The Easter holidays slipped by almost unnoticed, with the Joneses often preoccupied with thoughts on the possible Somertyn Manor inheritance. They had preferred to spend the time together as a family, and there was no extramarital activity. Unlike during the Christmas holidays, JJ simply did not miss it, as there was too much going on.

However, with Easter rapidly fading into the past and the first Somertyn Manor legal documents signed, John and Janet made a hasty decision to take a family trip to the local zoo and have a barbecue afterwards. Joining them at the zoo were ‘Aunty’ Melisa and John’s parents, Walter and Elizabeth, though everyone called her Liz. Their neighbour, Richard, attended the back garden gathering mainly for the food.

It was all very vanilla, though Janet wondered what her mother-in-law thought of Melisa, as she did nothing to hide the fact that she was a lesbian. Sex and sexuality had never been discussed in her in-laws' presence.

It was later, just after the food had been eaten and the three men and their two children were splashing around in the neighbour’s swimming pool, that Melisa deliberately highlighted her sexuality in front of Janet’s mother-in-law.

With a smile, Melisa suggested, “Richard is good-looking and very fit – for a man!” She was staring at Richard's tight, costume-covered bum.

It was a comment that caused Janet to blush, knowing her best friend was indirectly teasing her. Melisa was the only person she had told that she had the hots for their neighbour and, with her husband's approval, had given him a blowjob.   

But Melisa's comment also made JJ realise that being promiscuous came with its own risks. What would her mother-in-law think of her if she found out what she was like?

And then there were the lies, one often leading into another. Was she steely enough to lie to her mother-in-law about her possible future pregnancy, knowing that she wasn’t carrying her son’s baby?

The signed Somertyn Manor agreement was already eating away at Janet, with the hardest part being that she could not unload the burden by telling Melisa, her best friend and confidante—literally anything.

JJ sometimes found herself biting her tongue just as the information was about to slip out in Melisa’s direction, knowing if she did, the agreement would become invalidated, and there would be no chance of a possible inheritance.   

However, wasn’t this all part of their hotwife game, the lies, the deceit and hopefully the final reward?

“She was going to hell,” she thought as she heard Melisa’s voice, bringing her back to the barbecue.

“Janet, what do you think of Richard’s bum?”

“Err, nice,” JJ muttered, trying to act coy.

“Well, I think his buns are delicious!”

The unexpected observation had come from Liz, Janet’s mother-in-law, and was accompanied by a hungry smile as she continued to take in the delightful view.

Liz’s suggestion made JJ blush, and her mind quickly tried to change the subject.

“Does anyone want their drinks refreshed?” Janet blurted, despite the other two ladies having almost full wine glasses.

“Oh, come on, Janet… I know you’re happily married to my son, but a girl’s got to look occasionally, and Richard’s bottom is far better than nice – surely you can do better than that!”

Janet squirmed, embarrassed. Yet she felt dampness between her legs; the thought of Richard’s derriere was turning her on, as she remembered back to the time in the pool when she had given it a good grope. JJ glanced at Melisa, who was biting her lip, doing her best to stop herself from laughing.

Irritated, Janet grunted, “Okay… It’s very nice,” then found herself blushing as dirty thoughts flooded her mind and hoped her mother-in-law would just think that she was being unusually timid.

That was the cue for Melisa to excuse herself, as she quickly headed for the bathroom, laughing.

*****

It was later; the otherwise uneventful barbecue had finished hours ago, and Janet was now recounting the story to John as they lay naked in the marital bed, the bedroom’s main light still on.

“Are you sure Melisa is your friend?” John questioned, smiling as he pulled his wife close.

“I believe she’s going to be a really good one and, importantly, one that I can trust, but don’t worry – I will get her back.”

“On that last point,” her husband chuckled, “I have no doubt!”   

“John, aren’t you worried our Somertyn Manor agreement might slip out in conversation?

“If it does, we will lose every—“

John interrupted. “I know; it's not easy for me either.” He was thinking of the increasingly frequent conversations he had been having with Hugh and how he had wanted to bring up the possible inheritance with him, especially as it was part of the trigger for the changes he now wanted in their hotwife game.

John continued, “With us committing to this agreement, it means we simply can only talk about it to each other and not to anyone else.”

He turned towards his wife and kissed her forehead. John had something else he wanted to say, a little test of Janet’s future commitment to the signed Somertyn Estate agreement. He needed to reassure himself about his new ‘revised’ hotwife game position.

“JJ… I am not sure if I want the responsibility of owning a country estate and a manor house, especially as I’m fairly sure that we will not be allowed to sell it.”

Janet was a little surprised at her husband’s admission; he had never mentioned it before. She had assumed that he would be as keen as she was to become wealthy and own the real estate.

“John, I have no plans to sell Somertyn Manor… Whatever happens, you need to understand that I am planning to keep it.”

“JJ, it's a big commitment… and there are running costs. Until we start getting the details, we don’t know how much money Earnest and William really have.”

