The waves washed over the small group as they enjoyed their time at the beach. It consisted of two married couples, one woman who had not come down with her husband, and a solo older man who had been the prime instigator of the 'retreat'. He had his hand under the crotch of one of the wives as he tried to wrestle her into the water, while her arm was trying to clamp around his now-slippery head. The second ball that had brought confusion in the game was floating forgotten in the water some way from them. He let his finger graze along Lilly's slit, and felt her attempted head lock tighten. He was not able to establish whether it was only the game, or his fondling of her pussy that had further excited her. This had the added advantage of bringing her nipples within striking distance of his lips. Over the wetness of her one-piece swimsuit he bit one of them lightly. She moaned. He did not see the look that passed, in that moment, between her and her husband, Hosea. The latter quickly returned to the game that was in progress around him.
Lilly felt Joe's finger snaking under the elastic of her suit, and her eyes opened wide. She did not think he had the temerity to finger her in view of the others.
"Stop that, Joe! Someone will see what you are doing."
He blew water from his face. "They are too busy with their games. Nobody has even seen this other ball being carried away by the current." And with that his finger was among her cunt hairs, rubbing across her lips. She was shocked to feel her juices were flowing copiously and now the finger was sliding on them!
Suddenly he crooked the finger and began pushing through her entrance. "Enjoy this," he sort of growled while looking deep into her eyes. In her usually demure face he was now met with raw desire, seeming to burn from her pupils. Pushing further into her depths he felt the softly ridged surface in the upper part of her channel.
She let her arm slide down to his neck and made her hold firmer than it had been. As he rubbed her G-spot she held onto him yet more powerfully, almost strangling him. Faster and faster he went, sending her so high that even when she caught Hosea's eye again she was beyond caring. She did notice, however, a crooked smile playing on his mouth. The sensations coursing through her body were beyond anything she had ever felt despite her years in marriage. Her eyes closed tight.
The orgasm stole upon her, roaring through her depths, and twisting her body ruthlessly. Joe tried to struggle out of the stranglehold she had on him, while his face was crushed into her chest, threatening to asphyxiate him. Just when he thought he was going to die, her body unwound and loosened so suddenly that he found he now had to support her in case she fell into the water and drowned.
The rest of the group stopped their game just long enough to watch the two take a few limping steps out of the water and onto the beach, before returning to their own shenanigans.
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A little over a month and a half before this, Joe the older man, had posted pictures of a beach resort in their group forum, reminding them how they used to go for church youth seminars to a similar one in their young days. Of the people who responded, none had actually been on any one trip, though they used to catch the excitement around those trips; at the time they were senior Sunday School children but not yet ready to join the Youth of the church.
Now, quickly a group emerged who wanted to take this trip. Someone suggested that the group should meet locally before the trip, which idea was received enthusiastically. Joe directed them to a garden restaurant in Kikuyu where they could map out this modern-day 'retreat'. Nine people turned up, and another six sent their apologies.
It was the first time in many years some had seen each other, due to the restrictions the government had imposed on movement and gatherings of any kind in an effort to stem the spread of the corona virus. In the years before that, most of them were tied in the business of building their young families, as well as careers. Now, at the garden restaurant, Joe kept them laughing at his anecdotes of those trips so long ago. Despite the excitement of being together again, they managed to pick a chairman and secretary, to guide the meeting. By the time they left, having eaten to their fill, they had a clear roadmap for the trip. Joe was partnered with Hosea, a serious-minded guy, to investigate venues, travel options and excursions in Mombasa. They promised to report back in a week.
Which they did. Somewhere along the way, they had discarded the idea of fixing it all themselves after finding a travel and adventure company who would handle it all from start to finish which, additionally, would get them generous discounts. The whole group were very impressed with the proposal, because they would save quite a bit of money.
The planning went along seemingly on oiled wheels. While they hoped to get twenty-five people on the trip, because many were couples the number grew to be bigger than this. Hosea and Joe floated the idea of a fund to which those who were able could contribute to help along those who may have difficulties, provided they paid up three-quarters or more of the amount required. In the event only three people managed to overcome their pride to dip into this pot.
A Rosa minibus picked them up outside the International Life House in downtown Nairobi to take them to the train station at Syokimau. Unlike the century-old railway whose station was at the edge of the city, bordering the industrial area, this newer railway's station was a ten-kilometre journey to the southeast. Though Kenya Railways had embarked on an aggressive refurbishment program that old railway was still mostly carrying goods. There were plans to revive the passenger services as well. Part of the journey from city to station was along Mombasa Road, the highway which they would have taken had they elected to travel by bus. The van turned off the highway towards the station.
Shelmith was the first to cry out, "Who does this?"
"What?" asked someone.
"The station is designed to look like train carriages!" Everyone turned to look.
"I think they look like loaves of bread stacked upon one another," said the chairman of the working party that had arranged the trip, beginning with the initial meeting in Kikuyu. Wilson was a loud, brash man who was always determined to win his point, sometimes even at the expense of the common good. This time, though, everyone laughed.
The security checks on entering the station were very stringent, although today they seemed to be rather lax. This usually happened when there had not been a terrorist attack recently; the last one had been nine months earlier. One could bet that if an attack happened anywhere in the country the security checks would be tightened to the point of being a nuisance to travelers.
Still, they, along with all the other passengers, were instructed to lay their luggage on a low platform to allow police dogs to sniff them. At a signal, when the two dogs had done their duty, each person had to take their bags to the x-ray machine and it was here that a bag belonging to one of the group set off the alarm. She was taken aside as the rest of them looked on with shock written all over their faces. It turned out to be a bottle of body lotion.
"Madam, you cannot take this on the train."
"Why?" she asked, puzzled.
"Terrorists could hide dangerous materials in such containers, or use the lotion to produce their weapons."
"How?" one of the group wanted to know. But they were shooed along on the excuse that they were blocking the other passengers behind them. So on they went without having good answers to the questions rolling over in their minds. They were led around the many barriers erected in seemingly illogical fashion. At the large doors, one of the employees of the travel company who had already had their tickets printed, a security requirement before entering the station proper, met them. Each had the person's name on it and had to be presented to the guards with an identification document, matching that which appeared on the ticket.
Soon enough they were in the lounge waiting for the time to board. Some took refreshments from the restaurants operating there, while others had takeaways made out. Through the tall glass windows they could see below them the train waiting alongside the platform. It's roof was a deep red, while the body was mostly white. Below the windows ran two bold stripes, one the same red as the roof and the other orange. The gates were thrown open at twenty-five minutes before departure. Again they had to show ticket and ID, this time at the door to the particular coach. The company had made sure that they were in the same coach with seats near each other so that the group could be together. After stowing their luggage in the overhead racks, they each took the seats as printed on the ticket.
Joe was pleasantly surprised that Lilly was in the window seat, while he had the outside one on the two-seater side of the aisle; across it, the seats took three people. Facing Joe and Lilly was the secretary, Margaret, whose husband could not join them, seated with Josephine. Thus Joe was surrounded by three ladies, which suited him very well. He had felt a warmth in Lilly right from the start when Hosea had brought her to their church as his wife.
"How long does the train take to get to Mombasa?" asked Margaret.
From across the aisle, Hosea said, "It says here the journey is 472km long and will take five hours and thirty five minutes." He was looking at a message sent on his WhatsApp by the travel company. Then he added, "That is an average speed, over the distance, of just under 81kph."
"Oh relax! You should allow yourself to leave your exactitude and love of figures behind," his wife Lilly chided him gently.
"Thank you for reminding me. Yet again!" he chuckled softly.
All of a sudden Margaret exclaimed, "Have we started already?"