Final

Hi Readers! This is the final chapter in this series; I'll be working on some other things. Hope you enjoyed it!

After dropping Olivia and Sophia off at school on Monday, Paige was parking her car at Hannigan's when her phone pinged a text message. It was Marie, "I have news; wanna do lunch today?" She responded, "Safari Court at noon?" "Perfect!"

When she walked into the office, Regina looked up with the biggest grin ever on her face! "So, good morning, Paige! How was your weekend?"

"Fantastic! How was yours?"

"Different than most. Charlie and Joy went to Kankakee for his mother's birthday;" and with a wink she added, "and Allie was wiped out for most of Saturday; so it was just Vickie and me hanging out together."

Paige decided to kid her, "Allie was wiped out? What? Was she sick?"

Reggie laughed, "No, and you know very well what I mean! She told us about the celebration!"

"She did, did she? I'm thinking there's no such thing as privacy in your little group!"

Reggie laughed again, "Privacy? Now where's the fun in that?" Paige playfully stuck her tongue out at her and Reggie continued, "Actually, Allie said it was awesome! I decided I'm going to hold a celebration myself one of these days; any chance you and your husband want to attend?"

The redhead burst out laughing, "Our celebration schedule is pretty full these days; I'll see what I can do!" She leaned over and gave the receptionist a quick peck on the cheek and disappeared into her office.

Arriving at the zoo food court at 11:45, she ordered their usual drinks and sat down to wait for Marie. When her brunette friend showed up ten minutes late, Paige chose to kid her too! "So girlfriend, you're fashionably late; where were you, Jason's office?"

"You are SO bad!" Marie shot back, "But I love it!" She sat down and said, "It's been a few days; anything interesting going on?"

Paige kept it up, "Nope, nothing; my life is vanilla!"

Marie literally snorted, "Yeah? That's the biggest lie ever!"

"It is, huh?"

"Yep! It hasn't been vanilla since you and I met!" Paige giggled and Marie asked again, "So give me the weekend highlight, okay? Or do I have to drag it out of you?"

"Well, Allie Pruitt closed on her first home; so she invited Chad and me to help her celebrate!"

Both of Marie's eyebrows shot up, and then she smiled, "And how did that go?"

"About how you would expect." It was Marie's turn to giggle and Paige added, "This morning, Regina told me that Allie was wiped out for the rest of the day!"

Marie burst out laughing! "These young people these days; they just don't know how to pace themselves!"

Paige smiled and nodded, "So true! But what about you? You said you had news!"

"Yes, lots of it; let's see, where to begin? How about we go get our food first?" When they got back to the table, Marie began, "I spent the weekend with Robert."

"The whole weekend? That's a first, isn't it?"

"Pretty much; we had a lot to discuss."

"Is that all you did, discuss?"

Marie cocked her head with a look like, "C'mon, you know me better than that!" But then she said, "Believe it or not, Saturday night we had sex until maybe three o'clock in the morning!"

"Oh my God!" Paige exclaimed, "That must have been amazing!"

Marie nodded, "He proved once and for all that he can keep up with me!"

"Holy shit, good for him! So what else happened?"

"Joe made the decision to move to East St. Louis; he's leaving next week."

"Is it over?"

"We left the door open for some occasional fun. Joe was part of the discussion I had with Robert. We set the boundaries of what 'open' was going to mean for us."

"Yes, but did you find out what 'open' was going to mean for him?"

"He doesn't think that he's going to actively look for other fun."

"No?"

Marie leaned across the table, "No, he said, that if I include him in the extra fun once in a while, then that's enough for him!"

"That's a pretty good answer!"

"I thought so; and during the course of this conversation, I asked if he was comfortable trying one of Jason's parties and he said he was."

"That's great! So the four of us will be testing the scene on Sunday?"

"Yes, perhaps we can all ride together?" They spent the next ten minutes finishing their lunch and going over the details and expectations for the swing party on Sunday. Just as they were getting up to go back to work, Marie said, "Oh wait, there was something I was going to tell you, but I keep forgetting. Last week Rob came over for dinner; and as we were putting Michelle to bed, he said 'Wanna watch a movie tonight?' I was about to say okay, but a wild thought hit me!"

Paige leaned back in her chair, "Oh-oh, that sounds dangerous!"

Marie winked at her, "Interesting choice of words there, Luv; but no... when we got back into the living room I said to him, 'Would you be up for a little bit of unexpected fun?'" Marie laughed, "He looked at me like you're looking at me right now!"

