The first time I stripped with friends was at a rather dull party.
The company I worked for was relocating, but I'd had an offer from another firm and had decided to stay as I liked my little house and the area. The party had been a meal, drinks and music in a large, expensive hotel. Rooms had been booked for all the guests, so everyone had taken advantage of the open bar.
As a single twenty-something, I'd had more than my fair share of attention through the night and was currently sitting on the balcony of the relatively good-looking finance manager who had spent the last hour trying to persuade me, unsuccessfully, to stay with the company. Most of the finance department had returned to his room for a nightcap and had joined in with listing reasons I should stay. As the drink flowed, the reasons became sillier as they realised I wasn't to be swayed, joking around about my impending departure and where it might lead.
For months I'd worked hard, concentrating on my career, and this was the first time I'd allowed myself a drink and some downtime.
It was also the first time in the company of males outside work. Although I only saw them as colleagues, the manager, as I said, was good-looking, and the other guys were either bookish or still living at home, fresh out of college type.
Talking of career risks, one of them jokingly said, 'if all else fails, you could always entertain at bachelor parties with your figure.'. The other guys said that was out of order, I was too 'nice' for that sort of thing and that he should behave. Because I wasn't that kind of girl.
All very chivalrous, but surprisingly it annoyed me that they were making assumptions based on what they'd seen at work, professional, serious, hard-working and sensible.
Obviously, these guys only knew me from work and nothing of my adventurous, exhibitionist side.
With a mischievous smile, I decided it was time I had some fun.
After all, I wasn't going to be seeing them after tonight
Standing, I said, 'who says I'm too nice for that kind of thing?'
Lying, I added, 'plenty of girls work their way through Uni stripping.'
There was silence then one of the more confident guys said, 'did you.'
I leaned in and whispered in his ear, loud enough for the others to hear.
'Now that would be telling.'
'I still couldn't see you doing that for a living.' he said
'Don't think you'd have the nerve.'
I wondered how he would react if he knew the truth, how I was an exhibitionist.
Stepping back, I said, 'oh really?' reached to my hip and unzipped my skirt, slowly sliding it down, letting the material drop open until they could see a peek of the fabric of my white panties.
'What are you doing?' he stammered, looking shocked.
'Ah, looks like I'm not the one getting get cold feet.' I smiled, doing my zip back up.
There was electricity in the room, the guys were joking around, but it was somewhat subdued as they tried to process what had just happened.
I wanted so badly to strip in front of them, show them what I looked like naked, turned on, and wet and that I wasn't the 'innocent' they thought me to be.
My chance came when one of the guys said jokingly, 'If things go wrong in finance, I will certainly book you for a few parties. That was pretty hot.'
There were a few laughs, and several of the guys agreed with him, saying I must leave my number, which I think was a last-ditch attempt for one of them to secure it.
I had a work phone that went off outside of office hours. No one had my personal number.
Then one of them said the fatal line, 'Bet she wouldn't strip for real though.'
This was the turn in the conversation, joking as it was, that gave me my in and a chance to see how far I could push things.
'Well, if you think that's true, why don't you put your money down and see if I'm worth a career change? Bet you fifty each, I will strip.'