Claudia had continued her willful misunderstanding of the situation between Ellie and Gavin. Ellie, frankly, was FED UP with it.
Claudia, her friend and boss, had always been able to see Ellie's point of view in the past. That Claudia had started constantly questioning her judgment and nagging her about calling Gavin contributed considerably to Ellie's loneliness.
The two of them had agreed though that it would be good for Ellie to have a couple of weeks off work during her university holidays. A break from work, time off classes and a little less contact with Claudia was exactly what Ellie needed at that moment. Their friendship was extremely important to both of them and they hugged as they parted on Saturday afternoon.
Ellie had another close friend in the city -- Jake. He'd grown up in the commune with Ellie and like her, he had not really fit in... It's hard growing up gay in the country. It was so wonderful to see him thriving in his new environment and her old friend had really hit his stride in the past couple of years. Being away from the confines of the gossiping, small-minded community had really helped him become his own man.
Jake was always great at cheering her up and giving her an alternative (and usually humorous) point of view - especially when it came to man trouble.
"So, girlfriend, you had sex with this guy and that was the start of the problem?"
That was the first thing Jake had said as he handed her a shot of Sambuca with a melodramatic look that gave her a further clue about the nature of the punch-line that was on its way.
"Well, in a way, I guess." She giggled both at the over-simplification and the expression on his face. Everything always boiled down to sex for Jake and she knew he was about to make her laugh more.
He changed his expression to overly serious and shook his finger at her in a mock chastisement as he gave his oh-so-well-thought-out advice.
"Dr. Jake prescribes sex. What you need Ellie is to get all hot and bothered with a stranger. No. Wait... a whole bunch of strangers."
Yep. Funny. She giggled again. What she'd needed was a good laugh and Jake's company was absolutely perfect.
"I go to a sauna in the city all the time. It's great. Good sex... especially group sex with strangers - is extremely diverting and good for what ails you."
Goodness. He was starting to sound serious.
"Oh come on Jake, you know I'm not that kind of girl."
"How do you know what kind of girl you are? You've hardly tried anything! Forget about this guy. Get across the street to that sex club and discover your inner sex goddess Ellie. You're young and should be getting your groove on at every opportunity!"
Ellie had been sipping champagne while they were talking and despite the alcohol and the laughs, the barely dampened misery threatened to bite at her consciousness. She had to ask.
"Across the street? I've never seen a sex club across the street. You mean for straight people? How do you know that?"
"Go and look Ellie. Here my child. May the force be with you." He handed her another shot of Sambuca.
She slammed it back, choked a little as it burned down her throat, and resolved to go and have some fun.
"Do you mind? I mean, we were supposed to go out?"
"Of course not! Do it. Do it now. Do it hard."
She giggled again. "OK. Bye. I'll call you."
As Ellie stepped out the door of Jake's apartment she'd felt a massive surge of excitement in her chest. Then she felt it lower down too. Ooooh. She wondered what it would be like. Not too long to wonder though.... It was just across the street.
The club looked just like a pub at first glance. The downstairs area was mostly taken up by a bar which seemed to serve as a kind of reception counter, but with a spa on the right hand side of the room.
A few people were there and they mostly looked quite like anyone you might see walking around the city, which was encouraging for Ellie. She could hardly believe what she was about to do. She swallowed her anxiety and approached the bar. The bartender was a lovely older woman who explained everything and made it all seem so normal and comfortable.
There were some men dressed just in towels, but the women seemed to be in their underwear, so Ellie took her cue from them and emerged from the locker room in just her knickers with a towel wrapped around her to cover her breasts.
An attractive older couple approached. They appeared to be in their forties and looked very friendly and extremely at ease.
"Hi. I'm Liz and this is my husband Bob."
"Ellie. Hi. I haven't been here before and I'm feeling a bit shy and unsure how to behave. Why isn't anyone in the spa yet?" She had blurted out nervously, without taking a breath.
"It can be a bit like a school disco, with everyone waiting for someone else to be first on the dance floor. Why don't we break the ice and be the first in?" Liz smiled and winked broadly at Bob as she took Ellie's hand and led her to the spa.
"Let's show this beautiful young thing how to behave." A thrill shot through Ellie's body in response to the sex charged environment and the suggestive look that passed over Liz's face as she'd spoken to her husband.
Liz dropped her knickers on the floor and she and Bob eased into the spa, ensuring that Ellie got a good look at their well-toned bodies on the way in. They were really very sexy people and Ellie could see Bob worshipped his wife. It was such a turn on.
Then Ellie could feel Bob's eyes burning into her own breasts when she dropped the towel. Being admired so openly warmed her through and through. The warmth in her chest became fire between her legs.
Feeling very wet, and ready for anything, Ellie stepped into the spa with her knickers on. As Bob and Liz started kissing in the corner of the spa, each of them with an eye on Ellie, a few other people also entered the water.
Ellie checked out the others and made eye contact with a beautiful brunette woman sitting in the spa, not too far to her left. The woman was obviously checking Ellie out and Ellie reciprocated. The kind of open staring that's uncomfortable in public was such an erotic experience here, where it was undoubtedly welcome and unhindered by social norms.
She seemed to be attached to the guy sitting between them and he watched their interaction with great interest.
God, what an erotic place, Ellie thought to herself. What fun we could have if Gavin was here. Well he's not, is he? Just have some fun for goodness sake! As she remembered Jake's advice, she immediately stepped across to the brunette, gestured behind her and said, "May I?"
Ellie didn't wait for an answer, just slipped in behind the woman -- it was easy to move her around in the water - and pulled her back against her incredibly aroused body. Ellie ran her right hand from the woman's neck and slowly down her front, over her right breast and briefly rubbed her nipple with the flat of her palm on the way down, which elicited a small moan. She held her firmly with her left arm around the waist. The woman's soft bottom pressed against Ellie's clit and she couldn't help but rub herself a little against it. The woman responded by pushing her butt back into Ellie and the physical sensation coupled with the woman's eagerness charged through Ellie's lower belly like lightning.
Proceeding further down, she noted the smooth, soft, perfect belly which she grabbed at lightly on the way. Then there was the thin strip of hair that led straight to her target.
She started with one finger lightly gliding over the hood of the woman's clitoris. When Ellie got no complaint about that, she started to swirl that one finger around and around ever so lightly. As she felt the woman's body respond she started using two fingers and increased the pressure.
Ellie had kissed and caressed a woman before and wasn't at all surprised at how horny she was feeling. But she was proud of the reaction she elicited from this stranger and it urged her on, determined to bring her to orgasm.