The redhead's sly look said it all, "I know how your mind thinks; want me to guess what you wanted to do?"

"Sure; go ahead."

"Anal?"

"No."

"Watch porn?"

"No."

"Then what?"

Marie grinned, "I said, how about if I call Kayla and see if she'd like to join us?"

Paige's mouth dropped open, "Yep, I'm pretty sure he didn't expect THAT!"

"Yeah, he said 'Are you shittin' me?' and I said, 'Well, we have to see if she can make it, but I know they don't have a game tonight.'"

Paige leered at her, "YOU...You are SO Bad!"

Marie cracked up, "I know, it's a gift. You should have heard Kayla on the phone!"

"I take it she was surprised?"

"That's putting it mildly!" Marie paused for the effect, "BUT...she came!"

"Oh my God!" Paige exclaimed, "I would love to get the details on this, but I do have to go back to work."

"So do I, I'll share a little more later...but we burned the house down!"

Later turned out to be a lot later; Paige didn't see Marie for the rest of the week. On Friday (as she was leaving the office,) Jimmy handed her another bonus check; this one was for $2,500! When she opened it she shouted, "Oh Jimmy!" and he busted a gut!

"You earned it, Cuz! Maybe you and Chad wanna celebrate this weekend?"

She gave him a big hug and thought to herself, "He has NO idea! Sunday is two days away!"

As she was getting into her car, her phone pinged with a text from Sara. "Paige and Marie, Jane and Adam are Sunday's event planners. She says to bring lingerie!"

She immediately texted back, "Okay!" and called Marie. "Hi, did you see that text from Sara?"

"No, I was busy cleaning the leopard's cage and just finished."

"She said to bring some lingerie."

"Oh Wow! Okay, do we need to shop?"

"Maybe, you have any thoughts?"

Marie was silent for a second, "Know what, Luv? We could just save some money and wear two of my kimonos."

"Those are sexy! What would we wear underneath?"

"Nothing...or maybe a thong?"

Paige giggled, "I like it; and I like saving money too!"

"Yes," the brunette added, "and I don't think any of the men will complain!"

"It'll be fun to see how this lingerie thing plays out; remember the wedding shower?"

"Oh my God, that was the best shower ever! But I've got to run, Paige; something came up."

"Jason's cock?"

"You are SO bad!"

Friday night Paige sent her mother off with Tom, "Don't come back, Mom; have fun! But wait a minute, I do need you back by two o'clock Sunday; Chad and I are attending a very important party at one of my client's house. We're going to be networking to keep those bonus checks coming!" She looked over at Tom and gave him a big smile, "This is on you, sir; see that she returns on time please!"

"Yes, Ma'am," he replied, "You guys have some plans for Saturday as well?"

"Just family time. We've been so busy working; our priorities have to get adjusted."

As it turned out the whole family stayed home for the weekend watching movies and hanging around in the yard. Chad barbecued and Sophie made brownies and they pushed Jimmy and Jamie on the swing set until their arms were sore! In the afternoon Olivia went to a classmate's birthday party, but all-in-all it was a very good family bonding time! Paige loved how Chad was connecting with her children, especially the two younger ones.

Sunday afternoon arrived. When Jamie went down for her nap, Paige and Chad got ready for the party. The weather was unseasonably warm for a southern Illinois November, so Paige wore slacks with a tube top and light jacket ensemble. Chad wore his best dockers with a cool, long-sleeved, button-down shirt. Underneath the slacks Paige had on her emerald green thong. She slipped Chad's red silk boxers and chic Nike t-shirt into her purse; when Trudy showed up promptly at 2:00, they headed out the door for the short walk down to Marie's house.

Robert answered the door, "Hi, you guys! Are you ready to put a punctuation mark on our weekend?"

They laughed at his choice of words, and Paige said, "We're ready, we've been ready for weeks! The question is, are YOU ready? You look kinda nervous."

"Oh, I'm okay, how could I be nervous seeing as I don't know any of these people with the exception of Jane and Adam who sell me a donut once in a while!"

They laughed again, "Just remember there's no pressure here," Paige offered, "There are going to be seven couples there; no one's going to place any demands on you." Just then Marie emerged from the hallway, "Hi Marie, your fiance says he's nervous!"

"So? I'm nervous too; in a good way!"

Chad said, "These people have been doing this for years; I'm pretty sure they know how to do these things right!"

