claimed “Oh no, we have to compare at full capacity.”  Steph just laughed, and blurted out “ok lets see what you boys are packing.”  It felt awkward, the 3 of us standing there, trying to get erect infront of my wife, but we all finally did, and to my horror I was left in the dust.  My 6 inches looked like a baby dick-Steve had about a 7 inch cock that had to be atleast 4 inches around, and Gleondon looked like a ruler.  I caught Steph starring at both of their dicks, ignoring mine as Glendon blurted out “9 inches, I win.”  Steve scoffed, and jokingly asked Steph “so do women want length or girth more?”  Steph just blushed again, mouth hanging wide in awe, and again named me the winner without even glancing in my direction.  My two friends just laughed, and Steph chuckled as well as she hurried out of the room, so that the 3 of us could get back to our card game.

 

Later in the evening, Steph came in with a pitcher of Margaritas and sat down at the table exclaiming “I want to play.”  Glendon started to explain the rules, but Steph just shrugged and said “lets play Truth or Dare instead.”  The three of us were in no mood to fight, so we just rolled our eyes and started the childish game.  It started friendly enough, but as more and more margaritas got consumed everyone loosened up and the game turned more open.  About 10 rounds in Steve asked his round at Steph, and she quickly responded “truth” just as her previous turns, so Steve asked “have you ever had an orgasm?”  As Steph started to answer, Steven interrupted saying “you have to be honest.”  She sheepishly looked at her glass and said no, quickly following her answer with a gulp of her beverage.  I sat back in anger as an awkward silence filled the room until Glendon spoke up and also asked his question as Steph.  Seemingly embarrassed she responded “dare” this time, and Gledon generously dared her to come sit on my lap, which she did happily. 

 

More pitchers and more rounds of the game passed without conflict until it again got back to Steve, and again he asked my wife-whom again said truth.  As I stared at him in anger, he asked her if I was hard with her on my lap.  Since I was, she said yes, and started to softly grind on my lap.  Without pause, Glendon shot his “truth or dare” at Steph too, and she again answered with truth.  “would you rather be sitting on my lap” he asked, as he opened his legs to show off an increasing buldge running down her legs.  The grinding on my lap stopped as Steph shook her head up and down.  It was then Stephs turn, and she asked Glendon “truth or dare,” to which he also said truth with a smirk.  Starring only at his crotch, Steph asked “do you want me to come sit on your lap?”  His only response was a curl of his finger which my wife responded to by standing up and plopping on his lap with a sigh.  I tried to object, but it was almost as if I wasn’t in the room as Steve came in, just asking “so who’s cock did you like most tonight?”  Steph playfully placed a hand on his thigh stating only that she didn’t have enough info.  “not his tho,” Steve chuckled pointing at me.  Steph squirmed on Glendon’s lap a bit, leaned back forcing her titties out and just shrugged “no not his.”  Again Steve butted in saying, “you never did answer…girth or length?”  With another squirm on Glendon’s lap, she glanced down at Steve’s crotch and said “well I think you need both” with a wink.  By now I had had enough and started to say something, but Glendon jumped in asking “what’s the biggest dick you’ve ever fucked, is it his” again referencing me.  Steph just laughed out loud, shaking her head no and squeeled “will someone just dare me to suck them off already.”

 

I was shocked, but Glendon just chuckled and slowly pushed her off his lap and onto her knees.  I sat there in anger, but surprisingly aroused, as my wife unzipped my friends pants and unleashed his monster cock for the second time that night.  “Finally, something that will make me gag” Steph exclaimed as she grabbed the base of his dick and licked it from bottom to top.  My two ‘friends’ just laughed at her words, as Glendon forced her mouth around his long unit.  He was moaning loudly, and Glendon was obviously enjoying her work when Steve blurted “your husband is liking this.”  I looked down to see a small tent forming in my pants, then Glendon harshly pulled Steph away from his cock by her hair and harshly told her to “just suck what your husband has to offer.”  She looked back at me with a devilish smile, then proceeded to take only ¼ of his manhood in her mouth, starring up into his eyes the whole time.  I was furious, and wanted to kill him, but my penis was betraying me, and worst of all, she seemed to be smiling while she sucked on a small portion of his dick.  Again, harshly pulling her away Glendon demanded “do you want to fuck me?”  Steph nodded up and down like a trained puppy begging for a treat, but Glendon smacked her across the face with his engorged penis and stated “I asked you a question bitch.”  Steph, more pleading then stating, blurted out for him to fuck her, and so Glendon lead her t the middle of the room by her hair, she followed on all 4’s like she was used to this type treatment. 

