And He Called It Research

"Do I detect a new woman in his life?"

"You do, can you handle that?"

"He's had other women in his life since I met him, so yes I can handle that. What do you need from me Sissy?"

She explained the project and the urgency and then added, "We could do this over the weekend if that would help you."

"That would be great, so give me details. When and where and so forth."

"You pick the time tomorrow morning and I'll pick you up at the dock. From there you and Liz and me will go straight to TT and get started on that end of it."

"Okay, but Sissy you don't have to worry about Mac and me. We still play well together and we don't fight."

"Sorry, I guess I did make it sound that way, but once we have those computer files made we can come back here for a drink or two and work on the other things, and yes Mac will probably be here, and you two can even share a hug and a kiss I'm sure."

"Thanks Sissy. It's going to seem a little weird being back at Tropic Treat again, but also really great."

"Oh, and Liz and I work in the nude," and she smiled over at Mac and Liz who was looking daggers at her.

"Fantastic, now that is something I haven't been able to do for a long time. I'll be at the island dock on the nine o'clock ferry run."

"I'll see you then, bye," and she put the phone down, smiled and gave them thumbs up.

Liz just shook her head, but the hint of a smile slowly appeared despite her efforts to stop it. "You just had to add that part about being naked didn't you."

"Well it was either that or we would have to wear something. I was just thinking of us."

Sissy waited until Liz was in the bathroom to tell Mac, "See, I told you she wouldn't mind if Didi helped us."

"Okay, you win. And going bare assed to boot."

"I thought I'd just toss that in for the hell of it."

"Okay, but the onus is on you to keep peace and harmony in the ranks."

"Got it covered boss. Oh, and just so you'll know, Liz really is being a big help."

"I knew she would be."

Chapter One Hundred Twenty Two

Sissy and Liz were at the dock when Didi arrived, and Sissy watched as her two friends met and embraced each other. "You do know," Liz said, "That this is a more than a little awkward for me."

"I'm sure it is, and believe me when I say it's very awkward for me, but life goes on Liz. I can't go back to the way it was so long ago, and to tell the truth, I don't think I'd want to if I could. Oh I'd love to return to certain parts of it."

"I'm sure that's true. That's how I was when I filed for divorce from Darren. I struggled and cried and had an awful time, because I kept remembering those special times in our life rather than the issues that ruined our marriage."

"Same with me." Then she smiled, and with her arm still around Liz's waist she said, "Okay ladies, tell me more about our mission." As Liz drove, Sissy talked fast and handed her a copy of what she and Sissy had developed. "Oh damn girls this is a little complex."

"Don't we know that though. But we had to make it realistic. We're even leaving cottage four out of it except for a few independent and very bawdy entries."

"Sounds like your imaginary guests had a hell of a time."

"We made sure they did. We added just a few comments to the dayroom journal too just to add more realism to the charade. Where we need your help the most is to come up with more comments for the computers. Little entries about how Joe's hands wandered a little, or Jennie's hands were all over tall and skinny's ass. Just two or three independent lines of lust, desire and voyeurism here and there."

"This will be fun. I can take some things from my old island experiences and tame them down a little. Well a lot in some cases," and she laughed.

When they went back to the house, Mac worked to keep their glasses topped off because he didn't want to sit there and study the three naked women across from him. Then it dawned on him that Didi represented the past, Sissy the present and Liz both the present and the future. He also realized that he really did love Liz, and with his doubts and confusion about the concept of love, that was a big relief for him. Then the women abandoned their drinks and moved to the office where they worked hard at the other parts of their plans. Didi left about five, and right at six Mac and his two women went to the Bistro for dinner.

"Well," Mac said, "Care to share a progress report with the boss?"

Sissy glanced at Liz and then said, "Well, we spent some of your money ordering a few things, and we made a few things on the computer and worked out some of the details for the first night. Tomorrow we'll try to finish that and then focus on the second little show, or party or whatever you want to call it. Oh and a large corkboard is coming in Monday so don't reject it thinking somebody screwed up."

"It's a good thing you told me."

"Oh, and tomorrow we'll work out your little speech."

"My what?"

