If you have not read our postings I’ll tell you what we look like. Firstly, this is all real. We are an early thirties couple, I am 5’10”, in reasonable shape. My wife Gail is an exceptionally beautiful and intelligent woman, soft spoken and very shy. She is 5’7” with a young girls figure, long shapely legs, small breasted, and a picture perfect behind. Her light brown hair blondes in the sun and she has the loveliest green eyes.
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All married couples must go through the same exploration phase. If they are already sexually active, and more importantly, satisfied with their sexual activity, the exploration is probably more risqué. At one point a few years ago, I decided to write about a sexual experience we had. Since then I have continued writing, mostly about our yearly holidays.
What I thought made our holidays worth writing about was that my wife experimented sexually, both with and without me. When I re-read the old stories it seems like a lot of activity. When I relate it to the rest of our day to day life, it’s but a teardrop in a stream.
We began this year’s holiday in August. First we flew from Santiago, Chile, to New York where we stayed overnight in lower Manhattan. The next day we met Gail’s cousin for coffee at Ferraro’s, a pastry shop in China Town that we came to know as students in New York. In the afternoon we made our way to JFK Airport, getting there early as was recommended. We boarded our plane for France two hours later, arriving in Nice in the morning to begin our 2002 holiday.
It was close to 10AM when we finally had our luggage, a mobile phone rental, and were loaded into a trim grey Opel rental that registered only 187 kilometers of use. We exited the airport driving toward Cannes without exchanging much comment; we were both tired and excited. Being back in France felt like coming home.
This year was special for us. Firstly, because we were meeting many friends during our stay and, we had a longer vacation. When my assignment for working in Chile was complete I was offered a promotion which extended my stay for at least three years. Gail and I talked it over and considered it a good growth opportunity and a chance to save Along with the promotion I picked up another two weeks of holiday time.
Last year, before we finished our holidays and left France, we visited our friend Tamara in Cannes. She is an elderly English lady whom we met on a previous vacation and she and my wife had become friends. After lunch that day we three casually strolled to the port area to visit Tamara’s friends living on a boat. She introduced us to a charming British couple, Duncan and Charlotte, and we visited with them for a quite a while. Tamara introduced us to Charlotte saying, “This is my Aphrodite… that girl I have told you about.” Obviously we, or Gail, had been a subject of conversation.
I recall the meeting so vividly, both the setting and the innuendo. I guessed Tamara’s friends to be in their forties and fifties, unmistakably proper British in their attire and in the relaxed courtesy we were provided.
It didn’t take long for me to notice that Duncan was completely smitten with Gail. Charlotte, his wife, moved around effortlessly serving us tea and then cool white wine, always with a smile and fixed gaze that made me feel she could see through me. She conveyed experience.
For a while Duncan and I sat apart from the girls, sipping a cool Compari and soda. We talked about Vicuna, an animal indigenous to my country and valued for their hair. As a retired clothier it was an interest he had played over in his mind for very many years. The three ladies were content conversing among themselves. Tamara was relating a story while Gail and Charlotte kept interrupting with smart comments, then all three laughing in unison. Gail was simply enchanting that day. It was hard for Duncan to keep from looking over to her, and every time Gail noticed his glance, she responded with a warm smile.
Before we left Duncan and Charlotte had invited us to stay with them on board their boat, when we visited France the next year. Of course we smiled and said “…that would be nice,” never imagining that it would happen. As we left I could see that Tamara was proud or maybe satisfied, that she had brought us together.
In the ensuing year Gail spoke by telephone to Tamara, discussing the invitation on many occasions. Tamara of course insisted that their invitation was genuine, and continued to insist we should stay on their boat when we were on holiday again. We finally agreed to call Duncan and Charlotte, to get a firsthand impression of their enthusiasm to have guests for almost three weeks. Gail spoke first and later swore to me that Charlotte was thrilled to have us. When I spoke to Duncan he didn’t even consider that we might not visit. He already had ideas as to where we could sail, and things we would do. Except for the last part of our holiday, when we would holiday with an Italian friend for a week, we would be aboard his yacht the SeaAyre
So, here we were driving toward Cannes with plans to stop by and say hello to Tamara, and then head to the SeaAyre where we would spend the next sixteen days as guests of Charlotte and Duncan. Our agreed upon arrangement was that we would keep to our personal schedule’s, planning in advance whatever we do jointly. As it turned out, we were together most of the time.
