Monday, June 09, 2008

Sexscapades with a Capital "H.S." - part 3

I am determined to finish telling this story before Ladies Night arrives again, lol... Here we go! ;)


We are all finally in our cars, heading away from the bar. There's Hubby and me in our vehicle, R&R in theirs, with Mr. Yummy following us somewhere behind. Rather than risk pulling over and being accosted by the group again, lol, we started calling each other on our cell phones to finalize our plans. Gotta love the cell phone age! Since there weren't any liquor stores open this late at night, we decided to stop by Mr. Yummy's house to raid his fridge and get some beer. While we're there, I realized that Mr. Yummy hadn't yet been formally introduced to R&R, so I called him over and did the honors. Things felt a little awkward at first, but then they started talking to each other and relaxing a little. So far so good. :) Then as we're all piling back into our cars, Mr. Yummy says to me, "You're riding with me." I asked Hubby if it was okay, and of course, Hubby had no problem with it, so I climbed into the car with Mr. Yummy and we all headed over to the hotel.

While I'm in the car with Mr. Yummy, I asked him what made him decide tonight, of all nights, that he wanted to get together with me. While I was at it, I asked him why he has put me off for so long. He tells me I looked sexy as hell, for starters, and that he just decided the time was right. The irony of that is just too much, because technically it couldn't have been a worse night, LOL - but okay. ;) Then he tells me that he's been "putting me off' because there are always so many of his buddies around that the timing has never been good. Like things were any different on this night? lol Again, okay - whatever. Then he tells me that hanging out with all these "immature" guys is getting old. Ahhhh... now we're getting somewhere, because now he's starting to realize the "mature fun" that I'm offering. Then he grabs my hand, places it on his crotch, holding my hand there so that I can feel his hard on. YUMMY! I started to rub his cock, then I start to pull my hand away, and he says, "Please don't stop." Who am I to argue, so I continued to rub his hard-on until we pulled into the hotel parking lot. As we are getting out of the car, he says to me, "I hope you are ready." I said, "Oh, I'm ready. The question is, are you?" hehe He just gave me that cute grin he has that gets me wet, and we gathered in the parking lot with everyone else. Hubby and Mr. R went into the hotel alone to get us a room, after which, the five of us head into the hotel.

When we get into our room, the five of us are just standing around. It was obvious that most of the occupants were a bit nervous and unsure how to start the party. At this point, my patience are wearing thin, and I'm horny as hell, so I decide to kick things off. I go over to R&R, who are laying on the bed by now kissing, but still fully clothed.

Back story... During our talks on-line, I had been told that Mr. R has been very active in this lifestyle for some time, so he was very comfortable with anything that could happen. Ms. R, on the other hand, is very new to it, and very nervous, unsure of what to expect. The one thing she confided to me was that she was not sure how she'd feel watching another woman f* her man. I wasn't about to cross any boundaries that she wouldn't be comfortable with, and I let her know that I wouldn't touch Mr. R if that was going to bother her. So, before Mr. Yummy got introduced to the party, I was pretty much just assuming that Hubby and I would have sex, and R&R would have sex, and that would be that - We'd all just have fun while watching each other. This was fine with me, as Hubby and I enjoy watching others have sex. And if things got comfortable enough to go beyond that, then so be it.

While we're all trying to figure out how to start things off that night, I decided to join R&R on the bed, and I ask them what they wanted in all this. Of course, Mr. R said, "Anything goes." Ms. R, on the other hand, stated that she thought she'd feel more comfortable if it was just she and her man, and then me, Hubby and Mr. Yummy could have our own fun. It's all good. ;) Then I walked over to Hubby and Mr. Yummy who were also still standing there with their clothes on, and I gave them the scoop.

Keep in mind that I'm hardly shy in situations like this. I feel quite comfortable getting naked in front of people. Since no one else was dropping clothes, I quickly made the decision to be the first. :) Off went my shirt (the bra had come off as soon as we got into the room, lol). Then I helped Hubby take off his shirt, while Mr. Yummy got a clue and started derobing himself. Then I reached over and helped Mr. Yummy finish getting undressed, while Hubby took off his pants.

