And He Called It Research

"Thank you Cal, and I never would have guessed that you are such a stud." That made him blush because one thing he didn't see himself as was a stud. Just having her hand on his cock and moving very slightly as they talked, stirred him and helped his powers of recovery. He grew in her hand, and before Fran could reappear he was hard again and she was staring at what she was holding. She continued to stare as she moved her hand more and studied his hardness before she said, "You have an awesome cock."

"Thank you. Your hand feels good too." Francine returned and watched as Misty replaced her in bed. She wanted more of Cal, but she had to admit that she was just sore enough that she wasn't ready to have him inside of her. She watched the two of them talk as Misty teased him and his cock grew in front of her eyes.

"Are you tired Cal?"

He smiled and reached for her breasts as he told her, "Not now." Misty really was one of the best looking women in their group, with Dawn a close second with her great body. Francine was all but forgotten as Misty was all over his cock and he was learning how much difference there was from woman to woman, from their touch and how they looked or responded to his touch. But it took them some time and effort before she was able to accommodate the girth of his cock, but after that there was no holding them back and when they finally wore themselves out Francine wasn't there.

Chapter Fifty Three

Mac was waiting at the Tropic Treat dayroom when Ann appeared. He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms and kissed her cheek saying, "I'm very glad you said yes to dinner.

"Thank you for inviting me Mac."

"How are you doing?"

Her hands were on his hips as she looked up at him, and with a smile she told him, "I'm doing much better. Everybody in our group has been wonderful about worrying about me, and now here I am with my hero. I couldn't ask for much more than that under the circumstances."

"Well I'm not your hero, but if by thinking that you'll stay closer to me I'd be happy to pretend that I've saved you." Mac was every inch the gentleman as he held her hand as she slid onto the seat of his electric car. As they entered the lane toward home, he asked her, "Would Boyd have hit you Ann?"

"I wish I could say no, but the truth is, I don't know. He never has, but he was acting very strange and he scared me."

"I can see where he would. Do you have a plan for when you get home?"

"Of a sort. I won't go home alone I do know that. I'll see if I can talk somebody into going with me and then we'll get things settled. I can't possibly stay there with him though, because I can't trust him to act civil."

"I wish I could get away so I could be there to help you."

She turned in her vinyl seat and said, "Mac, you can't be serious."

"Of course I'm serious. I want to be certain that you are safe and in a position to start putting your life back together."

"I don't know what to say. That' so sweet and so giving of you."

He was smiling until he said, "Look at that, raindrops on the windshield."

"I'm sure it rains here quite a bit."

"Some, but Windy, our meteorologist promised us a long run of perfect weather."

"I don't know about here, but at home they can't get five days in a row right."

"I wish I would have known so we could have advised everybody by computer about the weather changes. I better call him as soon as we get home."

"I thought you didn't have phones here."

He smiled and said, "That was sort of true. We have a private phone system with a link to the mainland offices, but nothing set up for the guests."

"A little harmless deception perhaps?"

He smiled guiltily and told her, "A little. Most of our communication is done by computer though."

"Again, a little deception."

"Yes, a little. It's all about adding the feeling of isolation from the rest of the world. The guests really do feel disconnected and that affects how they interact with the others."

"Well of course it would."

"But we really are very isolated and self sufficient here, at least in most ways."

"It certainly feels like we are."

"For example, when Boyd fell apart, you dealt with your problem and didn't want to go home. And look at how your friends rallied around you. I don't know them so maybe they would have done that at home, but I'm willing to bet they wouldn't have been quite as quick to come running to your rescue."

"I'd like to think they would, but I don't know, and I never want to have reason to find out."

Mac turned left and a minute later they stopped just feet from the steps up to their apartment. They met in front of the car and ran up the steps, but by the time they were inside, they were soaked and laughing as they shook water from themselves before they went inside. Didi heard them come in and handed them towels. "I knew both of you would be soaked. Hi, I'm Didi in case you don't remember me."

"Of course, and thank you for the dinner invitation."

