From the Saturday morning Steve saw little of Erica. She was clearly planning - but he had little idea what. When he asked her at a meal time what was happening the following afternoon, she had simply evaded the question and changed the subject. For Steve it was just one more odd piece in what was becoming an increasingly complex jigsaw puzzle. Lots of pieces - but somehow he couldn't put them together.
Over the last few weeks he had seen Erica change. Somehow this uptight wife that he had lived with for many years had become relaxed, almost content. He had no idea why. And as she had become content she had become less demanding. He had been lucky to have a well-paid job with a city bank, but Erica had wanted that level of backing for the lifestyle she had chosen. But suddenly she hadn't wanted, hadn't been demanding. He had felt she was beginning to think about him. Had even talked about them spending more time together, and even suggested that maybe his job was getting in the way of their relationship. And then there had been this morning. Often they made love on a Saturday, but it had been different this morning - she had forced him to reveal things from his past that he through would never come to light. She had made him reveal how much he wanted to submit. He had even agreed to serve her. Deep down he knew forced wasn't quite the right word - he had wanted to tell her...
Add to this, the "few friends" coming around on the Sunday afternoon, and he had been "commanded" to be there.
If all that hadn't been strange enough, there was the odd conversation with his Father a few evenings before. He couldn't quite remember how the conversation had got there, but his father had said something like "...well, if I had a wife as gorgeous as Erica, I would want to screw her every day..." - at the time it had been almost natural, but with hindsight, he knew his father had manipulated the conversation to the point where he could say it. And there was more. His Father had said how beautiful Erica and Jean would look together. Jean was Steve's step-mother - his father had remarried following the death of Steve's mother in a car accident when he was early married. She was an attractive - some would perhaps say "handsome" lady in her mid forties - perhaps ten years younger than Steve's father, who was a handsome man for his age. He had said how good they would look together - but then had added a bit more which had left Steve feeling very embarrassed - he had asked Steve "wouldn't it be good to watch them together..." It was only after his father had left that "the penny dropped" and he realised what his father was hinting at. But there was something even stranger. His father had said to Steve just as he was leaving: "You're very lucky, you are a very pretty boy..." Then winked.
Steve wasn't sure how he felt. There was a level of anxiety about what was to happen next, and he knew that something was going to come to a head on the Sunday afternoon. But at the same time, there was a level of excitement. He had enjoyed telling Erica everything. He did like the idea of Jean and Erica - the fantasy had swirled around his head endlessly since the conversation with his father. He had even enjoyed the compliment of being called a "very pretty boy". And perhaps he was attracted to giving up the city job - he had earned a lot, he had a lot of money, although most of it tied up in property, and yes, he could probably live quite comfortably if he retired, and maybe did some consultancy type work when needed. Deep down, under the nerves, Steve was excited...
On the Sunday morning Erica was preparing lunch - it was clear there were to be more than just Erica and Steve for lunch. She had also given Steve his orders - he was to accept whatever happened. Do whatever he was told. Erica reminded him of his promise the previous day, and Steve agreed - he would play along - he still thought if it as "playing along."
Steve was surprised when the door bell went late morning to see his father George and Stepmother Jean. He was even more surprised by the greeting. His father - George, simply took Erica in his arms and kissed her hard on the lips, tongue probing her mouth. And Erica was responding. He even had his hand on her ass pulling her too him. Steve was stunned, paralysed by what he was seeing. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Jean smiling at him. He heard he speak: "My turn now."
His father reluctantly released Erica. Jean moved to her, put her arms around her and pulled her close and kissed her as well. It was clear Erica was less certain, more tentative - for Erica it was the first time she had ever been kissed by another woman - but she began to enjoy it, began to respond, her tongue plunging into Jean's mouth. Steve noticed that as Jean rested a hand on Erica's breast, Erica held on all the more, kissed more passionately.
It wasn't right. Steve knew it wasn't right. But he had been told. Ordered. He had to accept it. It was strange. He wanted to accept it. And when his father turned to him and said "Don't they look wonderful together?" all Steve could do was smile inanely and nod in agreement.
Suddenly everything changed again. Suddenly the charged moment was over, and they had all gone through to the sitting room, were drinking coffee and chatting as if nothing had happened. Somehow only Steve felt how bizarre every was, barely speaking as the normal conversation about the week, lunch, clothes, football all went on around him. There was a sense they were waiting for someone else... as he realised, the door bell rang...
Steve answered the door to see Tony and Eric, people he had come across when he had been supporting Erica in her charity work, people he liked, admired even, but had never really spent a lot of time chatting to. Erica shouted for Steve to invite them in. He led them through to the sitting room.
Again coffees were served, general chatter continued - it was obvious to Steve that they all knew each other quite well and were at ease with each other. But then it all changed again. Suddenly. This time, Erica turned the conversation around.
"Steve," she spoke in her firm voice. "Lunch will be ready in 20 minutes. You are to serve it to us. You will find your serving clothes in a carrier bag on our bed." For several seconds she stared hard at Steve until he responded. He slowly got to his feet, went to the bedroom, picked up the carrier bag and emptied the contents. Stunned. He looked at what was there. He couldn't...
Steve shouted to Erica "Darling, come here..."
Erica came through to the bedroom.
"Are you sure these are the right things? Have you go the right clothes for me?"
Erica spoke quietly. "Yes. Put them on..."
"I can't wear these things, it would be terrible, I can't..."
Erica remained firm. "Put them on."