And there we are... the three of us standing there buck-ass naked, and I'm thinking to myself, oh my - I'm finally going to get my MFM! But what does Hubby do? He sits down in a chair, with beer in hand, prepared to just watch the action! Oh no... this will not do! Not this time! I started kissing Mr. Yummy, then leaned down and started sucking Hubby's cock. Then I made Hubby stand up, so I could suck and stroke both of them simultaneously. Yummy! In the process, I noticed that R&R finally started taking their own clothes off, as they devoured each other.

And thus began our night! :) From that point on, it was anything goes, within reason of course, because Mr. R was off limits to me. Or so I thought.

At one point, I determined it was time for a restroom break, so I excused myself and went into the bathroom. When I come out, guess what I got an eyeful of? Ms. R had all the guys standing around her, blowing each of them, trading off one cock for another, as she went around on her knees in a her little circle of friends! Of course, when I walked back in the room, the first thing I see is her sucking on Hubby! Now wait a minute. I could have sworn she said she was only interested in sex with Mr. R, and now she's got her lips wrapped around Hubby's cock? Then Mr. Yummy too?! Is it just me? Or is this completely contrary to what we discussed? Needless to say, I was a little shocked to see this. Once I got over my initial reaction, I stood there watching, and I have decided that it was HOT watching another woman give Hubby a blowjob!

Just between you and me, I am the only woman who has ever given Hubby a blowjob until now. That's the honest truth. Given our previous sexscapades, I'm not sure why it's never happened before, but now that it has, I have decided that I want to watch this chick give Hubby a full blowjob, from beginning to end. ;) Anyway...

When I saw what she was up to, I also decided what's good for the goose, is good for the gander. Fair is fair, right? If she has the balls, excuse the expression, lol, to give Hubby a blowjob after telling me we weren't going there, then that makes Mr. R fair game! So I walked up to him, started kissing him, and then slowly kissed my way down to his cock where I proceeded to suck him. ;) I love it when a guy moans with pleasure, hehe, and I'm proud to say I had Mr. R moaning oh so pleasurably! The only problem with all this cock sucking is that we really don't know who's got the stamina to go another round after they get off, so rather than get anyone off at this point, I decided I needed some attention too! I stopped sucking Mr. R, gave him a kiss, then grabbed Mr. Yummy, because Hubby was otherwise preoccupied with Ms. R's lips wrapped around him.

With that, I led Mr. Yummy to the bed, and not long after, R&R laid down next to us and started f*ing. Then Hubby comes over to Mr. Yummy and I, joining us for more fun. Hubby actually stood by, for the most part just watching, while Mr. Yummy went down on me. Finally Hubby starts relaxing and getting into it, and I'm feeling his hands and mouth on me. We're all laying on the bed next to each other, and occasionally I would I also feel a third pair of hands on me, as Mr. R would reach over every once in a while, stroking whatever part of my body that happened to be available at the time, while Ms. R rode him on top. I was in heaven!

In situations like this, Father Time just doesn't exist. And when it comes down to it, it's hard to say who did what to whom as the night goes on. It's nothing but naked bodies, skin on skin, with pleasure being sought and given at every turn. With so many people involved, it's hard to give details, lol, but I'm tryin' ;)

Mr. Yummy brought me to very yummy orgasm, as he worked his magic with his tongue and fingers, with Hubby sucking on my nipples at the time. Then Mr. Yummy helps me off the bed, turns me around and leans me over the bed. I don't know about other women, but sometimes it can take me a long time to get off even once. But once I've had that first orgasm, I become multi-orgasmic. I don't understand why that is, but it's fabulous! And I have this thing after the first one, that if it was via oral sex or a vibrator, that I am ready for someone to f* me silly after, because I'm already ready to have another one. When Mr. Yummy leaned me over the bed, I was ready for some cock! No doubt about it! I have a rather large tattoo along my lower back, and he's rubbing it as he's f*ing me from behind. Anytime a man does that, it's like a magic button for me, being a major turn-on. I never noticed this prior to getting this tattoo a few years ago, but since then, oh my! As Mr. Yummy is f*ing me from behind, while rubbing on this tattooed area, he leans forward and tells me that he's been waiting a long time to get up-close & personal view of my tattoo. BINGO! I exploded in another orgasm, as Mr. Yummy reached his own, and we both collapsed on the bed! There's nothing better than when two people can time their orgasms together - I love it!

