Wow Chapter 50! I never imagined it. Thanks for all the great reviews and comments. As Bugs Bunny & Daffy used to sing dancing across the stage on Saturday mornings. "On with the show this is it."
Yes yes I know. I am old!
It's the week before Thanksgiving. I am looking at our calendar, and it's going to be a chaotic month or so between now and the New Year. The TV show announced they need about two weeks of reshoots starting the Friday after Thanksgiving. Anna is working on another project as assistant director. Larry is actually very close to home in Kansas. They wanted a real small town, farming feel in the background for his football movie. They are shooting in a few different locations including Kansas University's football stadium.
Everyone is busy & scattered. Jim and I plan a very small & quiet Thanksgiving at home. I sent Tilly my apologies for not attending the Gala this year but I promise her, Goldstar will be there. She tells me I never have to apologize. Period.
We already have plans with our parents. This year Christmas will be with Jim's parents, and after Christmas/New Year's will be with Auntie & Uncle. We will fly back home to LA after New Year's.
Jim comes home from the yoga studio the night of the neighbors party Jim was invited to. He has a nice bottle of booze that he picked up. I still sometimes can't get used to the nice weather here during the winter months. Jim was told the dress is casual. So I am in a cute dress with a sweater over my shoulders, and Jim is in pants and a polo.
We walk the two blocks to the party. There are a bunch of cars packed into the driveway. This is definitely the place. We ring the doorbell and our hostess, Katie opens the door smiling. "Jim! Mary! I am so glad you could make it." She says giving us each a hug.
We walk in and she calls over her husband, Jonathan. He shakes Jim's hand. "So I have you to thank for Katie's new flexibility." Says Jonathan with a smile.
Jim smiles. "She is the one that put in the hard work." He says.
Katie picks up a large bowl with a bunch of key rings already in it. "Keys, Jim." She says.
Jim laughs, as he pulls them out of his pocket. "We walked, so you don't have to worry about me driving, but ok." He says as he drops them into the bowl.
"That's a good one." Says Jonathan. "Come on." He says to Jim. "I will trade you a beer for the bottle." He says pointing to the bottle Jim is holding.
"Deal." Jim says as he follows Jonathan.
Katie smiles at me. "Jim is so funny. You come to a Key Party, and you didn't drive." She says putting the bowl down. "That's funny. Come on, let me introduce you to some of the ladies."
I follow her, but I don't get the joke. "Ezzie, what does she mean by a Key Party, and why was Jim so funny?"
"Oh." Says Ezzie.
"Oh? What does OH, mean, Ezzie." I ask.
"A Key Party is a party where all the men put their car keys in a bowl. Then the women randomly pick a key ring and have sex with the man whose keys she picked." Says Ezzie.
"WHAT?" I ask totally surprised as Katie hands me a drink.
"Be careful. The punch packs a punch." Katie says with a smile.
I take a sip, and boy is it strong. I look around and realize a few guys are smiling at me. "Let me guess they recognize me, and are imagining having sex with Centauri?" I ask Ezzie.
"Some are, and some are just imagining having sex with you." Says Ezzie.
"So they invited us so they can fuck Centauri." I say.
"Not at all." Says Ezzie.
"Why were we invited then?" I ask.
"Katie, and her friend Debbie always watch Jim during yoga class. He is so fit and strong. He has a really nice ass, and they giggle when they see the outline of his bulge." Says Ezzie.
"They aren't wrong about that." I say, as I think about Jim's toned body, and his bulge. I feel a little deflated that they didn't want me.
"Oh Debbie and Katie would both like to play with you too, but they both hope they pick Jim's keys." Says Ezzie.
"Wait a minute. Jim knew about The Key Party?" I ask.
"Katie did mention it was a Key Party, but Jim had no idea what she meant and thought nothing of it. He then thought as you walked in The Key Party was collecting keys to prevent drunk driving. He still has no idea." Says Ezzie.
Katie excuses herself when she hears glass break. I take the moment to look around. There are 6 other couples here. All the women have short dresses showing lots of cleavage. I watch a few of the bigger women move around, and I think I am the only woman with a bra on.
