The Erotica Festival opening night wasn't really an opening night. It was a Swingers Fest held in a series of yurts which were erected on Cramond Island -a little island a couple of miles away from Newhaven in Edinburgh. The tide cuts you off at a certain time and it's a six hour wait until you can escape! The organisers liked the fact it gave their partygoers complete privacy, no irate partners or police turning up to throw a spanner in the works.
Jen and Jamie were about an hour late. Jen didn't realise she'd have to tramp on a perilous walkway to reach the island. But for the final half the organisers had lain down a red carpet and soon they'd reached the entrance.
About ten or so yurts with strings of lights were dotted about the grass. People were strolling in and out of them with not many clothes on. They had eye masks. Bloody hell thought Jamie, I've only ever seen this stuff in Eyes Wide Shut. Just then a couple walked past them. The guy was in a thong with a bow tie around his neck and nothing else on but a silk red eye mask. His partner was a raven haired goddess. She was wearing a 20s flapper dress and her naked breasts were sitting at the top of it. Her mask was silver with diamanté droplets hanging. The couple paused and smiled at Jen and Jamie :
" We're looking to do a same room couples swap later if you're both up for it.?"
Jen winked. "Maybe, I'll just have to let my friend here get over his shell-shock!"
The couple roared with laughter. The woman came over and whispered in Jamie's ear: "I hope you do, cos I like the look of you." It was a good job it was nightime and Jamie's beetroot face wasn't so apparent.
They reached the Welcome lounge and were given a glass of prosecco.
"Darling Jen!" Said the hostess, a cute red-haired woman in a playboy rabbit costume!
"I haven't seen you since the Swingers party we did in Exeter. And weren't you greedy. Taking two bootnecks just for you. Good job there were enough randy soldiers got the rest of us."
"Yes! That was a blast. So what have you got on offer for us tonight?"
The host outstretched her arms.
"I'd say it's the weird and wonderful tonight. We've got same room couple swap yurts, and small tepees for couples who want to be on their own. There's a jacuzzi, sauna, foam room, dungeon, pitch black room, billiard table, dentists chair, bean bag room, red light tent, rave room, classical music tepee. Lots of role play costumes. There's a barn, ploughed field.. whatever your imagination can cope up with really."
Jen looked over at Jamie. "Well if we get you a costume you'll be able to ditch your North Face t-shirt! What dya fancy? I'm a soft touch for soldiers. Would distressed pattern 95 be OK for your camo and can we get the make-up tent to give you a few scars?"
Jamie was in a daze. He thought they were going to a party, not a swinger orgy on an Edinburgh island.
" I think I'd like another one of they proseccos" he said, pulling his hoody tight, hiding his the North Face t-shirt. |
