"What I wouldn't do to have a hottie like that under me," said David Shockley to his stock brokerage business partner Tony Seward. "Just look at her! These young babes really know how to turn a guy on."
David and Tony were having a drink after work at Cheeks, the trendy martini bar that was located on the ground floor of their downtown office building. It was Friday and the two brokers were checking out the female pulchritude that was prancing around the place. The girls would troll through Cheeks, eventually settling down with one of the single, available and rich young executives who were looking for a weekend hookup.
The object of David and Tony's stares was Amy, the new agency receptionist. She was in her early 20s, blonde, tanned, fit and, as David had noted, very hot. She had changed from her business clothes and wore a short skirt, a belly shirt and heels. But what caught their attention was the glittering jewelry that dangled several inches from her belly button.
"Amy is one hot babe," David said. "These girls today know just what they're doing. They know exactly how to act and how to dress to get a rise out of men. The sluttier they act, the more the men are putty in their hands. Would it be silly of me to be Amy's putty?"
"You wish," Tony said. "Deb would kill you if she ever caught you playing around. Besides, Deb is a good looking woman. Why are you even joking about messing around with this young stuff when you have a wife like that at home?"
"Oh sure," David said. "Cut me to the chase. You're right, though, Deb is a babe, but she can be so boring. She is so . . . so uninvolved. We never do anything unless I suggest it. I always initiate where we go and what we do. I'll even tell her it's her turn to decide where we're going on the weekend and she says 'Whatever you want.' If I push and tell her I really want her to decide, she'll tell me 'Anything's fine Tony, I'm up for anything.' Not that I always mind making the decisions, but just once I'd like her to have an opinion, to take control of the evening, to be more than just 'David's wife.' You know what I mean?"
"Let's see, you're frustrated because Deb goes anywhere you ask, allows you to make plans for the two of you and otherwise accedes to your wishes. Have I got it right?" Tony asked. "She sounds perfect to me. I wish my wife was more responsive to MY ideas."
"You don't understand," David said. "Just once I wish Deb would surprise me. Just once I'd like her to take charge and make plans. I wish she would make an effort to be more opinionated about her interests and what she wants to do."
"You're nuts," Tony said. "Come on over to my house this weekend. My wife would be happy to lead another husband around by the nose. How good are you at vacuuming?"
"I'll bet Amy over there doesn't sit back and let the world lead her," David said. "She looks like she knows just what she wants and has figured out just how to get it."
"I wish she wanted me," Tony said. "I'd make it easy for her."
"Well, Tony my man, I need to go," David said. "I have to go home and pack. Deb and I are heading to the Caribbean tomorrow to the Island of Elysium. She found the place online and it looks beautiful, but a bit mysterious. I still can't believe she took the initiative to plan our vacation. I hope Deb will get into the spirit of the hot island nights."
If David only knew.
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Deborah Shockley, conservative and modest, was a third grade teacher at Hopkins Elementary School. Her teacher's aide, Lindsey, was just out of college. The two hit it off immediately at the beginning of the last school year.
Lindsey had far more flair than Deb. She wore more stylish and trendier clothes and she was very confident about her career and social life. Several times during the course of the school year Lindsey commented on Deb's apparent lack of drive and her all-too-familiar acquiescence to what others wanted to do. Eventually Deb took her young protΓ©gΓ©'s suggestion to heart, and decided to take action on her own for a change.
She stopped at the drug store on the way home and bought a copy of Cosmopolitan.
It was an almost laughable effort to begin the process of remaking herself, but Deb scanned the articles and discovered a piece entitled "15 Ways To Please Your Lover. Surefire Strategies to Take Control Of Your Sex Life." The article contained fairly simple suggestions, from buying new lingerie, to putting together a candlelight dinner, to getting an inexpensive hotel room for some cheap thrills, to inviting him to take part in a previously unspoken sexual fantasy. All of the ideas were based on the element of surprize.
Deb decided to finally break out of her too-conservative life, and explore a fantasy she'd had always dreamed about but had been too embarrassed to act on. She waited for an opportunity and, when Tony least expected it, she would give him the surprise of his life, IF she could find the courage. After all, Tony had always encouraged her to take more control in their relationship.
Deb decided a vacation would provide the right atmosphere for her to surprise David. The trip to the Island of Elysium would be her coming out party. She had thoroughly researched the resort and found that it was exactly what she was looking for. What she learned was that Elysium catered to an unusual clientele, one that was not, as they say, "vanilla."
Before they were to leave for Elysium, Deb did some more research. Her fantasies, after all, had only vague scenarios. She needed some expert advice. Deb went online to search for ideas. She brought her morning coffee over to the computer, logged on, and Googled "Goddess."
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"Come on, Deb, we have to get going!" David shouted as his wife struggled with several bags. "If we don't get off of this boat, we'll end up back at the mainland. You are always lagging behind. Can't you keep up with me just once?"
Deb inwardly recoiled at David's domineering attitude. She had lived with it too long. If all went well, by the time their vacation was over, David would be singing a different tune β possibly in a much higher key.
"I'm coming honey," Deb said. "I'm trying to keep up. I'm sorry."
"I don't think you have it in you, Deb," David said. "I wish you would make an effort to be more exciting. Our marriage is becoming too routine. Why don't you take notice of the younger women at the resort this week. I'll bet they are here for a good time."
Deb seethed. It had finally sunk in how demanding and insulting David acted towards her. But she held her tongue β for the moment.
"Yes, dear," she said.
As David and Deb struggled up the short path to the registration desk they were unable to see much of the resort due to the lush vegetation that surrounded the main building. As they entered the lobby, a stunning blonde in a skimpy bikini approached them. Trailing behind her was a man, apparently her husband or boyfriend, who had two tropical drinks in his hand, a large straw bag over his arm and several towels over his shoulders. The blonde carried nothing.
"This way Dwight," she said, pushing through the door to the pool, letting it close before he could make it through.
"Did you see that?" David asked. "That's a woman who knows how to flaunt it."
Deb just bided her time.
Once in their own bungalow, along another path overgrown with tropical plants, Deb began to unpack their things. She surreptitiously placed a large shopping bag in the closet.
"Whaddya say about hitting the pool right away?" David said, giving Deb a tender hug. "You know I love you baby. I'm sorry for barking earlier. It's just that I get frustrated when you meekly follow the crowd. I wish you could be more assertive."
"Assertive?" Deb said. "Is that all you want? I guess I DO give in to you too often. Anything else, honey?"
"Well, you know, I'd like to be surprised from time to time," David said. "Our life is too predictable."