A Different Way of Life 12
Consequences Part 11D: Abby experiences their lifestyle, and the Retreat progresses.
Cast of Characters at the end
Tags: Property development, Sapphic, Coupling, Relationships, Planning, Cheating Wife
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Following from Consequences Part 11C, The Retreat is coming to completion and the story begins to change as they expand into a whole bigger way of life. David and Olivia's relationship cannot go on the same despite Olivia's repeated attempts to have her cake and eat it.
David
We arrived home in the early hours of the morning and headed to a vacant bedroom so as not to wake the others. By the time I rose, most people had long gone leaving only Jane and Bree sitting at the breakfast bar engrossed in whatever they were doing on their laptops. "Good morning, my loves," I greeted them and their response was warm, but distracted by whatever they were doing. After a kiss I discovered from them that deliveries and fixings to the new Retreat were in full flow and the logistics had become a virtual nightmare trying to time the arrival of everything so that it didn't end in a log jamb. Within minutes I was absorbed, quickly grabbing my mobile and laptop to assist them. It was soon obvious that they needed me on site with Ruth who had enough to do just dealing with the Hotel. I grabbed a bun and coffee and was out of there with the Ladies thanks ringing out behind me.
For anyone who has never thought about it, if you're trying to finish a large building to a deadline it's a nightmare of juggling people who all have their own agenda. Our people were trying to get contractors, equipment and materials on site on time when they were needed and for the amount of time they were needed. If one thing goes wrong then the whole process can collapse like a pack of cards leaving all kinds of time and cost penalties to add to the overall budget.
We were going for super hi-tech to impress the rich and influential, so it added extra layers of complexity. The walls were up, the first stage cabling and wiring, ditto plumbing were in, drywalling was on but now we had painters, carpenters, carpet fitters, plumbers, electrical and technology fitters waiting to come in but the plasterers hadn't turned up. Not a good start to the day. Just to make it interesting the furniture was starting to arrive earlier than programmed.
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First day back - Olivia
I expect to be back to normal at home and it's scheduled for me to be at a pre-booked appointment with Angela then another the following day. Before the hullabaloo starts for Jane, Bree and Ruth, the women are lethargic in the morning after a BBQ the day before that ran on late. Several of them teased me about the guys who came to the gathering and stayed late, did I miss out? I don't think so. I heard that Bree had a good time with her occasional interest, Roger, but still I felt my weekend was all I could have asked for.
I have left Abby to lie in and David will keep her company until I return. I'm sure he'll make a good job of looking after her if Jane isn't needing attention. Then the home office phone started ringing, first Jane went to answer then Bree went to see what was up and finally Ruth disappeared. It did not look good for a relaxing day introducing Abby to our lives.
Before I leave, David reminds me to talk to the psychologist about my personal relationship with her and I admit to drawing her into that relationship. She is an attractive woman but I distracted her, then told her what she wanted to hear rather than the truth. I'm finding now that by unloading a secret it frees me somehow and this time David rewards me with permission to continue the relationship as long as I am honest with all concerned; that is if Angela is not afraid to do so. David said he had already sent Angela a brief summary of what was discovered while we were away and now it's down to me to talk to Angela one to one, if she will let me. I have some apologising to do.
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Another day - Olivia
"What shall we do with ourselves today," I asked Abby, as we snuggled after David had woken us licking our nipples and then gone in the shower. We had taken one of the smaller bedrooms for a few days whilst Abby settled in although David had gone to sleep with the others until morning.
"First, let's join David in the shower, it'll put him in a fun mood for the day, you know he loves to watch us two together and then join in." We raced to be there first, he was about to dry off so we surrounded him; he didn't complain as together we took him in hand.
We sent him off as a happy man then took our time dressing.
"I'd like to see the sights and hear about the adventures that I have heard you guys mention," said Abby.
"Do you mean when I got up to mischief? Or when I get up to no good?"
She laughed then responded, "It's up to you, we don't want to upset David without telling him."
On a more sensible note I suggested, "Let's go see the new place, we will be moving our possessions across soon so let's go have a tour. The coast isn't too far away from there, perhaps we could find somewhere close for us all for a couple of nights while the furniture is transferred."
"Doesn't David visit there most afternoons?"
"Yes he does, that's a good idea we'll go with him. We also have a golf club dinner coming up soon and that's probably all the essential stuff. On a more fun side, there's a night club we could go to that would come under the 'mischief' heading and Jane mentioned we are starting to get invitations to parties, picnics, and parties. Under the naughty heading, perhaps you would come with me for my next meeting with Angela, my psychologist, there's also a few places in the city where I have met people and I could introduce you to one or two at my apartment."
"Would some of these be news to David, that last one sounds like something he wouldn't approve of?"
"If he knows, it's not from me so I would have to tell him. After my appointment with Angela, let's go take a visit with David, then do some shopping and in the process we can visit a couple of places to see if we meet anyone I know. We'll tell David what we are doing, he might want to join us for lunch, maybe bring Rachel if she isn't too busy. How does that sound?"
"Sounds good."
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David
By the end of the previous day we seemed to have a semblance of calm at the site and I was planning on working mostly from the office then visiting the site for an hour each day just to make sure there were no foreseeable disasters on the horizon. On the plus side our people were learning on the job and it looked promising for future projects.
My little group of ladies came together at breakfast and the same thing was on everyone's mind. Well, that is apart from morning sickness, it was the wedding. The morning sickness brought reality to the fore and I looked surreptitiously for bumps, they were worrying about showing before the wedding but being generally slim I didn't think it would be an issue for them and tried to play it down.
The subject of the full house meetings came up and there was a feeling that it was something that shouldn't be missed or allowed to be delayed in future. We decided to put dates in the diary for a Sunday full meeting every month with interim meetings every Sunday but no less than fortnightly if possible, so the fortnight dates went in the diary too. The aim was to try and get everyone together at least once a month when those living away could be sure to join in, I had a feeling we would have a full meeting at least fortnightly if only for the fun afterwards.
So we moved on to the next item on our quick agenda and decided that the following Sunday would probably be the last at this home so it would be an opportunity for a weekend spent packing and preparing. We agreed to Olivia's suggestion and discussed staying away for the moving weekend. We decided to call everyone together later in the week.
Then the subject of kinks came up. "I think it's time we reviewed our kinks again, one or two of us have been opting out in the past and it's about time they owned up," said Bree who had been very quiet up until then.