The first arrival was Katya, who was carrying a big tray of cookies and a riding crop. She was dressed as Bettie Page, in a leopard print dress with a short, ragged skirt, and had even dyed her hair black for verisimilitude. She and Carla went into the living room, where Katya sat the cookies down on the coffee table.
"Are those...?" Carla asked.
Katya nodded. "Loaded with Aphrodite. Be careful, though. These are no joke." Reaching into her purse, she pulled out a ziploc bag stuffed with purplish-green buds. "And I just got this from my guy on the way over. A brand-new strain, doesn't even have a name yet. He says it's even better."
"Well then," said Carla. She grabbed her bong and they adjourned to the back deck, where she loaded the bowl with the sticky, skunky weed. A minute later they were both pleasantly stoned, gazing out quietly at the serene ocean before them.
Carla found her eyes irresistibly drawn to Katya, who looked exquisite reclining there, like some kind of debauched royalty. Her skirt had ridden up to reveal a hint of her pubes -- also dyed black for the occasion, it appeared. Carla smiled to herself; she appreciated that kind of attention to detail. She was sorely tempted to kneel down and rub her face in that lovely bush for a while. But she wanted to pace herself, and anyway she had something bigger in mind.
"Listen," she said, "I don't want to be a buzzkill, but could you do me a favor?"
"Shoot," answered Katya.
"I want this to be a fun party, but I'd like to keep it, um, clean for awhile. That yoga teacher, Asha, is coming, and I don't know what her deal is yet. I don't want her to walk in on an orgy and freak out."
"I'll do what I can," said Katya. Carla nodded. That wasn't a promise, exactly, and Carla knew to take it with a grain of salt; resisting temptation was one thing Katya had never been good at. Carla decided not to worry. It seemed like such a perfect day, she felt confident things would work out as they should.
Returning to the living room they walked past Annabel bent over the stove. Katya patted her on the rump and winked. "Hello,
machekha
," she said. "How are you today?"
Blushing slightly, Annabel smiled back at her. "I'm great," she chirped, surprised at how her nipples and pussy had sprung to life from such a simple touch. She felt momentarily weak in the knees, bracing herself against the stove, wondering what the evening might have in store.