Chapter 27

“Absolutely stunning!” Stefan said when he embraced his wife. The Orange jumpsuit she wore was made of pure silk, totally backless with a halter neck. The material was such that she had decided to go without any underwear for the first time since she was a teenager. Something that was not lost on her husband as he had softly let his hand run over her arse cheek.

“Well thank you, kind sir!” Cat had giggled in response. Watching his reaction, knowing that he had felt her little indiscretion. Feeling the stirring in his loins as he held her close she whispered, “I take it you like it!”

“These people make it easy to allow you to who you can be!” He commented.

“They do, you kind of get swept along. When we arrived and I saw how those girls swarmed around Jon, I was worried.” She spoke quietly, even though they were on their own. “But after spending time with them, I have never felt so relaxed in a long time.” Checking that they weren’t being overheard, she continued. “Do you know that most of them are sleeping with him, I should feel scandalised? But all I see is love and devotion.”

“I can’t argue with you, Jon has challenged me. He has spoken with respect for my belief’s but has sought that I have actually understood some of the meanings within the bible. I can only acknowledge that he applies a lot of those things within his life. As hard as I try, I can’t see anything that he has said or shown me to be anything but loving, honest or true!” Stefan said while watching their host as he was meeting people entering the building. “He found Sissy as well, it’s not good. I am going to need to go back to Chicago tomorrow. How would you feel about staying here for a few days that is if it’s ok with Jon?”

“What on my own!” Cat said surprised, “Stefan, you do realise how people act here don’t you?”

“I do, does that worry you?” He paused but CC didn’t reply so he asked. “Have you ever heard of Compersion?”

“Yes, of course!”

“Well, that’s how they live their life here. Jon insists that he doesn’t own any person but loves them so much that he takes joy in knowing that they are happy.” Looking towards his wife the Minister carried on, “CC I love you more than you will ever know, stay here and feel the love that it gives, I will be back Thursday or Friday. What happens when you’re here is up to you but know that nothing can deflect our love for each other. I have preached it enough in my life, it’s time we lived it as well!” He ducked and kissed the beautiful lady in his arms.

CC stood stunned by what her husband had just said, she knew that there was nothing to come between them but what was he trying to tell her. The implications of his statement made her giddy, she had always been a sexual person but was more than happy with the life she had lived. Could she allow herself to embrace the ethos of the place they were in? She wasn’t sure.

The food as always was wonderful, Tommy had cooked a full Salmon on a bed of white rice for four people to share, many of whom had done so. So fresh that there was no fish smell anywhere. But for those that didn’t like that offering, there was a fillet of lamb in a succulent red wine sauce. He, as always had also catered for the vegetarians within the group with separate offerings that they enthused about.

Over dinner, Stefan had spoken to Jon about the possibility of CC and Nessa remaining here for a few days. He knew the pair would find it much more relaxing and take them away from having to explain why they hadn’t gone away as expected. In truth, Nessa would have spent most of her time with Danny anyway.

“Well if that’s the case, there is something we need to clear up,” turning to Cat, “Is it Catrina, Cat or CC?”

Cat laughed “Well close friends call me CC, I feel that I could be close friends with a lot of people here. So maybe you should call me CC!”

“Well CC, you are welcome to stay as long as you want and don’t feel that you have to disappear once Stefan gets back either. Are you sure that you are going to be comfortable here though?” Jon asked the pair.

“I don’t know honestly, but we have spent the last few hours with you and I noticed that none of you grew two heads or judged us for our faith!” CC replied.

“I have to advise you that as the evening progresses a lot of our guests may become, hmm what’s the word, Sexual?” Jane informed them. “So if it becomes too much, just say and we will head back over to the Warehouse!”

“Thank you, but we want to accept this place for how it is. Stefan and I are quite grown up you know!” CC giggled as she spoke, Stefan smiled at his wife. “We understand the dynamics of the camp and we are grateful for the invite.”

The Pipers had been on duty tonight with a little help form Nessa, so when everything had been cleared they returned to the group.

Stefan spoke to his daughter, “Vanessa, Jon has agreed to let us stay here for a little while. I have to get back to Chicago in the morning but I will come back later in the week. I take it that you will be ok with that arrangement?”

Nessa’s face lit up at the news but she surprised her father, “Actually dad, could you spare a few minutes to take a walk with me?”

“Of course,” Stefan said sharing a look with his wife, who looked just as clueless as to why her daughter wanted to have a chat.

Jon used this opportunity to go and mingle with some of the guests, as had become his routine after dinner. His seat next to CC had been taken by Jim very quickly and the two parents were quickly engaged in conversation.

Once they had stepped outside, Nessa had taken her father’s arm and they strolled around the lake in the dimming light. “Daddy, am I a sinner?” Nessa asked nervously.

