Editor's note: this story contains scenes of non-consensual or reluctant sex.
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This story and 'Abigail's Party' are wholly independent, other than sharing characters, so feel free to read them in either order, or indeed to ignore the second if you didn't enjoy the first.
As ever it seemed, my husband Jack was away working in Dubai when our niece Muriel - his brother's daughter - got married; so, as I would be alone, it seemed sensible that I drive over to my daughter Jane's place and travel with she and her husband Jon. Besides being much closer to the venue, there were several other guests from that area, so having driven to the wedding, we'd all return in a shared mini-bus and the following day someone would do a run-around to take everyone back to their cars.
The one flaw in the plan -- for me at least - was the timing of that return trip; I'm fifty-two not ninety-two, so being out beyond midnight oughtn't to be a problem, but I'd failed to consider that the ceremony itself would be at two o'clock in the afternoon. After that there were photos, then on to the reception, which just carried on through into an evening party, even drinking abstemiously I'd had far more than was usual for me and by only eight o'clock I was beginning to flag.
Jon noticed that I was fading and prescribed a couple of caffeine tablets, washed down with Red Bull and vodka; that apparently was he and Jane's drink of choice when they were out night-clubbing. They seemed to do the trick and in an effort to help the cause, I continued with the vodka & Red-Bulls thereafter. By ten the bride & groom had departed, the party's numbers had reduced and its constituents had changed markedly too, the 'Wrinklies', other than myself, having all called it a day. There were few, if any remaining guests over thirty; but that young crowd were very inclusive and I never once felt side-lined. I was however, beginning to wilt once again, until Jamie -- a friend of Jon & Jane's - appeared at my elbow with another vodka & Red Bull and more caffeine pills; only one this time, as Jamie assured me that I'd only need 'a top-up, to keep you buzzing'.
This tablet seemed to take its effect a little quicker and those effects were subtly different: Rather than my gaining a sudden lift in energy level, this one left me feeling somewhat wraith-like, as if I were on the outside, looking on at everyone enjoying the party; I also began to tingle or perhaps it was a hum, maybe even a buzzing? It went through my whole body -- even my teeth and eyeballs felt to be vibrating! - but the aches and pains fell away, I no longer felt the slightest bit tired and within minutes I was back on the dance floor with a tall, slim, fair haired, man.
I'd no idea who he was, but he was a very good dancer albeit rather young to be squiring me around the floor, I'd guess at no more than twenty, certainly far younger than even Jon & Jane. I was certainly enjoying myself, though I did still feel detached, almost as if I were floating above the dance floor watching he and I dancing; my body was still humming too.
A short while later -- it was from about here that time seemed to become rather 'elastic' -- the music changed to something slower; one minute we were bopping around and a moment later the young man had caught me by the hips, pulled me in close and we were smooching cheek to cheek. I was surprised, but certainly not complaining, he was rather handsome after all. My second surprise arrived in the instant that our bodies pressed together, beyond the all over 'tingle', I discovered my body had turned hyper-sensitive, every touch and sensation was enhanced, though in a very nice way; I now seemed to be just one big erogenous zone!
When the man's hand slid round and clasped my bum, it was like champagne bubbles popping in your nose, the same again when his left hand slid up to my rib-cage, until the heel of it pressed audaciously into the side of my breast. I was contemplating those moves when he began nibbling at my ear lobe and almost simultaneously, the thumb of that cheeky left hand began stroking back and forth across my right nipple; in an instant, those popping-bubbles erupted in an effervescent cascade; Wow!
I turned toward him, I'm sure with the intention of scolding him for taking such liberties, but as our eyes met he promptly leaned forward and kissed me full on the mouth and what a kiss it proved to be; powerful, searching, fervent - I could go on forever! It seemed to last for hours; I don't think I'd been kissed like that in almost thirty years? By the time we separated I was aflame, thoughts of any reprimand quashed; sinking my fingers into his hair, I pulled him forward once more and instigated the next embrace myself.