Paris Waterman
Renewing Things with Scotia (and Barry)
It was Thursday when Mark got the call, but it was Scotia, not Marcie.
"Hi Mark, how are you?" she asked, somewhat coyly.
"I'm fine, how are you?" he countered, trying to keep the disappointment out of his voice.
"Good, really, good" big pause.
"How do you feel?" He asked sincerely.
"Oh, I'm fine. Fully recovered. You were quite good at what ... um, we did together. I ached and hurt for a day or so, but nothing was damaged and in two days I was as good as new." she said very matter of factly.
"That's good. That was my intent"
"I know. Um, I mostly called to say thank you. I know that's awkward for both of us, but I needed what you gave me. I needed it bad," she finished.
"Yeah, I know. Well it sounds strange, even to me, but 'You're welcome' is the only response that comes to mind," he replied.
She laughed, "Yeah it does sound strange, but it's appropriate. And, err, Mark?"
Uh-oh, he thought, "Yes?"
"Let's do it again, okay?"
There was a silence from both of them.
Ultimately it was Mark who spoke first, "Have you discussed this with Barry?"
"I knew that would be one of your first questions, but I need to know if you're willing before I approach him. It will be difficult for him, and if you say no, well, I don't know what I'll do. Probably something stupid, you know?"
There was a short pause before she continued. "Anyway, I need your answer first!" she said, baring her soul.
"Scotia, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been expecting this call. I have. You have to go through Barry, if he asks me to do it, well then, the answer is yes. I did enjoy our time together. I think you know that."
"I'm really glad to hear that" she said, obviously as excited as I was, "I'm sure you'll hear from Barry soon!"
The phone went dead. Mark was both exhilarated and nervous. It was quite the rush; he'd wanted this to happen with Scotia but having met Marcie and being so taken with her left him apprehensive about continuing his dominating relationship with Scotia.
He decided to tell Marcie the truth. She seemed fairly open about sexβshe had told him about Aniah and other skeletons in her closet and he hadn't expected that and she had listened without interrupting him when he opened up about Rana and her Iranian family and how they'd been separated seemingly forever. So he decided to call her and discuss Scotia with her before her husband pinned him down one way or the other.
She answered on the second ring.
"Hello?"
"Hi Marcie."
Marcie's knees gave way and she stumbled to the nearest chair and sat.
"Mark ... how are you?"
"I'm fine, more importantly, how are you?" Have you been behaving?"
She giggled like a little girl, pleased with hearing that husky voice of his and that he got right to the point.
"Um, well I masturbated after you left. That was the bad girl in me. But I stayed home and didn't roam the bars looking for Mr. Goodright, or whatever his name is."
"I think the name's Goodbar, but I don't care about him. I care about you. Listen I want to talk to you."
"Anything ..." she whispered.
"What?"
She fought to control her voice and finally said: "You--you can talk to me about anything, Mark."
Worried about revealing his coming contact with Scotia, he failed to read anything into her words.
"Yeah ... well, remember I told you about this woman that wanted me to dominate her?"
"The councilman's wife ... yeah."
"She just called me. She wants another session. I told Scotia her husband had to approve it. I was trying to buy time. It wasn't the best thing to tell her. Seems he's going to call me and tell me it's okay."
"Dug yourself a hole, huh?"
"Yeah, seems so."
"So do her."
"You--you don't mind?"
"Of course not. Why should I?"
"I ... um, I thought we had something ... a connection ..."
With her next words Mark was positive he heard a different sound in her tone, one of forbearance and tolerant of the acts he would be partaking of with the other man's wife.
"Hey, if both of them are up for it, why shouldn't you? Um, what if anything are you getting out of this?"
"He's in a position to discourage certain people from using my services. My architectural services, I mean," then he laughed and Marcie joined him.
"Do her!" Marcie said, "And by the way, my sponsor said that we might as well get on with whatever we're going to do and see where it goes."
"Oh! Really?"
"Yeah, ain't she sweet?"
"Tell her I love her too."
"No way! She'll think you want in her pants. She's an addict too, you know."
"Tell you what, when I hear from the husband and learn what's what, I'll call you and maybe we can set a date."
"A date? For what?"
"You know what it's for. I'm going to fuck your brains out and you're going to do the same to mine."
"Sounds like a hellofa date."