Dinner Party Mystery
A Girl Friday, Risk Versus Reward crossover story.
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Chapter 7: Desi's Pie a la Mode
Charlotte
"The mystery is solved?" Miss Chowdhury asked, with a lovely rolling of the R, as Juliet settled into her lap with a sigh.
There weren't enough chairs in the dining room for all of us to be able to sit down for pie and coffee, so we shared. Juliet was being hugged to Miss Chowdury's chest, while my dear wife sat on Mistress Nguyen's lap. Lenore, Esme and Zaheera rotated through my lap when they weren't busy running about in their serving aprons, and Desi sat quite contentedly on Karin's. Only those of us with our butts on chairs were wearing clothes at this point in the evening.
I still had my Poirot style suit, but Juliet's zoot suit was draped over an arm chair in the living room, and Mistress hadn't worn any clothing since she disappeared upstairs with Betty Nguyen and lost her skimpy red fuck-me dress. Desi's nipple rings were glinting in the light of the small overhead chandelier, much to Lenore, Esme, and Zaheera's fascination. I had a feeling that Desi and I were kindred spirits in that we really didn't need much of a reason to get naked or do something kinky.
"Charlotte, Juliet, Natasha," Betty Nguyen smiled and cupped Mistress's breast as she said her nameโhoisting it, taking measure of its weight. "Thank you for inviting us into your home. And thank you to Miss Chowdhury and her lovely trio of assistants who fed us all so well."
I watched Betty lean in and whisper something to Mistress. Mistress rose slowly to her feet with a slight grimace and a sucking sound from under the table that I don't think anyone failed to hear.
"I brought along some dessert wine so that we might have a few toasts. I've sent my girl to fetch it. She'll be right back." Betty looked at me and winked as she said this.
I looked over at Mistress, who was holding a hand to her pink backside as she got up. I smiled. Juliet kept looking at me like she expected me to go ballistic any minute now, but I don't think she understood. Mistress was enjoying herselfโquite a bit from what I could tell. And that's what made me smile.
When she came back with the first bottle of wine, I watched her gorgeous body as she made her way around the table. She was naked as the day she was born, completely exposed in front of a group of people and she maybe knew half of them. But she stood tall and proud, filling each glass, while many of the guests pinched or fondled her as she passed.
When all the glasses were full, she took her seat on Betty Nguyen's lap again. She sat down slowly and carefully while Betty moved one hand under the table. I had a strong suspicion that Betty was still wearing that wicked black appendage strapped around her waist. A flutter of Mistress's eyelids as she finally came to rest, made me sure of it.
"I'd like to make a toast," Juliet announced. "To Betty, Desi, and Karin, for having confidence in our artistic vision and choosing to invest in our modern retelling of the classic story of Cleopatra."
A rattling of glassware followed.
"Thank you, Juliet," Betty said. "I look forward to working with you and Charlotte. And more than that, I look forward to spending more time with my girls, Karin and Desi. You may or may not know that we went our separate ways for a while. That was on me. I kicked them out of the nest, you could say. I wanted them to learn they could make their way in the world without relying on me."
I watched the smiles cross Karin and Desi's faces as their eyes lit up with that same fawning appreciation I have for my very own Mistress, my wife, Natasha. Their gaze never left Betty as she continued, fingering the stem of her glass now.
"They have proven without a doubt that they don't need me to get by. Desi has recently opened a second gallery to display her jewelry creations, and Karin has made a successful run in the erotic ebook business, despite fierce competition. I'm very proud of you both."
Betty raised her glass in the air and the rest of the table followed suit.
"And now that you girls have made your mark on the world, I would dearly love to have you come back to the nest. After one evening here in Natasha's home, I am reminded of how beautiful it can be with the three of us together. And I'd... I'd like to feel that again."
I may have been mistaken, but I thought I saw the rock hard exterior of the dragon lady begin to crumble, just a little. I don't think I was the only one. Mistress turned and encircled Betty's neck with her arms. Desi and Karin got up from their shared chair and came around to hug Betty from both sides.
I took my glass in hand. "To Mistress Betty Nguyen," I said. "The only woman in the world who could possibly tame my mistress. And to my lovely Natasha. I saw just how happy it made you to let yourself surrender and put yourself in the hands of someone else. And I want to thank you for being strong everyday for me, so that I can give myself to you."
There was another rattling of glassware around the table. I watched Mistress glance at Betty, who gave a slight nod. Mistress then got up, kissed Betty on the cheek, and made her way over to me. Since our trio of sous chefs was in the kitchen preparing dessert, she sat down on my vacant lap and wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Thank you, Charlotte," she said. "I'm sorry ifโ"
"Shh," I said. "It took me a little while, Mistress, but I understand completely. Lord knows I could never tame you like she did."
There was chattering around the table and the noise of plates being passed, but I tuned most of it out.
"Did you know she taught the class for dominants? At the agency, the one you used to be contracted with."
I shook my head. It did make sense though. Who else could tame a domme? Who else could have her bent over her own desk, impaled and begging for orgasm?
"It started out that she wanted to know if I was taking good care of you. Did you know that?"
I shook my head again.
"Even though you don't work for her agency anymore, she still wanted to check up on you, to make sure you were being treated properly and with respect." Mistress paused. "I'm not sure how we got around to it, but I asked her for a refresher of the dominant course, just to be sure. It was her idea to start tonight."
"This is what you did in class?"