man, my Charles. But if you think that slowed me down..." she took a drink, looking over the top of her glass knowingly. "Enough about me, though! I've heard so much about what you and Barbara have been getting up to."
She put her glass down for a minute and leaned in closer, I couldn't take my eyes off her. Flawless skin, slim waist, toned legs. And her face, framed by that long, glossy black hair, was so gorgeous it took the breath away. Right now, she had a very mischievous look in here eyes.
"The last I heard," she said, addressing me and raising an eyebrow as she spoke, "your girlfriend was spreading her legs in a pub, giving some stranger a lovely eyeful! Is that true?"
Julia, it transpired, was not completely abreast of recent events. Barbara cut in.
"That's absolutely true, Jules. But it is kind of old news. Things have moved on quite a bit since then, haven't they Dan?"
"Really?" Julia was intrigued. I wasn't sure why (I later found that Barbara has thought me telling the story was a good way of me 'getting to know' Julia), but I was to be the one to fill Barbara's friend in on exactly how far down the rabbit hole she'd gone.
Julia lived up to her reputation, not indicating the slightest bit of distaste or disapproval as she discovered how Barbara had sucked Harry off, and soon after opened her legs for Tony, which had led to the recent glut of activity, Barbara turning into a prolific slut and fucking eight further guys in just a few weeks. She was, however, shocked, in a good way.
"Jesus fucking Christ Barbara! What has he done to you!" She turned to me. "Dan, what sort of witchcraft is this? I was impressed you'd managed to get in between those lovely legs, but it sounds like she can't keep them closed now! How the fuck did you manage it?"
"I can't take all the credit," I glanced at Barbara, conscious that we were talking about her, with her very much present. But she was enjoying being discussed like this, I could tell. She shrugged and smiled knowingly, nodding at me to continue.
"Like I say, I can guarantee that if she wasn't getting expert advice from you, Julia, none of this would have happened. Before she spoke to you, I thought I'd blown it with her totally, after Darren saw that picture..."