There was silence. But the silence lasted about three seconds when Elliot lowered his head with a mouthful of air and blew out the row of lit candles standing on his birthday cake.
The silence broke amidst the crowd of family and friends around him as everyone cheered loudly and sprayed confetti over his head. Elliot looked at them grinning with delight. Almost everyone drew closer for a hug and kissed his cheek and wish him a happy birthday. Jenny carried the cake into the kitchen to carve it up while the party went on outside. Dave remained with his kids leading the revelry. Jenny returned minutes later and a tray loaded with sliced cake.
April and Howard stood in the background along with other couples who were there with their kids, all of them sharing the merriment of the day. Neither could have known that they each had separate business that had brought them there in the first place. That would have spoiled the moment too soon.
Elliot and his sister mingled with their cluster of friends playing hide-and-seek games under the watchful gazes of their parents who pretended not to join in the fun. Jenny shared drinks amongst them while Dave returned to the backyard to mind the barbeque grill. A few of his friends were there to help out, all of them cracking jokes and talking sports; Howard was one of them. He bided his time for when he could sneak Dave away from the lot and pester him with questions regarding the DVD movie he had received the previous week in his office of Jenny getting fucked by an anonymous black man.
While he impatiently waited, a mystery figure chose that moment to enter the party. He mingled inconspicuously with the crowd outside for a while before venturing into the house and once inside made his way upstairs barely noticed by anyone.
While that was happening, April wrenched Jenny away from other wives taking up her time in the kitchen rendering whatever assistance they could offer. April led her out the back and farther from the compound. She glanced around to make sure they were alone and no one lurked about.
"Oh, come off it, will you, April," said Jenny irritably. "You're the one making a scene right now."
"Something's come up, Jenny," April said excitedly. Her cheeks were flush and she almost could not contain herself with what she had to say. "You remember Max? That guy whose apartment in the city we were at last week? I got a call from him yesterday saying he'd like us to meet."
"When you say 'us', you mean you and I or just you and him?"
"Me and him," she admitted.
"Well, that's good to know, ain't it? So what's got you looking like your panties are in a knot? You looking for an excuse to escape Howard's eyes?"
"I don't know . . . it's just—won't that be going too far? I thought it was going to be a one-time thing with him."
"He obviously likes you, or likes your pussy, and wants to fuck it some more," Jenny said with a straight face while April momentarily panicked and glanced about once again.
"Be quiet, will you. For fuck's sake, if I'd known things would be this rushed, I've have said no to you before ever I started."
"Stop being a fright cat, April," Jenny calmed her friend. "But tell me when did he call you?"
"Yesterday when I went to pick my son from school. He's asking for another appointment, except just me; says he'll pay if necessary. What do you think I should do?"
"I think you should meet him. Won't be good if you stood him up—what the hell?"
They were suddenly interrupted by the sound of Jenny's phone buzzing in her pocket. She took the call; it was Dave wanting to know where she was.
He came and found them minutes later, smiling happy as ever. He drew Jenny aside and whispered into her ear. She looked with surprise in her eyes.
"You're serious?" she asked.
Dave nodded. "Go on upstairs if you don't believe me."
"I'll be right back, April," Jenny said before leaving them.
April watched her friend race towards the kitchen backdoor back into the house. She stopped Dave as he was about walking away.
"What was that all about?"
"My buddy Raymond that you were with last week is up in our bedroom right now waiting on her."
The look in his eyes told her he was not joking.
"Oh my God," was all she managed to say.
April left him and went into the house. Had she bothered to stop and turn before slipping through the backdoor she would have caught Howard gesturing anxiously at Dave for that important conversation he'd been wanting to have. As it so happens, April won't ever be aware of what the conversation was about . . . not till much later.
She ran into several people in the kitchen and exchanged quick banter with a few before pushing onward into the house, tramping up the stairs to where she suspected her friend had gone.
April was gasping when she stopped at the bedroom door and swiped her hair from her face before knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" came Jenny's voice from behind.
"Jenny, it's me, April," she replied. "Let me in."
The door eased open to reveal Jenny with no clothes on. She pulled her friend inside then quickly turned the lock.
Raymond lay on the bed naked with his pants resting down his ankles. He sat up when he saw it was April and she shyly waved at him.
"How're you doing, girl," he said to April. "You come to join the fun?"
He gestured at his prick nodded its head against his thigh. April could not resist the sight of his member and it made her cheeks flush red.
"Ahh, no . . . not really, I don't think I should."
"Aw, quit it will you," Jenny chuckled and took her friend's arm and pulled her forward. "You weren't bashful last time all three of us were together."
Jenny brought her to kneel beside her before Raymond who remained as he was. Jenny's hand grabbed his cock and breathed through her lips as she stroked him to full-length strength.
"There's no harm in sharing," she smiled at April. "That's what being a slut is about."
April saw nothing wrong about it either. Both women drew closer together and worshipped Raymond's erection.
A while later Dave came bounding towards the door and glanced first to make sure he was not been followed before knocking. He put his ear against it and thought he caught some measured moaning coming from behind. Then he heard footsteps approach and held his breathe as the door opened an inch to reveal Jenny's face behind.
"What's up, darling?" she whispered.
"I've been out talking with Howard," he whispered back. "Mind if I come inside?"
She allowed him and locked back the door once he was inside.
Raymond and April looked at their direction and Dave waved at them, smiling bashfully while he did. Raymond had April lying face-forward on the bed. Her skirt was pushed up her backside with Raymond's bulk resting on her; his buttock muscles tensed and compressed over her backside with both of them grunting in perfect unison. April's feature squeezed with hurt while she clutched the sheets.
"What's up, Dave?" Raymond winked at his friend.
Jenny came and joined them. Dave groaned and stumbled clumsily on his feet when he bumped into a chair behind him before settling down on it. He watched his wife drop to her knees between Raymond and April's spread legs and proceeded to rim Raymond's ass.
Dave was gasping seconds before taking his hard-on out of his pants and jerked himself towards cumming. He replayed the conversation he had had with April's husband downstairs. How shocking and yet relieving it would be if he were to walk in here right now and see what his wife was now.