"Remember, you say a little something in the dayroom to welcome the group. Then I'll take over and you can leave."

"And Liz?"

"I'm leaving that to her. To stay and be part of the craziness or to leave. Oh, and don't get mad when you learn that I gave myself the title of entertainment director. You know, just to add to the whole thing"

Liz added, "And I probably won't decide what I'll do until we're at the dayroom and I see the ten people gazing back at us, but honey, I'll probably go with you back to the house."

Mac told them, "Well I have housekeeping ready to take on the extra load, maintenance will do one more walk through the cottages and dayroom to make sure everything is okay. Oh, and we need to be sure that each unit has at least a couple of those movies in case it rains or somebody gets sunburned and has to stay inside."

Sissy looked at Liz and told her, "They're dirty movies dressed up to be romance. I have to admit that some of them are pretty good."

"When did you see them," Mac asked her.

"I've taken a couple of them home with me on the weekends."

"Oh, well good. What am I forgetting? Oh, the food . Well certainly Alohi can't take care of all of that himself, but I talked to Taylor so Alohi will be the chef for TT. I like the way he interacts with the customers."

"I think we're in pretty good shape. When Didi gets here tomorrow Liz will pick her up, and then we'll get to work on the last details. I think by the end of tomorrow we'll just about have it. We'll need time to pick at things, but I'm feeling good about what we have, how about you Liz?"

"I'm coming into this late, but I like what we have. As I see it, our mission is to just keep them from getting bored and to feed them with thoughts and subtle temptations. The rest will be up to them and we won't know if or to what degree our efforts were successful."

"Mac you be sure to take a minute to talk about the journal and the computers."

"Is that in my notes?"

"Of course. We didn't put a lot of words in your mouth, but rather gave you a short list of things to cover."

"Then I'm good and I'll do what I can. What about Didi, will she be part of the opening ceremonies?"

Liz looked at him and asked, "Do you want her to be?"

"I don't care one way or the other, just curious."

Sissy got away from that subject by saying, "Mac, depending on how well our ideas are received, some parts might be fun for the guests at Journey's End, unless you don't think they need any encouragement."

"I think they need a little push. According to Taylor, only about thirty percent of the guests even go naked on the beach one time."

"Then why pay the extra for that privilege? There are any number of very nice and less expensive resorts."

"I guess they like to say that they went to a clothing optional resort, but I'm just guessing."

"Then we need to work on ways to stir them up a little."

"Oh good," Liz said. Mac and Sissy looked at her and she looked back at them and asked, "What?"

"You," Mac said. "I didn't realize you were having fun with all of this."

"It's challenging and yet it's like we're playing a game of sorts. A very serious one when you think about the possible impact it could have on future guests, but still it's a fun job. Besides, once we have the basics set up it won't be as much work for us to make changes to things as we go along."

"Thoughts Sissy?" Mac asked.

"I totally agree. We'll be free to spend more time improving rather than inventing from the ground up. At some point down the road we'll probably look back and laugh at our early attempts."

The three women worked all day Sunday, and then once they proclaimed that they were done, they all dressed and went to the Bistro for a celebratory dinner and drinks. From there, they took Didi to the dock and waited with her for the ferry, and it was then that Didi and Mac shared a longer than intended kiss and he patted her ass without thinking about it. She left not knowing if she would see any of them again or if that was to be her last time to the island, and it wasn't until they went to bed that Mac said, "Sorry about the ass pat thing with Didi honey. Just an old habit I guess."

"Not so old. You pat Sissy's ass and my ass so why not Didi's too."

"Well anyway, I'll try to do better."

"You're not in trouble hon. I think the more that I'm here in this environment the more I'll be able to deal with little events like that without getting jumpy."

"I don't want to hurt you or cause a rift in our relationship. I say again honey, I love you and I don't want to lose you."

"I know you do honey, and I promise that if something chews on me I'll give myself time to think it through before I get upset with you."

"I can't ask for more than that."

"I mean you could have told her that since she'd had too much to drink she could have crashed with us...well I mean here, not in our bed with us."

He smiled and said, "I considered that, but then I told you that wouldn't happen."