We parked the car as close to Tamara’s building as possible and asked the concierge to watch a suitcase that did not fit in the trunk. Tamara was thrilled to see us again, and in minutes she and Gail were chatting incessantly. What was to be a ten minute hello visit, took an hour. Just before we left Tamara called the boat to inform Charlotte that we would be right over.
Following Tamara’s directions to where the boat was now docked, we drove into the port and in moments we were alongside the SeaAyre. Duncan was on the deck and immediately called his greeting as I stepped out of the car. A young man came trotting down the gangway to help us unload the suitcases, and then he beckoned us to go on board, taking charge of the suitcases and parking the car.
Our reunion with Charlotte and Duncan felt like a natural extension of our many discussions by telephone the past two weeks. After ten minutes of hugs and chatter Charlotte showed us to our cabin, one level below.
We walked to the end of the hallway and Charlotte opened the double doors and stood to the side to allow Gail and me to pass. “Wow,” was what I actually exclaimed, when I stepped inside. Gail smiling broadly turned to look at Charlotte and said, “It’s absolutely lovely…, lovely.” Charlotte’s hint of a smile suggested she knew just how lovely it was.
The suite was U shaped, taking up the width of the boat, porthole windows exactly in the middle of the room on both sides. A huge bed on a dark wood bedstead was facing us, covered by a solid beige bedspread of raw silk. Dark patterned throw pillows were pilled at the head. Left and right of the bed were nightstands, after which there were dark wood paneled sliding doors that led to small en-suite rooms. The rooms had an office desk, a built in TV cabinet with drawers underneath, and a floor to ceiling closet for suits and coats. A small electronic safe was tucked into the rear left of the closet, just like a hotel.
The starboard side room became Gail’s side of the bed. The open sliding doors on her side led to the same size room, also with TV, drawers and closet. However, the other wall had mirrors, lights, and a wide stool, all perfectly placed in an authentic ladies makeup room grouping.
Gail and I browsed the room for a long time before we looked at Charlotte to thank her again, “It’s lovely, so refined, we’re going to love it Charlotte,” Gail said in her usual soft voice. Then she walked to Charlotte and kissed her cheek, thanking her. It was typical of Gail to be appreciative and I sensed that Charlotte was delighted with her show of enthusiasm. Obviously she was the decorator of this boat.
As soon as Charlotte left I looked toward Gail. She was leaning against the bed, her left hand resting on the covers. Smiling broadly, she leaned forward as if someone was listening, and in a half whisper said, “Isn’t this beautiful. I can’t believe that we have this…” and she raised both hands in a gesture to encompass the room, “for sixteen days, with Turkey or Sardinia thrown in.
The suite was air conditioned and had a full freshwater bath and shower, they didn’t spare the comfort. When Charlotte left us we proceeded to unpack, and shower. We drank gallons of Perrier and lazed about the room, not wanting to leave.
In the weeks preceding our visit I had spoken with Duncan many times. We were going to decide where we would sail on a short trip, and the choice was between Sardinia and Bodrum in Turkey. I too was thrilled with the accommodation, and felt certain that in spite of being at close quarters, we wouldn’t run into uncomfortable issues. Though we did not know them well, I rested comfortably with the thought that Tamara did.
Gail was ecstatic with the arrangement, her eyes glistened with exhilaration. I loved her look at that moment. I took two steps toward her and we hugged. “You know,” I said, “If we were to organize and pay for a holiday of this caliber and setting, it would cost…,” I paused, never finishing the thought, and we separated and began to unpack our three suitcases.
We placed our clothes in closets and drawers and piled our dirty clothes for laundering. “Let’s remember to ask where we take our dry cleaning,” Gail said. “Maybe we can get some things cleaned tomorrow morning.” Half dressed we moved through the cabin and Gail gave me instructions on what went into the different drawers.
Finished with my unpacking I took a map from the desk and sprawled across the middle of the bed. When Gail was finished she too climbed on the bed and reaching behind her back she unsnapped her brassiere and knelt beside me, facing my feet. Then she lifted her short slip and stretching her right leg over me, she sat on my lower stomach. ”Scratch my back please,” she said. I rubbed, and then softly scratched her back, in this oft occurring ritual that she loved, and ten minutes later we slept.