Chapter 5
Back at the office,Jenny tried to focus on her work,but instead dug out her notes from the labor compliance workshop.She reached for the phone,intending to call Eric to offer the notes to Mike if he wanted them,but the phone beeped before shecould pick it up.She glanced at the caller ID and grinned.Snagging the receiver,she tucked it between her ear and shoulder and purred,“I was just going to call you.”
“Great minds think alike,”Eric joked.“What’s up?”
Leafing through the notebook in her lap,she said,“I found my notes from the workshop if Mike wants them.Since you don’t want to hook us up.”
Eric laughed,a warm sound in her ear.“Hey,I never said that.Actually,that’s why I called.”
“Oh?”Jenny felt a twinge of anticipation tingle down her spine.She’d only been kidding about hooking up with Mike.
Well,half-kidding.She hadn’t quite managed to shake the ideaof a threesome involving Eric,his lover,and herself that cameup at lunch.Not that she was interested,or anything.But if they asked…
God,if they would only ask.
“Listen,”Eric said.“What are you doing Friday night after work?”
Jenny glanced at the calendar on her desk.“That’s Halloween.”Which didn’t answer the question,exactly,but it was a better response than the truth,which was nothing.She had no plans whatsoever,and that was a little sad.At her age?“Why?What do you have in mind?”
“Someone Mike works with always throws this party,”Eric explained.“Hear me out before you say no.”
“I’m not saying no,”Jenny said.“Do I have to dress up?”
“Yeah,it’s one of those things.”Eric gave an exasperated sigh,but Jenny could hear the grin in his voice.“They go all out,pumpkins and spider webs everywhere,scary music,bed sheets strung up like ghosts,the whole nine yards.There’s a whole spread of freaky food laid out,and tons of candy for the kids,bobbing for apples,prizes for best costume—”
“Kids?”Jenny interrupted.“This is a kids’party?”
Quickly,Eric assured her,“No,no,not at all.These people have a few kids of their own,and they have a few friends over,nothing more than that.But Mike’s coworker invites everyone,I mean everyone,and we all dress up.There’s beer and wine foradults,and a fire pit out back,and it’s just a lot of fun.Youshould come.”
Jenny hedged,“I don’t know…”
“Come on,”Eric said.“You don’t have to wear anything fancy.I mean,every year Mike just puts on his work gear and hard hat and goes as a construction guy.Every year.Wears the same thing he wears to work that day and calls it a costume.So you don’t have to spend a lot of money on anything wild.Just put on a sexy black dress and buy a pair of cat ears.Draw on some whiskers.Hike your dress up high enough and no one’s going to care what you’re supposed to be,if you know what I mean.”
Another twinge down her spine,this one fizzling out in the tight bud of her clit.“Well,I don’t want to be a third wheel or anything…”
“Mike told me to invite you.”Lowering his voice,he added,“I think it’ll be a great way for the three of us to hang out,relax a little,get to know each other a bit,see what happens.”
Suddenly,Jenny thought he wasn’t talking about labor compliance anymore.She looked over her shoulder to make sure no one would overhear her whisper into the phone,“So what,you guys finally want to add a little pussy to your party?”
With a breathy laugh,Eric purred,“We’ll see what happens.”
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The last time Jenny attended a Halloween party was back in college.It had been during her freshman year,while she was pledging a sorority,and for some reason,she’d thought she could still squeeze into her high school cheerleader uniform for the costume party hosted by a local frat house.But she hadn’t counted on the few pounds she’d put on since starting school,and by the time she reached the party,she felt like shewas busting out of her clothes.Had her skirt always been so damn short?And she hadn’t remembered the midriff vest being quite so baring when she wore it to the football games back at Richmond High.
After a very uncomfortable evening,her stretched-out cheerleading outfit was retired for good.
The prospect of a Halloween party didn’t really appeal to Jenny now that she was older,but an evening spent with Eric did.Since she wasn’t sure what to expect,she spent some time looking up adult costume ideas on her computer at work.Immediately she noticed that almost every costume for women wassomething sinfully sexy.There were the standards,of course,like French maids and nurses,but literally everything seemed to be pimped out.Sexy witches,slutty zombies,kinky devils,luscious angels,naughty school girls,flirty fairies…the list was endless.Even the plus sized costumes were super shortand overly revealing.
Maybe I should dig out that old cheerleading skirt after all,Jenny thought,bemused.
But no,Eric had suggested a cat,and if that was what he wanted to see her dressed up as,that was what he’d get.
A Spirit of Halloween store had opened in the strip mall close to Jenny’s apartment,so she stopped in on the way home.There were a few different cat costumes—all sexy,of course,and allway too inappropriate for a party that would involve children at someone’s home she didn’t know.They were also too expensive for something she’d wear only for one night.
So she found some black cat ears on a headband for five dollars,and a pair of black fishnet stockings caught her eye.Then she drifted over to the shoes,where she spent a good fifteen minutes trying on high heels and slingbacks and boots that had nothing to do with dressing up like a cat and cost more than she really needed to spend,but Lord,they were cute!If she skimped on the rest of the costume,and if she promised to wear the shoes every chance she got,maybe she could justify splurging on a new pair…?
Oh,I totally deserve these,she told herself,savoring the waya pair of black heels looked on her.They were mid-platform pumps with a rounded toe and four inch stilettos that practically screamed,Fuck me.Could she wear these to the office on casual Friday?Who would see them if she kept her feetunder her desk?
A saleslady appeared in the mirror behind Jenny.“Can I help you with anything?”
Jenny smiled at her reflection.“I love these,”she said.“Would they work for a cat costume,though?”
The saleslady grinned.“Honey,I think they’d work for any costume.”
That was all Jenny needed to hear.“Great,I’ll take them.”