It's really hard to say what anyone else was doing in the room at that time. I was in my own little world, lol - but once I gathered myself, I spied Hubby getting his cock sucked again, while R&R were still f*ing. This made me ready for another round, as I wanted Hubby to f* me too! I was assuming, at this point, that R&R were not going to f* anyone else, even though there hands and mouths were willing to explore. I wasn't going to let Ms. R take Hubby's load - I wanted it for myself - so I signaled to Hubby to come over to me, as I laid down on the bed, spreading my legs and inviting him in. ;) I was ultra sensitive now, and Hubby's cock felt beautiful as he slipped into my wet, warm, and worked pussy. And the moan he let out as he slipped into me told me that was what he had been waiting for. Hubby then f*ed me hard and fast, knowing that by this time, that's what I wanted, until he not only got me off again, but then got himself off. Did I mention I was in heaven? hehe

By now, Hubby, Mr. Yummy, and myself were pretty much spent. None of us had the energy to go another round right now. But I have to give R&R some serious credit here, because they were still going! So the three of us sat back watching the two of them go at it. Apparently they really enjoy being watched, lol - because they seemed to perform for us as much as they were performing for each other. ;)

After a while of watching R&R, I actually started to get revved up again, and I look over to see Mr. Yummy with a growing hard-on. I grab his hand, and lead him back over to the bed. Laying him on his back, I straddled him and proceeded to ride him. Then Hubby comes over, standing at the foot of the bed, watching me f* Mr. Yummy. This turned me on even more, and I started to ride fast and furious. I was nearing my own orgasm again, and Hubby came over to me and started whispering into my ear to, "give it to him good - f* him harder - make him explode in your hot, wet pussy..." OMG! Between the sensation of Mr. Yummy's cock and Hubby cheering me on, I exploded in an orgasm so hard that my body was nothing but one big wave of ecstasy! As I sat on top of Mr. Yummy trying to prolong the sensation, he also exploded with a moan that rocked the whole room! By this point, I was D-U-N, lol - and I guess Ms. R was reaching her own finale, because she let out a moan that was equal to my own.

I climbed off of Mr. Yummy, just in time for Mr. R to pull out of Ms. R, although he still had a raging hard-on. As I'm about to climb off the bed, Mr. R grabs me and asks if I'd like to taste Ms. R's cum from his cock. I couldn't resist. All night long I had been silently wishing I could play with the two of them, but I was trying to be respectful of her wishes, so I pretty much steered clear of them. With his invitation to suck him clean, I couldn't say no, so I did! :) Might I add, she is very tasty! I hope one night she'll loosen up enough to let us play with the two of them more. But again, I didn't finish off Mr. R, as she grabbed him, turned on all fours, and he proceeded to f* her doggy style.

I laid in bed with Mr. Yummy, while these two did their thing, and again, I have to give them both some serious kudos! They were at it for a while! I have no idea how many times either one of them got off that night, but I enjoyed watching Mr. R's face as he reached his peak during this round. It was hot watching him get off!

Now we're all spent. Things started to wind down, and R&R needed to head home. We watched them get dressed, we said goodbye with hugs and thank you's, and they left.

For the next half hour or so, Mr. Yummy and I laid in bed snuggling, while Hubby sat in his chair with a beer, as we all talked about the night and how much fun we had. There was a definite exhausted, but happy mood, as we talked about how we would have to do this again. I also interjected with my desire to have Mr. Yummy and Hubby alone one night, just the three of us, to which they both agreed. :)

You would think with all that has already taken place that night, that we'd all be ready for bed by now. But don't you know, at the end of our conversation about a threesome, Mr. Yummy says to me, "Call Lil' Pistol, and have her come to the hotel." Huh? It was about 3:30 in the morning, but I knew Lil' Pistol would still be out and about. I said to Mr. Yummy, "What? I wasn't enough for you tonight?" HA! He says, "That's not it." I said, "I know - you really want to f* her, don't you?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Okay, I'll call her, but I'm telling you now, while she might come over, she's not going to let you f* her." He said, "We'll see about that." I said, "I'm telling you, she and I have had sex, and we've talked a lot about sex in the process. She is faithful to her Husband, and guaranteed she'll tell you no." Again, he says, "We'll see." Then he says to me, "You just get her here, and then if you can get her to the bed with you, I'll take over. All it will take is three minutes, and I'll have her naked and f*ing." At that point I told him, "I'll see? Yeah, well, I'm telling you, you can try all you want - I'll even give you 30 minutes, but it isn't going to happen." Then I called Lil' Pistol.