 

Glendon laid on his back, and almost instinctively Steph began to climb on top him, exclaiming “God your dick is so big” as she started to gingerly work her way down his shaft.  Having none of that, Glendon violently rammed his 9 inches into my wifes obviously wet cunt.  Steph squeeled an looked down admiringly into Glendon’s eyes, then up at me with disdain as she asked him to “make me cum for the first time.”  I looked down in shame, still with my dick hard as a rock, and sat there to listen to my wife beg for my bestfriend’s cock.

 

I was only shaken from my depressed silence as a shadow crossed past me.  I looked up in time to see Steph happily take Steve’s wide cock into her mouth.  Glendon was rapidly driving his member in and out of my wife’s pussy as her moans, not muffled by the cock that was slamming in and out of her mouth, filled the room.  “You love this don’t you slut” Steve asked, adding weight to the question by ramming his dick deep into her throat and holding it there.  I was confident that would be the end of this action, as I had tried to call her my slut once only to be refused sex for a month, but then she nodded her head up and down like a school girl, shaking Steve’s cock with her happy reply.  Again, not enough for Glendon, he slapped her hard on the ass making her squeal as he commanded “he asked you a question.”  With that, Steph tried to respond, but with Steve’s dick still firmly planted between her lips it came out only as inaudible jargon. 

 

Glendon then slid himself out from under my wife, making her abruptly stop sucking to cry “why are you stopping?”  With another harsh slap to the ass, this time met with a smile, Glendon told her to keep sucking, and she quickly devoured Steve’s cock again, as Glendon made his way to his pants and removed his belt.  I looked on in confusement, and he caught my gaze and asked me if I wanted to get in on the action.  As much as I wanted it to stop, I felt like I could explode at any minute so I silently disrobed and made my way towards my wife.  Glendon quickly cut me off, muttering only “not yet” before returning his attention to my wife and telling her to put her hands behind her back.  Steph, focused only on Steve’s cock, didn’t respond, so Steve grabbed her arms and forced them behind her back.  While he was doing this, Steph dropped his dick from her mouth to look back, and Glendon (no clearly in charge) told me to make sure she kept sucking.  Steph starred at me, her eyes almost daring me, as I walked over and forced her head back onto Steve’s dick.  A moan escaped as the thick cock re-entered her mouth.  I held her head steady as Glendon tied her arms behind her back with his belt, and as a cock that put mine to shame controlled her mouth.  Once Steve no longer had to ‘hold’ my wife’s arm, he shoved me away.  As I slunk back into isolation, Glendon looked up at his partner and jokingly said “she doesn’t seem to be too much resistance does she?”  Steve then looked down at her, removed his cock from her wanting mouth, and cruely asked “how did it feel to have your husband hold you for this dick?” to which her only reply was “atleast he’s doing something useful.”  Glendon then yanked Steph to her feet, “you are going to fuck me til I cum, then youre going to fuck Steve, do you understand?”  Steph just coyly bent over, to yet again be spanked hard to Glendon-this time thanking him for the slap then asking him to lie down.

 

I was crushed, but still erect, so I sat there waiting for my turn as Glendon fell to his back, and my wife cautiously straddled his cock and began to grind.  He reached up and pinched her nipples hard, and almost controlled she began to bounce up and down on his 9 inches as fast and as hard as she could.  With each thrust down she commended him on how beautiful his dick was, and how she would anything for it.  Occasionally she would lose her balance and fall forward, only to be forced back to her vertical position by her swaying titties.  She began to moan uncontrollably as Glendon destroyed her pussy, exclaiming “its never been this good” as she came hard on his dick.  Not long after Glendon stated he was about to blow, and forced her down to swallow his dick.  With her arms restrained she was helpless as he pulled out early, and coated her pretty face with his semen.  He then globbed some off her face onto his dick and started to feed it to her almost as if he was a spoon, but she didn’t seem to care at all.  As Glendon walked away and plopped down to rest, Steph asked “who’s next” with a slutty smile on her face. 

