Scott and Cheryl ended up skipping the next two monthly parties. Both were being stubborn and did not want to admit they missed their monthly escape into sexual fantasy land. Cheryl had initiated sex several times with Scott and to some degree it allowed Scott to remain resolute concerning taking a break. As a matter of fact he was beginning to think maybe the break should be permanent. Cheryl on the other hand was anxious to begin playing again. After getting a taste of the new lifestyle she found herself craving the excitement of being dominated and made to do things she normally would not do.
She had missed getting to see Maria and Brian during his vacation because she did not want to bring it up to Scott. She still spoke to Maria a couple of times a week and knew she and Brian were anxious to see her again. Little was said about the night of the gangbang although Maria made it clear the guys were ready when she was. It was something that Cheryl thought about often. During one of their conversations they had come up with an idea of how to jump start Scott's desire to get back into the lifestyle.
When Scott came in from work on Wednesday Cheryl had just finished setting the table. The smell of Lasagna was heavenly and she had beer in a cold mug waiting for him.
"To what do I owe all of this," he asked as he gave her a hug and kiss?
"It has been a while since I spoiled you. I thought you deserved it a little," she said smiling. "Complaining?"
"Of course not. I could handle being spoiled like this say....two or three times a week," he replied as he let her go and took the beer.
"Don't get greedy. Dinner will be about another 15 minutes. Go wash up."
After dinner they were sitting by the pool when Scott's cell phone rang. He did not recognize the number and was tempted to let it go to VM but picked it up instead.
"Hello."
"Hi. This is Mike. Is this Scott," the person asked?
"Yes this is Scott. I am not sure I know who this is?"
The person laughed on the other end, "I bet if it was Eve you would know."
Scott immediately remembered. "Of course Mike. Sorry about that. It has been a while since we spoke. How are you?"
"Doing great. Listen. Eve and I are going to be in Jacksonville this weekend and thought if you guys were interested we could grab dinner and drinks. No pressure if you can't. I realize it is late notice."
Scott was not quite sure what to do. He had pretty much decided they were going to take an extended break but he would really enjoy spending some time with Eve again. Looking at Cheryl he spoke into the phone, "Let me check with the social director. I am not allowed to make plans without her prior approval. Hold on."
Covering the phone he spoke to Cheryl, "This is Mike and Eve from Daytona. They are going to be in Jacksonville this weekend and want to know if we would like to get together for a drink."
"I kind of thought we had decided to let that type of stuff go?"
"Yea. You are right. I guess occasionally it would be ok. What do you think?"
"Scott you are being unfair. You talk me into it, then get upset when I do something without asking first and say we are out of it and now because you want some fun with Eve you want to play again. I think we should just drop it."
Speaking in the phone again Scott said, "Mike I will have to get back to you on it. Cheryl says she had some tentative plans but might be able to break them. Can I let you know tomorrow?"
"Sure that is fine. We are going to be there and don't really know anyone so even if it is Friday that is fine. Hope we can get together. Eve has been missing you at the parties."
"We have missed seeing you two also. I will let you know as soon as I can."
Cheryl smiled as he hung up the phone. She knew he would really like to see Eve again and wanted to take advantage of it as much as she could. She still loved Scott dearly but he opened this Pandora's box and she was going to enjoy it as much as she could.
They sat silent for a bit before Cheryl got up and went into the kitchen to load the dishwasher. Scott sat on the deck thinking about Eve. Damn he hated to miss having some time with her. Cheryl was right that he had flip flopped on her. He had made a big show of saying they were taking a break when she did something he did not like and now it was biting him in the ass. She had not really done anything wrong and even if she had gone through with it would it have been so wrong? She had indulged his fantasy and gotten into this so it did not seem unreasonable that he would give her some latitude to enjoy hers.
They went to bed that night avoiding the issue of meeting with Mike and Eve. Cheryl knew she had him right where she wanted him and as her father had always told her the first person to break the silence lost. She would wait for him to bring it up and then "reluctantly" give in to what he wanted.