"You're welcome. Ann this is Lois, a friend of ours and also a guest at one of the other cottages." The two women smiled and said hello as Ann continued to dry herself off.

"Sorry about your floor Didi," Ann said as she looked down at her feet.

"That's not a problem at all."

Lois said, "As hard as it's raining, I'm glad we're several feet above the ground," and they all laughed.

They made it through a drink and dinner before they heard a phone ring and Didi said, "I better get that," and excused herself. She came back a minute later and said, "Reggie is covering maintenance and security tonight, and he just called from the far end of the island. The waves are really rolling in from the east and on into the end of the island, and Blossoms has three cottages that are leaking. He said the rain is really coming down and that he's on his way to the Corals to check on them."

"I better get over to Tropic Treat then because it will take him quite awhile to check everybody at The Blossoms. I'll take an island phone with me."

"I'll go with you if you don't mind," Ann told him.

"You'll get soaked again."

"I don't mind."

Didi got up and said, "Lois and I will go see what we can do to help Corals and I'll send Reggie back to Blossoms to help them. I'll put everybody in the dayrooms and we'll gather as many lounge cushions as we can for them."

"We'll do the same with our group."

"We may be quite awhile though."

"We will be too, so don't worry about us. Ready for this Ann?"

"I'm ready and I'm worried about my friends."

"They'll be fine, but they may be getting wet and a little worried."

They had the windshield and a fabric top but they were still getting wet as they retraced their route and pulled up near Ann's cottage. "Ann, I'll go to the last cottage and get them so you start at this end. We'll all go to the dayroom where it's dry and then take it from there."

She jumped out and headed toward Della and Keith's cottage, and Mac toward Margo and Carl's. Cottage by cottage they were told what to do, and within ten minutes everybody was safe and out of the rain, but Carl asked Mac, "Why come up here, we were dry in the cottage."

"These storms can come with some wicked winds, and the waves could feasibly reach the front part of the cottages. Not deadly but frightening. Plus some of the cottages at The Blossoms have started to leak, so we didn't want to wait until you were scared and soggy." Then he smiled and said, "Instead, by trekking up here to the day room all you'll be is soggy." Two people were still in the kitchen cleaning up and they came out with small towels and clean aprons to use as towels, so everybody was soon dry. "I need a volunteer to go with me to gather chaise lounge cushions to spread on the floor. All of you are going to be sharing a bed tonight."

"What about the electricity?"

"Underground wires so you'll be fine."

"I'll go with you," Scotty said, so the two of them went back to the car and were soon deep in the palms and undergrowth where there was a maintenance building for Tropic Treat.

"We keep a stack of cushions in here."

"They'll be soaked by the time we get back there."

"Water goes right through them so all we'll have to do is wipe them down."

They stacked all that were there and with Scotty holding on to them they went back to the dayroom and tossed them inside before going in themselves. Mac used paper towels from the bathroom to wipe his face and hair and went over to Ann. "You doing okay?"

She put her arm around his waist and said, "I'm fine, but I could get used to you worrying about me."

"Then you wouldn't mind if I stayed with you and caught my breath and waited for Didi's call."

"I'd like that." The cushions were put next to each other on the floor and everybody dropped onto them. Not because they were tired, but because there was nothing else to do.

Della went over and chose a movie and started that, so all ten of them relaxed and watched whatever it was as Jeremy asked her, "What did you select?"

"A movie and that's all I know. I just grabbed one."

"Doesn't matter really, I was just curious."

Mac lay on his side with his head propped up on his bent arm, and Ann sat cross legged in front of him. He put his right arm around her and pulled her back to him and left his hand on her naked thigh as they waited for the movie credits to end. She leaned back then and her right hand went to his side as she smiled down at him. "Can you see Mac?"

"I can see perfectly. You have great skin and I like your breasts very much. In fact I can't think of a thing about you that I don't like very much."

She tipped over and kissed him as his arm went around her waist and then he kissed her neck. They were looking into each other and Brandi said, "Oh wow, look at him, he's pretty hot naked," and Keith said, "She's pretty easy to look at too." Ann looked up toward the TV and then told Mac, "I think we're watching a dirty movie."

