Nisha and Meenakshi had arranged to meet for a drink when Nisha finished work. It had been months since they had met without their husbands present. Nisha had missed the opportunity to have a candid, racy chat with Meenakshi about sex, one of the whispered, giggly conversations they always enjoyed over a bottle or two of wine when their husbands weren't around to spoil the fun.
They had decided to meet at a small bar on Piccadilly. Meenakshi had taken the day off work to go shopping on Regent Street, and with Nisha working at a dance studio nearby, it seemed a suitable time and place to meet up.
It had been an exhausting day for Nisha, teaching classical Indian dance to a group of young West End performers. Most of her students had been unwilling to take direction even from someone with Nisha's considerable talent, experience and reputation. The results had been unsurprisingly poor, but she knew a word in the Director's ear would do the trick. There were still six weeks until opening night, and Nisha would have them whipped into shape by then.
For now, a glass of wine and a chat with Meenakshi were all it would take to restore her equilibrium.
The shopping streets were busy, and Nisha wasn't surprised when Meenakshi texted to say she was running late. Receiving the message, Nisha sighed and scrolled through her photos to pass the time.
She decided to find some old pictures of 'Mini', as Nisha affectionately called her friend, to embarrass her as 'punishment' for her lateness. Seeing some of a shy, nineteen-year-old Meenakshi, she favourited them, put down her phone and reflected on the many fun times they had spent together in the years since.
When Meenakshi's husband Sanjay, an old family friend, had first brought Meenakshi to Nisha's house to introduce her as his new girlfriend many years ago, she and Nisha had hit it off immediately.
Sanjay and Meenakshi had married three years later and were now the parents of two teenage girls, but they were still in and out of Nisha’s house all the time, and the children considered Nisha more of an aunty than just a family friend.
When Nisha and Sanjay were younger, their mothers had hoped they might eventually marry and had even encouraged them to do so at one point. But although attracted to one another on one level, they had never taken their relationship beyond that of friends. When Sanjay had met Meenakshi, the beauty and engaging personality of the younger woman meant nobody else could hope to compete for his affections.
In the intervening years, Nisha had met and married Chris. Although she had been in her late thirties when she and Chris had met, Nisha had never had any previous sexual partners, a few unsatisfactory fumbles at university being the extent of her limited experience.
Living with and caring for her invalid mother, along with a punishing performance schedule in the early years of her career, meant Nisha had had few opportunities to form meaningful or intimate relationships in her younger years. When it had become clear to prospective lovers that Nisha wasn't an easy fuck and had considerable domestic baggage, any interest she had received had quickly dissipated.
By the time her mother died, Nisha had felt like the Forty Year-old Virgin and had resolved to do something about it. She had joined a dating website through which she met Chris, a divorced university lecturer, and it quickly became clear to them that the other was The One.
Chris was kind, thoughtful, intelligent and confident, but most importantly, he was tall and handsome. Apart from his cauliflower ears - the result of playing rugby all his adult life - Nisha considered him physically perfect, and the attraction was mutual. She had never expected that she would end up with a white Irish guy, but in Chris, Nisha found her soulmate, and it was inevitable to her from the start that they would be married one day.
Chris had been patient in the early months of their relationship, waiting for Nisha to feel completely ready before he stayed over and taking things slowly when they first slept together.
However, Nisha hadn't needed much time for her confidence to grow. Before long, she and Chris were having sex wherever and whenever they could, sometimes even taking considerable risks by fucking in public places. Sex between them had quickly become a meeting of minds and bodies. It had taken little encouragement from Chris for Nisha to begin pushing the boundaries into more kinky and adventurous sex.
Even now, Nisha was getting sex at least daily and usually more frequently than that. Her days usually began with a fuck, ended with a fuck, and were often punctuated with one or two 'quickies' if the mood took them.
She appreciated that she could talk to Chris about almost any of her sexual needs, and he would do everything he could to satisfy them, however bizarre or kinky they were. Watching porn had given Nisha increasingly lurid and dissolute fantasies, which she enjoyed enacting with her priapic husband, who was always more than willing to accede to her many and varied requests.
Which meant she had plenty to gossip about when she had one of her racy tête-à-têtes with Meenakshi.
Thirty minutes after Nisha had received the text, Meenakshi still hadn't arrived, and Nisha was becoming a little annoyed. She had attracted the attention of a group of pushy, thirty-something bankers who had offered to buy her a drink and were reluctant to take no for an answer. They were probably attracted by the deep, firm cleavage Nisha's vest top exposed. Her large breasts, long dark brown hair, Indian features, and flawless, light-brown complexion gave her the appearance of a woman much younger than her fifty-one years. It wasn't the first time Nisha had been the subject of this kind of attention from much younger guys.
