While I was on an overseas assignment, work brought me back to California every few months. I used these opportunities to catch up with old friends. Patrick and Shana were close friends who I made sure to see during each trip. We had spent a lot of good time together – camping trips, evenings out, movies ... I had always been very attracted to Shana, but she had always rebuffed even the slightest hint of my flirtation.
This incident is remarkable – for it was totally out of character for the relationship, and for Patrick and Shana as individuals. Much time has passed since this one evening, and we are still friends like we used to be. While we all enjoyed the evening, it has in no away affected our prior relationship – we are back to being polite social friends. Now that I am back in the US, every once in a while one of us makes a comment that reminds us of this evening; brings a smile to Patrick's and my faces, and a big blush on Shana's.
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I still wonder why she agreed to do it. I am really glad that she did, but I still wonder why. Maybe it was the feeling that she could stimulate someone other than her husband. Or, that here were two people willing to have her as the center of attraction. Both summed up as a sense of adventure. Seeing Charlene's pictures, I am certain emboldened her - maybe she wanted to prove that she is no less. While I certainly changed my opinion of her during that session, I still believe that she has a long way to go before she becomes the sex-goddess that Charlene is.
Could it be that she was trying to please Patrick? After all it was he who started the whole issue. And, I wonder if she would have done it if it was anyone other than me - egotistical thinking on my part, but not out of the realm of possibilities.
Whatever it was, opening the bottle of good wine certainly played a part. I wish I had taken down the make, but I did not.
It all started off as a simple dinner, on a weekday evening. I had brought along pictures from the beach vacation that Charlene and I had taken recently. As I opened the package, Patrick asked me if I had pictures of Charlene in a bikini. I knew that just like my attraction to Shana, Patrick too harbored a secret attraction to Charlene.
I replied, "I certainly do, not just in bikini, but without it also. But, now is not the time, and further, they are just private things between Charlene and me – not for public consumption."
I am certain this made them both curious. So, when we settled down after dinner, and all three of us were sharing the wine, Patrick brought up the topic again.
I wondered aloud, "why should I share them."
"Because I like Charlene immensely, and want to see as much of her as I can."
After much conversation, I agreed to show them on terms of reciprocity - that he would show me similar pictures of Shana's. Shana, who had been a sort-of silent spectator so far, perked up.
"Why drag me into it." She said.
But I could see that it was half-hearted. I am certain she was curious too. Patrick said he did not have any such pictures. I suggested that he could take some. This excited him doubly. He could not only see Charlene's pictures, but also have Shana's picture - something that I am certain he had wanted, but probably never had the courage to ask for.
To get them started, I showed them the first picture Charlene and I had made for our calendar. Charlene was wearing tiny panties, where the front and back were held together by a piece of string on each side. She had a skirt, which she was seductively lifting, to reveal the front of the panties. Shana asked what else I had. I said "lots".
At this point, I shut up, and let Patrick do the convincing.
Shana asked me why we had done it.
I gave her the true answer - "instead of looking at other women in calendars, and getting excited about them, why not look at my woman in similar poses and states of dress/undress, and get excited about her."
"Besides," I added, "these are the best years of her life. I want to preserve them. When we go on vacations, we take photos of where we are. Preserves memories. What better memories to preserve, than how we looked like? And, how we teased each other? Doesn't this show a little spunk, a little naughtiness? Don't you want to remembered like this?"
After even more discussion, she agreed to a small shoot in the next room. I would stay where I was, and they would bring the picture back. I wasn't sure what kind they would do, so I asked if I was going to look at the picture anyway, what was the harm in me helping them take the picture. A pause, and then she agreed.
She said she would put on her swimsuit. I said that was not good enough. I wanted something more than that. I guess, the alcohol had had its effect by then. To Patrick's and my utter surprise, she unzipped her pants, and dropped them right there. Her shirt still hid her panties, but I could see the ankles, which I had seen before, the knees, which I may have seen before, and her thighs, which I was certain I had never seen. While we were gathering our wits, with a swish she lifted her shirt, for a momentary glance at her panties - a small black bikini. I could hardly contain my excitement. I could see that Patrick too had similar feelings. Well, at the end of the day, Patrick knew what he was going to get. I actually knew what I was too – but what I got was much more than what I had even imagined.
Patrick ran to get the camera. She again lifted her shirt, and took one spin with the shirt lifted, before putting it back down. I was unsure of what to do, so I did nothing, just stood there and admired. I still don't know if she expected me to do anything. I saw her panties, and they were the kind I like – one that covers the full bottom, not the crack-covering thong type. I saw her bottom, and mentally traced the outline of her panty riding on it. In the middle, it had gone into the crack, showing off her hips perfectly. The elastic at the top of the panties was a little uneven - as if she had worn them in a hurry, and not straightened them. Surprisingly, as I was thinking these thoughts, while admiring her beauty, she took her hand back, and straightened it. With the pull of the panties, the "V" in between her legs was accentuated, and I could see the outline of her full self.
Soon Patrick was back with the camera. I asked for it, and he handed it to me.
"What is this," I asked, "don't you have a digital camera - if not, how are you going to get the films processed."
Patrick then went back to get his video camera that has a "still" feature in it. I had had another of those seductive twirls by the time he returned. I could tell that she was also enjoying the reaction it brought in me. At that moment, I would have done anything she asked me to. Amazing, I wondered, how such small actions by women can make men their slaves.
Shana replicated Charlene's pose for the first photo, coyly revealing the "V" between her two legs, by slightly lifting the shirt. I noticed for the first time that her thighs were well formed, and tapered off gradually to her knee, going very well with her calves.
Patrick asked for more photos of Charlene's. I suggested that instead of being influenced by Charlene's style, Shana just create a new style for herself. She agreed. Patrick downed his last glass of wine and asked if he should open another. I could see that we all had had a lot, and we were having fun, so I said yes. I could hear an echo from Shana too.
Soon he returned with full glasses. It was time to resume. She took her hand up to her shirt buttons. Until now I hadn't noticed that her bosom actually looked good whenever the twirl brought the shirt close to her body. Hesitatingly she undid the buttons, and Patrick stepped up and pulled the shirt off from the back. In an instant I realized what the hesitation was. She was wearing a push-up bra. Just the black bra and panties looked wonderful on her. With the push-up, her breasts looked rounded, not huge though. Going down from her cleavage to the V, I noticed her well-formed navel. The top of the panty was parallel to the bottom of the bra, and both had matching cuts. I looked at the two pieces of clothing, the parts they were hiding, and the parts they weren't. While admiring her, I also wanted to capture as much of it as possible, for Patrick's sake. But, friendship too has its limits. The camera was a distraction, so I put it on a tripod, pointed it to the middle of their large bedroom, where the action was, switched it to video, and pressed the record button.
When I looked up, I saw something that amazed me. Oblivious to my presence, Patrick was holding Shana close to him, his lips on hers, and his hands fumbling around with her bra straps at the back. Soon the hook was undone. Shana stepped back just for a minute, to let the bra drop to the ground. During this brief pause, she looked at me straight in the eye - there was no revulsion, or even shyness at someone other than her husband watching her in this form. In fact, I interpreted her look as an inviting look.