Copyright (c) 2018 James Miehoff, All Rights Reserved.
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This is one of a series of stories set in what I call Universe-J. Universe-J is very much like this universe with a few exceptions.
First the people tend to be a little more sexual and less hung up on sex that they are in our universe. This does not mean that monogamy is the exception. James and Heather were monogamous for a significant amount of time before they "accidentally" swapped partners.
Second the repercussions of unprotected sex are less severe than our universe. Not to say that STDs and unexpected pregnancies don't occur, just that they occur less frequently and in the case of STDs, a good shot of antibiotic will put you right again. HIV has yet to be introduced so STDs aren't a death sentence there.
Lastly, pedophilia and incest (which I will not be writing about) are virtually unknown. Children are to be protected and loved not abused. When they reach the age of consent, they can join in the adult games if they so desire, but there is no pressure on them to do so.
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When we last left our intrepid foursome, they had arrived at Swing Fest and thoroughly enjoyed the first night mixer.
Unfortunately, Heather and James' tent had sat in the garage too long and when James and Bob set it up, the waterproofing peeled off the roof and ended up on the floor. They didn't know that until it started to rain down in buckets, right through the roof. They beat a hasty retreat to Bob's SUV. After a little while they realized that the rain was not going to stop.
We pick up the story as they headed out to find a hotel.
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The trip over the gravel road was not too bad and we reached the highway without incident. The first hotel was full, so we carried on.
While Bob and I checked on availability at the second hotel, the girls stayed in the car again. When we got back after running through the rain both ways, both of the girls had 'cat that ate the canary' grins.
I just knew something was up, so I gave in and growled, "What are you guys so happy about?"
Heather flashed her 100,000 watt smile and said, "Oh, nothing that you two Luddites would appreciate."
Carole couldn't contain herself and blurted out, "While you cavemen were slogging through the rain, Heather used her head and she looked up 'hotels near us' on her phone. She found a nice place about 15 miles away, checked for availability and made a reservation. It's one of those chains that advertise 'suite' rooms."
Bob just looked at her and grunted, "Ugh," and looked at me.
I grunted back, "Ugh. Ugh."
Heather barely stifled her laugh and managed to get the directions out, "Just go back to the freeway and head north to the third exit. The hotel will be on the left."
Twenty five minutes later we pulled into the parking lot, just as the rain lightened up a little. A spot was open right near the front lobby door, so Bob wheeled the land yacht in.
We bailed out of the car and grabbed suitcases and ran for the lobby. I was already more than a little wet from the first two unsuccessful attempts to get a room so I took my time and watched the girls' butts as they ran for the porte-cochere.
The clerk was efficient and within a couple of minutes we were standing in a two bedroom suite with a small kitchenette and a sitting area with a couch and a couple of recliners.
Bob wouldn't say it so I did.
"Ugh. Girls done good," in my best caveman speak.
Bob didn't take the bait instead opting to go over and bend my wife back for a long kiss.
Once he stood her back up, Heather breathed out and sighed, "You're welcome."
I looked at the kitchen and wondered out loud, "Should we bring the food up so we can have breakfast before we head back?"
Bob tossed me the keys. My idea, my job.
When we were packing Bob had thrown a small folding dolly into the back. Initially I thought it was a stupid idea, but I kept my trap shut. Now it appears, that was a stroke of genius.
I loaded the cooler first since it was the heaviest, then the box of dry goods and then finally box of wine bottles. Easy peasy. One trip and I was back in the room with all the food.
The girls got up and helped stow the food away. When they had it well in hand I headed for one of the bathrooms to take a leak and put on a dry t-shirt.
When I got back, Carol waved me over to sit by her on the couch. Bob and Heather had staked out the recliners.
Carole was shuffling some cards and announced, "Now that James is here. The game is strip poker with some private rules.
"First, five cards face down, no draws. We are playing a pure luck deal.
"Second, there will be no betting. Every hand is worth one article of clothing and only one article of clothing. Said clothing is to be collected at the end of the hand from the person with the losing hand by the person with the winning hand.
"The two middle hands don't count.
"Things in pairs count as one item. Socks are a pair, earrings are a pair, shoes are a pair and so on."
"Oh Shit," said Heather standing up. "I need to go put some underwear on."