"I'm still working on how naked Sissy can be sleeping right across from us and it doesn't bother me. I'm sure it bothers you sometimes, but I'm okay," and she smiled at him.

"No comment love, now work your magic on me and make the world go away for us for awhile."

"I'll meet you halfway honey."

Chapter One Hundred Twenty Three

Late Monday morning Mac took a call while Sissy and Liz were constructing something with the newly arrived corkboard. "Serenity Island, this is Mac."

"Good morning. I'm Boyd Washburn and my dad is a friend of...well this is complicated. A friend of a friend of somebody named Melvin Springer."

"Oh, yes, Melvin was my boss and a great friend. He died not all that long ago I'm sorry to say."

"I'm sorry to hear that Mr..."

"Just call me Mac, everybody does."

"Well this involves the...there are some cottages that you rent. I mean I'm assuming you still rent them."

"We do, but are you referring to Journey's End or Tropic Treat?"

"Oh right, Tropic Treat."

"Okay. Well for starters they are group cottages only, not rented individually."

"Oh damn. How many are there?"

"Five minimum and eight maximum, two to a cottage, so total of ten to sixteen guests. But Journey's End is an excellent resort for individuals or couples."

"Yes, I heard about that and found the web site, but as nice as that is, we're looking for something more like Tropic Treat."

"I really do wish I could help you."

"Okay so...give me a second here..."

"Take your time Mr. Washburn."

"Okay, so if say I could find four other couples that would work even if each couple booked and paid for their own cottage."

"As long as they were all for the same week that would work just fine. We just have to be able to cover the expense of special food preparation, and extra staff."

"Yes of course, I see your point. Okay so...so I could reserve a cottage and then find four other couples."

"That will work but in the event you aren't successful we'll have to return your deposit minus ten percent handling fee." Mac was making up the rules as he went and he was writing notes to himself feverishly. What time frame were you thinking?"

"Three weeks from now. I know I'm probably asking the impossible, but...well is that possible?"

"Believe it or not, we just rebooked another group and that makes all of the cottages available for that week, so if you end up with more couples we can accommodate them as well."

"I just have to make this happen. This is for our sixth wedding anniversary and I wanted to really surprise Maggie with this vacation."

"Okay, ask yourself this question though. Can she enjoy the benefits of Tropic Treat with her friends and acquaintances around her?"

"I sure as hell hope so, and I think so, but...you know, talking is one thing but..."

"Oh I do know what you mean. We have an entertainment director that just might be of some help in that area if you think that might help. It adds thirty dollars a night for each cottage, but I do believe she could add something to your celebration."

"Oh shit, really? This gets better and better. Okay so...what kind of money are we talking?"

"Seven day minimum and three hundred and thirty dollars a day plus the extra thirty for the entertainment director, so that's three sixty per cottage per day. Clothing is optional for the whole area , excellent food and beverages with alcohol being an extra charge added to your bill, and we stock our bars with only a good to top quality selection." You have about three quarters of a mile of beach area that only the guests of those cottages can access, and a pool available. Massages available at extra cost by just making an appointment, and the waters are always warm and inviting."

"Damn, that sounds exactly like what I've been looking for. Okay Mac, I'll get to work on this, but in the meantime I'd like to reserve a cottage."

"Okay, let me get you to that line then, just a moment." He pointed at the phone and asked Sissy, "Have you listened to this?"

"Of course, so I'm supposed to be the reservations clerk right."

"That's it honey."

She smiled and said, "Okay," and she picked up the phone. As he and Liz listened and watched, Sissy gave Boyd her best sexy voice and made the reservation. Then at the end she asked him about the entertainment and then she smiled and told him, "Okay, so as soon as we receive the fifth reservation I'll contact you and we'll go over some of those details." She paused and then told him, "Oh there are several details we'd need to work out Boyd. We'll do our best to customize the content to your wants and needs." She smiled again and then told him, "Thank you Boyd, and we hope you are successful, because we'd love to help you celebrate your anniversary." When she hung up she smiled and said, "That guy is going to move heaven and earth to make it happen. I could almost see him salivating. Oh, if he can pull it off, we could end up with a very interesting week with them."

