The envelope definitely stood out from the rest of the mail. It was about seven inches square, very heavy parchment paper, with only an embossed emblem for a return address.
"Lisa, does this look familiar to you at all?" David asked as he held the envelope up for her to see.
"No, but it's probably just another sweepstakes thing," she said. "Open it and see what it is."
Removing the contents from the envelope, David sees that it's an invitation, and apparently to something fairly extravagant. The invitation is formally printed on rag edged parchment.
"You are graciously invited to join us for a gala evening unlike any you have experienced. Cocktails at six, dinner served promptly at seven. Additional activities are at your discretion. Black tie."
The note went on to say that the evening was a social gathering for a medium sized group of people, all of them specifically invited to this event. They were to bring nothing but an open mind and a willingness to share with a group of people with similar interests. Intentionally vague perhaps, but also intriguing, they thought.
There was no other indication who the invitation was from other than the address where the dinner was to be held. While the specific address wasn't that familiar, Lisa and David knew that it was in a pretty exclusive area of town.
"So, who do you suppose this is from?" David asked.
"I have no clue," Lisa replied, "but it says that everyone who's been invited was specifically selected. What do you think?"
"Well," David mused, "it sounds to me like this is some kind of dinner, or party, or whatever, that has a certain level of discretion and mystique involved. I mean, no identity of the sender except for the address of the dinner, no mention of who will be there or what the purpose is. All very mysterious, isn't it?"
"Interesting," Lisa replied. "But we'll never know what it is unless we go, right?"
Intrigued by both the anonymity of the sender and underlying curiosity triggered by the mystique of the invitation, Lisa and David decided that they had to go, if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity. After all, it did say that 'additional activities', whatever they might be, were at their discretion.
The following Saturday night, the inquisitive couple headed off to the party, wondering just what to expect. They arrived about 6:15, certainly not wanting to be the first ones there, but not wanting to be too late either. As they had suspected, the house was huge with a large circular driveway in front. Pulling in, they stopped at the valet, who greeted them and motioned for them to proceed to the front door. There was a doorman waiting, and he ushered them through the already opened entry. The house opened into a huge foyer with very high ceilings. The size of the room easily accommodated the ten or twelve couples who were there already. Lisa and David glanced around at them, and noticed that there appeared to be no commonality, other than the fact that all were relatively fit and attractive. The couples ranged from their early 30's to mid 60's, all formally dressed as requested. Several of the couples appeared to be very familiar with each other, while a few couples appeared to be like they were, not knowing anyone else there and unsure of what to expect.
Lisa and David each took a glass of champagne from the waiter as he passed by. Four to five other couples arrived in the meantime, and as the room seemed to fill, it made it much easier to begin to mingle and chat with some of the other guests.
As they made small talk and moved through the room, they couldn't help but notice that many of the couples seemed to know each other much better than others. David wondered aloud to Lisa about what they'd gotten into as they noticed several of the other guests fondling and groping each other, albeit subtly, and realizing that they were groping people they had not come to the party with!
They approached two other couples that were breaking off some light conversation and introduced themselves as the conversation subsided. One couple appeared to be about their age, early 40's, and quite attractive. They introduced themselves as Jim and Dianne. The other couple were probably in their late 40's and quite well groomed and attractive. They introduced themselves as Steve and Andrea, and seemed very friendly and easy to talk to.
Andrea was a very good looking woman. Her features were individually not striking, but they blended in perfect proportion. Her soft lips, rounded eyes and petite nose, framed by shoulder length black hair gave her a very elegant appearance. She was small framed but very toned, and the strapless red dress she wore hugged her every curve, accentuating her contours to perfection. She obviously spent a fair amount of time keeping in shape.
Steve was just under six feet tall, and even in a tuxedo, it was obvious that he was also in good shape. His shaggy salt and pepper hair highlighted his tanned face and rugged good looks, perfectly complimenting Andrea's features.
"So I understand this is your first time here?" Andrea asked.
"Yes, it is, and it's all a bit intriguing, I guess," Lisa replied. "We still have no idea how we got to be invited, or exactly what to expect."
"Well, as I'm sure you've noticed as you've glanced around, this is a very, very friendly group of people," Andrea said, with a wry grin on her face.
As Andrea was speaking, Steve very lightly rested his hand on Lisa's ass.
Lisa's body tensed at his initial touch.
"He has his hand on my ass!" she thought to herself.
Slightly surprised at his forwardness, but not wanting to over react, especially since she'd seen so many other couples touching already, Lisa glanced at David with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hmmm, I think he's rubbing her ass," David thought to himself, as he watched Steve's arm slide behind Lisa's back. He looked inquisitively at Lisa and seeing the expression on her face, he just grinned and winked at her with an approving nod.
Seeing David's reaction, Lisa began to enjoy the erotic notion of a stranger's hand on her ass. He didn't know her, she didn't know him, yet she was letting him rub her ass, ever so erotically, and her husband appeared to approve. She'd never been in a situation like this before, and wasn't sure what to make of it, but she knew one thing; she was enjoying it. She could feel her pussy moistening as Steve continued his subtle fondling.
"You two simply must sit with us at dinner," Andrea said. "After all, we've just started to get to know one another. Let's get a table shall we?"
Andrea put her arm around David's, and began to move towards a table. As she and David started walking away, Steve removed his hand and took Lisa's arm and escorted her to their table. Over dinner, which was impeccably prepared and unbelievably delicious, Lisa and David began to feel much more comfortable with Steve and Andrea. They were so easy to get to know, and no longer seemed like the complete strangers that they had been only an hour before.