They walked out to Rob's car, and after climbing in, Paige said, "Sara McCullers told me that this is the first time in a couple years that they've invited some newbies."

"Right," Rob replied, "No pressure at all!" Marie gave his shoulder a playful shove.

Jason McCullers opened the door and Marie introduced the men to him. With a wide grin he said to them both, "So guys, how does it feel to be holding hands with the two sexiest women in Rochester? Just don't tell my wife I said that, cuz I'll deny it!"

Chad chuckled, "From what I hear, the ladies in your group could teach seminars about sexy!"

"No doubt," Jason returned, "It's going to be a fun night! C'mon in and let me introduce you to our group."

They went into the open living area. All the other couples were seated there, but as their first-time guests entered, they rose as one. "Hey everyone!" said Jason, "Let's welcome Chad Ferris and his wife Paige, and these are their best friends Marie London and her fiance Rob Cochran. And you newbies? I believe Paige and Marie have already met all the ladies here, but let me do the full introductions for your guys. Gentlemen, around our circle here we have Jane and Adam Polecki on my left; next to them is Connie and Phil Landon. Then we have Keisha and Bryson Collins, and finally Ginny and Jack Steadman."

All five couples virtually swarmed the two new couples; handshakes and hugs were in abundance, and the compliments were plentiful! They all spent the next fifteen minutes rotating and picking up details from everyone, and on a couple occasions, Chad gave Paige's hand a squeeze as if to say, "Wow, glad to make THIS guy's acquaintance!"

From there, Sara led everyone into the dining room where an incredible catered buffet had been laid out. "Dig in everyone!" she ordered, "My only advice is, don't stuff yourselves; you'll want your energy going to our activities, not to digestion!" Everyone laughed, but Paige noticed that no one filled their plate. The dining room's table was the largest she had ever seen; when all fourteen of them were seated, there was still room for six more.

Chad was sitting next to her on the right, and Sara was on her left; and the first thing she said to her was, "Oh my goodness, Sara! It must have been a stroke of luck that we found this house as early as we did. This dining room itself is perfect for your group!"

"Lucky indeed! Have you seen the plans for the new building?"

"I have not."

"It's going to be a dream-come-true when that's finished. Have Chad show them to you sometime!"

"I think I will!" She waved her hand in the direction of the empty chairs, "And are you thinking your group might expand even more soon?"

"I don't know about 'soon,' but we're not opposed to it; we'll have to see. Honestly, tonight is actually a tryout for your two men. We feel confident enough in you and Marie."

"I understand. I'll call you and we can discuss it tomorrow...or maybe Tuesday."

Marie was sitting directly across the table from her, and several times in the first ten minutes their eyes met and their expressions said it all, "This is so interesting!" When Rob got up to get some dessert, Jason caught him and gave him a piece of paper. Then he reached by Sara and gave a similar piece to Paige, "These are important F.Y.I. thoughts, Paige. You and Chad can take a minute to read this before we move back to the living room."

The redhead placed the paper in front of them and said, "Hon, let's take a look at this."

The top read: "Welcome, Chad, Paige, Marie, Robert"

"This information will save you the time trying to figure things out yourself, but don't be afraid to ask questions. 1) All of the women in the group are bi-sexual. They all lean heavily toward men, but all of them would be willing to go one-on-one with another woman in private. Jason, Phillip, and Adam are Bi and they lean heavily toward women. None of these three will engage in one-on-one with another man. 2) Once sexual activity commences, kissing and touching are always allowed. Rejection is not allowed. If you need to rest, put something on and move to the dining room. 3) Most sexual avtivity is done in the bedrooms. A closed door means private. An open door means you're willing to have someone watch and that person can ask to join you. It is not a rejection to say no. 4) Anal requires a condom which you'll find in every nightstand along with viagra sexual aids of every kind. 5) Have fun!"

Five minutes later Adam Polecki stood up. "Hey everyone, how about we move this back to the living room? Is everyone ready?" When that was affirmed Adam said, "Okay, one question needs to be asked for the comfort of all involved. We already know about Paige and Marie; how about their partners? Chad? Robert? Would you mind stating your sexual preferences so we won't have to ask again?"

Chad looked at Rob and said, "We're both straight, but we have no problem with male nudity or MFM threesomes."

Adam turned to Robert and before he could ask him anything, Rob piped up, "Yep, what HE said!" That got a laugh from everyone!

