Chapter 04 – Out Of Town Wedding
"I'll take this one. Thanks for your help." I grinned at the sales girl, who had been so helpful, holding the gown up to her body to let me see how it would look on Joanne.
"Shall I wrap it as a gift?"
"No, that's not necessary," I replied.
"More exciting gift wrapped," she said seductively.
"Aha, right! You talked me into it."
"Want to write a card?"
I thought for a minute and then began to scrawl on the card. "Hope this pleases all your many boy friends, you sexy devil!" The girl took the card and went off to wrap it. She was soon back with a handsome box with the pink Victoria's Secret logo and ribbon. "
"Someone's a lucky girl, what's the occasion?" she asked with a big smile.
I thought a minute, then laughed and said, "A wedding!"
Well, in a way, it was true. We were invited to a big wedding in one of those nice northern suburbs of Chicago. It would be one of those splashy extravaganzas with a cast of hundreds, as they say. Tonight, Friday, would be the kickoff of a long weekend, beginning with the rehearsal dinner. Tom and Barb, long time neighbors, who had moved to Chicago several years ago, had invited us to the rehearsal dinner, too.
I was home early and Joanne was still packing. I presented the gift and waited for her to open it.
"Good grief, a present? I don't think it's our anniversary is it? Or did you forget the last one and the present is late?"
She laughed and eagerly tore at the ribbon, then lifted the gown out and held it at arm's length.
"Wow, I love it. How pretty!" She looked at her hand through the see-through fabric. "Aha, you dirty old man, I can see why you bought this!"
I turned away to do my own packing and heard her tearing open the card. I waited for the reaction.
"ALL my boyfriends? ALL my boyfriends! That's a laugh. What does that mean?"
"Well you have so many admirers, I thought you might give them a thrill too!" I said, laughing and biting back a grin.
"Where would I ever wear this where anyone but you would see me?" she wanted to know.
"Well, you never know, do you?"
She smiled and held the diaphanous gown up once more. "You'd be shocked if I did, wouldn't you? Well, maybe I should shock you!"
We had a quick bite to eat and were quickly on the road with happy expectations for a big weekend. The thought of Joanne's naked body through that new gown had me thinking. I was hoping for a repeat of our last fantasy adventure. It might be tricky, but I was hoping for an opportunity to lead her to drop some of her inhibitions. The thought of our last adventure parked on a dark wooded lane had me aroused already.
"Are Janet and Bill coming to this extravaganza?" I asked the question innocently as I negotiated the entrance to the expressway.
"Of course they are," she replied quietly.
After a few minutes, I continued the conversation. "Are they bringing Danny?" I glanced over at her, my face full of innocence.
"Now don't start teasing with that again." She stared straight ahead, a small smile playing at the corner of her lips. You know that was all silliness. Don't start in again, Jack. Honestly, you are rotten to the core. I can't believe the things you suggest. Just put it out of your mind!"
I put my hand on her thigh, feeling the warmth of her leg under the nylon.
"Don't start what?"
"You know what! Danny is a nice boy. You shouldn't make jokes."
"Who's joking?"
I glanced again to see if I was pushing too hard. Her face showed that in spite of the words, she enjoyed the vicarious thrill of the flirtation with our 18-year-old neighbor. She remained silent, but the hint of a smile remained.
"You want me to model the new gown for Danny? You had better be careful, you know, I might just do it! It would serve you right!" She said it with mock firmness that she knew would encourage rather than put me off this line of teasing.
"Is Danny coming to the wedding, too?"
"I don't know." She replied. "He might be. He was good friends with Nancy, I think. Maybe he will." Joanne shot a quick glance at me and caught me with a little smile on my face, too. "You better be careful, Jack, Danny is getting too grown up for the kind of teasing you are always proposing. You better be careful, you know, I might just take you up on it some day!" She giggled and nudged me in the ribs.
"Where is the hotel?" I asked, as we approached North Brook.
"Oh, didn't I tell you? Sally Caruthers called and offered their house. They are in Cancun for two weeks. I said we'd love it. OK?"
"Oh? Yeah, Ok, I guess. Not too far from the parties, is it?
"Heavens no, it's on the golf course where the reception will be. Is that close enough? You can walk home if you drink too much!"
Sally and Ed have a gorgeous big house built in the French Colonial style. I recalled that it had high cathedral ceilings in the entry, with a balcony on the second floor overlooking a huge living area below. It was gorgeous. I thought I would still miss some of the party atmosphere around the hotel, but it would still be pretty comfortable.
It set me thinking of how I might induce a fantasy activity for my lovely wife. In fact this would be a lot easier than if we stayed in the hotel. I began to think how I might throw our young friend into the arms of his fantasy lover, Joanne. You can't plan everything. I would just play it by ear.
"Sally left the key with the neighbors. I'll go get it," Joanne said as she strode across the street.
I began unloading the trunk and surveyed the elegant curving street lined with huge oak trees. We would be rattling around alone in this huge house if I didn't come up with a plan. My mind was working on a scenario in advance; but how to make it come together, that was the problem. No pun intended. The U-shaped drive curved in front of an impressive entrance, covered by a cannonaded brick walk. I unlocked the door and pushed it open. The large open entry was impressive, fireplace on the north wall, huge windows looking out over a long green swath of grass to the clubhouse in the distance.
We found our bedroom, directed by a note left by Sally. It was upstairs along a long balcony that overlooked the living room. I watched Sally dress and lounged with a magazine in a large overstuffed chair. Fresh from the shower, she slipped on a pair of white panties that looked fresh and new. She turned to give me a view as she tucked her breasts into a French cut bra that teased her breasts into delectable twin curves. She struggled into pantyhose, very sheer, warm tan in color with a mock lace panty decorating the key area veeing down between her legs. Her long skirt parted half way up her thigh and the blouse was frilly with a neckline that gave a glimpse of her breasts pouting out of the bra.
"You look lovely, sweetheart!" I muttered and feigned a low whistle.
"Thank you, dear." She smiled warmly and signaled she was ready with a little twirl that let the skirt show her flashy legs and high heels.
"I better hope Danny stayed home."
She looked up at me impishly, "Why's that?"
"He's only made of flesh and blood, you know. Sometime he is going to break with your teasing!"
"Oh, don't be silly. Can't happen. You are such a tease." She swept off down the hall and onto the staircase, then glanced back over her shoulder. "Are you starting that silliness again? You are so naughty! I wish you'd stop!"
But, I knew better. She enjoyed our fantasies much, much more than she was willing to admit. I had discovered that her resolve diminished after a good wine and dinner. These fantasies fashioned around Danny's crush on Joanne were fun and yielded wonderful sex for Joanne and I. I was eager to find a subtle way to enjoy a fourth thrilling fantasy. So far it seemed to have no downside. Joanne always denied culpability, I accepted the blame and we both enjoyed it.
The wedding rehearsal was the usual confused debacle that seems to precede every wedding. The dinner was held at a nice restaurant nearby. Bill and Janet were there and I soon spotted Danny looking a little self-conscious on the other side of the room. I began thinking of a way for his presence to play into a sexy scenario.
"Poor Danny, he isn't too thrilled being stuck with Ma and Pa. The hotel suite has two rooms but his bed is a hide-a-bed." Janet told me, rolling her eyes in his direction.
"Oh, really?" An idea had started to form in my head.