It had only been a few months since Maura had relayed to James that in a moment of weakness she had fucked another man, and liked it, and just might want to do it again. But that, my friends, is its own story, for another day.
Yet in the immediate aftermath it had quickly become clear to James that whatever had been unleashed in Maura would not be easily sated. Of course, this had its salutary benefits - they fucked often now, at unusual hours, with a passion and curiosity that had not existing even in the earliest days of their relationship, when there bodies were still novel gifts to one another. The march of new toys that Maura had taken to ordering online was steady - a butt plug, a strong wand vibrator, silk ties - these, too, brought new excitement and adventure to the bedroom.
But it was clear to both of them that none of this would now be enough for her - there was a certain confidence about her now, a faraway look of distant desire he would sometime catch on her face as she daydreamed out the window. Much of her spare time seemed to now be taken up by reading erotica on her phone as she mindlessly bit the lower left portion of her lip. There were unseen worlds now swirling in her head.
Much worse that this, she had a new friend, Jessica. Jessica was not only local, but in the "lifestyle," Maura pronounced. Maura had found her online - how, James was always too afraid to ask - and they had begun to hang out often. They never seemed to go out; every so often, Maura would spend an afternoon at Jessica's house, just a few miles outside the city, in the posher suburbs. But mostly Jessica and Maura seemed to sit in the sunny outdoor patio that opened behind their apartment, drinking wine, and talking, and talking, and talking. James didn't need to ask what they talked about; it was obvious from the quiet tones they used, the glassy look that would come across Maura's dark green eyes, the sort of puzzled, bemused stare she would give as Jessica delivered some extended monologue. He tried to keep his distance when Jessica was over, though he could not help finding excuses to loiter in the kitchen, where he could actually sneak glances at them through the sliding glass doors, wondering exactly Maura was being taught. It made him nervous, thinking about it. And hard.
One late Saturday afternoon, after Jessica has departed, Maura poured herself another glass of wine and sat with James at the kitchen table, late afternoon light streaming in through the patio glass.
"So we've been invited to a party."
This did not come as a surprise to James; he has assumed it was simply a matter of time.
"Jessica and her husband want to bring us as guests."
James nodded in understanding. "OK."
"It's a play party, of course. A monthly thing down by the old navy yards. She promised that it would be... sophisticated."
"OK."
"I know this has all been a little unsettling for you, but I really want to go. Want us to go."
"We can go."
"But here's the thing - if we go, I want us to really go. I don't want any special rules, or limits, or to feel like I have to be constantly checking in with you. If we go, I want to be able to give my self permission to do whatever I want. I want to be able to own my desires."
James took a long, deep breath. God, she was beautiful, with her long chestnut hair and tanned legs and beautiful deep cleavage that had already begun to freckle in the early June sun.
"OK. We'll go, and we'll do whatever our individual lust desires."
She exhaled softly and tucked her hair behind her ears, beginning to smile. "Excellent."
***
The warehouse was enormous, cavernous, so large and labyrinthine that it was impossible to tell really orient one's self. Maura immediately spotted Jessica in the large, central open space, at the center of which was two long high table that formed a makeshift self-serve bar.
"Welcome," said Jessica, arching her eyes a little in playful provocation. James fully her took in for the first time - tall, blonde, with her long hair pulled back by barrettes, she looked impossible thin in her pale yellow wrap dress. Her breasts were small, yet her large, hard nipples very clearly visible through the soft silk of the dress.
"This is is Michael, of course." She pulled an equally attractive man towards her from the other side of the bar. He was just barely taller than her, with dark hair slicked back, also impossible lean looking. Like James, he appeared to be wearing the official male uniform for the event - dark jeans and a dark collared shirt. He looked Maura up and down a little too obviously, taking in the exceeding short pleated white skirt that left nearly all of her tanned, toned legs on display, and the soft gray chenille halter top that softly contained her large, round tits.
They made pleasant small talk. Maura seemed immediately at ease, her eyes casting around in curiosity, but James was visibly nervous.
"Come on, man," said Malcom, "you're practically shaking. Let's get you a strong drink. This will be fun, I promise you."
Jessica pulled on Maura's arm. "We'll let them get settled, hon. Let me show you about. You must understand your options...". James looked a little wistfully as Maura was whisked down the hall and out of sight. he swallowed hard, and then followed Malcolm to a set of stools by the bar.
"To be honest, your first few times, it's better to separate and get acclimated by yourself." Michael poured two doubles of Rye, dropped a ice cube into each glass from the ice bucket, and handed one to James. "I know everyone thinks you should go in arm-and-arm and constantly check in with one another and all that, but the reality is that it just makes it impossible to get out of your own head. Wondering what the other is thinking, and what they think you're thinking..." he trailed off. They both took a long, hard slug from their drink. "So Jess and I made a little plan that we'd introduce each of you the more selfish pleasures of this whole scene first, to try and eliminate all that awkwardness."
This made James even more nervous for a moment, but after thinking about it briefly, he realized it was probably true. "How long have you been doing these sorts of things?" he asked.
"Me? Oh, years. Since before Jessi."
James nodded, and took another long pour of his drink. "And you like it?"
"Oh, it really is a ton of fun, mate. Finish that drink, and I'll show you around this garden of delights.
***
"Don't worry, hon. Michael promised he'd get James a stiff drink and a big pair of tits in his face straight away, so that we can get you straight to playtime." Jessica continue to pull Maura down the long hall, as they passed open door after open door leading to all sorts of darkness and loud moans. "I feel somewhat sorry for men, actually. Their experience of these sorts of parties are so much more finite that ours..."
At the end of the long hall, Jessica walked them into a candlelit room in which a curvy, Rubinesque blond was kneeling on a cushioned floor, being fucked from behind as she sucked the short, stout cock standing in front of her. Towards the back of the room, nearly invisible in the darkness, was a doorway of beads, through which the two women stepped. On the other side was a large, open room, with an open bar of sorts on one side, at which a small crowd milled about, drinking. The other side featured a large bed covered in linen sheets, well lit, with no headboard - a little fuck island, Maura thought.
On closer inspection, Maura discovered the small crowd was three men and a women. The woman was in simple black lingerie, short and curvy with bobbed blonde hair and generous breasts that seemed to want to fall out of her bra. She introduced herself as Tina.