The envelope definitely stood out from the rest of the mail. It was about seven inches square, very heavy parchment paper, with only an embossed emblem for a return address.
"Lisa, does this look familiar to you at all?" David asked as he held the envelope up for her to see.
"No, but it's probably just another sweepstakes thing," she said. "Open it and see what it is."
Removing the contents from the envelope, David sees that it's an invitation, and apparently to something fairly extravagant. The invitation is formally printed on rag edged parchment.
"You are graciously invited to join us for a gala evening unlike any you have experienced. Cocktails at six, dinner served promptly at seven. Additional activities are at your discretion. Black tie."
The note went on to say that the evening was a social gathering for a medium sized group of people, all of them specifically invited to this event. They were to bring nothing but an open mind and a willingness to share with a group of people with similar interests. Intentionally vague perhaps, but also intriguing, they thought.
There was no other indication who the invitation was from other than the address where the dinner was to be held. While the specific address wasn't that familiar, Lisa and David knew that it was in a pretty exclusive area of town.
"So, who do you suppose this is from?" David asked.
"I have no clue," Lisa replied, "but it says that everyone who's been invited was specifically selected. What do you think?"
"Well," David mused, "it sounds to me like this is some kind of dinner, or party, or whatever, that has a certain level of discretion and mystique involved. I mean, no identity of the sender except for the address of the dinner, no mention of who will be there or what the purpose is. All very mysterious, isn't it?"
"Interesting," Lisa replied. "But we'll never know what it is unless we go, right?"
Intrigued by both the anonymity of the sender and underlying curiosity triggered by the mystique of the invitation, Lisa and David decided that they had to go, if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity. After all, it did say that 'additional activities', whatever they might be, were at their discretion.
The following Saturday night, the inquisitive couple headed off to the party, wondering just what to expect. They arrived about 6:15, certainly not wanting to be the first ones there, but not wanting to be too late either. As they had suspected, the house was huge with a large circular driveway in front. Pulling in, they stopped at the valet, who greeted them and motioned for them to proceed to the front door. There was a doorman waiting, and he ushered them through the already opened entry. The house opened into a huge foyer with very high ceilings. The size of the room easily accommodated the ten or twelve couples who were there already. Lisa and David glanced around at them, and noticed that there appeared to be no commonality, other than the fact that all were relatively fit and attractive. The couples ranged from their early 30's to mid 60's, all formally dressed as requested. Several of the couples appeared to be very familiar with each other, while a few couples appeared to be like they were, not knowing anyone else there and unsure of what to expect.
Lisa and David each took a glass of champagne from the waiter as he passed by. Four to five other couples arrived in the meantime, and as the room seemed to fill, it made it much easier to begin to mingle and chat with some of the other guests.
As they made small talk and moved through the room, they couldn't help but notice that many of the couples seemed to know each other much better than others. David wondered aloud to Lisa about what they'd gotten into as they noticed several of the other guests fondling and groping each other, albeit subtly, and realizing that they were groping people they had not come to the party with!
They approached two other couples that were breaking off some light conversation and introduced themselves as the conversation subsided. One couple appeared to be about their age, early 40's, and quite attractive. They introduced themselves as Jim and Dianne. The other couple were probably in their late 40's and quite well groomed and attractive. They introduced themselves as Steve and Andrea, and seemed very friendly and easy to talk to.
Andrea was a very good looking woman. Her features were individually not striking, but they blended in perfect proportion. Her soft lips, rounded eyes and petite nose, framed by shoulder length black hair gave her a very elegant appearance. She was small framed but very toned, and the strapless red dress she wore hugged her every curve, accentuating her contours to perfection. She obviously spent a fair amount of time keeping in shape.
Steve was just under six feet tall, and even in a tuxedo, it was obvious that he was also in good shape. His shaggy salt and pepper hair highlighted his tanned face and rugged good looks, perfectly complimenting Andrea's features.
"So I understand this is your first time here?" Andrea asked.
"Yes, it is, and it's all a bit intriguing, I guess," Lisa replied. "We still have no idea how we got to be invited, or exactly what to expect."
"Well, as I'm sure you've noticed as you've glanced around, this is a very, very friendly group of people," Andrea said, with a wry grin on her face.
As Andrea was speaking, Steve very lightly rested his hand on Lisa's ass.
Lisa's body tensed at his initial touch.
"He has his hand on my ass!" she thought to herself.