 

I stepped up, but Steve just laughed and yanked Steph up by her strapped arms and asked “what is your husband’s favorite position?”  She sexily strutted over to the sofa, and knelt on the seat-leaning in until her upper body rested against the back and said “he likes to fuck me from behind.”  Steve, relishing in the moment, demanded “doggie style ay, bark if you want me to fuck you like that.”  I tried to cut in telling her she didn’t have to, but she just glanced back over her shoulder and said “with that dick…ruff ruff.”  It’s sad, but hearing her bark like that turned me on even more, so I couldn’t help but watch as Steve slid in behind her and rammed his thick monster into her pussy.  As he picked up the pace, Steph continued to seductively bark with each thrust of his cock into her pussy.  “Sorry bro, I think your bitch wants a real cock” steve said as he continued to dominate my wife.  Steph glanced back at me only to say “I don’t want one, I need a real cock.”  Suddenly, Steve stopped, and instantly Steph turned her attention to him and anxiously asked what was wrong.  “Show me how bad you want this,” he demanded, her only response was “only if you promise to make me cum also.  Don’t be afraid to be rough, im your bitch not his” as she started to work her body back into his.  Smack!...Steve landed a hard slap to her ass leaving a red hand print on her backside.  From then it became hard to tell the smacks from Steve spanking my wife, to the ones Steph’s ass made agains his thighs as she fucked back against him as hard as she could.  It was intense, Steve sat still as Steph worked her hips back and forth until she began to cum on her 2^nd cock of the night. 

 

As her orgasm subsided, and between the thrusts of Steve’s cock, she pleaded “I need something in my mouth too!”  I quickly skipped over to her and offered my dick.  I heard a sad whimper escaper her lips as she looked right past me and at Glendon, and reluctantly accepted my dick in her mouth.  It felt so good to finally get touched that I barely noticed the lack of effort she gave.  The only attention my 6 inches got was from Steve fucking her from behind, forcing her face closer and closer to my body, and my cock down her throat.  With her hands still restrained, her tits were violently bouncing as Steve used his dick to please my wife like I apparently never could.  Almost as soon as I had entered her mouth it ended, as Steve pulled her away muttering only “sorry,” before he forced her head down onto the cushion and away from me.  “You like getting treated like a slut don’t ya” Steve inquired, her only response was her faint mumbles begging for more.  As he continued to fuck her, I felt someone step up beside me, and turned to find Glendon, fully erect again, standing there putting my dick to shame.  Glendon undid the belt holding her arms, and she quickly got up onto all 4’s between the 3 of us.  She looked amazing, on her knees-arms perfectly straight, some of her hair sticking to her face from Glendon’s drying cum.  Seeing Glendong, Steph again begged for more dick.  Glendon lightly slapped her across her face with this remark, and as I turned to confront him he asked her to “pick a dick.”  She reached out and grabbed his shaft, pulling him closer and pleaded “this is the one I want,” again leaving me out of the equation.  Steve, hands on her hips continued to fuck her while Glendon pulled her hair into reigns and pulled her mouth over his cock. 

 

This went on for a while, til Steve blurted he was going to cum, to which Steph begged him to tit fuck her. Without acknowledging me, Glendon got up behind her, and puller her up vertically on her knees while Steve stuck his dick between her swaying titties.  It wasn’t long that her tits worked over his cock before he shot his load all over her C cups and slunk away.  Glendon grabbed her titties, getting some of the fresh come on his hands before slapping her face again leaving a trail of semen on her cheek.  With her mouth free again, I walked up and offered her my dick, only to have her look back at Glendon and start to egg him on.  “Baby take me dick,” is all I could mumble but she only replied “I’m busy, get yourself off.”  Broken, I started to jack myself off, only to come in a matter of seconds.  Glendon and Steph laughed together, and jokingly mocked about how pathetic and fast I was.  “This isn’t the first time you’ve fucked someone else is it” Glendon baited her, and she answered no with a shake of the head and laugh, then replied “I never knew he had such well endowed friends or I woudlve been yours a long time ago.”  Then Steve blurted from behind me “he sucks in bed doesn’t he,” her reply this time merely “mmhmm” as she came on Glendon’s dick for the second time that night.  Then without warning, Glendon pulled out, and with another spank to her raw ass, he unloaded his load into her hair.  She laughed at what happened, scooping some out and flinging it me.

