I'd like to thank the many readers who took time to send me feedback on "What are friends for?" The response was far more than I ever dreamed and unanimously in favor of a sequel, so here it is.
I hope everyone likes it at least as well as the original. Please let me know your thoughts either way.
Regards,
Nasty
Now on to the story:
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It was Wednesday morning. I was trying to decide how long to wait before calling John. Just as I decided that I'd wait until Friday and if I hadn't heard from him by then I'd call, the phone rang. Sure enough it was him.
"Scott, how about lunch?" he was brisk, even for him. Not a good sign I didn't think.
I already had a lunch appointment, but I replied, "Sure, when and where?"
"How about noon at that same deli?"
"Okay"
"Okay, I'll see you then" and the phone went dead. Still not a good sign.
I called my lunch appointment and rescheduled. I really didn't know what to expect. The morning seemed to drag by. I was a few minutes early when I got to the restaurant. The always punctual John already had a table. He'd managed a booth with some privacy.
He stood as I reached him, smiled and shook my hand, "Hi Scott, how are you?" Pretty normal so far.
"Good, you?"
"Okay", then silence.
I'd decided since he'd called me I'd let him start. I was sure he would. I wanted to inquire after Laura, but thought better of it.
He looked up and had a hard look in his eyes, "Scott, what the Hell did you do to my . . ."
I'd expected that might very well be how he wanted this to go. No way in Hell!
"Hold it right there! You begged me to do this and what was the number one condition under which I reluctantly agreed, huh?" I was talking louder than I intended.
John replied more evenly, "Okay, I'm sorry, I know I agreed, but Jesus Scott!"
"Look John, I'll tell you this much, then we are done talking about it, forever! I did exactly what Laura wanted, exactly what she and I agreed, exactly what you and I agreed, period!"
I took a drink of water, I needed to calm down.
"So, how is she doing?" I asked having regained my control.
John looked up again and took a deep breath, he too was more calm, "She's still pretty sore everywhere. The bruises still show, but they're fading and the welts are gone."
"That sounds normal, but how is she DOING?" I asked still calm.
"Better than me actually, but she has been too sore for me to touch her since Sunday night" he replied with a sadness in his voice.
Sunday night huh, that held some promise, "What happened Sunday night?"
"Jesus Scott, what kind of a question is that?" he said raising his voice again.
Remaining calm I replied, "It's one about your sex life, which you two put me smack in the middle of, that's what kind. And it's important for you, that you tell me, okay!"
When he remained silent I went on, I owed him some help I felt, "Did you do what I suggested?"
After a hesitation, "Yes"
"And?"
"And what, I did what you suggested"
"John, where you rough on her?"
"Yes, damn it, enough so I could tell it was hurting, but she didn't say anything! Happy?" I could see his anger, but he was controlling it.
Softer, "John, I'm asking for a very good reason, and now I'm going to ask something real personal, but it's terribly important. How did you feel about it and how did she react?"
He looked at me with a bit of surprise on his face, took a deep breath and started, "Well, like you said, I was pissed at both of you. When she and I were fucking, and it was fucking not lovemaking, I was probably rougher with her than I'd ever been" he paused, but I sensed he had decided to tell me all, "When I could tell it was hurting her, well it actually turned me on. I guess the revenge factor or something. But what surprised me most was that she came as hard as she ever does."
I wanted to turn handsprings, but tried to contain my enthusiasm.
"John, from what you just told me, I think there may be a good chance that your marriage is not only going to survive, but flourish. You are going to have to trust me though and it's going to get weird, even more so than to this point.
"I have an idea, but it will depend on if I'm right about Laura. I suspect that she's going to want a repeat of last weekend. Now don't go thinking it has anything to me, it doesn't. It's about the fact that after going without something she actually needs and likes for so long, she's had a taste of it again and I'm pretty sure she's going to want more
"Even though I was pretty rough on her, she knows she can trust me and she knows you trust me too. At least I hope you still do."
"Oh Hell Scott, I still trust you. Shit, I damn near forced you to do this and you tried to tell me I didn't know what I was getting into. I can't help being pissed at both you and Laura, but it's really me I'm pissed at. It's my own damn fault!" he admitted.
"Well don't be too hard on yourself. Look I said I had an idea, want to hear about it?"
"Of course" he replied.
"Well, I think Laura is going to keep having a need for some pretty rough stuff, whether it's with me or someone else, or
YOU!"
"What!" he almost choked, "I told you I just can't do it"