"That doesn't surprise me."

"Mac, can you stay for just a little while longer?"

"Unless I get a panic call I can. Didi knows where I am and how to get in touch with me."

"You left your phone on the table by the chairs."

"I can still hear it as long as I don't fall asleep."

"I'm not going to let that happen," and she kissed him again.

"I want to conduct an experiment, are you willing to help me?"

She smiled and said, "Tell me what I'm supposed to do and then I'll answer you."

"You have to kiss me very passionately."

"That's all I have to do?"

"Well, mostly," and he smiled at her. As she lowered herself to him again he rolled onto his back with her on top of him. As their lips came together his arms went around her and their kiss took on a life of its own. It was only a minute later when he broke the kiss and took her hand in his and pulled it down between his legs. "This proves what I already knew," and she took his hardness in her hand.

"What's that?"

"This proves that you really know how to kiss. Also that you are very sexy and of course that you don't have to do much to get me very hard."

"And here we are in a room full of other naked people."

"That are engrossed in their dirty movie."

She glanced up at the screen and then told Mac, "Oh my god, he has his hands all over her and she has him in her hand."

"A little like us."

"But you don't have your hands all over me." He moved quickly to put her on her back, and his hand went to her breasts before moving down between her legs. Her legs moved apart for him as her smile softened and she asked him, "Should I look and see what we're supposed to do next?"

"I think we should see what we can come up with on our own," and they kissed again. But then he chanced a glance at some of the others and then told her, "You're friends are forgetting which one is their spouse." Her eyes opened wide and she quickly sat up about half way. She couldn't see all of them, but she saw Scotty's hand on Margo's thigh very close to her vulva and Keith had his hand on Ava's breast as she leaned into him. "I don't think there will be a lot of sleeping done tonight."

"This is unbelievable."

"And the night is young."

Then she turned her attention back to him and she went to her back as he lay on her and then moved between her legs. His cock was hard and pressed into her belly as he lay on her and they kissed. Margo looked over at them and then nudged Scotty and he looked at them and smiled before he whispered, "I think Ann is going to get exactly what she needs the most."

"The only thing I worry about is that she'll fall for him just because of the circumstances."

"I hope she doesn't, but she's a big girl."

"I hope that doesn't mean she can make big mistakes, but for the moment I'm happy for her."

"Your Carl is doing fine with Della too."

"I know, but I like where your hand is headed too."

Chapter Fifty Four

At the Blossom's dayroom, the scene was much the same. All ten of them were in the dayroom and a movie was going. Because of the unbalanced mix of men to women, Harold and Perry were on each side of Alexis, and June was with Zack and Luke. The other women were with no particular man and yet they were exploring most of them.

At the Corals, Gina and Gloria settled in with Roger, and reluctant but very desirable Dawn and Jacob became entangled and they would be almost inseparable after that. The same went with Misty and Calvin. Couples and threesomes were formed, and the movie continued to provide some fuel for their passions and desires. Whatever cottage each of them had been assigned to didn't matter because they had their new parings made at least for that night and probably the next night too.

Didi and Lois watched them until Didi said, "I think you should go help Dawn with Jacob." Lois looked at the woman she was sure she would make love to and smiled as Didi said, "Go ahead, you need to be in the middle of your friends. If you make it back to the apartment the door is never locked." Lois didn't even answer her, and calmly stepped over her friends until she reached Alexis, where she knelt down and took Harold's cock in her hand and then kissed him. But the storm, if anything, had become stronger, so Didi's plan to go back to her apartment didn't appeal to her very much. Instead she looked over at Calvin and Misty and joined them. She liked Calvin's cock the first time so just maybe she could get a sample of that one more time while the storm raged outside.

Didi got her sample of Calvin and got to know Misty better, but the storm finally blew itself out so she slipped away and headed home. She was tired and needed a quick shower, so once home she went straight to the shower and then toweled off and headed for bed. It was still made so she picked up the phone and punched Mac's number in. He answered on the fifth ring and said, "Hi, I guess I dozed off."

Yes, I dozed with Calvin and Misty. You coming home?"

