Big Ed's Place
Giving Thanks
by Big Ed Magusson
“Somehow I knew I’d find you here.”
Will’s words jolted Dave out of his mental musings. He looked up at his smiling friend and sheepishly shrugged.
“Busted.” He gestured to the crowded food court around them. “It’s a good place to think.”
Will slid into the seat across from him. “I hope you’re not sulking.”
Dave shook his head. “Just… reflecting. You know, it was almost a year ago that Jen and Jennifer arranged their little surprise in this very mall.”
“A surprise that’s worked out very well.”
Dave smiled. The surprise of Jennifer appearing in a lingerie dressing room had indeed turned out very well. But…. “True. But what a long strange trip it’s been.”
“Pleasant, I hope.”
Dave grinned. “How can falling in love with Jennifer be anything but pleasant? But if you’d told me what was ahead of me a year ago, I wouldn’t’ve believed you.”
“True. But when the girls are involved, lots of unbelievable stuff happens.”
“No kidding,” Dave said with a chuckle. “Speaking of which, where are they?”
Will’s eyes twinkled. “Jen wanted to look at dresses in the bridal store. Needless to say, I wasn’t allowed to join them.”
“She’s certainly gotten enthusiastic about this wedding.”
“Hey, she said yes. She can get as enthusiastic as she wants as long as she still says yes next summer.”
Dave shared a knowing look with his friend and nodded. Jen’s reluctance to marry Will had faded after their Halloween escapades. She’d said that if she and Will could work out how to be non-monogamous and still be committed partners, they could work out anything. Will had agreed and produced a ring on Jen’s birthday in early November. Wedding preparations had begun almost immediately.
Of course, Dave mused, it wasn’t hard to be committed given their specific monogamy agreement. Will and Jen had agreed that neither would do anything sexual with other people, including flashing guys, unless they did it together. Anything more than flashing was reserved for special occasions. And special people. Specifically, Dave and Jennifer.
Which is what made it a long strange trip, as far as Dave was concerned. A year ago, he’d been despondent, single, and just thrilled to get a peek down his friend’s girlfriend’s shirt. Now, he was very seriously attached to an incredible woman and that same friend’s girlfriend, who was now his friend’s fiancé, had given him a blowjob. And almost certainly would again.
If he stepped back, it was almost hard to wrap his mind around that concept. He was madly in love with Jennifer. He was in a committed relationship with Jennifer. Yet from time to time, he’d get to sexually fool around with her best friend.
Of course, Jennifer would get to fool around with Will. When Dave had found out about his ex Claire’s cheating, such an arrangement had been inconceivable. But not only did Jennifer have his permission to play with Will, but Dave had learned that watching her do so turned him on.
They weren’t swingers, exactly. The four of them had talked quite a bit a few days after their visit to the swinger’s club and none of them felt much like seeking out strangers for playmates. But neither did they feel like making their relationship a group marriage or some other polyamorous permanent arrangement.
They’d settled into a simple arrangement. No meant no. Anything beyond flashing had to require the explicit permission of all four of them. And to keep the sexual play from becoming the definition of their friendship, they’d reserve it for special occasions.
Holidays, specifically.
“Hey,” Will said, “I’m still here.”
“Sorry,” Dave said as he shook his head to disperse the wool he’d been gathering. “I’m sure she’ll say yes next summer, too.”
Will smiled. “I am too. We’re a good pair.”
“You are.”
“Just as you and Jennifer are….” Will’s tone left the unasked question hanging.
Dave answered it anyway. “I’ve told you before. Both of us have already been married. A wedding’s not as exciting the second time around and we’re in no hurry.”
“But you still want to….”
Dave smiled. “If Jennifer and I get engaged, you’ll be the second or third to know. Depending on when we tell Jen.”
“Heh. Better tell us together. That way I get to watch her reaction.”
Dave waggled his eyebrows. “Yeah, she’s fun to watch.”
Will laughed. “True. And in fact, she sent me to find you. They want you in the bridal shop.”
“Oh?”
Will nodded. “I think they want a male opinion, but I’m not allowed to see the dress in advance.”
“I can give an opinion.”
“Good. And, uh, she reminded me that yesterday was Thanksgiving. She didn’t tell me exactly what she had in mind, but I gave her my permission.”
Dave blinked. He hadn’t expected the next ‘holiday’ to come so soon.
“Go have fun,” Will urged. “There’s no need for you and Jennifer to reciprocate later. Consider it a ‘thank you’ for helping us get to the point where she’s in a bridal shop.”