When I talked to Lil' Pistol on the phone, I explained that R&R had left, and the three of us were still at the hotel chillin' out. Then I asked if she'd like to come to the hotel, but that she'd have to come alone. She said, "Okay", then we hung up and the three of us waited for her to get there.

After about half an hour of waiting, Lil' Pistol finally shows up. Ummm... Did I, or did I not, tell her she had to come alone? I did. But when she walks in the door, right behind her is some other chick. Is she serious? This is not a f*ing free-for-all! Hubby and I are still walking around the room with no clothes on, and Mr. Yummy only had his underwear on. We didn't know this chick at all, and I was really bothered by the fact that Lil' Pistol would have the audacity to bring a stranger with her, knowing full well what had been going on at the hotel that night. Then this chick walks in the room, looks around realizing we're all naked, and she says, "OMG - did we just walk into a swinger's party?!" OMG IS RIGHT! Next up, she immediately starts taking her clothes off! Holy Shit! I wanted to throttle Lil' Pistol! Within minutes, this chick is sitting on the bed naked with me and Mr. Yummy. I immediately got out of the bed, and walked over to the window to smoke a cigarette, because these knuckleheads got us a non-smoking room. Lil' Pistol lit up and stood there smoking with me by the window, and I said, "I thought I told you you had to come by yourself." She said, "I couldn't get rid of her, what was I supposed to do." My immediate thought would be, "tell me you can't make it." Then I looked over at the bed, and this other chick and Mr. Yummy were making out. I was extremely frustrated with Lil' Pistol, but given that Mr. Yummy had already hooked-up with this other girl, I didn't see the point in fighting with Lil' Pistol at the moment, although she and I are going to have a serious talk about this one later. As a matter of fact, given everything that has happened so far that night, I am going to have to have a major talk with both Lil' Pistol and Mr. Yummy. I need to lay down some serious ground-rules with them.

Finally, I started to relax a little bit, as Hubby seems to be enjoying the show that Mr. Yummy and this girl are putting on, not to mention that those two seemed to be having a good time of their own. Who am I to deny anyone pleasure. *sighs* I finish my cigarette, and walk over to the bed to sit down. Lil' Pistol follows, and sits on the bed with me, then starts kissing me. This seemed to distract Mr. Yummy and his new friend, and they stopped kissing each other, turning their attention to us. Next thing I know, both Mr. Yummy and this girl start touching us, caressing us, and overall trying to get in on what Lil' Pistol and I were doing. Then the girl gets off the bed and begins to take Lil' Pistols' clothes off, to which Lil' Pistol was none-too appreciative. Suddenly the focus became whether or not they could get Lil' Pistol out of her clothes, while Mr. Yummy started kissing on Lil' Pistols neck.

I do believe that I told Mr. Yummy he wouldn't' be able to f* Lil' Pistol. And she proved me right, as she fought with the two of them to keep her clothes on. I thought at one point I was going to have get involved with helping her remain dressed, because she was determined that she was not taking them off. Finally she says, "Look! My clothes are staying ON! If it was just LL & her Hubby, I wouldn't have a problem. If my husband was here, I wouldn't have a problem. But I am NOT having sex with the two of you here without my husband being here!" Then she tells Mr. Yummy what a great cock her husband has, and how her husbands presence is the only thing that is going to get her naked. Ouch. LOL She basically slapped Mr. Yummy's dick in the dirt in a big way, and it was bad blow to his ego. He immediately got off the bed, like a beaten spoiled brat, and said he had to go home. I tried to tell him, didn't I? Then she walked up to him and tried to explain why things had to be this way, knowing that she had hurt his ego. At the same time, I crawled off the bed, and walked up to him and said, "What about me?" I mean, I'm the reason he was there in first place, right? He said, "I'm sorry. I need to go." We all tried to tell him what a brat he was being, and to lighten up, while trying to get him to stay. Then he starts walking around the room trying to gather his clothes. Meanwhile, Lil' Pistol and I went to the window to smoke another cigarette, and she called her husband to come join the party.

