Jules collected you at lunchtime on the Friday for what turned out to be more than a two-hour drive. Eventually the car left the main road and followed a narrow lane that wound its way through dense woodland. Not a house was in sight, let alone the sizeable one that Jules had told you about, but finally the lane curved to the left and the trees opened up to reveal a substantial Tudor mansion on the far bank of a river. The lane crossed a stone bridge and then opened into a forecourt in front of the house. Jules got out but left the engine running. A footman approached her and took the keys from her.
She beckoned you to follow her.
'Don't worry about your things,' she said. 'They'll bring them in once they've parked the car.'
As she led the way towards the archway in the centre house, wooden gates opened ahead of her. They revealed a large open courtyard beyond, totally enclosed on each side by three-storey buildings. In the centre was an ornate fountain. You could feel the faint touch of spray on your face as it drifted across the open space. It was quite refreshing after the long journey.
There were doors leading into the building on both left and right immediately beyond the gates but Jules continued past these and headed for a doorway halfway along on the left. She clearly knew her way around.
Inside she turned right along a corridor. On one side windows looked out over the courtyard. On the other side were doors set into the wood panelling, each bearing the name of the room within. Jules stopped at the door of the Catherine Room and opened it, stepping aside to allow you to enter ahead of her. Dominating the room was an enormous four-poster bed. A large window opposite the door looked out over gardens and parkland. Like the corridor, the walls were panelled in a dark wood but the large window made the room seem airy and spacious.
'This is to be your room,' she said. 'I'll be next door in the Elizabeth Room. There's a connecting door between us if we want to use it.'
'The bathroom is through that door,' Jules explained. 'You'll need to take a bath after a long journey.' She seemed to say it not as a suggestion but as an instruction, which you found rather curious. 'Take your time. We don't have to be ready until 7.30. I'll see you well before then.'
'But my things, they haven't been brought up yet,' you objected.
'Don't worry about them,' Jules replied, 'everything you will need is here.'
She opened the door of a wardrobe concealed in the timber panelling. Hanging inside it was a beautiful rich red gown in the Tudor style and on the shelves were various items of other clothing.
'We dress up in costume here,' Jules explained. 'You should find that everything fits you. Enjoy your bath. Give me a call when you're ready to get dressed and I'll give you a hand.'
With that, she left the room and you found yourself on your own. You looked around, taking in the surroundings. It all spoke of vast wealth. For whoever owned this place, money was obviously not a problem. It must have cost many millions to build and furnish in this style and you wondered who it might be that could afford that sort of money. You weren't aware that Jules moved in such wealthy circles, which left you puzzling as to why you had both been invited.
But those thoughts were put to one side by the need for you to take your bath. You ran the water in the deep, luxurious bath and added some of the foam from the bottle provided. When it was ready you slipped out of your travelling clothes and left them on the bed and then climbed into the bath.
You lay back, letting the water caress you, rubbing your hand lazily across your body, touching your breasts and your nipples and then sliding your hand down to stroke your bush and let your fingers slide lightly over the lips of your cunt. It felt good.
It occurred to you that all you needed to make this experience truly complete was a man to make love to you. You let your mind wander, thinking of his mouth kissing your nipples and his hard cock penetrating between your lower lips, stretching you and filling you up. You found yourself getting wet down there, and it wasn't just from the bath water. And you suddenly realised that the man you were imagining wasn't your husband and it shocked you to discover that you would quite welcome that.
You began to wonder what this weekend might hold in store for you. You were certain that it was going to be no ordinary weekend.
There was a sound from the bedroom which you took to be someone delivering your luggage. You hoped that they wouldn't come into the bathroom for there was no lock on the door but after a few moments you heard the bedroom door close and whoever it was had left the room.
Eventually you thought it might be time to finish your bath and get dressed, so you stepped out of the bath and took one of the soft luxurious towels that had been provided, using it to pat yourself dry. You stood before the mirror with a feeling of pleasure at what you saw. You watched yourself as you raised each breast in turn and dabbed beneath its lower curve, then you opened your legs and tenderly dried your bush and cunt.
There was no bathrobe so you wrapped the towel around you and stepped out into the bedroom. As you did so, there was a knock on the connecting door and, without waiting for your answer, the door opened and Jules, already dressed in her costume, entered the room accompanied by another slightly older woman.
'Ah, good, you're ready to get dressed,' the older woman said and then she introduced herself. 'My name is Marianne and I am your hostess. Welcome to Chilcott Manor. As this is your first visit here you will have no idea of what the weekend holds in store for you.'
'Let me just say that the purpose of the weekend is pleasure. Jules has proposed that you should join us because she thinks that you would be excellent as a guest but it is essential that you are able to approach the weekend with an open mind. Once you leave this room you must do everything that is required of you without demur. If you don't think that you can accept that, then you are free to leave now. We will arrange for you to be driven home and no more will be said of it.'
Marianne looked at you intently.
'Do you wish to stay?'
'Can I ask something?' you said in reply.