Nisha firmly sent the bankers packing but was secretly pleased that she could still have pulled one of these guys had she wanted to. The gym and dance sessions may have been getting more challenging and the skin creams more expensive in the past few years, but at least they seemed to be succeeding in keeping the ageing process at bay.
When Meenakshi finally entered the bar, Nisha had already had two glasses of wine and was beginning to feel a bit tipsy. Meenakshi put down her many shopping bags and took off her light summer jacket, all the time apologising for her tardiness. It only took a moment for Nisha to forgive her.
"What a beautiful dress!" Nisha said as she rose and hugged Meenakshi.
Meenakshi remained standing and gave Nisha a twirl. She was wearing a beautiful short, sleeveless summer dress which perfectly showed off her long legs, slim hips and small, firm breasts.
"Very sexy," Nisha continued. "You'd better be careful in here, though. I've been fighting off these wankers over there for the last twenty minutes. They'll come after you when they see you looking this gorgeous."
Meenakshi laughed and ostentatiously blew a kiss to the bankers, who seemed unsure whether it was a come-on or a fuck off. Wisely deciding it was the latter, they kept their distance.
"I'm always telling you, Nish, it's when they stop looking that you need to worry," Meenakshi said as she sat down. "You may be over fifty, but you don't look a day over thirty-five. Enjoy it! Who knows how long it will last for either of us?"
Nisha poured Meenakshi some wine, and the two friends caught up on the news about their friends and families. However, it didn't take long for Meenakshi to raise the subject of their sex lives.
"So, how are things between the sheets, Nisha?" Meenakshi swept back her long black hair and flashed Nisha a wide, white smile. "I hope that husband of yours is still giving you plenty," she began in her typically forthright manner as she picked up the bottle and poured them another glass of wine.
“God, yeah," Nisha replied, rolling her eyes. "He can't keep his hands off me at the moment. Every night he comes home from work and expects sex straight away.
"I was watching Wimbledon when he came home last night. After I'd given him a welcome home kiss, he started kissing my neck and groping my arse. Then, two minutes later, I'm being fucked from behind over the back of the sofa! I continued watching the TV until he finished - I didn't want to miss the tennis."
They both laughed.
“I love quickie sex as much as he does, so I'm not complaining. So yes, it's all great. We're always trying new stuff, and I still can't resist his come-to-bed-and-fuck-me eyes. How about you? Is Sanjay still as horny as ever?"
“Yeah," Meenakshi began, "He doesn't show any signs of slowing down either. But I must admit, his size is beginning to be a bit of a problem, would you believe."
Nisha was stunned. One of the things Meenakshi had always seemed to like best about her husband was that he had an extraordinarily long and thick cock. Nisha had heard many stories about Sanjay's legendary dick. She always joked that it had been why an average-looking, stocky, older guy like Sanjay had managed to marry a beautiful, intelligent, sexy young woman like Meenakshi. So how could his size have emerged as a problem twenty-one years and two children later?
Meenakshi leaned in towards Nisha conspiratorially and explained further.
“Remember the last time we had one of our chats…" she whispered. "…I told you we had been experimenting with…” She lowered her voice to a whisper and pointed to her bottom, "...anal play?
“Well, at that point, I was using a dildo. Sometimes I'd play on my own, and other times we'd use the dildo when we were fucking - I love the feeling of being full in both holes at once, you see - but... Sorry, am I shocking you?"
Meenakshi had noticed the look on Nisha's face. The frankness of the conversation had taken even Nisha by surprise; despite her best efforts, it was showing in her dropped jaw and wide eyes.
"No, not at all! Do continue, Mini."
Nisha regained her composure, and Meenakshi continued her explanation.
"Well, I was enjoying the dildo and stuff, but I wanted the 'real thing', so to speak, so we tried it, but I couldn't take his cock inside me. We've tried loads of times, but it just won't fit. So we're getting frustrated because he wants to do it, and I can't wait to feel a real cock up there, but... well... it just doesn't seem that we're compatible in that area."
Meenakshi looked despondent.
"Have you tried using a butt plug beforehand? Maybe..."
"We've tried everything, Nish," Meenakshi interjected. "We both want it so badly, but there just doesn't seem to be a solution to the problem. My pelvis must be too narrow - remember I had problems with CPD and had to have a caesarean when the girls were born? So I can't take a cock as big as his in my arse. My pussy? No problem, it seems. But my arse? Nope."
Nisha took a moment to consider Meenakshi's revelation. The brief pause in conversation was only broken when Nisha giggled.