"I take it the storm is over."

"Can't you tell? Yes, the storm is over."

"Okay, I'll see you in a bit then," and he went back to Ann and lay down next to her.

"I gather you have to leave."

"We have some unfinished business, but yes I better get back."

"Mac...I don't even know what to say. You blew into my life like a storm and it was a storm that brought us to where we are right now. You are much more to me than just my hero honey." She wiped her eyes and said, "Sorry, but I'm not handling this very well. Will I see you again?"

"I certainly hope so Ann. You scare me if you want to know the truth. Or maybe you make me think things that scare me. I guess I'm crazy, because despite that fear I do want to see you again," and then he tried to lighten the moment by saying, "And I guess I don't care if you have clothes on."

She joined him in his smile and said, "I want to see you again too, but I much prefer us naked and together. Mac...I shouldn't even ask you this question, but I am. Will you be with one of the other women either here or from the other group?" She looked at him and then added, "I'm sorry, that's none of my business."

"That's okay. I know how I would have answered that just hours ago, but as soon as you asked me I realized I don't have an answer. Right now I...I want to say I won't be, because of that fear I mentioned. Because," and she put her finger to his lips. "You better get home." He kissed her again and then caressed the side of her face before he got up and left before he said something he had no business saying.

Once in the car he put his foot to the accelerator and raced through the thick growth following the wandering two track path across the island and home to his wife. Though tired and mixed up, he had to put on a brave face and act casual. He had to have time to get his head on straight again and that might require that he lie to his wife for the first time in their marriage.

Didi was lying in bed, but the light was on and she was awake as he stopped at the bathroom to pee and wipe his dick off with his washcloth before joining Didi. "Hi, I'm surprised that you're still awake."

"I couldn't have lasted a lot longer. How is your group doing?"

"They're fine. When I left them there was a dirty movie playing and all of them were all over each other."

"My group was about the same, and even Dawn was in on the action."

"No more virgins then."

"Assuming she really was when she arrived here."

"Right."

"How did you and Ann get along?"

"Fine. A guy called Scotty helped me gather the cushions and get them into the dayroom and one of the clean up people supplied small towels and cooks aprons to dry off with."

"You kind of breezed past Ann."

He thought he'd managed to ease past that issue, but he told her, "Not a lot to say. I made love to her once everybody was settled in and busy with their own issues."

"And that's when I called and you had a hard time getting to the phone."

"I had to step over bodies to get to the phone, but you're close to being right. How did you get along with Misty and Calvin?"

"We had a pretty good time, but I much prefer a one to one ratio." Their computer chimed indicating an incoming message so she said she'd check it. Then a minute later she said, "It's from Melvin's secretary. For whatever reason, Melvin is back from Pennsylvania and wants to see both of us sometime before the guests leave."

"Both of us?"

"That's right, and that's a first."

"It is. Apparently it isn't urgent, but I'm curious about what he's up to."

"It almost certainly has something to do with the guests or the island."

"And probably about his group at Tropic Treat."

"I'll see if Melvin is available so we can go see him in the morning."

"That sounds good. So Lois is sharing a bed with her group until they leave I take it."

"That's what she preferred so I said okay. You could invite Gina to stay with us if you'd like."

"I'll think about Gina, but I probably won't."

"I'm surprised."

"Me too actually."

Chapter Fifty Five

The guests at Tropic Treat returned to their cottages the morning after the storm, and all of the other guests were back in their cottages, and once again separating the couples, but Gina was in Mac and Didi's guest room.

Ann was happy to be back in her little temporary home and spent some time with her journal. Brandi was the first in their group to go see her that afternoon and she boldly said, "You're really falling for Mac aren't you."

"I really can't sort that out Brandi. I mean he's...damn it I am, but that's crazy because he has Didi and he didn't give me any real indication that he would consider leaving her. On top of that I really like her."

"How much of this mess comes from what happened with Boyd and from this island of excess?"

"I wish I knew. I am getting a divorce of course so that much is clear, but everything else is a muddled mess. How are things between you and Jeremy?"