Marie and her two friends, Jackie and Andrea, all worked at Dacombe and Sons, an electrical warehouse. Marie had been there the longest and was senior to Jackie and Andrea. She was 26 and married to Jeremy, a self-employed carpenter. They got along well and she was content with her life. Jackie was the oldest at 33 and her and husband Cliff had two children. Andrea was the youngest at 23 and while she had boyfriends, none seemed to stay long.
All three girls were attractive. Andrea was small and perky, Jackie the largest of the three, with an hour glass figure and large breasts. They were both bottle blonds, but Marie was brown haired and wore it shorter. She was also taller than the other two at 5 foot 7, slender, long legged and had nicely shaped C cup breasts. She'd been a reasonable athlete when younger and still worked out at the gym, ensuring her butt was tight and firm.
The three women often socialised together and so it was that they came to talk of going on a road trip together. It began as just alcohol influenced talk but Jackie, in particular, became increasingly keen on the idea. She told the others she felt tied down with work, children and a husband who was less than attentive. Andrea then began agreeing with Jackie that the road trip needed to happen and they began to put some pressure on Marie.
Marie did not need or desire a trip away with her friends. They were fun at work and when they went out, but she was in love with Jeremy and liked to spend time with him. For some months she would not buy into the idea. Then one day she mentioned it to her husband and he encouraged her to go along.
"It's only for five days and they are good friends of yours who want to get away."
"You don't mind then," Marie said, just wanting to be certain. Jeremy was very certain and the other two girls were ecstatic when Marie agreed to travel with them. Preparations were made and the departure date was soon upon them.
The night before, Jeremy was particularly attentive to Marie. They went to bed early and Jeremy engaged in his usual routine of getting Marie wet with his fingers, before moving between her legs and fucking her in the missionary position. She pretended to orgasm as he rutted above her, which was his queue to release within her.
That was the way it was with Jeremy, but he was a good dependable husband and Marie was thankful for having him. She'd been a bit of a wild child in her day and had partners who, while much more exciting, had proven far less dependable. She had cheated on him once, prior to their marriage, but had not had the desire or inclination to do so since. The one slightly edgy thing Jeremy requested of her was that she kept herself shaved below. Marie was happy to oblige him.
The first night of the girl's trip was spent in a National park about 200kms from their small home town. Marie enjoyed this as they walked, talked, laughed and relaxed. However after the second day's travel, her two companions were certain that they wanted to spend the evening where there was a bit more action. Marie was reluctant, but in the end she had to bow to the majority.
Jackie was driving and headed into a reasonable sized city. They drove through the city centre and identified a nice looking bar, before parking the camper van and catching a taxi back into town. At Marie's insistence they ate a meal and then moved onto the bar they'd located earlier. It was warm and Jackie and Andrea both wore low cut T-shirts, jeans and heals. Marie wore jeans and a checked shirt with the top buttons undone, showing just a hint of cleavage.
The girls had been in the bar for over two hours and, to her surprise, Marie admitted she was enjoying herself. The bar had a nice ambiance and the girls were knocking back shots with the locals, both male and female, while the laughter flowed freely. The men in the bar were reasonably good looking and quite interesting and the band began to play. Marie turned down an offer to dance, but Jackie and Andrea had been up on the dance floor more than once.
Andrea was the more flirtatious and was attracting the most attention. Shortly, she announced to the other girls that she was leaving and departed with two men. Marie and Jackie raised their eyebrows at each other as Andrea departed. They had heard her stories at work and knew that she would most likely be involved in a frolicking threesome that night. Marie felt a small tingle of jealousy at the sexual freedom Andrea enjoyed.
Shortly after Andrea departed the mood in the bar changed somewhat. Two or three rougher types turned up and immediately moved in to talk to Marie and Jackie. The crowd they had been chatting with drifted away. Then another couple of men who clearly knew the others showed up. Marie took this in her stride. After all she thought, "It was a noisy bar and you get all sorts."
