"What hat, Fred?" Wilma asked, exasperated.

"My Loyal Order of Water Buffalo Hat, what else?"

"It's on the top shelf of the closet, where it always is."

"I looked there, and it's not there!"

"Okay, okay, hold your horses."

Wilma walked into the bedroom, rummaged around in the closet, and pulled out Fred's hat.

"It was behind your bowling ball."

"Oh. Well, thanks. I gotta go. Barney's waiting on me."

Fred started to walk towards the door.

"What, no kiss goodbye?"

"I'm sorry, Wilma. Come here."

Fred pulled Wilma into his arms, kissing her passionately on the lips. His tongue slid into her mouth, while his hands slid down her back, squeezing the cheeks of her ass as he ground her crotch against his. When he pulled away, she was gasping for breath, her face flushed.

"God, you're a great kisser!" Wilma exclaimed, not for the first time.

"I know; that's why you married me, isn't it?"

"Well, it was certainly one of the reasons," Wilma replied with a laugh. "Are you really sure you want to go to the lodge tonight? I can think of a few things we could do here at home."

"I'm sure you could," Fred said as he walked towards the door, laughing his bellowing laugh. "But Barney's waiting on me, and I'd hate to disappoint the guys. I tell you what. I'll make it up to you Friday night. We'll have Pebbles spend the night with one of her girlfriends, and we'll have the place all to ourselves. What do you say?"

"It's a date! Now get out of here before I change my mind, and try to make you change yours."

Wilma pulled up her dress, flashing her panties at her husband.

"I'm going, I'm going! If I see much more, you just might make me change my mind, after all!"

Fred and Wilma were both laughing as Fred walked out the door. Fred was still laughing as he met Barney, who had just left his house and was walking to his car.

"Hey Fred, what's so funny?" he asked.

"Oh, Wilma was just trying to convince me to not go out tonight."

"Oh really. And how was she doing that?"

"She flashed her panties at me, and was acting all sexy."

"Yeah, I can see how that'd make you want to stay home. If Betty did that to me, I'd sure have a hard time not staying home. Hell, the kiss she gave me on my way out the door was bad enough."

"So Betty does that to you, too. Wilma always wants a kiss before I leave for the lodge."

"Yep! Betty's the same way."

"Wives! What can you do?"

"I don't know, Fred. I don't know," Barney laughed.

Little else was said until the two arrived at the Water Buffalo Lodge. Getting out of Barney's car, they strolled into the lodge. Most of the rest of their lodge brothers were already there. Fred and Barney looked around, then wandered over to where a group of guys were gathered around one of the tables. The center of attention seemed to be Joe Rockhead.

"Hey Joe," Fred said as the came up to the table, "what's going on?"

"Hey Fred, how ya doin'?" Joe replied. "We're just checking out the latest issue of Bedrock Swingers Monthly."

"Bedrock Swingers Monthly?" Fred asked. "Just what the hell is that?"

"Oh, it's this great magazine I subscribe to. It's all about the swinging scene in Bedrock. It's got articles, and hot letters, and some really sexy local women posing naked and having sex and stuff. It's really wild!"

"Uh, I hate to be the dumb one here," Barney said, "but what the hell are swingers?"

Fred was thinking the same thing, but hadn't had the nerve to admit it.

"Oh, swingers are people that go to sex parties, and swap wives, and stuff like that. This magazine talks all about swing parties, and people write in about their experiences, and that sort of thing. I can't believe you've never heard of it."

"Well, Joe," Fred said, "I guess some of us just don't lead the exciting life that you do. Let me take a look at that magazine."

Fred and Barney joined the other guys in looking at the magazine, perusing through the articles, and ogling over the pictures of naked women and people having sex. Even after the other guys had lost interest, Fred continued to read, until the meeting was called to order, and everyone quickly moved to their seats to begin the evening's activities......(cont)