On three double-width sunloungers reclined Nadia and Jack, Ada and Theo, Talia and Craig. The men wore tight swimming shorts, the women wore bikinis. Having once been part of a large group of university friends these six had paired up and now went on annual vacations together. Being the only three women in the larger group of friends Nadia, Ada and Talia had been in great demand at university.
'He was absolutely fucked over by her, and not in that kinky way he enjoys.' Ada was talking about her friend, Noah, who was one of the single men who had remained part of the group of friends.
'Agreed,' said Nadia, 'poor bloke was ghosted yet tried to keep the relationship going.'
'At least he finally saw sense,' said Noah's best friend Jack.
'Yeah, but the poor fella's miserable.'
'Maybe we should do something to cheer him up, take his mind off things.'
'Right, enough gossiping.' Theo said. 'Lads, let's go get dinner on.'
The men disappeared into the large rented villa, emerging an hour later with fresh sangria and a huge paella for everyone to share. After appetites had been satisfied Ada put on some music and she, Nadia and Talia began dancing beside the pool. Theo, Jack and Craig, now dressed in jeans and shirts, looked on admiringly. There was no jealousy or annoyance with their girlfriends being ogled by friends. In fact, only yesterday the women had gone skinny dipping while the clothed men stared from the beach.
'The blonde, the brunette and the redhead,' Craig said, repeating the usual first impression that men had when they saw Ada, Nadia and Talia together.
'Spectacular,' Jack noted.
'Are you looking at my woman?' Theo jokingly protested.
'Yep,' Jack replied unashamedly.
Knowing they were being closely watched the women began dancing provocatively, stopping just short of stripping off completely.
'I've got an idea,' Craig eventually said.
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It took Talia the best part of the week to find the perfect place, but she did this sort of thing as a profession and was eventually triumphant. She'd found an old mansion deep in the English countryside, the nearest neighbour almost 12 miles away. Seven bedrooms, one for each of the three couples plus another four for the single men who made up the rest of the friendship group. A pool, a large sauna and, in the heart of the building, a small ballroom. Talia booked it for the entire weekend.