Dave grinned at his friend’s enthusiasm, but nodded.
“Best not keep them waiting,” he said as he stood.
“You can find me here when you guys are done.”
Dave nodded to his friend and then headed off to join the women.
The bridal shop wasn’t in the mall proper, but a short walk away in one of the satellite complexes. Dave ducked in and was surprised to find the lone clerk pacing a bit by a back door.
“I’m looking for some friends—two women with red hair?”
The woman smiled. “They’re in the changing room. They asked for a little privacy.”
She knocked on the door. “Your friend’s here. Can we come in?”
Dave nodded and smiled at the clerk’s expression. She was clearly itching to go in and help. A few moments later, Jennifer opened the door a crack. Her eyes twinkled and she ushered them in.
Jen stood in front of a three way fitting mirror. She held a white dress up in front of her, clenched against her body. She seemed to be intently studying how it might look in the mirror, but Dave caught the reflection of her eyes and grinned. She was really watching the clerk and him.
For while the dress covered Jen’s front, her backside was bare. Completely bare.
The clerk blinked hard at Jen’s nudity but quickly recovered. Her eyes darted to Dave, but when he smiled back, she just gave a small shake of her head.
“Is there anything I can help you with?” the clerk asked.
“I’m wondering if the waistline of this dress is too tight for me to wear a garter belt underneath,” Jen mused. She turned to the clerk. “What do you think?”
“I, uh, think it’d be fine,” the woman replied. “We do have some bridal lingerie out front.”
“Oh, that would be wonderful,” Jen said. She set the dress on a nearby chair. “Could you bring me some?”
“A garter belt and stockings?”
Dave grinned. The clerk was doing a great job of remaining professional in the presence of Jen’s nudity.
“Yes, please,” Jen said. “I want to see the full effect. I’ll buy the stockings, of course.”
The clerk nodded and slipped out.
“You are a naughty bride,” Jennifer teased.
“And I’m going to get naughtier.”
“Oh?”
Jen grinned and faced Dave. She struck a pose with her hands on her hips. “Are you enjoying the show?”
Dave let his eyes trail down her exposed breasts and bare hips. He smiled.
“What’s not to like?”
“Are you hard yet?”
Dave blinked. “No.”
“Ah,” Jen said, “we’ll have to take care of that.” She turned as the door opened.
The clerk brought in three white garter belts of various styles. Jen held each up in front of her and asked for Dave and Jennifer’s opinion. Then she put the laciest one on and added the stockings. She handed several twenties to the clerk and asked her to wait outside again.
Jen added a bridal headdress. “What do you think?”
Dave grinned. “Looks good. Will’s going to love it.”
“But do you love it?”
“Sure.”
Jen’s eyes danced. She looked at Jennifer. “Is he hard yet?”
Dave’s girlfriend grinned. “Let me check.” She unzipped him and extracted his erection. “Looks like it.” She lightly stroked him up and down.
“Well, good,” Jen said firmly. She tossed her head back. “Because I have plans.”
Dave chuckled. “What exactly do you have in mind?”
Jen grinned and gestured toward the mirrors. “These are designed so you can see all sides of yourself at once. So I thought, what would it look like in the mirrors if I was giving a blowjob?”
Dave swallowed in surprise.
“Obviously,” Jen continued, “Will can’t be in here. But you…” Her smile turned devilish.
“Happy Thanksgiving,” Jennifer said. “I’ll keep the clerk out.”
Dave blinked, but Jennifer pulled him to the feet and pushed him toward the changing area. Jen had already sunk to her knees. The mirrors multiplied her by four. Views of front, back, and sides. Just about every part of her was visible if he knew where to look. He stumbled forward until he was close enough for Jen to slide his pants and underwear down to his ankles.
Jen kissed the head of his cock and then flicked it lightly with her tongue. She smiled up at him before sucking him into her mouth.
Dave’s gut twinged for a moment. Everyone’s agreed to this. It’s okay. He swiveled to look at Jennifer. She smiled back and gave him a thumbs-up. Jen began bobbing her head back and forth—taking him deep and then almost letting him escape. Dave let out a pleasurable sigh.
Jen watched herself in the mirror. Dave almost laughed when he realized she was putting on a show of sucking him—for herself. She feathered kisses down his shaft and ran her tongue around the head, all the while turning so that her actions could be clearly seen in the mirror.
Dave watched for a while, both in the mirrors and not, but then closed his eyes. He savored the sensations coming from his cock until he could feel the pressure build.
“I’m going to come,” he murmured.