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Thursday evening when Scott got home Cheryl suggested they go out to eat down at the beach. The weather was starting to cool off and sitting outside at one of the café's would be a fun evening. Scott was more than willing and they were soon on their way down Beach Blvd towards the beach. After eating they took a stroll and stopped at the same spot they had sat months before to talk about swinging. As they sat talking Scott finally brought up what was on his mind.
"Remember the last time we sat here?"
"Yes. It has been a while and you were convincing me to embrace the whole idea of swinging. I guess it worked for a little while and ran its course," she said.
"Any regrets?"
"No. Not really. I am sorry you got upset, there were a couple of other fantasies I would have enjoyed trying but honestly they had not even occurred to me before we started this so I can live without them. You," she asked?
"No. I guess the only thing I regret is overreacting at the party. I got to fulfill all of my fantasies and probably would enjoy doing them some more but I at least got to try them. I am sorry you did not get to enjoy yours. That does not seem fair to you."
Scott was trying to steer Cheryl into bringing up Saturday or getting back into the lifestyle not realizing he was going right where she wanted him to. She held out.
"Well I am willing to live with that if the price to fulfill them is hurting you. Nothing is more important to me than you and the kids. It is a small price to pay."
"What do you think about getting back into it," he asked finally broaching the subject?
"No. I still have the urge but I think the jealousy you felt that night may come back to haunt us. I am surprised I was not more jealous of you playing but I have always felt comfortable that you are committed to me and this was only fun," she replied leaving the insinuation that he did not have faith in her hanging in the air.
"Babe it was not that I was jealous. I was just surprised. You had never hinted that you wanted anything like that and it took me off guard. I was not sure if they were just taking advantage of you. I tell you. If we did decide to get back into the lifestyle I would be better prepared and jealousy would not be an issue."
She had him right where she wanted him. There was still work to be done but this was going nicely. Frowning she replied, "You said it would not be an issue last time. What would be different?"
"Like I said I was just surprised. I think this time we both would go into it more open minded. Last time I thought I needed to control things to keep you from getting hurt but I realize now I do not need to. We could both do what we enjoy without the concern of the other getting upset. Like you said it is just sex and it does not change what we have together."
She sat silent. Keeping him on the edge knowing what he wanted was so close. All she had to do was say the word. She had thought about how to lead him where she wanted a dozen times.
"You are saying you want to try this again?"
"I think so. No...I know so," he said eagerly.
"And you will not get upset again when I decide I want to do something and you are not around to ask first?"
"Absolutely. You are free to enjoy what you want without worrying about me getting upset or holding it over your head," Scott said quickly.
Cheryl smiled to herself. It had gone better than planned. Scott had just given her permission to do whatever she wanted. "Ok," she said slowly as if she still had reservations. "I guess if you want to meet Mike and Eve Saturday we can see how it goes but do not ever embarrass me like you did last time. That was unfair to me."
That settled Scott could not get on the phone quick enough to confirm plans for Saturday. Feeling he convinced a very reluctant Cheryl he was almost giddy with excitement about playing with Eve again.
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"You are brilliant," Cheryl said to Maria. "Scott is so excited about getting back into the lifestyle he practically gave me permission to do anything I want. You dropping the hint to Mike about them coming up here was a stroke of genius."
"I am so glad it worked out. Brian and I are anxious to see you. I know you cannot make the party this Saturday but hopefully the next. Remember to get invited down to see Mike and Eve in a couple of weeks. That will cement everything."
"I will. It should be pretty easy. Scott and Eve get along so well and Mike is such a cuckold. I agree she is the key to me getting what I want. I just hope she does not figure out what we are doing. I will keep you posted."
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Saturday night Cheryl was dressed sexy but not to slutty since they were staying in Jacksonville. They met for dinner and then went to a little Irish bar that they enjoyed call the "Fly's Tie". They had a great evening and ended up back at Mike and Eve's hotel on the beach.