As we're waiting for Lil' Pistols husband to show up, Mr. Yummy is still looking for all his clothes, when this other girl drops his drawers to his knees, and starts giving him a blowjob. It was enough to get him to stay, lol - and he laid down on the bed with her and began to enjoy himself again. The rest of us were just milling around the room waiting for Mr. Pistol to get there. Then Lil' Pistol takes my hand and leads me to the bed again, where she proceeds to make out with me, while the other two started feeling each other up, getting all hot and bothered again. Hubby was still sitting in his chair drinking another beer, while watching the newly developing festivities. Then Lil' Pistol gets off the bed and starts keeping an eye out through the window for Mr. Pistol's car.

I'm still laying on the bed, and I start chatting with Hubby, making sure he's having a good time. He assures me that his is enjoying himself, but I knew that he had too much to drink at that point to even try to get him hard. Then I start feeling hands on me from Mr. Yummy and his friend, and they start to bring me into their little thing they have going on. I figured, what the hell, so I just tried to go with the flow. Then this girl starts sucking on Mr. Yummy again, and he's hard as a rock. He looks at me and starts telling me, in some sign language kind of way, that he wants me to come over and sit on his cock. I was a little confused about this, because I assumed he'd be f*ing this other chick now. I found out later that while he had no problem kissing her or letting her suck his cock, there was no way he was going to f* her. Doh! We all agreed later that she was a little scary. Honestly, as rude as this going to sound, she looked a little used and abused, if you know what I mean. Anyway, per his request, I said, "Excuse me - coming on!" LOL I felt kind of bad doing this to her, as I'm sure she was also expecting him to f* her, but she actually took it fairly well. And then Mr. Yummy and I proceeded to f* again!

Mr. Yummy turned all his attention on me at that point. But this girl was not to be completely forgotten, and she starts touching me, playing with my clit while I rode Mr. Yummy. Mind you, I didn't know this chick for shit, but what she was doing to me, combined with Mr. Yummy's cock, felt great! She obviously knew what she was doing, lol - Next thing I know, she starts playing with my ass while she's still rubbing my clit with her other hand, and before I know it, she's finger-f*ing me while I'm stroking Mr. Yummy! I had no complaints - I was too far gone to care, and it felt damn good! Somehow, Mr. Yummy and I managed to climax together again! Damn, lol - I really didn't think I even had another one in me, but I wasn't complaining. ;) Mr. Yummy wasn't complaining either, as he laid there just trying to gather himself again. :)

After I collected myself once more, I climbed off Mr. Yummy and went over to Hubby and sat in his lap, snuggling, while Mr. Yummy got up and continued his search for his clothes - telling us how he really did need to get home because he needed some sleep and he had to work the next day. So we let him get dressed, we said our goodbyes, and he left.

I continued to snuggle with Hubby, being pretty wiped out from the nights sexscapades. Meanwhile, the other girl was just laying in the bed, chillin' out, and Lil' Pistol was somewhere outside the hotel, waiting for Mr. Pistol to get there. By this time, I'm pretty sure it's somewhere around 5:00 a.m.

About 10 minutes after Mr. Yummy left, Lil' Pistol walks in with her husband. As we're all saying hello, Lil' Pistol starts taking her clothes off, and then helps Mr. Pistol get out of his clothes. I got up off Hubby's lap to give hugs and say hello, and Lil' Pistol starts kissing me. I hear Hubby and Mr. Pistol saying hi to each other, and Lil' Pistol starts heading to the bed. Mind you, I haven't really had any female action that night, except for the little bit from the other girl while I was f*ing Mr. Yummy. I immediately laid Lil' Pistol on her back on the bed, and starting licking and sucking her. Mmmmm - I really do enjoy the taste of women! ;) I have no idea how long we were there, but I continued to devour Lil' Pistol until I had her creaming all over my face, hehe

After I satisfied Lil' Pistol, I went back the window to smoke another cigarette, and Mr. Pistol was sitting in another chair by the window. Lil' Pistol decided to join him, as she climbed on him, facing him and started f*ing her husband. I took a seat on the floor, Hubby was still planted in his chair with yet another beer, and the other girl remained on the bed, as we all watched Lil' Pistol have her way with her husband. It was sexy as hell the way she f*ed him - slow and rhythmic, as we watched her slide up and down his shaft, rocking her hips, and then got herself off twice while she was at it.

