Brian was excited at the news his boss had just given him. He was to attend the Surplus Show this summer with one of his coworkers Anthony. The timing was perfect. His wife Jackie was a schoolteacher and had the summers off. Having young children at home, Brian and Jackie barely had time for each other anymore. Since he had a room to himself, he would only have to pay for one extra plane ticket for his wife. It could be an inexpensive getaway for both of them. Of course, he would have to work, this was no vacation. But his nights would be free, and he figured Jackie could spend the day at the hotel pool while he was working.
"This should be a fun trip," Brian mentioned to Anthony.
"Yeah, should be awesome, Vegas Baby!" Anthony replied in his light New York accent.
"I'm thinking about bringing my wife," Brian said. "Could be a cheap get away for the two of us."
"You're a genius, my friend. I'm sure Alison would love to go too! Much cheaper than that cruse she's dying to take," Anthony boasted.
Brian had worked for MPV Closeouts for about 2 years now. Since he was now their best salesperson he was the one to be sent. He felt good that management finally recognized his accomplishments. Brian knew his wife would be proud that he was chosen. He needed a win with her.
His marriage with Jackie had not been the best lately. Having 2 young children really takes its toll on the relationship. Jackie was a very attractive woman. At 36 years old, she still looked to be in her late 20s. Men were always admiring her thin frame and large breasts. She had thick shoulder length dirty blonde hair and stunning hazel eyes. Jackie was pretty wild back when they first got together but things had cooled down tremendously as time went on. Brian wouldn't say they had a dead bedroom but if they had sex twice a month that would be a lot.
Jackie loved her husband but felt like she was doing all the work with the kids. She especially resented him in the summer months. This was when she was stuck at home, while he got to go to work. It was hard for her to feel attracted to someone who she resented at times. When he would initiate sex, it would just annoy her. Her husband was a good-looking guy but overtime, she didn't see her husband as attractive, she only saw what he wasn't doing.
Brian knew how Jackie felt and tried to help out as much as he could. Unfortunately, anything he did went unnoticed. Things he did do to help her out soon became expected. He wondered how one could remedy a situation where both parties feel unappreciated. Brian hoped this trip would give them that time to reconnect. To see each other for who they were, not what they could bring to the table. He missed that wild side his wife had and wanted to bring it back out.
When Brian got home, he broke the news to his wife.
"Wow, honey, that sounds great!" she said. "But what am I going to do while you are working?"
"The hotel is right next to the convention center. It also has a nice outdoor pool. You could finally get some quiet time and catch up on your summer reading. Plus, remember Anthony from my work? His girlfriend Alison may also come along. You'll have a pool buddy." Brian replied. "My parents have offered to watch the kids for once as well."
"Ok, that sounds nice," Jackie sighed.
Brian made sure to book his flights right away and Anthony did the same. It was later that week when Anthony ran into Brian.
"Bad news bro. I just talked to Bill in accounting. He said that due to budget cuts we're gonna need to share a room," groaned Anthony. "Look, I really don't have the funds to get my own room now but the room we got is like a suite, so we're cool to share."
"Fuck! really? It's too late to cancel the flight for Jackie too. And the tickets are non-refundable," Brian answered. "Let me talk to my wife and we'll see what our options are."
When Brian got home, he told Jackie about the room situation and that we'd have to share with Anthony and Alison.
"Who is Anthony again?" Jackie asked.
"Remember that happy hour and there were those two guys with New York accents? He was the tall guy," I answered.
"Were those the 2 that got really drunk and were hitting on the waitress?" Jackie asked.
"That would be them. I don't think they were actually hitting on her per say, maybe just flirting. Anthony can be a bit of an asshole at times but he's an OK guy in the end," Brian said.
"Why is he going?" Jackie asked.
"Well, he heads up the buying department. Because we buy and sell closeouts they felt one person from each team would be the most useful," Brian explained.
"Well I don't want to not go since we already bought the ticket. I will try it one night but if it's horrible we are getting our own room," Jackie demanded. "We'll just have to make sure we get some private time in the room without them."
The next day Brian ran into Anthony in the warehouse.
"Hey, I talked to my wife. She is fine with sharing a room as long as we get some private time. If you know what I mean." Brian said.
"Don't sweat it bro, the suite we have has a bedroom and a common room. We can always sleep in different rooms and shut the door if needed." Anthony noted.