"Okay then," Adam responded, "let's all get changed and meet back in the main room in, say, ten minutes? Use any bedroom or bathroom, hell...change in the living room if you like!"

The four of them found a bedroom at the end of the hall and started taking off their clothes. Marie said, "So, any thoughts, people?"

Rob said, "I was sitting next to Phillip, he made a sincere effort to talk, like it was a normal party and not a swing thing. I like that."

"So far so good, " said Chad, "It's clear these people are all good friends; I like that part!"

Paige was naked and she reached into her bag for the thong. "I like their rules. We'll just have to see how this night plays out." She reached into the bag again and tossed Chad's shirt and boxer shorts to him.

Marie said, "I would suggest that none of us say anything about a commitment to this group tonight. Let's just enjoy it and then get together in the next week to discuss it." She took the emerald green kimono and handed it to Paige, and then she put on the purple one. "Though...I'm completely sure this night will be amazing!" Rob obviously did not bring anything with him; he just took off his pants to reveal a red paisley boxer short, and he was going to go shirtless. Marie stepped over to him, and it was then she noticed his shorts were slightly tented. "Oh my God! My friend in there is anxious to get started, is he?"

"Just 'opening' things up, Babe!" and he kissed her. They all laughed and headed back to the living room. Jason and Sara were the only ones there.

Sara said, "Oh girls, I love those!" She was in a white tank top with lacy panties to match. Jason was in red silk pajamas. "Did you shop for those kimonos together?"

"No, these are mine," said Marie, "I bought them at a Frederick's in Chicago last year."

"They are darling, I'll have to see their website one of these days!"

Just then the other couples returned. The men were wearing either boxer shorts or pajamas, with or without tops. Keisha had on a cute teddy with matching panties. Her boobs looked completely sexy the way they filled the top. Ginny was wearing a satin pajama shirt which was unbuttoned halfway down. It was clear there was no bra. Connie had on a tank top and workout type shorts. Her nipples were clearly hard and poking through the shirt. Paige heard Rob mutter, "Holy Fuck!" when he saw her. Jane was wearing a Hawaiian type bikini bra with a matching kind of hula skirt which was extremely short. Paige's first thought seeing it was "Wow, so sexy!"

Jane saw Paige looking at her. She adjusted her boobs in the bra and said, "This is a lot better than an

apron; don't you think?"

"It's beautiful, Jane; great choice!"

"Thanks! I love that kimono look!"

She would have said more, but Adam spoke up because he was the host-in-charge tonight. "How about a warmup, people? Let's do two minutes of slow-dancing with our partners and then switch it up."

Jason picked up and pointed a remote and almost immediately Michael Buble began singing, "When I Fall in Love, it will be forever...or I'll never fall in love!"

Chad took Paige in his arms and held her close. "Hey Babe, just so you know, I'm gonna love YOU forever!"

"Nothing's going to change that, Chad! This swing thing, we've said from the start this open thing will not get in the way!" They kissed and she laid her head on his chest while Buble sang, "When I give my heart, it will be completely."

Right then the music paused and Adam said, "Switch."

Connie and Phillip were the closest so Phillip took Paige's hand. "So Paige," he smiled, "this is the first we've met. The only thing I really know about you personally is what Connie told me about the wedding shower. And by the way, call me Phil, okay?" They started swaying to the second half of the song.

Paige was blushing, "That was quite a party!"

Phil laughed, "From what I hear, that's an understatement! But the Steadmans and McCullers were really happy with the business side as well. This complex is going to be perfect I can tell!" The first song ended and Tony Bennett began singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Phil continued, "You'll be pleased to know that all five couples are recommending you to anyone thinking about real estate."

"Oh my God, I so appreciate that!"

Phillip smiled down at her and pulled her a little closer, "That promise was my segue to a bit of exploring. I know the rules say I'm allowed, but I still like to ask."

Paige reached around and gave his ass cheek a playful squeeze, "I'm a rules follower, Phil!"

He chuckled, and leaned in for a very nice first kiss. His hands slid down her back and felt up her ass. "Everyone in this room knows a beautiful ass when they see it; yours is blue-ribbon!"

Adam said, "Switch!"

Tony Bennett was singing, "When I come home to you, San Francisco, the golden sun...." Bryson Collins stepped into her space. "Hello Paige!" He carefully took her into his arms and they began to dance just as the song was wrapping up.

"Bryson, hello!"

"I am so glad you decided to join us! You could have said that this group was just a bunch of old farts and written us off!"