"You are correct, Mary. None of the women have bras on. About half the women don't have panties on either." Says Ezzie.
"Oh My God, Jim." I laugh in my head. "What did you get us into?"
I look over at Jim standing there with a couple of guys. They are all laughing, but I know Jim. He isn't 'getting' something. I can see it on his face. "Ezzie, what are they laughing about?" I ask.
"Tom is saying Debbie has got your number, Jim. And they all started laughing. Jim is laughing with them, but is confused." Says Ezzie.
I smile as I think. "Jim is so clueless and innocent sometimes. Ezzie, can you have Jim realize no woman here has a bra on."
"Of course, Mary." Says Ezzie.
I watch Jim's face as he looks around. I can see him get that cute half smile he gets sometimes. He is noticing no one has a bra on.
Jim turns and looks at Tom, and then turns and smiles at me. "Ezzie, what are they saying?" I ask.
"Tom asked Jim if any of the ladies caught his eye? Jim replied that you always catch his eye. Tom says, yes he is sure a lot of guys are looking at Mary, but who do you hope picks your keys? Which lady would you like to fuck first?" Says Ezzie. "Jim is very surprised at the question. He does want to insult anyone, so he answers All of them. They are all laughing at the joke and Jim is excusing himself."
I watch him turn and walk towards me. "Something is weird here." He says softly to me.
"Really!" I say as I pull out my phone. "Did Katie tell you it's a Key Party?" I ask.
"Yeah, I didn't get it, but I guess it's to stop drunk driving. That's why she collected everyone's keys." Jim says.
"Oh Honey, I love you." I say smiling and giving him a kiss. "Maybe you should have looked it up." I say as I turn my phone to him so he can read what Google says.
A "key party" refers to a type of social gathering, where couples engage in partner swapping. Typically the woman randomly picks the key ring, and has sex with the man whose keys she picks.
"Oh Shit." Jim gasps.
I put down my drink, snuggle up into Jim and wrap my arms around his waist. "So what woman do you hope picks your keys?" I ask.
Jim looks at me with a surprised smile. "Ezzie, did he think I would want to leave?"
"He was thinking you might. Neither of you were expecting this." Says Ezzie.
"Well that is true." I say to Ezzie. "But this could be fun." I jiggle Jim lightly. "So?" I ask. "Which woman?"
Jim glances around and I see him linger on a red headed woman maybe 5-10 years older than us. She is about 5'10", and has long full wavy hair down past her shoulders. She has whiter skin and freckles, like a lot of redheads do. She is probably a C-D cup. Her dress is nothing more than a short skirt with two separate pieces running up over her boobs and looping around her neck. She is a bit hippy, but she has muscular thighs.
She smiles as she catches me looking at her. I give her a friendly smile back. She is very pretty. I know that I know her from somewhere.
"She has won the reality show, Extreme Survival, that you and Jim watch." Says Ezzie.
"So you like Erin from Extreme Survival?" I ask, and smile as Jim smiles.
"She won the one up in Northern Canada." He says. "I always liked watching her walk around the cabin in her one piece thermal underwear. It fit her so snuggly." He says.
"Are you saying I should get some thermal underwear to wear for you?" I ask, teasing him.
"Maybe we should go to the cabin during the winter." He says smiling.
I reach up, and he bends down so I can kiss him. "Let's plan that." I say with a smile.
Erin starts walking towards us. Just as she gets to us Katie appears. She gives Erin a hug that is a little more than polite. "Erin, let me introduce you to two neighbors of mine. This is Jim, he runs the yoga studio Debbie & I go to, and this is his wife..". Katie says but Erin interrupts her.
"Mary." She says as she bends forward and gives me a hug. As she steps back she says. "I love your TV show. It's so empowering to young girls. Letting them see a strong woman kick some ass."
"Thank you, but you are inspiring to young girls too. The things you did on Extreme Survival were amazing." I say. "Jim and I watched it whenever we got the chance."
"Ladies, I hate to interrupt the mutual admiration society, but I think it's time for the pre-game." Says Katie.