"Sorry for laughing,” she started. "Only it seems we both have the same problem, but in reverse."
Meenakshi looked confused.
"Let me explain. After our last conversation, I was interested in trying anal play myself. You made it sound less dirty and painful than I had always imagined, so I asked Chris if he wanted to try it, and of course, he was keen.
"So we did it - full anal sex - and it was great at first, but now I feel I need... more. Chris isn't small, as I've told you before, and his cock took some getting used to at first, but once we'd done it a few times, I felt I needed something bigger and thicker."
Nisha looked around to check that nobody was listening, then whispered, "He doesn't know this, but I've bought an enormous dildo, and when he's not around, I use it. It can even give me anal orgasms, which I never have when I'm with Chris.
"We've stopped having sex that way, which he's not happy about, but anal doesn't do anything for me unless I'm full up, if you know what I mean? Chris would be much happier if he could satisfy me that way, but I can only cum when I'm fully stretched, and his cock isn't big enough."
Now it was Meenakshi's turn to look shocked.
"So let me get this right! All four of us want anal sex, but your husband's cock is too small, and my husband's is too big? What the fuck?”
Nisha smiled ruefully and nodded.
There was a long pause in the conversation as both women took a sip of wine and considered their similar dilemmas.
It would have been apparent to any observer that as Meenakshi and Nisha mulled over the situation, they had an obvious solution to both problems. Moreover, it would have been equally clear that both women were aware of what the solution was, but neither was prepared to take the risk of suggesting it to the other.
It was Nisha who eventually broke the silence.
"So if you had a partner with a smaller cock, like Chris, for one night only, what would you do with him?"
She tried to make the question sound hypothetical, but as soon as the words left her lips, she knew it came out much more tangibly than she had intended. Meenakshi picked up on the slip-up and realized Nisha was coming to the same conclusion as her.
"Well, I love Sanjay, so I would only ever be with the other guy to try anal sex, and it would only ever happen with Sanjay’s full knowledge and consent.
“But if I did have a night with a suitable boy, so to speak, I might make him fuck my pussy too, to see how a different cock feels. As you know, I was a virgin when I met Sanjay, and I have only ever known his cock. I can't imagine a smaller one would feel as good as having Sanjay's baseball-bat-of-a-cock inside me, but who knows?
"What about you? What would you do if you had the use of a huge cock, like Sanjay's?“
"Same," Nisha replied, "I want to experience the feeling of being stretched in both holes by a big cock. Feeling a colossal guy pull out of my pussy only to force his way inside my bum and make me cum that way would be such a turn-on.
"But like you, I love my husband and would never go behind his back."
Meenakshi considered Nisha's answer.
“But if you told Chris what you've just told me about your needs, wouldn't he let you have a night with another guy? I thought you guys could talk about anything. You've always said he's very open-minded. Wouldn't he understand?"
"I don't know," Nisha replied guardedly. "We do have some secrets. I've not even told him about my dildo or butt plug, much less my desire for anal sex with a hung guy. He might feel inadequate or think that I'm cheating on him. I'd feel awkward raising it just in case he took it the wrong way.
“And what if I liked it so much, I wanted it regularly? I'm not sure I trust myself, Mini.
“What about Sanjay? Would he let you go with another guy for a night if it meant you could both experience anal sex?"
Meenakshi thought about it for a moment.
"I don't think Sanjay would feel inadequate, at least. He has more between his legs than any girl could wish for. I don't think he'd let me go with another guy, though. Unless perhaps it was part of a wife swap or swinging situation. He would need to feel both of us were getting something out of it.
"Even then, I'm not sure he would go for it, but we've been married over twenty years, and our marriage is rock-solid in every way, so who knows? He'd possibly like to spice things up a bit with a one-nighter, especially if it meant he got to have anal sex. I know he's as desperate for it as I am."
"I think Chris would maybe feel the same way. If going with other people was something we both did together as a couple, he might go for it, especially if the other woman was attractive and enthusiastic about anal,” Nisha replied. "I know he's desperate for it too, but I don't get off when he does it with me, and he's too generous a lover to ask me to do things I don't enjoy. Maybe I'm just being a bit selfish. He must have his needs met too."
"Yes, we'll need to ensure the guys get what they want as much as we do."
Meenakshi's slip from the second conditional to the future perfect tense was subconscious, but it marked a distinct change in the conversation. Suddenly the women were discussing how they would arrange their 'husband swap', and they completely dropped any pretense that the discussion was hypothetical.
But Nisha was still not convinced.
