It had to be said; so far the party stank. Really, it could hardly have been termed a party, only a few of our friends were able to show up at such short notice and none of them had brought their wives or girlfriends with them. The only other people milling around our lounge were my wife Kate and my self and Kate's cousin Jackie, the guest of honour.
Jackie had been living overseas for several years and, although she and Kate had been close as children, they had obviously not seen much of each other in the interim years. But a rather messy divorce had brought her back home and this was the first time that I had met her. When I first saw her I was quite impressed. Although well past thirty now, she still looked good. A shaggy mane of blonde hair cascaded across her shoulders and a pair of good legs protruded graphically from denim shorts that were way shorter than Kate would ever wear. Her figure was complimented my a nice swell in the front of her red T-shirt that offered the promise of a perky pair of breasts. Kate had cause to admonish me on a couple of occasions for staring at her a little to obviously. I'm sure that Jackie had noticed as well, but if she had she just laughed my attention off with a flick of her blonde hair.
"I don't mean to be ungrateful, guys," said Jackie as she sashayed up to Kate and I, her long, slender legs still extending from the ends of her shorts, "but this party sucks! I've seen more action in a graveyard!"
"We know!" I replied. "Kate and I were just debating how to get things to liven up a little. You got any suggestions?"
"Yes, c'mon Jackie," Kate chipped in, "you were always the one to get things going in the old days!"
I saw Jackie and my wife share a sly grin, presumably recalling long forgotten escapades.
"Well, why don't we play a game?"
Thoughts of Scrabble and Monopoly suddenly filled me with dread.
"Bit dull, don't you think?" I said.
"Not the game I've got in mind! You ever heard of "Auction Jack"?
Both Kate and I shook our heads in the negative. I had to admit to being intrigued though, it sounded more fun than Gin Rummy!
Jackie explained the simple rules. A volunteer would stand up to be auctioned. The others would bid hard cash - the money donated to a charity - and whoever finally "bought" the volunteer could demand that they carry out an amusing or embarrassing task - the big thing was, in the game Jackie played, the task could be literally anything. No holds barred! The others seemed to think that this idea was a good one (I'm sure they would have chosen anything over the boring music and sullen silences that pervaded the room).
"Okay, I'll go first!" cried Jackie.
Everyone cheered. The party seemed to be picking up!
"Who will start the bidding?" I announced as self appointed auctioneer.
Jackie was standing on a coffee table in the middle of the room, her eyes down and hands clasped behind her back in typical "slave" style. Standing in her bare feet, her legs looked even longer and sexier than they did before.
"Five bucks" cried Kate, laughing.
Jackie looked at her cousin indignantly "Five? I think I'm worth a fuck sight more than that!"
"Any advance?" I said
"Ten!" Lenny Jacobs was enjoying an unprecedented night away from his wife and seemed determined to get into the atmosphere that was fast developing.
Suddenly Jackie pulled up the top of her T-shirt. Gasps were heard all around the room as, braless, her full breasts were exposed. I was shocked to say the least, but a true male, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the ripe example of womanhood in front of me. I expected my wife to say something, to admonish her cousin for her lewd behaviour. Reluctantly I tore my eyes from Jackie's tits and looked over at Kate. Surprise number two. Far from being shocked or disgusted as I almost expected, she was staring as intently as I and the other three guys had been. I watched her face as, very slowly, her pink tongue slipped out and slid gracefully over her upper lip.