Jackie on the other hand looked more upset. She'd liked one of the other original males and was not happy that this later group appeared to have chased him away. The mood was changing.
"Why don't you just piss off," Jackie said loudly to one of the males, when he attempted to grope her arse.
Marie had been deep in conversation with the more handsome of the group and was initially taken aback by the outburst.
"Fuck you, you little tease," the ugly man replied, then took a firm grip of Jackie's arse and squeezed.
Jackie yelled in pain and twisted away, looking angry. Marie now felt very uncomfortable and was wondering where this situation would lead too. Fortunately at that moment a couple of men who Marie had not previously noticed sidled up. Both were good looking, one white, the other and Afro- American. Both were dressed similarly in slacks and jackets.
"Leave the girl alone," the white man said to the groper.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Who the hell are you to tell me what to do."
"I'm a Cop, so I can tell you or anyone else here what to do," said the white man, producing a shiny badge from his jacket. And so is my friend here. "Now clear off."
The rough group stood contemplating their next move. Marie noted the two Cops looked completely calm and collected as the minor standoff continued. Then the man Marie had been talking with said, "No problems officer, let's go boys."
"Bitch," the ugly biker said to Jackie as he pushed past her.
"That didn't look pleasant," said the Black Cop. "You girls Ok? Let's get you a drink."
"Rescued by two knights in shining armour," thought Marie. She immediately noted Jackie's interest in the white cop, who introduced himself as Michael. His partner was Joe and as they chatted, Marie mentally sized him up.
"Handsome and tall enough," she thought, noting his 6 foot stature. "Thin waste, wide shoulders, dresses well."
She had never really engaged socially with a black man previously. Not due to any reservations, it was just that the opportunity had never arisen in the small, predominantly white town she had lived in all her life.
Jackie soon recovered her composure and the conversation between her and Michael became increasingly flirtatious. However, Marie held back with Joe. She was conscious of the fact that she was married to a man she loved very much. When the other couple went to dance, Marie declined Joe's invitation. He showed no annoyance at this rejection and Marie felt increasingly comfortable with his closeness. He had rescued her from danger and being quite tipsy, she was relaxed and enjoying herself.
When Jackie and Michael returned from their dance her friend announced, "We're going to Mike's house for a drink."
Jackie shot her friend a, "No we're not," glance and began to say something about needing to get back to the van to see if Andrea was OK.
"She'll be fine," said Jackie, with both women knowing full well their friend would not be there. "Let's go," and she set off holding Michael's hand.
"C'mon," said Joe, "We better do as we're told."
"Ok," said Marie reluctantly, quickly adding defensively, "But I'm only coming around for a drink."
"Not a worry," Joe replied, smiling.
Jackie rode in the front of Michael's late model car. She was drunk and could not stop talking. This began to irritate Marie who rode quietly looking out the window. She felt she was being forced into a situation she was not comfortable with.
Michael's apartment was very fashionable and tidy. It had one bedroom, kitchen and a living area. The sofas and chairs were deep and comfortable and they all settled in to consume more alcohol, talk and share some laughter. Michael put on light music and dimmed the lights. Jackie and Michael got up and danced. Marie felt she could not now refuse Joe's offer and danced with him. As a slower song came on he pulled her closer and, holding one hand in his and placing the other on her lower back. Marie liked this, with his face and his swaying body close to hers.
As the evening progressed Jackie and Michael became increasingly tactile with each other, while sitting on the couch. Watching this began to arouse Marie and she needed to pull herself up abruptly. For his part Joe was being the perfect gentleman, keeping the conversation innuendo free.
Then the two lovebirds announced they were going to the other room. Marie had feared this may occur and again shot Jacki a glance, which the older women ignored. She and Michael walked hand in hand to his bedroom, giggling and shut the door.
With the other two gone Joe got up and offered Marie a refill of the vodka she had been drinking. Marie nodded, despite being fully aware she had drunk too much. Joe poured the drinks before sitting on the now vacant couch with a drink in each hand.