Janet pushed herself onto her elbows, her breasts coming into view, and tenderly kissed her husband before stating, “John, Earnest and William have tens, if not hundreds, of millions – they told me as much.” Now that the agreement had been signed, JJ was committed to it.

“I know, Janet, I’m just a little suspicious… I keep asking myself, are we lucky, or is there something more sinister beyond the obvious—“

This time it was Janet’s turn to interrupt, “Beyond me conceiving and carrying Earnest's and William's heir.”

John turned away, thinking. “He was right to now want more out of their hotwife game, not just for JJ, but also for himself… However, the hardest part was coming to terms with Janet having a baby with one of the two older men; he was still struggling to accept that!”

So, not wanting to tackle that subject right then, John changed the subject. “There is something I would like you to do for me.”

Suspicious, Janet sat up and then took hold of John’s hardening cock and asked, “Are you thinking with this?”

JJ started to slowly pump her husband's dick.

Enjoying his wife’s touch, John grinned and replied, “Maybe, well, at least a little bit…” Though as he said it, he knew that what his wife had just said was truer than what he was trying to make it sound.

“I thought so.” Janet then smiled and softly asked, “So what is it?”

She then took her husband’s cock into her mouth, which caused it to harden further; John remained still, simply enjoying the pleasure that his wife’s warm mouth frequently brought him. He just lay there and watched JJ’s head bob up and down.

Then, without saying anything, Janet came up, and she swung her leg over John’s torso. She slowly sank onto his erection, which disappeared into her sweetness. It was an action that caused them both to gasp as JJ took her husband’s large cock to the hilt.

After a brief pause, she slowly started to move, gently rocking, and then asked, “So how can I help you, John?”

“JJ, I know that I have mentioned it before, but I think you should start fucking Richard.”

Janet wasn’t that surprised at her husband’s blunt comment, but she chose not to respond straight away. Instead, she continued to take her pleasure as she made love to her husband, her eyes focused on his face—his green eyes—and the little grin he was currently wearing.

Eventually, Janet playfully asked, “You do?” Her mind had been slowly taking in her husband’s question, trying to understand the sudden urgency.

A lopsided grin formed, and she more seriously asked, “So, why the change, John? … I seem to remember that while Richard was my first choice for a boyfriend, he was far from yours.”

“Things have changed, JJ – a lot of things have changed.”

“I know, John, you being one of them.”

Her husband guessed what his wife was referring to—he was not wrong—but chose to stay quiet, as this was not the time for him to say too much about him being with another woman, especially as he now knew he had Hugh’s support.

However, it turned out Janet wasn’t quite finished. “When we started our hotwife game, there was never any mention about you wanting to have sex with another woman.”

“I know, JJ, but there was no Somertyn Manor inheritance either — we had rules!”

“John… I’m sorry.”

Janet now accepted that John was not going to be faithful to her. She knew that she had done wrong, cheated, and needed to be punished – that it was only fair to let her husband have some fun with other women, although she still harboured the hope that it would happen only once!

John continued, “Signing the contract has changed our marital situation. Our hotwife game has become real, and I now look at it as almost part of a training course for what you will be expected to do as you move up the domestic grades.”

“Maybe you're not wrong, John; I haven’t really thought about it. But you need to explain to me what this is to do about Richard… Are you sure that you're not just talking about wanting more naughty videos?”

"Well, maybe that is a little bit of it—but only a small part.”

As they continued to make love, John explained that he had gotten to know Richard and realised that he was a good man who could be trusted. He was not just a player; he had issues with long-term relationships, which were not always his fault.

“And then there is the Sam effect.”

Janet stopped rocking, not understanding.

“The what?”

“The guy you met in the birdwatchers' hide.”

“I know who he is, but what has he got to do with it?”

“Everything, JJ…”

Janet started rocking again, her husband’s cock deep inside her.

“Even though you were horny, you walked away as soon as you found out that Sam had a long-term girlfriend… Even I know that Richard is a good-looking guy, which probably means he’s not going to be single for long – I just don’t want you to miss the opportunity.”

Still gently moving, Janet smiled and playfully suggested, “So you don’t want any more naughty videos?”

“I didn’t say that…”

With a lopsided grin, JJ then proposed, “So if you want me to start fucking Richard, then you won’t mind me getting out of our marital bed and nipping round to see him for a quickie.”

Giggling, Janet acted as if she were going to get off her husband’s cock, but then squealed as John took control by rolling her onto her back, pinning his wife, his erection still deep inside her.

“There is only one cock you are getting tonight, JJ,” he forcefully stated, not bothering to answer Janet’s original question.

He had chosen a different way to answer his still-giggling wife, their lovemaking soon replaced by raw fucking. His cock was urgently sliding back and forth; Janet’s legs wrapped around his torso as the Joneses found their rhythm.

The bed’s mattress absorbed the pounding as grunts and moans reverberated around the bedroom. There were no words, just an urgency to fuck and to cum; it was their only immediate thought.

