Author's note: Thank you to my followers and for your comments and emails. It really encourages me to keep writing.
Please note that all my stories are in a fantasy or parallel universe.
This was going to be short story but it just became too long for a single chapter. Please enjoy.
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Ingrid woke up as Joe was still preparing lasagne for dinner. Ingrid said hello to Joe. She asked "That smells nice, what is it?"
"Lasagne." answered Joe. "I usually cook enough to last several meals and freeze what I don't eat the first meal."
"Nice." said Ingrid.
Joe watched Ingrid's lithe, naked, slim body move as she walked out onto the balcony. Ingrid leant over the balcony and said "Look world. I'm completely naked."
Joe laughed when he heard Claire call out "So are we." and watched Ingrid trying to cover her body as she looked for where the voice came from. Joe knew that Claire and Tess often said hello to him from their balcony above his.
Ingrid leant backwards over the balustrade. She smiled and said "Hello, Claire. Hello, Tess."
"Hello, Ingrid." said Tess.
"I didn't expect to see more of you so soon, Ingrid." said Claire and she laughed with Tess.
"Shall we come down and have a good look?" asked Tess.
"Just a minute." said Ingrid. She walked over to Joe, lifted off his T-shirt, kissed his nipples and asked "Can we invite Claire and Tess down for dinner?"
"Why not." answered Joe.
Ingrid returned to the balcony and said "Joe's invited you to a lasagne dinner.."
"Sounds nice. What shall we wear?" asked Claire.
Ingrid laughed and answered "Come as you are."
"Claire and Tess are lesbians." said Joe, as Ingrid poured herself a drink of water.
"Interesting." said Ingrid.
A few minutes later, Joe's doorbell rang. Ingrid invited in Claire and Tess. Joe glanced down the hallway and saw Claire and Tess taking off their dressing gowns. They were completely naked underneath.
Ingrid gave both Claire and Tess a European-style kiss on both cheeks and Tess said "We've started already." Ingrid giggled.
Claire said "Oh, I like this way of greeting people. We'll have to make this a trend."
Joe said "Hello." when he saw the naked women come into the living area.
Claire said "Ooh, I like what your wearing, Joseph." as she saw Joe was only wearing Ingrid's undies.
"She needs a different name." said Tess.
Joe laughed. He liked the 'lesos' -- which he thought of them but would never call them that -- they were fun, harmless and very pretty, especially now that he saw them naked. Unfortunately, they were lesbians and his only relationship that he could wish to have with these women was friendship.
"Joey's too hot to wear clothes, slaving over a hot stove in the kitchen." said Ingrid.
"Ooh, Joey. I like that name. Like a baby kangaroo." said Claire.
"Are you going to hop around for us, Joey?" asked Tess.
Joe laughed and kept cooking.
Joe put the lasagne into the oven, set the timer for 50 minutes and joined the naked ladies at his dining area.
"We've bought wine... Joey." said Tess, as she held up two bottles of red wine.
"Please sit down. I'll get some glasses." said Joe and returned with four wine glasses.
"Thank you, Joey." said Claire. Joe realised that he now had a nickname with the lesos.
Tess poured them each a glass of the wine.
Claire opened a tin and placed it on the table, as she said "Would anybody like some pre-dinner, aperitif cannabis?"
"Yes please." said Ingrid. She smelt the tin's contents, took a big pinch of the dope and ate it. She chewed for awhile and then washed down the dope with a mouthful of wine.
Ingrid looked at the others who were staring at her. She asked "What's wrong?"
"We usually smoke it." answered Claire.
"But smoking is so unhealthy." said Ingrid.
The lesos looked at each other, Claire took a similar sized pinch of dope to what Ingrid took and ate it.
Tess took a smaller pinch of dope. She pushed the tin towards Joe and asked "Joey?" She then started chewing.
"Thank you." said Joe, and then he took a similar sized pinch of dope to Ingrid's and joined them.
Joe chewed for awhile but then decided to wash down the dope with his wine. "Chewy." He said.
"Yes." agreed Tess.
"It's easier to eat when it's mixed with food." said Ingrid.
"Yes." said Claire and then drank her wine.
"How long before we notice any effect?" asked Joe.
"About half-an-hour to an hour." answered Ingrid.