We finished dinner, and chatted for hours over a bottle of wine or two, and at somewhere around midnight, we said our thanks and goodbyes, and went home to think about what we were letting ourselves in for. The following morning, Friday, I received a message asking if Saturday was good for us. I rang Brad, and we arranged to meet at their place around 6:30. He left me with some instructions as to what and when to eat during the day, and that was that. It was all arranged. All we had to was bring ourselves and our imaginations.
The only thing remaining was to spend the next 24 hours finding out as much about Ecstasy and its effects as I could. If you're going to stick a chemical down your throat, or up you ass for that matter, you might as well be informed about what you're doing. True, there is an inherent risk with taking any illegal substance, but there's also a risk when you get in the car and drive, or cross the road. Of course, the best policy by far is to not do any of them, but life is not a dress rehearsal; there's no second chance. So the best you can do is make an informed decision, try to limit the risk factors, and go from there.
We had a late pasta lunch on Saturday, and whiled away the afternoon. I spent a few hours on the net researching what I could about E, and reading some user experiences. There is a wealth of opinion out there, ranging from sites calling for the distribution of E by governments, to those who advocate the death sentence for anyone caught in possession. In the middle are a wide variety of objective views giving sensible, professional or amateur advice.
By the time I was finished, I'd trawled through a huge amount of information, and felt that I knew what I was going to experience. I knew what to look out for with regards to symptoms and behavior, and so did Al. All we had to do was keep an eye on each other, and although we couldn't be 100% safe, we felt we'd approached the situation in a mature, sensible fashion and were ready to go ahead.
At 6:45, we arrived at Brad and Janet's place. We all sat together in the lounge room, drinking a beer and chatting about the plan for the evening. We talked about condoms, personal limitations and a whole range of subjects so that we all had the ground rules worked out. All we had to do was pop the pill, and a drug induced happiness would be right around the corner.
Brad nipped off for a moment, and came back with four bowls, containing four identical tablets. I picked mine up and looked at it. It had a smiling face embossed into one side: how appropriate. Other than that, it looked no different to an aspirin. I don't know what I was expecting, but it almost seemed disappointing. It was just a simple white tablet.
Brad's suggestion was that we took a half each, and if we wanted to, we could take the second half later. This seemed like a good plan, and that was that. No more than a minute later, I'd swallowed half of my first E tab, and was sitting around waiting for something to happen. Brad and Janet like to take theirs anally, and Al decided to do the same. They trouped off to the bathroom together, and mere moments later they were back.
Dance music was playing quietly in the background, and the first inkling I had of any effect from the E was a sudden urge to dance. I didn't feel like I was stoned, and certainly didn't feel drunk or out of control: I just felt like dancing. Fortunately, Brad informed me that we had work to do before we got too into the experience, and dragged me off to find some bedding for the lounge floor. Rather than trying to squeeze the four of us on to a bed, we simply put the mattress on the floor up against the couch, which by now had been covered with sheets and towels. Janet produced a box of toys, a large bottle of lube and a collection of DVDs. We were settling in for the night rather nicely. Brad then arrived with a 3 liter bladder of water, and we were told that we had everything we needed for the evening. All we had to do was sit back and follow the mood.
It was now about 30 minutes since we'd taken the tabs, and I was definitely getting into something. Al was laying with her head on my chest, and smiling to herself. Brad had turned the music up a little, and the bass from the dance music was almost hypnotic. I'd been a little hungry when we'd arrived, but that was long gone, and had been replaced with a feeling of great satisfaction. I just felt...good. I looked at Al again, and was struck by a wave of deep love for her. I couldn't help but stroke her hair gently, and run my fingers across her cheek. Brad and Janet were no different. I thought at the time that I could see their love. It seemed to radiate from them. It was almost like a halo. I truly understood what it was like to be in love. Not only did I love my wife beyond all measure, I thought I could see it.
The four of us stayed this way for what seemed like seconds, but was in reality about 30 minutes or so. We just chatted and cuddled our respective partners. The need to dance was now distant memory, and the deep emotional insight was slowing fading and being replaced by a something as yet undefined.
It was around then that I began to take real note of what Brad and Janet were wearing. They both had very soft clothes made from very tactile materials. Janet in particular, was wearing a shirt and pants made from something similar to chamois leather or suede. I pointed them out to Al, who disentangled herself from my arms, and began to run her hands over Janet. It was erotic in the truest sense of the word. Conversation had ceased as such, and we were all obsessed with the feel of Janet in her clothes. Within seconds she had six hands caressing her body, her clothes, her hair, her face. She was smiling broadly, and there was no doubt that she was enjoying herself.
Al was laying to Janet's left, and moved closer, brushing her cheek against Janet's still covered breast. The slightest, almost imperceptible moan escaped Janet's lips, and Al moved in a little closer. She moved her head slowly upwards, kissing Janet's chest, shoulder and neck as she made her way towards her lips. And then, in what seemed like slow motion, they were kissing: gently; tenderly; almost motionless. Their lips were touching, but were hardly moving. Brad and I were on either side of the two women, and were both trying to get as close to our respective partners as possible: trying to get as much of our bodies in contact with theirs as we could. All the time, we were caressing them both, and watching intently. All four of us were lost in a world that had been unknown to me until that moment.
As we watched, their lips began to move more urgently. The tenderness and gentility were still there, but they were slowly being augmented with passion and arousal. Al's hand began to feel it's way to Janet's chest, and she was soon massaging her pert nipples through the fabric. Their kissing continued to intensify as Al began to unbutton the shirt: slowly, carefully, making sure to take a moment between each button to gently caress one or other of Janet's breasts. Eventually, the last button was undone, and her shirt fell open to reveal her naked chest. Her nipples were hard and a beautiful pink, atop her B cup breasts. I remember quite clearly thinking that when Al had finished, I was going to spend a some time getting acquainted with them. But for the moment, I was lost in the delicate rapture of two beautiful women doing something that only women can fully appreciate.
Al pulled away gently from Janet's mouth, kissing her lightly as she left, and dropped her head to her left breast, and began to kiss all over with the exception of the nipple. Janet watched intently as Al continued to kiss and lick all over her chest: first one breast, and then the other. She seemed almost mesmerized as my wife moved gently from one side to the other and then back again, with her mouth in permanent contact. And then she snaked her tongue out and licked a nipple. Janet drew a short breath and moaned at the sensation. Her arousal was clear to see. Her neck and the top of her chest were flushed, and her breathing had increased quite markedly. Al drew the nipple in to her mouth and began to suck in earnest, gently biting and tonguing at the same time.