Party Guest Triptych - 3: From private to public, from romantic to raunchy, the same ingredients can create different recipes.
Ray held up another tie in front of his chest and looked in the mirror with disgust. "A cocktail party? Who the hell has cocktail parties anymore?"
The comment was theoretically aimed through the open door of their ensuite bath to his wife, Amber, who was drying her hair after a shower.
The noise of the blow-dryer was probably too loud for her to hear, but even if it hadn't been, she still would have ignored him. He'd been griping for the past few days about having to put on a coat and tie for what was supposed to just be a neighborhood party, but she knew he wasn't really serious, so she let him bitch.
Amber for one was eager for a chance to finally get out of the house after almost three hectic weeks of moving into their new place and getting processed into their new jobs. And for it to be a dress-up event with only adults was even better as far as she was concerned.
To be honest, though, she'd also been surprised by the idea of a "cocktail party" and like Ray, wondered what that meant in this century. She'd imagined scenes from "Mad Men", with nattily-dressed people circulating through clouds of cigarette smoke and alcohol vapors.
But Carol, the woman who'd invited them and the wife of her new boss, Bob, had promised the parties were always fun. She'd said they usually had a few over the summer when things were slower at the university and since the fall term started next week, this would likely be the last one until the Thanksgiving break.
"And I just have a feeling you two are really going to fit right into our little crowd and have a really good time." Carol was one of those vivacious beauties who seemed able to make things happen by sheer will of personality and Amber found herself being swept up with the woman's enthusiasm.
When Amber had balked at first because they hadn't found a babysitter yet, Carol had efficiently removed that hurdle. She said that they had a sleep-over party planned at another house for the kids of the party guests and there was certainly room for one more. She'd then set up for one of the two undergraduate students they'd hired to watch the kids to come to Amber's house twice to meet Trina ahead of time to be sure that both mother and daughter were comfortable. The young woman planned on going into pediatric psychology and made a wonderful impression on both the 4-year-old and the 30-year-old. Trina had made only happy noises when they'd dropped her off at the kids' party house an hour earlier.
After finishing her hair, Amber moved into the bedroom and sat at her vanity to do her makeup. She actually wore very little on a regular basis, but for a fancy night out, a little bit of color would be nice. Ray came up behind her and in the mirror she saw him holding up his final two choices for a tie. "The red," she said.
As he knotted the tie, he asked again, "Two hours, right?"
"Probably three." Then she patiently repeated the same response he'd heard three or four times already, but always seemed to hope would change. "This is our introduction to our new social life for the next several years at least and we want to make a good impression." Then she added with a touch of exasperation, "Plus, I'm really looking forward to getting out and having some fun. Aren't you? It seems like forever since we've had some fun time for us."
It really had been a jam-packed few weeks. The movers had taken a day and a half to get everything delivered and the large furniture pieces assembled. Then of course, Ray and Amber had had to do all the unpacking of boxes and finding places to put it all. Woven into those periods of work, each had begun spending more time at their new jobs as the crush of the new term got under way. Then there was Trina, who was naturally confused by the move. It had taken a few days of one of them spending an hour or two at the new daycare with her until she'd gotten over the upset of not seeing her old friends and caregivers. This uncertainty had also translated to sleeping in a new room, even if it was her same old bed. She'd spent more nights in their bed than in hers since the move, especially in the first week.
Between all these stressors there really hadn't been much time for just Amber and Ray and that didn't suit either of their libidos.
"My point exactly," her husband said as he laid his strong, supple fingers on her bare shoulders and kissed the top of her head. "It's been far too long since we've had fun time for us. Maybe we should just stay here and have our own private party." His hands began sliding down the tops of her breasts, but she slapped them before he got more than his fingertips under the edge of the large bath towel wrapped around her body.
"And no one will notice or care that we skipped the party, but still took advantage of the overnight babysitting?" She put her hands gently on top of his where they'd retreated to the tops of her shoulders and smiled at him in the mirror.
"Besides, only taking two or three hours to meet some new people and relax with a few cocktails still leaves us plenty of time for that private party. Didn't I promise you a good time if you acted your most charming self and helped get us off to a good start in our new neighborhood?"
She'd gotten to her feet halfway through talking and turned to face him. The corner of his mouth went up in a naughty smile as she took his hands and guided him to sit on the bench she'd just vacated. "Don't you believe me?" she pouted.
"Just how charming do you want me to be?" Ray said in his most roguish tone.
Amber left him sitting and walked over to her chest of drawers. Standing with her back to him she opened a drawer and fished around inside a moment. Then she undid the bath towel and let it drop to the floor, showing him her long, lean back and pert ass.
Reaching back into the drawer, the lingerie drawer it turned out, she pulled out some black lace stockings. She pulled them on slowly and sensuously, putting one, then the other foot up on the edge of the bed as she showcased her long, strong legs for his admiring view. When they were on she was facing him, but bent over deeply at the waist as she caressed the sheer material up over her skin. The stockings stopped at mid-thigh, but her hands continued upwards as she stood, one hand going outside and behind to stroke her ass, the other running across the petals of her flower. Then she pulled on a garter belt and connected it to the stockings. Next her hands went to her breasts, squeezing and kneading them and pulling on the nipples, which drew an even louder groan from him than it did from her. She finally put on a matching black bra that pushed the soft flesh together, making a wonderful cleavage. Then came a red cocktail dress that she slinked down over her head. She smoothed the material over her hips as she stepped back to him and turned around. He stood and as he slowly slid up the zipper, he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "No panties?"
"No panties," she answered. "Think about that all night."
"Oh, God. How long did you say we have to stay?" Amber laughed and took him by the hand out of the bedroom.
The party was just two and a half blocks away and Amber wore just two-inch heels so they could walk. The evening was mild and she wore a thigh-length black cardigan as a wrap. Ray chuckled as they turned the last corner and saw the party house halfway up the block. "Bob and Carol. You think Ted and Alice will be there?" She punched him on the shoulder.
When their hostess, Carol, opened the door, she was also wearing black knit, but this was no button down sweater. Her dress was short and tight and showed off her round tits and ass magnificently. Both Amber and Ray got caught starting to stare, but that just appeared to make Carol happy. When she took Amber's sweater and saw the slinky red dress, she smiled even more broadly and complimented her.