The Arrangement 1

Chapter 5

There was no way any of them were fit to drive home that night. Herb had the firm’s car service send two cars to take them home, one for April and Walter, one for the other three who were all going back to The Oaks. They could pick up their own cars from the restaurant’s valet in the morning.

April felt tipsy as they waited by the bar for the cars to arrive. At one point she noticed that all four men were flirting with her and she liked it. She felt like she was being given a new position of power and belonging in her life, like she really was joining a family. They were all saying how adorable she looked standing there, like a girl waiting to be picked up from school, and she looked at Walter and he looked as if he’d never been happier.

Their marriage hadn’t always been easy, Walter could be very controlling and jealous, but tonight he was so different. She felt as though he was proud of her and proud to be her husband. Right in front of the other three men she grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket and pulled him in to her and kissed him. 

Then she felt a hand grab her bum. It felt right, she was kissing Walter after all, but suddenly it dawned on her that it wasn’t Walter’s hand. And what was really surprising was that the hand was beneath the skirt of her dress. Walter was holding her head with both of his hands as he kissed her, and someone else was squeezing her bum. Someone else’s hand was right on the skin of her buttock, and was showing no intention of leaving any time soon. She felt a throb of lust and desire in her thighs and she kissed Walter with renewed passion. She didn’t know whose hand it was holding her bottom but whoever it was, they were being extremely bold. They were still holding her bum and squeezing the cheeks, fondling her bum and pulling at the elastic on her thong. 

And of all the things that could have been going through April’s head at that moment, the thing she was most concerned with was that her bum be pleasant and attractive to whoever was holding it. She was glad now of all the hours she’d spent exercising and toning it in the gym. She was certain it felt firm and pert. She wished briefly that all of the partners would give it a squeeze and see how hard she’d worked on it. 

She imagined being naked in front of all four of them. Her, April Masterson, standing in front of four of the wealthiest and most powerful lawyers in Washington, and doing whatever they wanted. The thought thrilled her and she squirmed with pleasure as the hand slipped a finger inside her underpants.

It was completely unlike her to be so reckless. She didn’t know what Walter would do if he ever found out she’d let that happen. She was relieved when the hand left her bum. Walter let her go at the same time and she looked at him with an embarrassed smile. He knew nothing of what had been going on under her skirt. She was thrilled and terrified at the same time. 

The night had been fun but she wanted the car to arrive now and take her home. She loved her husband after all, and she would die if anything happened tonight to upset him.

Luckily the cars arrived within the next minute or two and she was saying goodnight to everyone. They each kissed her on the cheek as she left the restaurant with Walter and for the life of her she couldn’t tell who it had been who’d held her bottom so boldly.

Walter held the car door open for her and she climbed in. The car service the firm used was one of the best in the city. The cars looked like they carried someone important. The windows were tinted and the interior was of black leather. The drivers wore black uniforms with caps that made them looked faintly militaristic.

April leaned against the door of the car and closed her eyes. She thought she would sleep till they got home but she should have known better. Walter seemed to be possessed with some new vigor that their marriage had never known. Even on their honeymoon he hadn’t been so frisky. He had never had such a vigorous sexual appetite and April had been fairly content to make love to him once or twice a month in their matrimonial bed. But now his hand was inside her skirt and he was playing with her. She couldn’t believe it. Not only was it so unlike Walter to do something like that, but to do it in a semi-public place, it was unheard of.