 

“Go get a towel” was the only thing she said to me, and ashamed I walked away.  As I started to cry I heard the 3 laughing and joking about my size, and Steph blurted “I still don’t know who’s cock I like more, I’ll need more tests.”  The last thing I heard as I stood there were the words “fuck me in his bed,” followed by a slap and her gagging over something being forced into her mouth.   

the jealous side, so I went over to try and break it up.  Kristen saw nothing wrong with it and introduced me to Tom and Kyle.  I faked pleasantries with them and asked to go, but Kristen said she still wanted to dance.  She tried to get me to join in, but I was in no shape, and still somewhat pissed, so I said no and headed back to the bar.  By the time the night was over I was fairly sloshed, and Kristen made no excuses about how I was the worst date ever, and too busy getting hammered to show her a good time.  I tried to apologize as we went upstairs to our room for the night, but she was pissed.  I decided to just let her cool off so I left the questions alone as she went into the room shower to clean up.  About 20 minutes later there was a knock at the door, and when I opened it it was the 2 men from the club.  Without even a glimpse of concern they brushed right past me and called out to Kristen. 

 

“I’ll be right bout boys,” she called back from the bathroom.  “can you do me a favor and take care of him for me, please.” 

 

At first I thought she was talking to me, but when I turned to face the men I was immediately grabbed by the 2 large black men.  I tried to put up a fight, but in my inebriated state it wasn’t hard for them to subdue me.  One of the men grabbed my arms and pulled them back, and instantly the other punched me so hard I thought my skull might crack.  My head was swimming from the booze and the punch  while they easily dragged my limp body over to a chair and proceeded to tie me to the arms so I couldn’t move.  As I began to get my bearings straight I could hear the 2 men laughing at my expense and talking about how big a pussy I was until the bathroom door opened and Kristen emerged.

 

She was in her normal bedtime attire of a wife beater and a pair of boxers, but tonight the shirt was atleast two sizes too small forcing her tits up, and the water from her shower made the shirt almost transparent as it clung to her breasts.  I began to yell about her dressed that way, but was interrupted as she walked up to Tom and gave him a big hug.  She then turned to me and said “you see, these two great guys were more of a date for me tonight then you were.  While you were busy drinking and staying away from me, they were dancing with me and making sure I had a good time.  So its only fair for me to make sure they have a great time as well.” 

 

With that she slowly turned back around and I saw that Tom had removed his pants and was now sitting on the hotel bed, his obvious erection causing a large tent in his briefs.  Without hesitation Kristen got down on her knees and reached up for the top of his underpants to remove them but he slapped her hand away simply saying “not hands slut.”  I was sickened, but this made both men bust out laughing, and even Kristen giggled a bit as she said “whatever you say,” and lightly bit the bottoms of his briefs and began to tug. 

 

 

Slowly but surely the boxers came down, until finally his huge member  bounced out from underneath the elastic band, slightly smacking Kristen in the forehead.  Kristen just gasped, mouth wide and eyes bulging at the sight of it.  Rightfully so too, it had to have been the biggest dick ive ever seen, easily 9-10 inches.  Tom then grabbed the base of his snake like dick and began to slap my girlfriend in the face with it.  “You ready for this cock you white slut,” he asked…saying each word with a slap of his cock to her pretty face.  All Kristen could do was greedily shake her head yes, before lunging forward and gobbling as much of his dick as possible.  She continued to suck on it, as much of it as she could, while Tom just sat there and grinned.

 

I again went to voice my disgust but was met with the back of Kyle’s hand to silence me.  Kristen suddenly stopped at the sound of the slap, and I naively thought that she had come to her senses, but quickly learned how wrong I was when she said “You know boys, he isn’t the only one who likes it rough.”  The room stayed silent for a second while everyone processed what had just been said, then with a chuckle the stud on the bed grabbed a clump of her hair and forcefully pulled her mouth back over his huge cock. 