Eventually, she climbed off her husband, still leaving him with a hard-on from hell. I went to lay back down on the bed with the other girl, and Lil' Pistol joined me on my side of the bed to snuggle with me. Then Mr. Pistol hollars, "Comin' IN!" as he dives on the bed between me and the other girl. Then he says, "I just love being surrounded by women!" LOL As he layed there next to me, with Lil' Pistol on the other side of me, and the other girl on the other side of Mr. Pistol, we all started teasing him about how he was still hard. No one was doing anything about his hard-on, other than gawking at it, lol (yes, he had a big cock!) I can't believe I said this, but I looked at Lil' Pistol and said, "I know how to put that to good use! LOL" At first, she was a little stunned that I said it. She said, "What?" I said, "I have a condom in my bag, and I know how to put that cock to good use." She didn't look too receptive, so I decided maybe she didn't want me f*ing her husband, leaving me retracting my comment with a, "never mind." Then she takes my face between her hands, kisses me, and tells me it's okay, she doesn't mind. I said, "Seriously? I don't want to step on anyone's toes." She says, "Seriously, it's okay!" With that, Hubby finally gets off his chair, goes into our bag and grabs me a condom and hands it to me.

Lil' Pistol was really cool about it, as she grabs the condom out of my hand, opens it, then proceeds to put it on her husband for me. Now I have to tell you about this condom ... About the same time Lil' Pistol opens the package, she's also taking gum out of her mouth, because she wants to put it on him with her mouth. At that time, I smelled something minty, assuming it was her gum. But as Lil' Pistol is placing the condom on her husband, she says, "OMG! This condom tastes like mint!" I don't think any of us were aware that they make mint flavored condoms, LOL - and we all got a big laugh out of it! Once the condom was on, it was my turn to climb onto Mr. Pistol.

Honestly, he was the biggest cock I'd had in me all night, and it felt great! The only problem was that I had been in the top position one too many times that night, and my legs were really feeling it, lol - So I told Mr. Pistol that he was going to have to do a little work for this one, as he's laying there on his back with his hands behind his head. With that, we switched positions, as I layed on my belly and he went back to f*ing me from behind. It was awesome! I had Lil' Pistol laying next to me kissing me, while her husband had his way with me. And I had the other girl ever so gently making sure my hair was out of my face. Hubby is once again back in his chair watching as I got laid once again that night. Try as I may, and as good as it felt, I just couldn't get off again. But it did feel fabulous, just the same, and we continued to screw until Mr. Pistol got himself off.

The night was over, everyone was spent, except for maybe the girl that had shown up with Lil' Pistol - yeah, we all felt kind of bad about that one. But we all got dressed, left the hotel, dropped of the woman that was with Lil' Pistol, then me, Hubby, Lil' Pistol and her husband headed to breakfast, where we sat and talked about the night, and enjoyed each other's company for another hour or so. Hubby and I finally made it home around 9:30 that morning, where we headed to bed and passed out cold! LOL

This concludes the "Sexscapades". Was I lying when I said it was a wild night, well worth the wait? LOL I hope you enjoyed hearing all the details. It was definitely a crazy night! We could have gone without the drama, and the extra unknown chick, but all in all, it was FABULOUS! I honestly don't think I have ever been that sore after sex. The next day, I could barely move. Every muscle in my body was aching big time, lol - but ya know what? After we got home and got some sleep, Hubby gave me a massage, and then we went another round, just the two of us! I do love my Hubby - he rocks! ;)

xoxo

4 comments:

Mr. Water Slut said...

GOD DAMN LL! Holy Shit! Yeah - I'd say that definately qualifies for a wild night!
Holy Shit! God damn! Lol

Lady Midnite said...

LMAO! I tried to warn ya! LOL Who knows if there will ever be a repeat performance of this night, but it goes into the memory books as one of the BEST nights of sex I've EVER had! ;) xoxo

Mr. Water Slut said...

You go Girl! Effin Awesome! I meant to ask you - Did you guys scare R&R off from coming back? Lol!
Sounds like the dynamics with your local crew changed dramaticaly last weekend! Good Lord! lol!

Lady Midnite said...

Tell me about it! LOL And you would think the way things happened, it would be enough to scare anyone off, but believe or not, no, R&R have told me at least 4 times already since that night that they want to do it again! LOL!! I actually have a follow up story about all this that I'm trying to type - will post as soon as I can ;) xoxo