The truth was Anthony couldn't care less about the sleeping arrangements. At 35, he still lived with his parents. He made good money but blew it all on his expensive lifestyle. He drove a brand-new BMW M3 that was all souped up with blackouts on the taillights. He would go out clubbing several nights a week and would only drink top shelf liquor when he went out. Regardless of his partying, he was in great shape. He was a real gym rat and would spend several hours each day in the gym before and after work. He took real pride in his muscular physique and six pack abs.
Anthony had dated Alison for 3 years on and off. They had a very strange relationship. They were very different people. Alison was a beautiful girl. She was 5' 4" and very petite. She had long brown hair and had a multitude of piercings in her ears and a nose stud. She was your typical hippy chick. What she did not have in the breast department was certainly made up for by her perfect ass.
Anthony and Alison's relationship was mostly physical. Occasionally, they would hang out, smoke pot, and watch a movie but usually when they were together, they would get right to business. Alison, though insecure, was a very sexual person. Nothing was off the table for them. They would have Threesomes (FMF & MFM), Foursomes, Fivesomes, you name it. Anthony had literally nothing to complain about with Alison. Anthony's parents loved her too as she was a very sweet girl.
Being that they were so sexually forward, Anthony kind of looked forward to sharing a room with Brian and his wife. He had been in similar situations before and knew where it could lead. From what he remembered Brian's wife was pretty hot.
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The months flew by and before they knew it, the four of them were on the plane. They were to fly into Vegas Thursday night, set up Friday and the show was one and a half days. They were on the Sunday night flight back home.
By the time they check into their hotel Thursday night they were tired but the excitement of being there gave them a second wind. None of them had been to Vegas before so they decided to check in and then grab an Uber to the strip. The room was just as expected if not better. There was a common room when you got in with an office table and a couch. Then a bathroom, and a master bedroom. The Master bedroom had 2 queen size beds and each couple claimed one. Jackie was a bit nervous about how close the beds were to each other. Only a small nightstand separated them. She gave Brian a look and he gave her a "let's just see," look back. Everyone dropped their stuff and they all headed out to catch an Uber to head to the strip.
The Uber pulled up to the hotel. Anthony sat up front with the driver while the rest of them piled in the back. Anthony instantly struck up a conversation with the Uber driver on what's going on around Vegas. The driver suggested that everyone see the fountain show at the Bellagio and to check out the Forum Shops in Caesar's Palace. That is what they did.
The Forum was like a shopping mall. They had painted the roof to look like a sky and had ambient lighting all around. There were columns and sculptures scattered about to simulate ancient Rome. The 2 couples had not noticed but they separately wandered into different stores. Jackie realized they had split and dragged her husband to the store the others were in.
"Let's exchange phone numbers in case we get lost," Alison said.
"Good Idea," Jackie replied.
Brian and Anthony already had each other's numbers but everyone else took a minute the get the ones they were missing. They finally stumbled upon a small Mexican restaurant that looked to have a few open tables left.
"Mexican anyone?" Brian asked.
Everyone smiled and agreed. Once they were seated, Anthony ordered a pitcher of Margaritas.
"Cheer's everyone," Anthony said. "Here's to a great vacation on the company!"
Everyone laughed and clicked glasses.
As the night went on, the pitchers and food kept coming. Anthony became very outgoing the more he drank. His need to be the center of attention grew the more he drank. He was holding the table with a bunch of stories of his past trips. Brian noticed how touchy-feely Anthony was with everyone. There were many times throughout the night where he would get up from the table and place his arms around both Brian and Jackie. He was also constantly complementing both women on how great they looked. It was almost like he was constantly flirting with any woman around, including the waitress. Soon the food had run out and they decided that they would make an early night of it and called an Uber back to their hotel.
"I didn't realize how funny Anthony is," Jackie beamed to Brian while walking back to the Uber pick up spot.
"Oh, he's a character alright!" Brian confirmed.
When the Uber got there Brian took the front seat this time. Anthony was quick to get to the middle seat between the 2 girls. He did not waste any time putting each arm around each woman. Brian looked at his wife and she gave a smiling "it is what it is" look.
Everyone was pretty buzzed by the time they got back to the room.
"Oh, I'm exhausted," Jackie said. She proceeded to lie on the bed with all her clothes on.
Everyone agreed to call it a night. Jackie used the bathroom first and came out with an over-sized tee shirt as pajamas. Brian just wore a tee shirt and his boxers.
When Anthony came out of the bathroom, he was just wearing his boxer briefs. His well-toned body was on full display. Jackie blushed a little seeing him almost naked. Then Alison came out of the bathroom very buzzed wearing only lingerie.