 

This time however he didn’t just sit there as she sucked.  This time he started to thrust his hips up forcing more and more dick in her mouth until the sound of her gagging as his bulbous head struck the back of her throat and forced its way further down was the only thing filling the room.  To add even more insult to injury Tom commanded her to tell him how much she loved his cock, and how small of a dick I had.  I only wish there had been more hesitation on her part, but she responded almost immediately…her words coming out as grunts muffled by the face fucking she was taking.  Tom then locked eyes with me, and a sinister smirk came across his face.  With that he forced her head down his shaft and held it there…there was no sucking, just gagging as Kristen began to squirm trying to release herself from his vice like grip.  “Tell me you want me to fuck her you faggot” Tom yelled, eyes still locked on me.  That’s the last thing I wanted, I wanted to kick his ass but I was in no state to do so and she looked to be in pain, so I told him what he wanted to hear. 

 

Upon hearing my words he released her head, and to my shock she just stood up, her massive chest heaving from the lack of air his last assault had created.  She then turned to me as said “fine if you want me to fuck him, then I will.”  She then turned back to Tom and asked him how he wanted her.  My blood was boiling, so out of pure hatred I called her a slut, to which she just looked back at me and said with a grin “not yet, but I will be by the time theyre finished with me.”  Laughter from both men again filled the air as Tom stood up from the bed and harshly grabbed Kristen’s shirt, ripping it off of her like it was nothing, sending her large tits flopping about as they lost what little support the shirt had given.  Tom then quickly sucked her right nipple into his mouth, biting down and twisting it between his teeth, causing Kristen to squeal in what was either pain or pleasure.  I soon found out which as Tom slid his hand down the front of her boxers and said “damn bitch…I knew that pussy in the corner wanted me to fuck you, but the wetness of this one makes me think you want us to as well.”  Kristen just moaned as he continued to play with her cunt, and he baited her on with “if you want this huge black cock all you gotta do is beg.” 

 

And beg she did, like she had been craving this all her life.  It didn’t take long for him to rip her boxers off the same way he did her top and throw her down on the bed.  Without saying a word he crawled between her legs and lined up his cock with her moist cunt.  “Say goodbye to your girls pussy you fag,” he taunted but before I could react Kristen blurted out “it was never his pussy.  He cant please me, please show him  how.”  With that it was on, he forced his dick into her…her lips stretching to accommodate his huge member.  She tried to wrap her legs around his waist but he easily flung them up over his shoulders and began to hammer her sweet hole.  “I want to see these huge titties of yours bounce bitch” he said between grunts.  As he continued to thrust in harder he leant forward grabbing her wrists and pinning them to the bed.  My ‘sweet’ girlfriend was practically folded in half with a big black dick slamming her pussy like a piston, and just as he wanted her boobs began to bounce and sway all around as he slammed his meat in her. 

 

As her first orgasm hit she began to moan uncontrollably, and began to egg him on “come on you stud, fuck me harder with that huge dick.  Make me your white little slut.”  Her wish was granted as he released her wrists, only to grab her throat, and began to fuck her harder then I thought imaginable.  The headboard was rocking as he had his balls slapping against her ass with each thrust.  I was so shocked by this display that I hardly noticed Kyle unrobe and walk over to the bed.  He climbed on at her head so I couldn’t see her face, still ripe with pleasure, but I knew what was happening as her moans and screams were muffled as something was shoved in her mouth.  Kyle began to rock, forcing his dick in as the man abusing her cunt would withdrawl, so that a rock hard cock was always being driven inside of her.  Kristen, seemingly loving this, reached over to Kyle with her left hand to grab and stroke his cock as she slapped his ass with her right hand.  It looked like a porno shoot right infront of my eyes as she began to rock her hips while Tom continued to fuck her hard.  Minutes later I saw Tom begin to tense, and I knew what was coming as he shoved Kyle out of the way and crawled up to kristens tits.  She instinctively shoved her mounds together around his black shaft as he began to tit fuck her gorgeous breasts.  It wasn’t long before the first glob of cum shot from his purple head, hitting her right on the chin.  He quickly adjusted his position and continued to stroke his shaft, as stream after stream of semen fired until he had dumped all of his seed on large tits.  With a grunt he rolled off her and Kristen was left there, covered in another man’s cum.

