Out of Afrika -- A fantasy by Julie Van and Curt B with later chapters added by Wunderboi. The continuing saga of the growth of Rhino Industries and their impact on the sexual lives of the good people of Hawksville, a small town on the Eastern Seabord.
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Ian was not at all happy.
For the past year ever since Simone had taken the job with Rhino his life seemed to have been going steadily downhill and now she had informed him, no, told him, that they were going out for the evening to a dinner party at the Baldwin's.
For crying out loud,
Friday night was Football night and if there was something he looked forward to each week it was to sit in front of the TV with a beer and enjoy the time-outs and intervals when the high school Cheerleaders came out to encourage the spectators with their antics. He was ambivalent about the football but the sight of those young girls, well, that was something else.
He stepped out of the shower and stood to one side as Simone took his place. As he towelled himself he took furtive glances of the shower cascading over her and mused that it had been some time since he enjoyed her body. She just never seemed to be in the mood these days and any advances that he had attempted were usually rebuffed with some excuse or other.
Not that her seeming lack of libido affected her ability to dress as a temptress, he thought, for he was always curious as to why she took so much trouble to attire herself the way she did in such provocative outfits. He stored the image of her nakedness in the shower to be used in a fantasy later when he would relieve himself with yet another leisurely masturbation.
His musings were interrupted when she said, "You really ought to do something about all that body hair. It is such a turn-off and, anyway, it's unhealthy. I think you ought to shave it off; it would make you look so much nicer."
"Where the hell did that come from?" he thought as he looked at her damp back as she sat down at the vanity. Their eyes met in the mirror and once again he recognized in her expression that what she said wasn't so much of a suggestion; it was an order.
The dress code for the evening was 'smart casual' whatever the hell that was supposed to mean, thought Ian. To him, Janice Baldwin was such a snob and it was typical of her to be laying down rules. Once again he mentally sympathized with Herbert, her poor husband, who must live a life of purgatory having to comply with the way she treated him; always at her beck and call, more a servant than a husband.
"You'll do," said Simone as she inspected him and the outfit he had pulled on. He was wearing tan Chinos and a light blue dress shirt; she, needless to say, was quite another matter with her wrap-around dark blue chiffon dress with the silky long puffy sleeves, high heeled pumps on her nylon clad legs.
She clipped a black velvet choker around her neck, looked at herself in the mirror, primped her hair and satisfied with her appearance said, "Right, come on, let's go or we'll be late."
They went down the stairs with Simone continuing the one-sided conversation or, as Ian regarded it, an on-going list of instructions. "Make sure you take your phone; be nice to Janice; try and make an effort with Herb, he is a good man, and, make sure you are polite to Mr Haasbroek. He is quite important to us, don't you know?"
Ian sighed and rolled his eyes. He picked up his phone from the hall table and gave a wave to Chloe who was lolling on the sofa watching TV.
Simone called as they went out of the door, "Chloe, we're off. Be good,"
"Bye Mum, have fun," she called back and with a smile turned her attention back to Megan who had come over to keep her company and to have a sleep-over.
It was only a short drive to Baldwin's home, a single storey sprawling 4 bedroom house set in a wooded part of town. It had been a new build and was very modern with every facility and convenience to aid living the 'good life'. They had a large backyard pool which was completely private given the trees and shrubs all around that gave total seclusion from prying eyes. The furnishing inside the house was second to none and no expense had been spared to the extent that. Ian always felt a sense of inadequacy whenever they had previously visited. Tonight was to be no different he surmised.
They parked up in front of the 3-car garage and even before they had got out of the car Janice was standing at the open front door waiting to greet them. She was similarly dressed to Simone with a short cocktail dress that showed off her feminine assets to great advantage thought Ian as he glanced down at her cleavage.
"Hi, great to see you both; come on in," she said. "The others should be here shortly but we can get started with a drink. Come on in."
They entered the entrance hall and Janice took Simone's wrap and put it over the back of a chair before leading them into the open-plan living room. Through an archway, Ian saw that in the dining area the table had been set in fine style with porcelain plates and dishes, crystal wine glasses and what appeared to be gilt cutlery. In the centre of the table was a beautiful floral arrangement. From the integrated but unseen sound system, the muted strains of a Bach violin concerto could be heard.
Simone gasped admiration, "Oh Janice that looks wonderful. You made it look so nice."
"I got Herb to do it all," she whispered as she gave a gracious tilt of her head. She took Simone's arm and led her to the sofa. Then she called out, "Herb, our guests are here, we need drinks."
Ian grudgingly admitted to himself that the table did indeed look grand but before he could add his praise he looked beyond and saw Herbert in the kitchen who didn't look quite as grand with a frilly apron tied around his portly waist. He gave a wave, "Hi Herb, how are you doing?"
Herb, the bald head glistening with perspiration, came scuttling out wiping his hands on a towel, "Hi Ian, nice to see you again. It's been a long time," he said as he shook with a limp handshake. "What can I get you?"
Before he could answer Janice interjected, "We'll have a couple of Martinis in here."
Herb turned on his heel and with Ian in tow went back to the kitchen to prepare the drink order. "What about you Ian, a beer?"
"Beer will do fine," he said as he watched Herb wrestle with bottles, glasses and the ice bucket. In quick time the Martinis were prepared and in even quicker time Herb scampered to the sitting room to serve the girls seated on the sofa. Ian shook his head at the display of servitude.
The doorbell rang. "Herb, get that will you?" said Janice curtly. No surprises when Herb opened the door to see the expected trio of Black faces, Oskar, Jacob and Janice's boss, Zaire. They were all dressed in the same 'uniform' of Dark Chinos and white Dress shirts; they looked very formidable.