PROLOGUE
This is the first of a series of three stories set against the background of a nationally renowned gentlemen's club boasting 200 plus members. However, allow me, as the story teller, to focus on four gentlemen* in particular. After all, I intimately know one of these men of the world. He's my first cousin, and he has ventured to share his most intimate, hush-hush desires of the flesh with me.
* Individual profiles are detailed at the end of this story.
THE FIRST CLUB ARRANGEMENT
Not everyone can boast membership in this exclusive society. It's an elite group with formal admission requirements and club board approvals. For potential members, not only are their wealth portfolios examined, but each potential member is also being evaluated in terms of values, behavior, accomplishments, and, of course, influence. No, I'm not talking seeking memberships in sophisticated strip clubs or hobby clubs. I'm talking a private, esteemed social club with a diverse set of credentialed members. Each man has been admitted because of his lifetime of successes and valued networking connections.
Having said that, the lives of these four men are like anamorphic art -- when their lives and success are viewed from straight on, they are exemplary. However, if you step aside and assume another vantage point, therein lies hidden images. In each of their cases, it is their absolute addiction to all things erotic. It took them awhile to discover that about each other.
This prestigious club is housed in a three-story ivy-clad, burnt clay brick building on the city's outskirts. Sharing a spacious block with four other buildings, its buffer zone is an elaborate wrought iron fence and manicured-to-the-tee grounds. To its west side is an alley and delivery dock. There are several steps ascending to the beautiful iron double door entryway, overhung with a decorative blue awning to shield members from the elements.
The first floor is, of course, the reception area and administrative offices, as well as the front elevators. There are event rooms and, best of all, an unbelievable bar with tight clusters of cocktail tables. With mirrored walls and imported granite countertops, the endless rows of liquor bottles and temperature-controlled wine cases are simply mind boggling. Ornate ceiling fans assure proper air flows, and, I would imagine, serve to mute, as well as to disperse in the air, clandestine conversations.
Surprisingly, the second floor houses the kitchen and dining room, as well as utility and storage areas. The dining room has excellent views of the city scape. There are also limited meeting rooms, adjoining a sizeable gym and shower/ locker/dressing area.
Ah, it's the third-floor library that's to die for! The entire floor is dedicated to creating a lush respite from the world. Sunlight filters in from arching, stained glass windows and plays against the walnut paneling and sentinels of crowded book shelves stand tall throughout this space. There are several hidden alcoves of oversized leather chairs grounded with oriental carpets, massive library tables, and ottomans. This is where gentlemen can most certainly entertain all sorts of reveries.
As the club's long-range plans include purchasing a country property so that members could enjoy the great outdoors, Legal Man volunteered to head a small committee to evaluate potential purchases. He subsequently convinced his long-time buddy Bizz Man, my cousin, to join this ad hoc committee.
Seven members were needed, as the club's President wanted a range of perspectives. For different reasons, the President's call piqued the interest of Cyber Man, as well as U Man. Three other members also joined this task force. As schedules permitted, this group convened in the bar and meeting room areas multiple times to discuss both purchasing strategies and bid evaluation criteria.
Over time, and for reasons we now know, the four men cliqued in so many ways. The others volunteering for this committee eventually resigned for various reasons. That left our four "bad boys" to themselves. To describe kibitzing among these four club members as being just the banter of horny seniors seems a bit crass, don't you think? After all, there's the unstated, but understood, proper decorum for conversations conducted in the club's public spaces. So, when this foursome gathered, the topics of "passion" and "sensuality" certainly levitated to the surface -- particularly when filtered through alcohol induced conversations. Their spoken language was quite gentlemanly; however, their most inner thoughts certainly were not!
Being comfortable enough to truly speak openly meant traveling the path of trust building over time and multiple face-to-face meetings. So, it was with this foursome -- two married men (Legal Man & Bizz Man), one separated soul (Cyber Man), and the last, a somewhat confirmed bachelor (U Man). This elite club group could be compared to accomplished actors posturing in a kabuki theater. First there is grand performance; then, eventually the masks and elaborate charades are dropped. Everyone then speaks freely.
Yes! Each gentleman's insatiable appetite for sexual pleasures were now openly admitted. Studying erotica and perusing live "fuck" Webcam sites was a steady daily diet of male arousal for each of them. Having past connections to the sex world is when Cyber Man made his suggestion, and issued invitations via a private email server to his three colleagues. All three invitees promptly accepted.
Cyber Man's proposition was to engage in two hours of pleasure and sex play with a partner of their choice. The menu of females and their specialties to choose from was quite diverse. Here is the listing of each gentleman's preferred selection:
Honey Almond [Gwen] - Selected by Bizz Man
Caramel Brulée [Sienna] - Selected by Cyber Man