Jen sucked harder.
With a drawn out gasp, Dave exploded. His knees buckled a bit, but Jen only let up a bit until he was done spurting into her mouth. Then she sat back and smiled up at him. She gave his dick a final squeeze and then rose from her knees.
Dave pulled his pants up and turned around. Jennifer smiled at him, silently clapping.
A knock came from the door behind Jennifer. The clerk was back, fortunately not a minute earlier.
Jennifer cracked the door and spoke to the clerk through it. Dave quickly buckled his belt and retreated toward the chair. Jen picked up her veil from where it had fallen to the side and nonchalantly put it back on. By the time Jennifer let the woman in, Jen was back to preening like she’d been just before the clerk left. Dave couldn’t help chuckling. The clerk was still too discombobulated by Jen’s nudity to notice him as he finished zipping his pants.
“I think I know what I want,” Jen said to the clerk. “Can I have you hold two dresses?” She turned to Jennifer and Dave. “You go on, I’ll catch up with you.”
Dave grinned and nodded. Moments later, he and Jennifer were walking back to the main mall.
They fell into a quiet comfortable pace. They held hands and Jennifer’s gaze darted from here to there, around the people and the stores. Near the bookstore, they briefly talked about going in and browsing, but there wasn’t anything either of them wanted and the store was packed.
These were the moments he loved, he realized. The gentle togetherness. His mind drifted, never far from Jennifer’s role in his life, until they found themselves in front of Victoria’s Secret.
There, Dave sighed happily and squeezed Jennifer’s hand. “It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year.”
She grinned. “Yeah. But it’s been a good year.”
“It has.”
“Do you want to go in?”
Dave chuckled. “What do you think?”
They wandered through the store. Jennifer casually picked up and item here or there, but set them back down. Dave pointed to a couple of displays of g-strings and bras, but she just smiled.
“I have so much sexy stuff,” she said. “I barely have time to wear it all.”
“Hmmm. We’ll have to solve that problem.”
She arched an eyebrow in mock innocence. “You want to get rid of some of my lingerie?”
He laughed. “Of course not! I just want you to have more occasions to wear it.”
She smiled and kissed him.
“In fact…,” Dave said. You could probably use some new white stockings. And a garter belt of course.”
“Really?”
“Mmmm hmmm. I have an idea for when you could wear them.”
“Ah. You do?”
Dave grinned and nodded. Jennifer rolled her eyes at his non-answer, but still picked out the lingerie and found a clerk to give them a dressing room.
“You coming in?” she asked.
“I wouldn’t miss it.”
Jennifer chuckled and led the way.
In the tiny dressing room, Dave stood to the side and just drank in the sight of his girlfriend as she undressed. She stripped completely nude and did a 360 turn before reaching for the white silk bra and garter belt.
Dave sucked in his breath. It was time.
“So,” he said as casually as he could muster, “did you like what Jen did for me?”
“That was fun,” she said with a grin. “I liked watching your face.”
“Yeah. Is that something you’d like to do?”
Jennifer rolled the stockings up. “Well… maybe. I’m not sure where we’d find a good mirror like that. I suppose we could go back—”
“Not with me. With Will.”
She attached the garter belt hooks to the stockings and looked quizzically at him. “Will?”
“Well…,” Dave said. He took a deep breath to try to calm his heart, which was now racing. “I couldn’t be there if you were trying on wedding dresses.”
Jennifer stood up and stared at him, but Dave immediately sank to one knee.
“I don’t have a ring, but, uh… Jennifer Rogers, will you marry me?”
She blinked in surprise and then let out a short happy shriek, but quickly covered her mouth. Her eyes widened and she almost danced a step. “Yes! Yes!”
Dave stood up and took her in his arms and kissed her hard. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
They kissed again.
“Everything all right in there?” a clerk called from outside.
The parted and grinned at each other.
“Everything’s fine!” Dave said.
Jennifer looked down at her near nudity. “I… uh…”
“You’re dressed exactly the way I’ll always remember you.”
Jennifer blushed. “But perhaps I should get dressed so we can go tell Will and Jen.”
Dave chuckled. “That’s probably a good idea. Besides, I need to pay for these so you can wear them tonight.”
“You’re buying?”
He grinned. “It’s just one way for me to say thanks for everything you’ve done for me.”
She kissed him. “And I’ll make sure you get your thanks tonight.”
He laughed, but then Jennifer changed into her street clothes. Dave silently gave thanks to the universe for her, and for all that had happened. Then they went to meet their friends.