This intimate moment was a brief break from thoughts on Somertyn Manor and their hotwife game. There was no Richard, no Earnest and William, just carnal pleasure coupled with an enduring love for each other.

With a stilted groan, Mr and Mrs Jones came, John’s semen flooding his wife’s willing cunt, and then only panting as they lay there, cuddling, with John looking deeply into JJ’s deep blue eyes. His love for his wife was as strong as the day they had married.

“I love you,” John affectionately whispered.

“I love you too,” JJ replied with a warm smile as she reached for the tissues.

They still had a lot to talk about; the moment was just a respite – a halftime in their private talk. So they cleaned up and cuddled once again, their desire for each other temporarily sated.

It was Janet who restarted the conversation…

“John, if I start having full sex with Richard, you know that I will find it hard to stop if you ask me to, as there is a real sexual attraction between us!”

“I know, JJ… but as I mentioned, the situation has changed because of Somertyn Manor—“  

“The agreement?”

“Yes, the agreement and the risks that go with it will be higher than fucking our next-door neighbour.”

Janet looked at her husband, not understanding.

He continued… “If you go ahead, any decisions will be in the hands of Earnest and William. For all I know, they could ask you to become the town whore, serving clients in Somertyn Manor.”

Janet winced. "There is no way that I will be doing that,” she muttered.

Then, unexpectedly, she quietly started to giggle as she thought about the situation – earning a living while lying on her back, legs spread. It felt amusing, but then she thought of the potential baby that she was going to be asked to conceive and bring into this world. Until very recently, she had never once considered having children with anyone but her husband.

“What’s so funny?” John asked, not understanding what his wife was finding so humorous.

“Only the image you paint, John, me lying on my back servicing men. I am sure it won’t come to that, as, after all, Earnest and William stated that my primary role would be to conceive their heir. So, I’m planning to be exclusive to them during that period.”

“But they want you to become promiscuous, a lot more promiscuous. They said as much; it is written in the Domestic rules. How is that going to work?”

Janet shrugged; she didn’t know.

“Look, John, I’m planning to keep my distance from Earnest and William until the Somertyn Manor restoration work is finished. It's only after that is completed that I will have to start working there once again.

“That will give us a few more weeks to reconsider the agreement and added time for you to consider me moving up to a Grade Four domestic position – I think that’s going to be important.”

“Why?”

“Because I think Earnest and, particularly, William will be putting an unseen psychological pressure on me to cheat on you again – I don’t want that – I’m being punished enough.” Janet was thinking of her husband being with another woman.

“So, I would like the option of a sexual release,” she added.

“Psychological pressure?” John questioned. “Don’t you mean you're going to be thinking about William’s big cock?”

“Isn’t that what I said?” Janet giggled. She couldn’t help it; her husband knew her too well.

“Anyway,” she then added, this time more seriously. “As I have just mentioned, I am planning to spend the bare minimum of time with Earnest and William until I have to start working again at Somertyn Manor.

“It will give us time to adjust – to think.”

John thought that was a good idea.

JJ continued, “I was really only thinking about playing with Hugh and with Ethan in the future, and only with Ethan if you are there too, John, as I consider that to be more important than ever.”

“I know; I'll be there, JJ… It is important for me too; it's going to be like a test for me, but I now think you need to include Richard.”

“You do?”

“Yes, JJ.”

Janet told her husband that she would think about it, and then reassured him.

“John, there is something else you need to remember… I will never cut you off from sex, Somertyn Manor or not. You are the man I love, the man I married…” JJ then thought of something and then quietly giggled and stated, “And one thing we have at least learnt: we both now know how much I love being fucked in the arse!”

John quietly chuckled too, his tension slowly ebbing. He felt better now that they were at last doing something proactive: talking, trying to grasp their future together.

He stated, “If I’m going to seriously consider giving you my permission to move up to a Grade Four domestic, we will need to read through the Domestic Grade Rules once again.”

Janet went and retrieved them from the locked compartment of their sex toy box, and they read them…

Grade 4 Domestic Rules – Uniforms are to be worn from Grades 1 to 4 on clothes rails. Partial nudity and full nudity are accepted within Somertyn Manor, including in front of other people. Touching externally and internally, this activity includes fingering, oral sex (giving and receiving), masturbation, and anal sex. There will be no kissing and no vaginal sex.

Grade 5 Domestic Rules – Uniforms are to be worn from the Grade 1 to 5 clothes rails. Partial nudity and full nudity are expected when asked for within Somertyn Manor; this includes in front of other people. There will be kissing, full sex with agreement, any hole, and being displayed to Somertyn Manor's visitors. Bonuses will be given where appropriate.

With grade five domestics, the only real restrictions are that all sexual acts must occur within Somertyn Manor or on its grounds, and they require approval from either Earnest or William.

Having gone through the domestic rules, John looked towards Janet and asked her, “Are you still happy to go through with this?”

John wanted to inherit the Somertyn Manor Estate too but was seeking one last reassurance from his wife,...