"I just don't know how I'll raise it with Chris. I know he thinks you're gorgeous - he can't stop looking at your arse when we're all together, although he thinks I don't notice. I'm unsure how he'll react when I raise it with him. We've never talked about swinging before."
"I know what you mean," Meenakshi replied. "It's awkward with your own husband, isn't it? So, how about we proposition each other's husband? I'll ask Chris, and you talk to Sanjay. If he says yes to anyone, he will say yes to you. He loves you to bits, as you know."
Meenakshi developed her plan further.
“We'll tell them everything: we have discussed it and are both keen to do it. We'll tell the guys that we're suggesting it for their satisfaction, not ours, that we love our husbands, and that we want them to get what they need in bed.
"They'd be mad not to go along with it when they know their wives are both happy with the arrangement. It's every man's dream!"
“But what if only one of them wants to do it?" Nisha had many questions, but Meenakshi always provided satisfactory answers.
“When we've spoken to them separately, they can get together, discuss it, and come back to us with a joint answer. The guys' discussion will remain secret, so we won't be offended if either of them doesn't want to fuck either of us - we'll never know which one of them said no. But if one of them doesn't like the idea, I suspect the other will talk him round. If neither is up for it, we can just put the idea down to too much drink or something and apologize for suggesting it."
"I'm not sure. It's quite a risk," Nisha said skeptically.
"What's the worst that can happen? If they turn us down, it will only be because they love us and want to be faithful to us, but their egos will have been boosted because we asked them to fuck another woman. So it's a win-win situation! Either we get a great night of anal sex, or we know that our husbands are faithful to us, even when tempted with the anal sex we know they're both desperate for."
Meenakshi was making a solid and convincing case, but Nisha still needed to think about it further. Would Chris think less of her for offering to fuck Sanjay, even if he got to fuck Meenakshi as part of the same deal?
Meenakshi was right, though. By pretending it was all for Chris's benefit, the worst that could happen would be that Chris could accuse Nisha of an error of judgement, not a desire to be unfaithful. Nisha trusted Meenakshi to explain to Chris that this was to be an act of love on Nisha's part, not dissatisfaction with their sex life. She would do the same for Meenakshi when she spoke to Sanjay.
The wine had made Nisha bold.
"Okay, let's do it," she said decisively. "Let's ask them at Tej and Harmeet's wedding next Saturday. There'll be loads to drink, so we can just blame it on that if it all goes wrong."
"Mark my words," Meenakshi replied, "By the time the boys have had a drink or two, they won't say no."
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A week of almost constant texts and phone calls followed as Meenakshi and Nisha prepared to ask their husbands at the wedding the following weekend. They discussed every possible scenario, so by the time the wedding day came around, both were confident that they could either sweet-talk the other's husband into bed or at least talk their way out of the situation if the guys strongly disapproved of the idea.
The plan was for Nisha to send Chris to the bar for drinks. Then, Meenakshi would intercept him and take him somewhere private to hear her proposal. Meanwhile, Nisha would take Sanjay aside and put the idea to him. The guys would then discuss it alone before, hopefully, giving the go-ahead. It was a risky plan, but if the women got it right, the rewards would be well worth the effort.
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The wedding was a lavish one. The ceremony and reception were at a top London hotel near Hyde Park, and the event oozed class and sophistication. Unusually for an Indian wedding, it continued well into the evening with endless courses of high-quality pan-Asian food washed down with copious quantities of wine. By nine o'clock - the time they planned to enact their scheme - all four were beginning to feel the effects of the alcohol.
Fortified with alcohol, Nisha put the plan into action.
"Chris - Sanjay and Mini need another drink. Would you mind?"
Nisha watched as Chris rose and proceeded towards the bar.
"I'll go and help him," Meenakshi said, and she quickly stood up and dashed into the crowd before Sanjay had a chance to offer to help instead.
Seizing her opportunity, Nisha immediately asked Sanjay to accompany her outside, telling him there was something she wanted to discuss with him in private. Curious, Sanjay rose and led the way to a small ornamental garden.
Once outside, Nisha came straight to the point.
"Sanjay, you know Mini would do anything for you, don't you?"
"I think so, yes," he replied, "Just as I would do anything for her."
"That's what I thought. Mini always tells me about how happy you are together and how in love you are, even after all these years. We talk about everything, you know."
Sanjay was beginning to wonder where the conversation was leading and was slightly on his guard, but he remained quiet and allowed Nisha to continue.
"When I say we talk about everything, I mean everything," Nisha continued. "I know, for example, that you give her enormous pleasure in the bedroom. So don't be embarrassed. Be proud of how happy you make your wife. She loves you very much."