Stefan stopped abruptly and looked at her, “Why on earth would you ask that?”

“After everything that you have taught me, I still have wants and desires which I know are wrong.” She replied not being able to make eye contact with her father, and then quietly she carried on. “I have acted on those desires on a few occasions, and shared my body with others.” She remained quiet waiting for her father to respond.

“Let me answer that by asking you a question, by doing what you have done, did you hurt anyone?” The Pastor asked.

Nessa quickly shook her head, “No, dad.”

“Did you do this willingly?”

She nodded, “Yes.”

“Then, I don’t see what the issue is. As long as you are honest to yourself and your partner. Talk about your feelings with them, I can’t see a problem.” Stefan let out a large breath. “Ness, sweetheart, you are a young lady now. I have been guilty of forgetting that. I hope that your mother and I have been good for you in all aspects of your time growing up. Soon you might feel the need to spread your wings and leave to go to college, or meet someone and start the next part of your life. Life is about discovery and education, this is what I have taught at church for your whole life.” He chuckled, “I may not have said go and have sex, but I have said to go forward with love in your heart. As long as you keep that value, you will never be a sinner in my eyes! Can I ask why you needed to have this conversation now?”

“When you said that we were staying here for a few days, I have to confess that my first thought was that would mean that I would be close to Danny!” She gave her dad an impish smile.

“Oh! I understand,” Her father laughed. “Just remember to be true to yourself. I also want you to know that your mother is a grown woman and can make her own choices. Just be there for each other, please.” He continued but didn’t explain any further. “Shall I take you back to your beau?” He smiled winking at her. Nessa giggled as she took his arm and they walked back to the clubhouse.

Fiona and Susan had sat with Jo and Mark Campion through dinner, Jon joined them. Sitting between Fiona and Susan, he started to speak to Susan. “So, what do you think of the place?”

“It’s a very comfortable environment to be around, I would love to spend more time tonight but Fiona’s been telling me that things are likely to happen as the evening goes on,” Susan said smiling.

“Well you’re welcome to stay, you’re going to be spending a lot of time here,” Fiona said.

“Yes, you said earlier, but you also said that you need to have a clean STD test if I wanted to get involved. I know if I stayed that I wouldn’t behave myself! I will be getting going soon and see if I can get into to see the nurse for a test in the morning. If that’s ok with you, boss!” She laughed.

“Do what you need to do, how are you getting back home?” Fiona asked her colleague.

“Oh, I hadn’t thought of that!” Susan said as the sudden realisation that she had left her car at the office, dawned on her.

“Take my car, we can sort it out in the morning. I will go to the office and pick it up with the spare keys. We will have to go to the airport to pick up Claire.” Fiona added.

“Actually Jon, could I get a lift to the station in the morning, I am going to get home a little early. There are things I need to do.” Mark asked holding on Jo’s hand.

“No problem, actually I am going to the station to drop another guy off on our way. I take it that you two have talked things through?”

“Well we have for the short term, but the long term is still a bit undecided,” Mark answered giving Jo a reassuring smile.

“We need some time apart, but I know I can’t imagine him not being part of my life.” Jo said, “We’re just not sure how that will be!”

The conversation continued on lighter subjects for a little while before Fiona walked back with Susan to get her the car keys. Jon excused himself and carried on his way around the room. Music had started and people were starting to get up to dance. The sound of laughter and conversation built a great atmosphere.

Jon and Tommy were stood by the bar, just watching the scene unfold in front of them. Patterns were starting to form in way people paired up, friendships were being made. Who knows, they may continue once they left the camp or may not, but while they had escaped reality for their time here it became the new norm.

The Dawson and Burns family seemed to be enjoying the company of each other. Debbie enjoying the company of Steve and Simon. You could actually see the changes that occurred in Debbie in the three days she had been here. The adolescent had disappeared to be replaced by a confident young lady at ease with her own sexuality.

Marc, on the other hand, had made an unlikely partnership with the beautiful Sara. That being said, Sara wasn’t tied down to any one person and was close to the ‘the girls’ and could be found in conversations with any of them either with or without Chrissy.

Keisha and Matt seemed to have become an item by the circumstance of their friend’s behaviour, not that either of them seemed to have minded and they did seem to be good together. They actually were spending more time with the Atlanta couple, John and Jean, than they did with loved up Paul and Mary.

All the girls seemed to be comfortable with whoever they were with, although Jon knew that they always were keeping half an eye on him. The Piper girls were spending the evening with Nessa and Danny, catching up and maybe giving the lay of the land as only teenagers do.

Jon smiled as he saw CC being taken to the dancefloor by Justin, Laurie’s partner from the Florida group that had arrived. He was surprised that CC had easily got close to Justin when the music changed to a slower number, Jon looked over towards Stefan to measure his reaction, and laughed when he saw Millie Dawson make a move, taking him with her towards the dancefloor. Watching the married couple taking baby steps trying to open up made Jon think about the girls that he had become attached to.