Slightly surprised at his forwardness, but not wanting to over react, especially since she'd seen so many other couples touching already, Lisa glanced at David with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hmmm, I think he's rubbing her ass," David thought to himself, as he watched Steve's arm slide behind Lisa's back. He looked inquisitively at Lisa and seeing the expression on her face, he just grinned and winked at her with an approving nod.
Seeing David's reaction, Lisa began to enjoy the erotic notion of a stranger's hand on her ass. He didn't know her, she didn't know him, yet she was letting him rub her ass, ever so erotically, and her husband appeared to approve. She'd never been in a situation like this before, and wasn't sure what to make of it, but she knew one thing; she was enjoying it. She could feel her pussy moistening as Steve continued his subtle fondling.
"You two simply must sit with us at dinner," Andrea said. "After all, we've just started to get to know one another. Let's get a table shall we?"
Andrea put her arm around David's, and began to move towards a table. As she and David started walking away, Steve removed his hand and took Lisa's arm and escorted her to their table. Over dinner, which was impeccably prepared and unbelievably delicious, Lisa and David began to feel much more comfortable with Steve and Andrea. They were so easy to get to know, and no longer seemed like the complete strangers that they had been only an hour before.
Much of the dinner conversation centered on the usual topics new acquaintances would cover and Steve and Andrea would take every opportunity to insert sexual innuendo into their discussion. It wasn't long before David and Lisa found they were doing the same. They still weren't really sure what they had gotten into, but as they exchanged glances during dinner, they were beginning to get an idea. After dinner, as coffee and drinks were being served, the host stood to make his after dinner announcement.
"Thank you all for joining us this evening," he began. "Some of you are old acquaintances and some are here for the first, but hopefully not the last, time. For those of you who are returning, welcome back. For those of you who are new to the group, we hope you enjoy your evening, and will return often. As you have all had ample time to mingle over cocktails and get acquainted over dinner, we hope that you have reached a comfort level with your fellow guests. For those of you who are first time guests, a few comments. Based on the most current information available to us regarding your personal interests, we took the liberty of seating you with one or more couples with whom we hope you will have a most enjoyable evening. If there are any first time guests who wish not to participate, we hope you have had an enjoyable evening to this point, and you may feel free to leave at your leisure. As for everyone else, without further adieu, let the party begin."
David and Lisa looked at each other, each with the same wicked grin on their faces. Their original thoughts as they opened the envelope two weeks ago appear to have been right; this was definitely an exclusive, discreet, adult event. All of the touching and groping they had witnessed earlier was just the warm-up. As they looked around the room, it was pretty apparent that no one had any intentions of leaving at this point, and they didn't want to be the first.
They had often talked about exploring with another couple, but in a "maybe someday fantasy" vein, even though there was always some good-natured kidding and innuendo within their social circle at parties.
Steve and Andrea were engaged in their own conversation and David took the opportunity of their distraction to lean over to Lisa.
"What do you think, Lisa?" David whispered.
"We're here," she whispered back, "let's see where it goes, okay?" leaving it open for David to interpret that as either a statement or a question. He opted for the statement interpretation.
"And what the hell did the host mean? What fucking information about our personal interests? And how the fuck did they get whatever they have?" David asked Lisa, somewhat rhetorically, knowing she had no idea either.
Just then, Andrea's voice interrupted their anxiously whispered conversation.
"Would you two care to get some air, or should we retire to our room? I am being somewhat presumptuous and assuming that you two are staying, aren't you?"
"Of course we're staying," said Lisa, still remembering the feel of Steve's hand on her ass, and wondering just what else the night held in store.
"Absolutely," confirmed David, who now had visions of the possibilities that lie ahead. "Shall we take a drink with us?"
"Won't be necessary," said Steve as he stood and pulled Lisa's chair back from the table. "All of the rooms are fully supplied with snacks and drinks, so if that's all we need, shall we?" he asked, as he motioned toward the stairway.
All around the room, couples were going off in different directions. Groups of two and three couples were leaving the room together. The two couples that had been sitting at an adjacent table merely switched partners and left separately. It was obvious that the sexual tension in the room had risen dramatically in just the last few minutes.
Lisa and David got up from the table, following Steve and Andrea. The four of them began to climb the very ornate, circular stairway. Whispering to themselves, Lisa and David agreed that they would just see where the evening took them and enjoy themselves.
