In another Dallas suburb, Jan and John Swenson, Sue's parents were also turning in for the night. They, however, were all fucked out having had a visit from a couple from their swinging days. Jan smiled and said, "It was good seeing George and Darlene again, wasn't it, John?"
"Yeah, and they've both stayed in great shape.
Darlene is still tight if you can believe that."
"She does vaginal exercises. She taught me and Sue, remember?"
"That's right. George was Sue's first-remember?"
"I never forget. I'm sure she doesn't either.
Speaking of Sue, she stopped by yesterday. Something is up and it involves Heather."
"Oh?"
"She wanted to know if we were still swinging and in the same breath asked if we'd baby-sit Heather."
"Sounds like a hint."
"Sue doesn't hint. She came right out and told me she wanted us to rape Heather exactly the way we did her.
I told her to rape her herself."
"Why? We could get the old gang together.
George could even do the first honors again."
"At the time, George and Darlene hadn't surfaced.
There was only Phil and Babbette, and they'd never participate in something like that."
"Bull, Phil would and where Phil goes, Babbette follows."
"Still, that would just be the four of us."
"Well, George and Darlene are still swinging with Frank and Martha, and they're in touch with Bill and Edna.
That makes ten, a half ass party."
"If you want to do it, I'm game. I'll call Sue in the morning. She should be back from Austin by then."
"What was she doing in Austin?"
"Getting a dog, a rapist dog."
"Is she still into mutts?"
"John, she's been into the mutts since she was fourteen."
"Fourteen? How did I miss that?"
"Benny and Paula turned her on to the mutts and told her to keep it hush-hush.
You remember how often they had her all to themselves. Hell, from fourteen to sixteen, they claimed her as a dependent. Sue thought we'd put a halt to that and so did they."
"Back then, we would have. Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"I did tell you. I told you over a year ago, but as always, at the first mention of Sue's name, your mind drifts off to your own thoughts. I swear, you never listen to me. It's like talking to this bedpost."
"She was something. We could have started her at the age of eight, no, five, four even. God, what a slut! Those were the best five years of my life. I remember…"
"You're doing it again, John."
"Well, damnit, I could kick myself for wasting so many good years."
"John, we didn't get into swinging until she was twelve, and then we only waited a few months before we dragged her into it. You're crying over milk that never spilled."
"Yeah, I suppose."
"Anyway, I get the feeling this dog is for Heather. I think we're just a warmup act."
"I'm game."
"Me too. If that is what this is all about, I say we get it on film. I wish, now, that we had made more of Sue when she was growing up."
"You and me both. I say we get back into the swing of things, and this time, record everything."
"John, let's watch the wedding. I'm horny."
"I'll set it up. What the hell. Let's watch the conception, too."
Meanwhile, across town in Plano, Sarah and Jerry stood outside apartment 313.
Sarah removed her wrap and handed it to Jerry, fluffed her hair and said, "How do I look?"
"You look like you did going off to the Superbowl."
Sarah smiled big, kissed Jerry on the forehead, then said, "You're being great about this, Jerry. You must hate this, don't you?"
"Oh course I hate this. Why, Sarah, why? How could you give yourself away to another man and promise to be his sex slave? I don't understand. I thought everything was perfect between us, and…"
Sarah silenced him with a finger to his lips and said, "We've been through this. It's done and that's that.
Jack Elton owns me, now. Accept it. I do whatever he tells me to do, and he said I can't have sex with you anymore. I have to get my sex from the guy that lives here and you have to get your sex from the girl that lives here. That's just the way it is."
"But, I don't want to have sex with anyone but you, Sarah. You're my wife; I'm your husband. There shouldn't be anyone else, for either of us."