(This story references three earlier stories: After The Opera, The Cabin, and Old Friends. It's a seduction story, something I haven't really done before.)
Harry and Joan had just returned from vacation. For the first part of the vacation they had gone to Carter Hills for a tryst with Joan's friend Marcy and a new friend named Rebecca. This was followed by separate adventures: Harry went to the lake for a weekend with his guy friends that ended up in a (mostly) all-male orgy, while Joan and Marcy reunited with their mutual friend Patricia for some sapphic good times. Joan went to tend to the garden while Harry phoned their neighbours Philip and Katie, who had been house sitting for them.
"Hey Harry," said Philip. "You can come by any time for the mail."
"Okay, we'll be right over."
"Um..." Philip's voice trailed off and Harry heard him say something muffled, presumably to Katie. "We were thinking it would be better if you came here on your own." There was a definite
Harry replied a puzzled "okay" and hung up. He walked to the back yard where Joan was weeding the flowerbeds.
"They want me to come alone." Joan raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"Did we leave something out for them to find?"
"I don't think so."
Philip and Katie were good neighbours; they had the occasional dinner party with Harry and Joan, and Harry had played golf with Philip and his son Jim a few times. However, Philip and Katie were also fairly strait laced, so Harry and Joan had kept their various sexual activities a secret from them. When they went on their vacations Harry and Joan had done their best to hide their various sex toys and photographic evidence of their encounters.
Harry knocked on their door and Katie answered. Katie was a trim, perky blonde woman in her early forties, the kind of person whom one would call either high energy or high strung depending on the situation. She greeted Harry with a smile, but Harry could read anxiety in her eyes.
"Hey, Harry, how are you? Phil's in the living room. Do you have time for a drink?"
"Sure."
As they went into the living room Katie explained that Jim was away working as a camp counsellor. Jim was entering his senior year in high school and excelling at golf and tennis. Their daughter Evie was staying over at a friend's house.
Philip greeted Harry with a combination handshake and bear hug. Philip was tall and broad shouldered with dark brown skin (his parents were from Trinidad) and a warm, amiable disposition.
"Hey Harry, how was your vacation?"
"Pretty good. I caught a few big ones at the lake."
"Sounds like some good eatin'" said Philip.
Philip offered Harry a chair while Katie sat down on the couch. Philip went to get Harry and Joan's mail.
"Does a beer sound okay?
"Sure."
"So, how are you, Harry?" asked Katie.
"I guess I'm doing fine."
"Everything okay between you and Joan?"
"I'm sorry, what?"
"We were just wondering."
Philip came back with the beers and handed one to both Harry and Katie.
"It's not a big deal," said Philip diplomatically, "we just thought it was unusual that you guys took separate vacations and-"
"We think Joan might be unfaithful to you."
Harry took a moment to figure out how he should react.
"What? Why would you think that?"
"We... we found some photographs."
"We weren't prying or anything," said Philip, "but I, um, I spilled something in your kitchen and I found this while looking for something to clean it with." Philip handed Harry a large envelope which appeared to have some photos.
Harry was about to open it when Katie stopped him.
"There's more." She gulped. "I think Joan might be having relations with other women as well."
Harry found himself trying very hard to suppress a giggle at Katie's words. He opened the envelope and recognized the photos right away. They were taken by their friend Sylvia when Joan spent an afternoon with her and her husband Leonard. Harry had been fighting a cold and couldn't come, so Sylvia had taken the photos as a gift for the couple. The photos showed Joan in various acts with both Sylvia and Leonard, including a moment where Joan pegged Leonard while Sylvia sucked Leonard's cock.
Harry managed to summon all the acting experience he had to appear shocked and hurt by the revelation.
"I'm going to need a minute." Katie and Philip nodded in sympathy.
Harry went to the bathroom and took out his phone. He texted Joan, saying
"You should get over here. Follow my lead and try to act surprised."
Harry steeled himself for an epic performance and walked back to the living room. He sat down and tried to look as if he were seeing the photos for the first time, and that he hadn't enjoyed and masturbated over them several times. He remembered Joan's favourite, where both Sylvia and Leonard were licking her pussy and she had a look of pure pleasure on her face. He looked at it and took a deep breath and tried to even summon tears.
A minute or so later there was a knock on the door. Katie and Philip looked at each other and Katie went to open it.
"Joan!" said Katie, trying her best to hide her nervousness. "How was your vacation?"
"It was great," said Joan. "I.. um... I was just wondering what was taking so long." Joan took off her shoes and walked up to Harry, giving him a peck on the cheek. "Hey hun."
"Katie and Philip found some photos." Harry flashed a slight smile, praying that their neighbours didn't see it.
"What photos?" asked Joan, who was a much better actor than her husband. Harry handed them to Joan, who again tried to look surprised.
"Oh," said Joan."I guess I left those out, I'm sorry."
"I was about to tell them why I couldn't be there that night," said Harry, finally letting the cat out of the bag.
There was a tense silence as Katie and Philip processed this. Finally, Katie spoke.
"Are... are you two swingers?"
Harry and Joan looked at each other and laughed.
"We hate that term," said Joan. "It sounds so... 1970s. Besides, we don't really swap spouses. We just like being romantic with our friends."
Harry could see Philip was eyeing a photo of Joan pegging Leonard.