Chapter 8: Neophytes

Wendy came into the cocktail hour from her home on the Circle. She looked concerned but not enough not to order up a glass of wine that she downed in nearly two gulps. She put the glass back on the bar for a refill.

Dave said, “What’s wrong?”

Wendy responded, “My mystery caller from Washington, D.C. called again just a little while ago. He told me he had a minor update on Dev. He said that his contact exchanged about three sentences with him about his mission. He said that Dev told him to tell me that he missed me and loved me very much. The contact said he looked healthy and alert. He then apologized for the lack of information for so long, and then abruptly ended the call.”

On that note the tears started to flow down Wendy’s cheeks. Dave rushed out from behind the bar to hold the woman. Wendy and Dave were closest of friends, and he could only imagine how she must hurt with Dev away on some dangerous mission.

She sobbed, “This is different. This ... must be really dangerous.”

Dave and the few others that knew about Dev’s absence from home and the Circle felt powerless to do anything other than console Wendy, particularly after she had one the cryptic calls from some handler based somewhere in D.C. Moreover, since Dave had known him, Dev had never been away this long on one of his ‘missions’. Usually, they were a day or two – a week, at most.

Wendy shook off her hurt and dried her tears. She forced a smile on her face and kissed Dave. “You need to come and visit me some night very soon. I’ve missed you. With Dev gone, people think I’m untouchable. I’m even more touchable now. I need you to fuck the stuffing out of me and then cuddle me to sleep.”

Dave kissed her very tenderly. “I love you, and I’ll be there tonight – for both of us.”

Tuesday evening, Eliot, Frank, and Patty showed up for cocktail and dinner time. Eliot was amazed that the bar was open with no money exchanged. Dave explained some of the underlying reasons to him. Mainly, this was another way the Circle could encourage the interaction between members and with pledges. Several other students were also at the event and dinner.

Alice sat at the bar with Patty, who was conforming to the dress code by wearing only the bottom portion of a bikini. Patty exclaimed, “Your suit is so brief. I have to go shopping and find a bikini that wasn’t designed for an old lady like the one I’m wearing.”

Alice shrugged, “You were modest and we’re moving you to the opposite condition. Be proud of your body; show it off. How’re the other challenges we gave you going?”

Patty smiled, “I like studying naked with the guys. Their erections come and go as they look at me. We’ve gotten to laughing at the phenomena. The best place we found to study was this afternoon in your core library. We’re out of sight from the general populace here, but in sight of each other. We are getting used to the nudity, at least among the three of us.”

The two men nodded in agreement with what she’d said. “My penis has a mind of its own as to whether he will react to Patty or not,” Eliot said.

Alice said, “Do this. Start your next study session with each of you showing your genitals to the others in detail, and explaining what feels good where, when you masturbate. Show the others what areas you want to have licked or sucked on.”

The three neophytes all sucked in their breath in shock, but no one argued.

Alice turned to Patty. “As for you, I’d like you to flash your tits and-or pussy at someone of the opposite sex other than here at the Circle or with your two friends. I suggest you do it subtly, as though the action were a mistake and they just happened to get lucky. See what you can do before Saturday.” She laughed.

Patty asked, “Did you do this?”

Alice nodded and used air quotes. “I ‘accidentally’ sent my boss a nude picture of myself. Supposedly, it was meant for my husband and my boss just happened to mistakenly receive it. You can get creative in how you do it. Check how you feel before, during, and after the event. I’ll ask.”

Alice turned to the two men, “I’ll add to your ‘to do’ list, as well. Each of you is to flirt with some girl that you barely know. Learn how to flirt as a male without crossing over some daring bounding – like inappropriate touching. There are books on how guys can flirt with girls. Devour one or two of them. Do not worry about rejection. You won’t be asking for anything if you’re doing the kind of flirting that I’m thinking about.”

The two guys nodded numbly.

As they ate, Patty engaged Alice, “I read in Cricket’s book that after dinner ... well ... people kind of...”

Alice interrupted, “We find someone we love and make love with them, usually either on the patio or in the core living room. A few prefer their own bedrooms. Most of us enjoy group sex, and yes, we may even swap partners back and forth over an evening.”

Dave intervened, “There was a quote in the book you need to remember, and it will apply to you as both pledge and member if you decide to join the Circle; that is, ‘consenting adults can do whatever they like about sex’. Please think about that statement and all that it implies.”

Patty almost whispered, “Thank you. That confirmed what I thought I read.”

Alice chuckled to herself. Cricket’s words about the group sex in the book were quite explicit, plus she even gave some examples including one for herself where she’d swapped back and forth with Aaron Prentiss, Ken Toomey, and Taylor Volker several times over a two-hour period. She even mentioned how Julie had come by and lapped up the men’s cum from both Taylor and her pussies. She was sure that Patty had read that. Perhaps hearing is believing.

Frank and Eliot nodded at the question and answer.

Eliot reached over and put a warm hand on Patty’s shoulder in an empathetic gesture of support. He said, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to plunge into this and suddenly start behaving like you’ve been doing this all your life. You can slide into this gradually as you loosen up.”

