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"Oh my god... Stacy?" Ann mouthed, her friend standing not so innocently on the front porch.
She was there next to Beth, the two of them with postcards in their hands; each penned by Neil, inviting them to have some extra-marital fun. Most of it at Ann's expense. He had undoubtedly written them, but Annabelle had unmistakably signed them, making each of them official in their eyes, not to mention in Ann's.
She wasn't necessarily shocked that Beth was standing there. Okay, she was a little. After all, this was the same woman that had pitched a fit during the first Super Bowl party just because of a little female nudity, only to be banned from the next one. She had to beg to be invited to the third annual party, but that had led to a transformation of sorts. That first party was over two and a half years before. She was most definitely a changed woman since, largely at the behest of her husband Tyler.
He loved Beth. Dearly. That didn't mean he wasn't frustrated with her puritanical views on sexuality. It wasn't like she was a
total
prude. She was actually fairly adventurous in bed. She actually loved to give head, and she wasn't shy about trying a new position every now and then. But she was what he considered a
lights-off wife
. Their sexual activity was confined to the bedroom at night, in their bed, and the lights were always off.
She had always dressed conservatively even though she had a killer body. Her viewpoints were just as reserved. He could live with all of that. He had, keeping his thoughts to himself for balance in their relationship. He was sure there were things he did or didn't do that had to have bothered her. Some things just weren't worth arguing about. Where he drew the line is when she put her values and morals above those of others, judging them.
Her reaction to
the incident
at the initial Super Bowl party, as she called it shortly after, became his final straw. He was disappointed that she'd reacted so rigidly to the harmless nudity that ensued, but he wasn't surprised. He was upset that she felt the need to call Carol days later to express
their
disapproval of what transpired, but he knew she would. He was livid that her expected reaction and follow-up actions got them uninvited to the second annual event, and he was resolved that there would be no more ignoring her behavior. Things were going to change.
They did with some help. He had wanted their relationship to become more adventurous, encouraging her to follow in her best friend Olivia's footsteps.
That Beth and Olivia were friends, let alone close, was a bit of a surprise. Ben and Tyler were actually the close friends at first, the women being the wives that came along when they would gather as couples. Beth knew that Olivia had a wild streak in her, but not the extent of it. She overlooked some the things she'd seen and heard, and kept her mouth shut about how Olivia dressed when they went out together. She had opinions, but for once she held them to herself because of her husband's relationship with Ben since they worked together.
The more she was around Olivia, the more she came to realize she really liked her. She tried to find a way to accept the outlandish behavior or the way she dressed, thinking of her as simply colorful. Yet she couldn't escape the fact that she always had an incredible experience in her company. Olivia was a good time, and her attitude was infectious.
It was really Tyler that wanted to follow in Ben's footsteps, envying the loving, yet open marriage he and Olivia candidly lived out. Or at least he thought. Ben told him often of things they'd done in the past. Truth be told they hadn't done anything to speak of with people outside their marriage in years. It was the second Super Bowl party that reignited that desire in both of them.
Fueled by his anger over missing Olivia's performance at the end of party two, Tyler got Beth to step out of her comfort zone, using the embarrassment over the fit she threw over party one as leverage.
It took him two years to set things in motion, but he proved to be a patient man. Having been banned from the party the following year because of his wife's prudish reaction, he set out on a course to get her to come out of her shell, things culminating with the most recent party, where he forced her to beg Carol to let them come back, actually denying her sex for months because she wouldn't take the step to make the call like he frequently asked. She thought he'd come around and see things her way. Yet the closer it got to the date of the game, the more she realized his resolve. She also got hornier with each passing day.
What Beth didn't know at the time was that Tyler had talked to Olivia and Ben. He was at a loss as to what to do. He confirmed to them that he still loved Beth deeply, but he couldn't continue to overlook how she pushed her views on others, especially when they were so backward to how
he saw
the world.
Desperate, he came to them searching for suggestions. Instead they offered a lifeline. Ben had an idea, and all three agreed to set it motion. It was intended to encourage Beth and give her more self-confidence. Most of that task fell to Olivia, who willingly accepted the mission. She worked on her dear friend, finding ways to weave sexual themes into their weekly conversations. With Olivia actually taking Beth's place at the second annual party and becoming one of the Super Bowl sluts in the process, it was easy for her to playfully tease her about being old fashioned and straight-laced, and what a great time she and Tyler had missed out on.
It took time, but Olivia finally began to convince Beth her thinking was skewed. It was the same old story of an overbearing upbringing stifling a woman before she could determine for herself that sex wasn't a bad thing. While Olivia was telling her how incredible her sex life was, Tyler worked the other side of the two-part plan. He started ignoring his wife in the bedroom.
It was a painful, risky tactic; one that could have easily backfired. First of all, it meant deliberately sacrificing sex, something no man is wired to do. Especially if the woman involved was hot and horny. It was difficult to trade certain short-term gratification for the narrow possibilities of long-term sexual nirvana. There was also the potential for the plan cause actual damage to their relationship. He didn't want a divorce. He wanted a more amenable wife with regard to sexuality.
With Olivia constantly telling her of all the incredible sex she was having, and the lack of intimacy she was getting from Tyler, she finally caved. Much like
he
had, she called upon her friends, looking for helpful advice.
When she came over that night, it was everything Ben could do to contain himself. It was the surest sign they had seen that their plan was actually working. He took the first shot, saying if she was serious about figuring out what was causing Tyler's sudden lack of interest in sex, she should probably look into a mirror. When Beth asked what he meant, she was shocked at his reply.
"Look at you know. You look like you just stepped off the set of
Leave it to Beaver
. You're living in a
Baywatch
world now, Beth."
"What? What are you saying?"
"I'm saying it's the 90s, not the 60s. I don't have to go to a seedy theater to watch a stag film. I can walk over to the entertainment center and pop a porn video into the VCR and watch it right now. Or better yet, I can put in one of Olivia and me in a threesome."
Beth glossed over the type of video they'd created, focusing instead on the idea that they'd made one at all. "You've been taped... having... sex?" she whispered, as if it were some kind of secret even though she had just been told.
"Once or twice," she shrugged with a smile.
Ben playfully scoffed at her assertion. "What? I filmed you masturbating naked on the deck just yesterday!"
Olivia pretended to be ashamed at first, before giggling, "That was fun." Turning to Beth, she confessed, "Okay, it's more like once a week. We have dozens of them, actually. I'm kind of a camera junkie. I get off on it."
"You're my own little porn star, is what you are," he said as he got up. "I'll leave you two alone for a while Liv. I'm sure Beth has a lot more questions now."
She did. And they led into a very explicit conversation. Olivia held nothing back, sharing not only everything about her relationship with Ben, but also some of her erotic exploits from college.