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FOREWORD
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I'm intending
The Welcome-Mat
to be a serialized affair, consisting of many short instalments. (As short as I can get away with on Literotica, anyway.) These will serve as a sort-of palate refresher for me in-between writing my longer-form stories.
Please, do be liberal with your comments, both positive and negative. Due to the serialized nature of this story, I'm going to be able to incorporate your feedback much easier than I otherwise would be able to. I'm
'taking requests'
, you could say...
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PART ONE
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It's five o'clock.
You arrive, on time.
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After ringing the door-bell twice, you wait anxiously, standing on the welcome-mat and attempting to peek through my curtained windows.
A long moment passes, before the front-door finally swings open.
I greet you with raised eye-brows. "Juliette?"
You nod, averting your eyes away from mine.
I take this opportunity to survey the woman standing before me, head to toe, letting my eyes linger where-ever they wish to.
My assessment:
A mature woman, a little passed her time, maybe, but aging gracefully enough for my taste.
Your tits hang low inside your blouse, almost pendulously. As you nervously shift your weight from side to side, I can see those fat tits gently bounce off of each other, flesh rippling a little.
You are dressed in the same clothes you wore through-out your day, wearing nothing particularly special for the occasion. This is exactly how I instructed you to arrive:
'simply as you are'
.
The brief invitation you received in the post came with few caveats, one of them being not to
'apply make-up before-hand'
or to
'dress in an overt attempt to impress me'
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"Your ring", I say, pointing to the mail-slot beside my door. "Put it away, for a time."
You blink at me for a long moment, only gradually understanding the meaning of my words.
"It'll still be there for you in the morning, I promise."
After a brief hesitation, you slide your wedding-ring off of your finger and drop it through the mail-slot. It lands inside the locked-box below with a painfully loud
clank!
The sound seems unavoidably final.
Your eyes are still averted from mine, but you can sense the half-smile on my face.
"Excellent", I whisper.
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I raise my eyes, looking down the long, almost snake-like driveway behind you.
Beside the curb, an SUV stalls, purring exhaust into the afternoon air. I can make out what looks like a middle-aged man, pressing his hands up against the glass.
Then, the figure in the glass sees me looking back at him and suddenly shrinks down into the driver's seat, out of sight.
"Is that your husband, watching us?"
You nod.
I smirk.
"Okay. I want you to send him a message for me..."
I close the front-door in your face, then disappear for a short time. When I come back, you can see a black Sharpie tucked into my shirt-pocket.
"Step forward, Juliette, onto the welcome-mat."
You obey.
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A few moments later...
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You look over your shoulder, back down the long drive-way you just walked up.
Tall hedges block-out most of your view of the street beyond. But all around you, the neighbourhood seems full of sound: wives talking to their husbands in their backyards; a couple kids playing basketball somewhere, hollering to each other; a dog, barking endlessly at the traffic.
I can do this
, you think.
I can.
The walk back down to the SUV felt twice as far as it should of.
With every step, the same thoughts echoed inside your head, practically over-lapping each other, like a radio tuning through channels:
It's only one night; I need this; It's only one night; Henry wants this; It's only one night; This is my chance; It's only one night...
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As you drew closer, you can make out the disappointed look on Henry's face. He thinks you've been rejected, turned away at my door-step.
It's not until you see that expression on his face that you realize he truly does desire
this
every bit as much as you do.
He starts to roll the driver's-side window down, but you motion for him to leave it up. He leans back into his seat, frowning; then, he puts the car in drive and waits for you to climb inside.
You stand beside the window, feeling your heart pound against the inside wall of your chest like a drum.
I can do this...
You take a deep, deep breath.
I can do this... I can...