Alice nodded, “Thank you, Eliot. That’s right – all of you. You don’t suddenly have to start making love – that means having sex – with a hundred men and a hundred women. You adapt slowly, and as you are comfortable and have a nice relationship you open your own horizons. I see my role as suggesting actions to you that have proved to help me and others to loosen up.”

As dinner ended and the dishes were cleared away by part of the cleanup crew, the newbies sat and watched what happened. It didn’t take long before they saw across the room Gary Deville and Candy Hotchkiss making out. He soon had two fingers sawing in and out of her pussy, and she was obviously delighted by the act. They were kissing like it was their final goodbye as earth ended.

Next to them, Doug Quigley and Joan Paige had just gotten naked. Joan layback on one of the chaises, and the three spectators watched as he gently sank his erection into her willing pussy. They started to piston together.

Further over, Owen and Jazz were just starting to also fuck. More and more of the chaises filled up with mostly couples, but a few were two women and a man. On one chaise, three women were doing things together.

Patty stood and announced to her friends, “Come on. Time to go. We’ve seen enough for one night. I still have some studying to do.” The three headed off down the hall towards the Circle Library. As they walked, Patty paused and removed the last of her clothing. This was nude study time.

Saturday afternoon, Frank, Eliot, and Patty sat with Austin, Hank, Hillary, and Wyatt, when Alice, Dave, and Dori came out to join them. Alice asked, “How’s it going?”

There were more enthusiastic greetings this time. On a scale of one to ten, things had moved from a two to a four. Alice probed, “OK, who did what?”

Frank raised his hand, “I read two books on flirting. One entitled How to Flirt with Women, and the other ‘How to Be a Witty Conversationalist with the Girl of Your

Dreams’. I tried the approach on two girls in some of my elective classes, and they each seemed to like talking to me. I was really surprised.

Eliot volunteered, “Frank and I swapped the books back and forth. I just tried some of the opening lines on one girl. She made it seem too easy. I was just friendly and listened to her, playing back to her some of what she said to show I’d listened. She told me she looked forward to seeing me next week when class met. I’ve never had a girl tell me she wanted to see me again.”

Patty said, “I ... Do I really have to say what I did out loud?”

Dori said, “Nope. If you’re too embarrassed, we understand. Eventually, you should try to be entirely open about anything you’ve done, especially something racy or risqué.”

Patty took a deep breath. “OK. I showed off my privates to my Biochem 401 teacher. He’s kind of hot, so that made what I did a little easier, but I did it – several times in one class, in fact. The class is held in one of our theater class rooms where each row of seats is about a foot or so higher than the row in front. I sat so my crotch was at eye level for the instructor. Every time I leaned over to get something from my purse, my legs just happened to spread apart. I don’t think he took his eyes off me the whole class. If I wasn’t already getting an ‘A’ in the class, which I am, I sure am now.” She actually giggled; a point Alice took as a positive sign.

Alice told her, “Patty, use some of the more earthy expressions for your privates. It’s a pussy or cunt, and there are other terms that your lovers might like to hear. Use the street terms for having sex, men’s genitals, and so on. Become more urban.

“You also need to learn to flirt, and I mean to use all of your feminine wiles, which you’ve clearly ignored. You can practice on Frank and Eliot. They’re your new ‘loosening up partners’. The two men looked somewhat disturbed by that suggestion.

“You need to figure out how to get noticed, how to get admiring looks, how to use body language, how to handle rejection, how to know when you’ve met the right man, what to do when asked for a date, how to use coy looks, touching, and so much more.”

Alice reached into her large tote bag. “Here is a book I used about fifteen years ago. I think every point is still valid, even more so. The title is How to Flirt with Men and Get What You Want. This sounds like the opposite gender book to what Eliot and Frank read over the weekend.” The book wasn’t very thick.

Austin spoke up, “Hey, I need to read that, too. Share?”

Patty nodded.

Alice turned to Austin, “Did you do anything daring over the week? You were supposed to be loosening up, too.”

Austin colored at being suddenly noticed in the group. Everyone looked to her. She said, “I did what Patty did in my Advanced Economics class, only I wasn’t in a tiered classroom. I think the teacher also saw my tits because I wore a really low scoop neck top and he walked behind my row a few times, even looking over my shoulder.”

Alice turned to Wyatt, “And you?”

Wyatt chuckled, “I did the four hours of porn you recommended. Of course, that was every day.”

Everyone laughed.

Wyatt added, “I finally identified a couple of stores that I think carry clothes that might look sexy on a guy. Frank and I are going there tomorrow.”

Quick as a flash, Eliot spoke, “Hey, take me, too. The sexiest thing I’ve ever worn were military fatigues and a bulletproof vest. That was for four years. Ughh. I need to break out.” His statement made the others note he was wearing sweatpants hacked off to make them shorts, and a rumpled t-shirt.

Wyatt said he’d take all three men and anybody else that wanted to upgrade their image.

Dori asked, “How’s the nude studying going?”

Patty instantly blushed, and so did Eliot. Dori looked between the two of them and made a gesture with one hand for one of them to spill the beans. Eliot pointed at Patty.

Patty mumbled, “I’m not a virgin any longer ... and please don’t make a big deal about it. We were alone in the Library and got carried away. Besides, I really like Eliot ... and Frank, and everyone that’s trying to help us be better people.”