It had been a pleasant evening. David's old friend had joined us for dinner. I had known him from when I first met David and always got along well with him. From the start we had teased one another unmercifully and flirted too. Nothing serious and he had never made a pass at me or touched me inappropriately. Close, maybe, but never too close. If I hadn't been so crazy about David, who knows? But then, without David we would never have met. Anyway, we did not see him often. When we did I always wore my sexiest dresses, showing a bit of thigh, a bare back, or some boob peeping out of a deep vee neckline. You get the picture. David didn't mind because he knew it was harmless fun.
We were relaxing after dinner when David asked Jerome about his latest project. He worked in the film business and sometimes did live theatre. Let me tell you a bit about us. After getting my commerce degree I had a change of heart and came to Los Angeles to get into film. To make ends meet I got a bookkeeping job with a little outfit that rented equipment for low-budget films. David was the Owner and was doing reasonably well, staying in the black most months. He was a likeable guy and seemed to know everyone in the movie business but did not have the capital to compete for business with the big operators. Within a year and drawing on all my talents I was instrumental in getting him his first really big contract and with that we became partners in the business and at the altar.
"You know what its like. There's so much to organize up front. The theatre, the technicians and so on down to dressmakers."
"The word on the street is that you are pushing the boundaries and that maybe you don't need the dressmakers so much."
"That's true, so I am spending more time than usual talking to the city, the media and others."
"That's intriguing. What's it all about?" I chimed in.
"The play is not finished, but the plot is about an actress who takes a stage role that requires her to be at least partially nude. It follows her from the casting interviews through the rehearsals and the opening night, showing how she and her husband deal with that. We are touching on a theme we all know exists since there is so much nudity now in movies and more all the time on the live stage. We have tested this in a number of places and the reaction we are getting here is as good as anywhere."
"So what happens next?" I asked.
"I will give the go-ahead to the financial people, Suzanne. We should be able to get things organized and be casting very soon. We have to tie the theatre down and decide on the opening night. We work back from there to do the casting, start rehearsals and so on."
The conversation wandered on. Jerome was excited to be involved in a cutting edge performance and needed no encouragement to talk about everything involved. I was only half listening. I have been doing what I can to support the business but am no longer on staff. Although I keep a low profile, I am also involved in several charities he supports. Maybe this would be a chance to get back on stage. They were talking about the general state of the economy when I decided to take the plunge.
"Any reason why I wouldn't try out for the part?"
That interrupted their train of thought. Jerome finished what he was saying and David answered before they turned to me. David was the first to speak.
"What was that?"
"Is there any reason why I'd not try out for the part?"
"You mean the lead in the new play I was talking about?"
"That's right, Jerome. I have some acting experience and am quite pretty, don't you think?"
David's expression showed some confusion. He seemed at once amused and puzzled. "That's the part where the actor is at least partially nude in some of the scenes, right? You remember that bit?"
"Yes I do, David. You both know I am a bit of an exhibitionist. It would be fun."
"What about our business associates, the charities, our friends?"
"They are all in the film or the theatre business. They are quite familiar with nudity and know my nature. Nobody batted an eye when the see-through top I wore to the opera got my photo in the society pages."
I did a quick pirouette, making my skirt fly out around me. Stopping quickly I caught it at my waist. "If your leading lady needs a good pair of legs, remember these."
Jerome has often seen me in bikinis and even topless in our hot tub a couple of times. But standing in my heels and stockings with lacy red panties and holding my skirt high enough to bare my tummy was different. Turning slowly around to show him my bum too was pretty blatant. The two guys were shocked into silence and watched with open mouths.
"Do you think you can remember that, Jerome?" I asked. We all burst out laughing.
"Are you serious, Honey?"
"You know I'm not prudish. Getting back on the stage could be what I need. There is only so much I can do to help you with our business and this could be the spark I need in my life. There will be lots of time to think about it and anyway, it would just be an audition where they'll have lots of beautiful and talented women to choose from."
Looking at Jerome, I could see he was nervous, maybe even embarrassed.
"Come on, Jerome. Out with it. Are you afraid you'd have to tell me they chose someone else?"
"That's not it. I'm more afraid you'd get the part."
"Why's that?" asked David.
"He's been holding out on us, Dave, not telling us everything it would involve. Right?" Jerome nodded, waiting for me to continue. "Some physical contact, touching, fondling." I stopped. He just waited, looking nervously from me to David. "And that bit you were telling us about earlier, talking to the authorities; that's about whether they will allow simulated sex on stage. Right?"
"She's a smart one, Dave, and she's right. If she can act, she will likely get the part because she has all the attributes we are looking for. Beauty, elegance, innocence and yet poise and maturity. That's why she shouldn't audition."
I had been watching Jerome carefully and all this talk about the sexual content of his new play after hours of my usual teasing had gotten him hard enough that he had adjusted his cock in his pants to let it straighten up. All evening long I had been touching his arm or his thigh, leaning forward so that the front of my dress fell away to let him see a lot of breast, maybe even some nipple, all my usual teasing. He was not the only one that was excited. I could feel myself begin to moisten and with a quick glance I saw the bump in David's pants too.
"Why do you say that? Do you think I am too much of a prude? Or that David would object? We have always understood that sex, emotion and love can be absolutely separate. Not always, but sometimes." We both checked to see David nod in confirmation.
"Dave, have you ever had a threesome? Watched your girl play with another guy?"
"Only once, in college. And she wasn't really my girl."
"It turned you on, just like this talk about me taking that part is turning you on now." We could hear him gulp. "It's okay then if I show Jerome how easily I could play that role? He can audition me right now. We'd need you to be the audience. I stood in front of him. "Help me out of this."
With only a short zipper at the waist there was no help needed, but this way David had to decide whether to stop me or encourage me and let Jerome know. Dave stood and lowered the zipper, resting his other hand on my hip. Reaching across with my left hand I took his right hand and lifted it to my shoulder. He took the hint and slid the dress off my shoulders, letting it fall in a puddle around my feet.
All the time I was looking at Jerome. He was on our settee. He was drinking in the sight of my almost naked body, especially the way I was tugging on my already prominent nipples.