"What? Say that again." I said.
"Oh Eve, you heard me" Katie replied.
"I heard you, I'm just not convinced you said what I thought you said." I furtively looked around to ensure that no one else in the café was listening to us.
"I said that I went to a wank party the night before last." Katie repeated.
"I thought that's what you said, what in god's name is a wank party?"
"What do you think it is? It's a gathering where everyone has a wank together. A party if you will."
"What! You were wanking with other girls doing the same." I exclaimed a little too loudly, fortunately no one was paying us any attention but I looked around and made sure no one was. We had known each other since we were six years old and this was the first time I had heard her use the word 'wank' and we were now both twenty.
Katie started laughing but quickly gained control. "Oh, not just girls, there were boys too. Well, men and women, is more of an accurate description." She winked at me as I sat there open mouthed.
I eventually found my voice and started blabbing. "What? Where? Who? More importantly, how did you get dragged in to something like that?"
"Oh, I wasn't dragged, I was invited and went willingly." Katie said with a big grin on her face. "Do you want to come to the next one?"
I was astounded and more than a little shocked. "No, I certainly don't."
"Well don't knock it until you try it." Katie said with more than a hint of annoyance.
I realised that through my shock I had shut the conversation down. Katie obviously wanted to tell me about her experience and had confided in me and I hadn't reacted the way she expected.
"I'm sorry." I said. "You just shocked me. Come on, tell me about it and how you came to be invited -- more importantly, what exactly happened at this party, I want all the details."
Katie smile broadly and reached over to grab my hand. "Oh Eve, it was terrifying but wonderful once I relaxed in to it."
We ordered two more drinks and I prompted her once more to tell me the whole story from the beginning.
"Do you remember Ashlyn and Barbara from the philosophy module?" She asked.
"Ashlyn and Barbara?" I repeated, trying to put faces to names. "No, I don't think so, the only Ashlyn and Barbara I can think of are the two mature students and as they are about fifty, I'm assuming you don't mean them?"
Katie grinned at me.
"My god, you do mean them." shock written all over my face.
"Oh, calm down Eve, they're not fifty, they are forty-four and forty-five and take it from me, they are in great shape." Again, with a big grin on her face.
"Oh well that's ok then! It still means they are old enough to be your mum. So anyway, did they just walk up to you and ask if you wanted to come to come and wank with them?" I was starting to get a bit indignant again and was aware that I needed to tone down my questioning and let her speak.
"No, I overheard them discuss their plans for the evening in the ladies and they noticed I'd heard. They jokingly said that I could come along if I wanted. When I didn't tell them to fuck off and asked for more details, they got genuinely excited at the prospect of me going. They practically begged me, telling me how it would be great to have some new faces, especially younger ones. They assured me that I didn't have to do anything if I didn't want to and that no one would touch me, not unless I wanted them to Barbara added with a wink. "
My mouth was dry and I was finding it hard to swallow as I continued to listen to Katie.
"They explained that there was a large living room with four couches positioned around a large Tv, they put a porno on, they watched and anyone who wanted to touch themselves could, either visible to everyone or hidden under clothes or a blanket. If the film finished, they would put another one on until everyone was 'satisfied'. "She laughed at her own joke.
Katie continued. "I clarified that I didn't have to get naked or show my bits to anyone I didn't want to and they agreed, although they did warn me that I'd more than likely see other people's bits -- they found this very funny. I then asked how many people would be there and who they were."