Paige Glenn's job had a lot of perks that came with it, as she soon found out. She got a nice office, a company car, 3 assistants, membership to the company gym -- a lot more than she ever would have hoped for. She looked forward to working for Bryant and Associates for a long time and promised that she would find some way to thank her long-time friend Ellie for recommending her.
"You can thank me at the company retreat next weekend," the pretty ash blonde told her.
"Company retreat? This is the first that I've heard about it," Paige said as she moved up in line to order her afternoon coffee.
"Oh yeah, Dick has them every year, he and his second wife," Ellie smiled. "When he became really successful, he dumped the shrewish first wife and married someone even younger than we are," Ellie observed. "That's okay, Mila is a sweetheart and Dick sure doesn't look or act like a man about to turn 50. They have their own island and the whole week is all-expenses paid and you get paid to go too. It's a chance to de-stress and have fun -- lots of fun!"
"Why do I get the feeling that there is something you're not telling me?" Paige asked.
"Because there
is
something I'm not telling you," Ellie told her. "The whole week is one big party -- a
clothing optional
party!"
Paige rolled her eyes and saw she was next in line. As she ordered her coffee, she turned back to Ellie and said "Next thing you'll be telling me is that everyone who comes gets into swinging!"
Ellie said nothing but whistled a little tune.
"Ellie, you're kidding! I can't do that, I haven't even been married for a year! What would Frank say if I told him I wanted us to swing with other couples? I don't think he'd be too happy about me ..." Paige lowered her voice "...
fucking
other guys."
"That problem is easier to solve than you think," Ellie smiled as they found a table to sit at. "Don't fuck other guys; no one will force you into anything. If you get horny, fuck other girls. There will be a lot of hot women."
Paige looked at Ellie and remembered that back in college, Ellie had admitted to experimenting with some of their sorority sisters. "El, did you recommend me for this job so that you could get me to have sex with you?" She asked. "You know I've never swung that way."
"I'd be lying if I said it didn't occur to me," Ellie grinned. "But no, my motives were unselfish. However, now that you have the job, I think you should have a good time. What happens there is like what happens in Vegas -- it stays there. Attendance isn't mandatory, but it is suggested. Once Frank gets a load of the eye candy available, I doubt he will mind you having some fun. You should see Dick's daughter -- wife # 1 might have been an absolute bitch, but they sure did make a beautiful kid. Her name is Honey and baby; it sure suits her, mmmm!"
"You've slept with her, I take it?"
"Nope, we didn't get as far as sleeping," Ellie teased. "She's an exotic little thing, got some of her mom's Eastern looks but is fair-haired and tan, like her dad. Oh, let me see -- here's a picture I took on my Smartphone." She held it up for Paige to see and there was no mistaking the beauty of the young woman.
"You should come Paige, I bet you haven't taken a vacation since your honeymoon and that was 3 years ago," Ellie told her. "You've earned the job and everyone likes you, so just go to the retreat, let your hair down and you'll come back feeling like a new woman."
"I didn't think there was anything wrong with the old one," Paige groused.
"She's a bit too uptight," Ellie told her as she sipped her coffee. "Talk it over with Frank and see what he says."
"If he isn't interested, we don't go," she told Ellie. "I won't do anything to cause him any harm. I took my vows seriously."
"That's why I will never get married," Ellie grinned. "Too many rules and regulations."
"There's that, plus any man you married would likely make you sign a pre-nup," Paige laughed. "They way that you burn through money, you'd bankrupt a millionaire."
"Oh honey, you're underestimating me," Ellie laughed. "If I had enough money, I think I could likely bankrupt a billionaire."
Paige found it hard to work for the rest of the day. If the purpose of the retreat was to relax a person, it had failed miserably. She was more uptight than a long-tailed cat hiding behind a rocking chair, as her mother used to say. She didn't want to leave it until after dinner tonight and have her husband freak out. She could check out early, so she called Frank and told him to meet her at the Bistro where they had first met. He was always in a good mood when they ate at Hannah's because they fussed over him. As was his regular habit, her dark-haired husband was right on time. He was wearing her favorite suit, a charcoal-gray one that brought out all his best features. Both he and Paige liked to dress nicely; it was one of the things they had bonded over. Now they might be bonding over getting undressed. She wasn't sure how he was going to like this news, better to feed him first.
"Prime rib?" She smiled as he sat down the table across from her.
"Might as well, I've been watching my weight," he smiled as their server came to take their order. She knew them both well and repeated Paige's suggestion. "We can order some wine, if I get a bit blitzed, you can drive me home and take advantage of me," he laughed.
Frank had provided her with a nice segue without even knowing it. "I plan to take advantage of you often, handsome," she told him. "Okay honey, full disclosure here -- do you ever think about having sex with other women?"
"You mean, do I think about cheating on you?" He asked. "Because the answer is no, I don't."
"You do fantasize, right? We were not each other's first, you must have had a few fantasies over the years," Paige said to him.
"Oh sure, if that's what you're asking," Frank admitted. "Film stars, actresses, Victoria's Secret models, that kind of thing. Even our server is kinda cute, I can cop to that," Frank said.