 

If Kristen thought sh’ed get a break she was quickly informed otherwise as Kyle demanded “get on your knees slut.”  She obediently crawled up on her knees, but Kyle walked behind her shoving her down to all fours-a huge smile crossing her face when she realized what was about to happen.   As she sat there ready to get mounted I saw Kyle’s cock for the first time.  If Tom had an impressive dick due to his length, then Kyle’s was easily just as impressive cause of his girth.  His dick looked like two beer cans stacked on top of each other, with two massive balls at the base.  I knew there was no way his dick would fit, but he crawled up behind Kristen, put his hands on her shoulders and forced the head of his unit in.  She yelped as he entered, then quickly readjusted herself and began to wiggle her ass, almost teasing him as he began to thrust.  When Kyle got himself about halfway in, he harshly pulled her hair snapping her neck back and landed a vicious smack to her ass.  “So, you like spanking when youre sucking my big dick, but how do you like getting spanked you little slut.”  Between pants all Kristen could say was “please spank me again daddy” as he landed another hard smack to her other butt cheek making her squeal with joy.  “I’m gonna fuck the shit out of you,” Kyle said, “but I want you to clean his cum off your tits while I do…you understand me bitch?” 

 

With that he released her hair and smacked her ass again hard.  As he went back to fuckin her from behind she grabbed her large tit and began to lick Tom’s cum off of her.  And so it continued…Kyle turning her ass red with his spankings, Kristen cleaning one tit with her tongue as her other tittie bounced wildly and her ass jiggled from the fucking she was receiving, and me stuck to watch it all happen.  When she had ‘cleaned’ her tits off she coyly looked back over her shoulder and asked for more.  With a grunt Kyle grabbed her hips and began an all out assault on her pussy.  This new ferocity forced Kristen to collapse, shoving her head into a pillow to muffle her screams…this of courser resulted in her ass sticking up in the air more which inticed Kyle to fuck harder and harder.  I heard he begging for more through her pillow as a 2^nd orgasm of the night washed over her.

 

When Kyle felt he had used her enough from behind he pulled his cock out with a plop and fell to the bed.  “You’re not done bitch, now climb on” he commanded, and Kristen slowly got up and seductively crawled towards him.  She gleefully complimented him on being insatiable as she lowered herself ontop of him.  Kyle’s hands shot straight to her large tits as she began to bounce on his thick pole.  It was quite a sight to see his huge black dick disappear into her cream skinned pussy, then reappear as she rode him for all she was worth.  Tom had recharged apparently, and was steadily stroking his dick as my girlfiend’s body shook with yet another orgasm.  As Kyle began to look ready to cum, Tom walked up to the bed and pulled Kristen off of his dick.  Instead of inserting his own cock into her gaping hole tho he simply forced her head down as she took Kyles meat into her mouth.  Tom continued to forcefully push and pull her head, making her suck Kyle, until he finally blew.  I knew Kyle was cumming because Kristen tried to pull away, but Tom held her head into place so the cum could only go in her mouth.  Kyle must have shot loads, because suddenly Kristen’s mouth was full, and all she could do was cough, spitting cum back over the dick and her face.  When she was finally able to swallow, she obediently cleaned off Kyles dick again, the was pulled off the bed by Tom and shoved towards me.

 

“Kiss him” was all I heard from Tom’s mouth as Kristen made her way toward me.  She tried to kiss, but I refused to let her lips meet mine until Tom stepped up and forcefully held my head, similar to how he had Kristen’s earlier.  Kristen then locked lips with me and proceeded to spit the remnants of semen into my mouth and swirl it around with her tongue.  I was close to vomiting when Tom laughed “you didn’t think you’d be swallowing another mans cum tonight did ya faggot.”  He then pulled Kristen away from me and spun her around against the wall.  She kicked her leg up around his waist as he shoved his dick back inside her for the second time that night.  I didn’t know what else to expect as he brutalized her cunt, her face was so full of pleasure as her body hit the wall with each powerful thrust.  Her hands clutched his ass almost as if to never let him pull his dick out of her as she begged him for more like a little whore.

 

I zoned out while this happened.  I began to think about how sweet Kristen used to be, and how much I hated her for doing this.  I don’t know how long they fucked against the wall but I was broken out of my trance as Tom shoved Kristen to her knees.  He again smacked her in the face with his dick, this time getting a giggle and a huge grin while he did it.  He started to jack off, but Kristen grabbed where his hands were and pumped his long shaft for all it was worth.  By the time Tom was finished cumming my girlfriends face and tits were once again covered in gooey globs of cum.  Without a word the men got dressed and left…Kristen was so exhausted she passed out right there on the floor, and I was left alone, broken and still tied up.