Liz then said, "And unless I'm missing something, you haven't even advertised TT right?"

"That's right," Mac said, "But I think it's time we changed that. We have to either sink or swim, and I think we're ready to swim."

"Liz, I think we better just keep coming up with ideas, because we've started something that I think is going to be very popular."

"We need to build a little library of ideas that we can pull out for different situations. Then we can just pick and pull as we need them. It's very unlikely that one group will ever know about another group so we can use different scenarios over and over. Get rid of the duds and create new ones."

"That's exactly what we need girlfriend, and we need to make sure we have something for every situation or desire we can dream up, and be sure we don't let our own beliefs and tastes interfere with what the guests want."

"That could be a little more difficult, but with the internet I'm sure we're up to the task. Boss," Liz said, "How do you feel about us spending some more money."

"As in huge amounts or what?"

"Nothing huge. We need to contract Didi again and keep her until we have a very good start on our new project demands. We'll need more props of course and...well we'll develop a list for you to review, would that help?"

"That would help a lot, but in the meantime, do what you have to do and hire Didi as you need her, but don't get carried away, because we still don't know how our income matches out expenses. That preliminary report from the accountant is very encouraging, but I'll feel better when I see solid numbers and projections, and the report from maintenance with their projected needs and expenses."

Liz went over to him and kissed him before asking him, "Well how does it feel to own this island enterprise?"

"Scary as hell, but I love it. But if I fail I'll never forgive myself because I love this place too much."

"Then you won't fail honey. Sissy and I will help to make sure that never happens."

Chapter One Hundred Twenty Four

It was late Wednesday and they only had until Sunday afternoon to finish getting ready. Another box came across on the six o'clock ferry, and the three women opened it in Sissy's bedroom to check the contents. Mac could hear all three of them talking almost at the same time, and giggles punctuated their indiscernible comments until they came out and went straight to Mac. "Boss," Sissy said, "We need your help with something."

That never hurt his ego, so he smiled and told them "Sure, what do you need?"

"Well take off your shorts first of all." He did as she asked and then she handed him a pair of briefs. "Now put these on."

"But..."

"Just trust us," Liz told him as she stood behind him and smiled at Didi. He slipped them on and looked down at himself. "Look at the nice wide red and white waistband," and Liz slipped her fingers inside and felt the fabric as she also teased the tender skin on his back.

Didi joined in and with her hand not far from Liz's she did the same thing until she slid down the side and said, "And look at the red piping going down the edge and on down between his legs. She traced the red line until she stopped at the last second.

Sissy added, "Check out the front girls. Look at this hot red pouch," and her hand tenderly followed the contour of his cock and balls hiding behind the slick soft lycra fabric. "These briefs are pretty small, but oh so sexy and revealing."

Didi followed Sissy as she cupped her ex husbands slowly growing cock with her fingers. "Yes, I do like these. Look how it cups and emphasizes his package. It's like I can almost see your cock Mac, but not quite."

Liz came last then and took her time as she explored his now hardening cock as she said, "Yes, and look how they cling when he gets hard. Ladies, this is exactly what we hoped they would be." Then she kissed Mac's cheek and said, "Thank you honey, you were a big help," and they turned to walk away.

"Now wait a damn minute, you can't do that to me and then just walk away."

"Sorry hon, but we have so much to do before Sunday," and they went back to Sissy's room and closed the door.

Didi fanned her face and rolled her eyes, Liz licked her lips and closed her eyes and Sissy patted her face with a tissue as she said, "Well we know how they look when they're stuffed with a hard pecker, but that situation wasn't easy to walk away from."

"Poor Mac, we'll have to make it up to him later somehow."

Didi smiled and said, "Well I can't do it the way I have in mind so I'll leave that problem up to you."

Liz put her hand on Didi's shoulder and said, "Sorry I guess that was pretty cruel of me."

"I'll work on forgiving you," and she smiled.

"Okay," Sissy said, "These will work and we bought enough of them for several groups." They checked the rest of their order and then put it all back in the box before they went out and found Mac. "Are we forgiven Boss?"