Jane, his trusty partner for as long as he can remember, she was comfortable in any situation. She didn’t have any insecurities and would make her own choices. Emotionally, she was Jon’s, there would be no one else in her life in that way. Physically she was secure in the relationship they had. She would from, time to time, take comfort from another and was open to some fun as long as she was in control.

Beth had been Jim’s long before Jon come onto the scene. A very sexual being, she was embracing her new found freedom more conscious of Jim’s feelings than Jon’s. The bond Jon felt for her was already strong and he knew that she felt the same way. Open to different things, she was a very confident person who would be adventurous.

The fun girl in the gang was Genja, as long as she had Jon’s approval, she had no boundaries. Her sense of responsibility to Fiona was the only thing that governed her. Intelligent and very aware of all situations, she would embrace all scenarios with her eyes wide open.

Chrissy seemed very traditional. Treating Jon as her boyfriend. Jon knew that would be changing soon as they had discussed things she was going to initiate in the future. The physical distance between them would be a challenge but not something that would cause them problems.

Claire had been through some awful experiences in her life, she had used her body as a negotiating tool to appease men throughout her relationships. Physical contact didn’t worry her, although her new found freedom to be in control of who, when and why, was something she would have to come to terms with. For Claire, to feel loved was everything. Men had always let her down. She knew Jon was different and wanted to please him in every way. Jon would make sure he did. Her cuddles with him were special, they gave her the belief everything was going to be alright and she could trust him.

Finally, the broken one, Fiona. The beautiful redhead had been raped, abandoned and disowned. She had built a wall around herself to be able to cope with life. He had already broken elements of that shield away and, she had allowed him to do so. He had already seen her pull away from other men such as Jim and Tommy. There would never be one man she would allow to be close to her. A strange monogamy where she shared him with five other women while staying true to him.

CC had been as nervous as a teenager when Justin had walked over and asked her to dance, initially refusing his request. It had been Stefan that had encouraged her to go and dance with the blonde, fit guy. He wasn’t as tall as her husband but still had broad shoulders and all the manly features that appealed to her. When they danced to the first song, she couldn’t help but keep glancing towards her husband seeing him smile back at her in response. Justin had been nice and had been talking to her as they carried on moving to the tune. When the slower song came on, she felt him gently pull her closer into an embrace, his big muscular arms encircled her body. In truth, if she didn’t want to be there she could have declined. But, the giddy feeling she felt of another man showing interest in her, had been intoxicating. She had melted into his arms and as soon as she relaxed she felt Justin’s hand cup her arse cheek. His other hand had rested into her back. She smiled, thinking how nice this felt and rested her cheek into his chest. When his hand started to gently stroke her backside, she blushed up remembering she had gone without underwear. Did he know? Of course, he did! The naughty thought had made her bite her bottom lip. As they moved to the music, CC raised her eyes to where they had been sitting, Stefan was no longer in the seat. Quickly scanning the room, she saw that he was also on the dancefloor with a very attractive lady. The lady had nestled tightly into her husband much as she had done with Justin. The locked eyes briefly and she couldn’t help but smile at him.

Jon had been taken to the dancefloor by Chrissy. She had been taking turns grinding her body against him with Fiona, who had returned after seeing off Susan. The attention the two were giving him was very appealing to any red-blooded man. Tommy had the gorgeous Jane showing him how close she could get. It had been the first time any of ‘the girls’ had given the chef any, one to one attention. The whole room’s atmosphere was starting to change, the couples were getting closer and more physical. The two previous nights had been more reserved but the people in attendance had started to get to know each other, intimately, over the last couple of days. Some quite blatantly like Millie and Dawn, others with a bit more discretion. Tonight, however, the group seemed a bit more open to whatever was going to happen.

Jon could sense this and started to worry about his guests, Stefan and CC seemed to be oblivious to what was happening around them, enjoying their time on the dancefloor and their partners. Jon wasn’t sure whether he should make an excuse to get them away to the warehouse or just allow them to discover it and deal with their reaction.

“CC knows what’s likely to happen. We spoke about it before we came over.” Chrissy whispered into Jon’s ear seemingly being able to read exactly what he was thinking.

“And she’s ok with that?” Jon replied surprised.

“Stefan had been talking to her about making her own decisions, I think she still isn’t sure how it will go but they want to see where their boundaries lie. Now, shall I show you where my boundaries are?” She whispered while reaching down and running her fingers over the solid erection she had worked hard to cause with her grinding on him. Gesturing to Fiona to join them on the dancefloor, the two women manoeuvred themselves to be each side of Jon while they moved to the music.