I had been married to Steve for 20 years when the first incident took place and it set in motion a chain of events I could neither have foreseen nor s...emed to have any real control over once it started. Whilst living in the suburbs of London, I had a group of friends who were a mixture of single, engaged and married women, varying in ages from late 20s to 40’s like me. We often met as a group or as couples with our respective husbands or partners. Our social life was a mixture of lunches,. We didn't start getting too adventurous until after a couple months. we discussed fantasies and which once we really wanted to fulfill and which ones were best left undone. We both decided that being watched, and watching was a go. As was group sex with he right people. She really wanted to try some light bondage as the dom and the sub as well. I was game for that, and because it did not really need anyone else we decided to try that first. I fashioned some straps for my bed and when she came. But I'm not hereto reminisce. I'll leave that to others.I counted to ten slowly, wiping away imaginary dirt from my gown andtaking a breath before I started my walk. As I swayed across thecourtyard to hushed oh's and ah's my mind drifted and I thought about thefirst time I was in front of a crowd and how nervous I was. That contestseems so long ago I can hardly believe that it has been little more thana year. It's also hard to believe that I came second in the countryclub's contest. And the. All goes exactly as Hal planned, right up to when his group of four ladies and he are met by his sister and the Denning girls near the restaurant intended for lunch. Liz and the Smit girls all giggle at the look on Hal’s face when Jo says, “Fancy meeting you here, bro!” He sighs as he waves toward the restaurant entrance a couple of paces away.No one’s surprised to find they have a table for eight available. He sighs and says, “Jo, I love you dearly, but there are times you can be an absolute.