Tanner knew his girlfriend would not like the news he was going to share, but he was committed to his plan. "Gabriela, I want to open up our relationship. I want to be able to get with other girls but stay with you," he stated.
Gabriela's face sunk to an expression of sorrow. "Oh no! Why? Are you not happy with me," she asked concerned.
"You know I like you, honey. This isn't about that. I just need room to express myself more, that's all," Tanner explained. The truth was Tanner wanted to open up the relationship ahead of his upcoming trip to a beach resort. He knew there would be plenty of women there that he wanted the freedom to get with, and an open relationship was his ticket to do so. Additionally, Gabriela had proven to be a very slow-moving girlfriend, sexually speaking. Despite being exclusive for the past six months, Tanner and she hadn't gotten behind kissing. His plan was after hearing how much action he got on this trip, Gabriela would feel threatened and start getting much more sexual with him. Once that was achieved, he would close the relationship back up.
They continued to discuss it, but Tanner eventually convinced Gabriela to agree. Despite her insistence on not going all the way, she was not a strong-willed girl. He wasn't worried about her finding any new boyfriends either. It had taken Tanner weeks of flirting to finally get Gabriela to agree on a date, and even then, her cheeks were as red as apples. It would take her months to build up the courage to approach another man or even talk with a guy who came up to her. The plan was perfect.
Tanner left for his beach resort vacation on Friday night and came back the following Thursday. The trip was a rousing success in terms of picking up ladies, for the most part. After unpacking and settling back home, he made plans to meet up with Gabriela. This is where his plan would come to fruition. He would inform her of his sexual conquest, and that would be the push she needed to jump his bone. They met up at a restaurant they frequented, and he found Gabriela waiting at a table where he had joined her.
"It's so good to see you again, Tanner. How was your trip," she asked.
"Way better than I could have hoped. Do you want to hear about it?" Tanner asked enthusiastically. Gabriela nodded, and he continued. "My second night there, I met this hot girl from Seattle..."
"I was really asking about the beaches and stuff, but sure. Go ahead and tell me about the hot girls...," Gabriela muttered.
"I bought her and her friends so many drinks that night, but it paid off. At the end of the night, she kissed me on the lips for like five seconds straight," Tanner bragged.
"That... sounds nice," Gabriela said meekly.
"You bet it was. It was too bad she had to leave with her brothers. I assume they were her brothers, considering how affectionate they were. But that was a home run and only on the second night of the trip."
Tanner could see, or convince himself he was seeing, Gabriela's jealousy boil inside her. It was time to close the deal by re-telling the story of his biggest score from the trip. "But she was nothing to the girl I got with on Tuesday. I think she was French or Thai or something. I'm not sure because we didn't do much talking if you know what I mean. Well, she did complain to me for two hours about her ex-boyfriend. They had only broken up about ten minutes before we met. But then we totally made out for like half a minute, and I even got my hands on her butt. So total victory," Tanner said with a big smile.
"How... did you get your black eye?" Gabriela asked, curious to ask about it since he had sat down.
"Oh, it was from her boyfriend. Yeah, they got back together after he punched me for touching his then-ex. I let him have her. She wasn't all that hot, I decided," he said with less of a smile.
"So, as you can see, I've been very productive with this open relationship we have going on. How was your week? Did you miss me lots?" he asked, leaning in for a kiss.
"I missed you more than you could imagine," Gabriela said, leaning in to kiss him but then popping back up before they could meet lips. "But your story reminds me of something that happened to me this week," she said. Hearing this was a bit of a worry to Tanner. There was no way his girlfriend did anything that could possibly match the raw sexual energy of the story he had just told.
"So after you left Friday, that evening I went for a run in the park to get my mind off of how much I missed you."
"Awwww," Tanner said, reaching out and clutching her hand.
"Soon, though, this handsome blond man started running next to me, and we started talking. He was funny, witty, and handsome. Oops, I already said handsome, didn't I? Anyway, he was also really interested in you, Tanner, and your physical attributes, like your height. He found your height interesting, I guess, cause he was like six and a half feet tall. We both found it interesting that he was exactly one foot taller than you," she said with a giggle.
"I'm still growing, you know," the 27-year-old man replied.
"He also goes to the same gym as you. When I told him about the time you were crying to the gym owner that it's de-masculating that all of the 3-pound weights you use there are pink, he remembered you," she explained. Tanner was surprised to hear that she connected with this guy so well. Usually, Gabriela struggles to meet new people.
"Did I mention that Thai girl..." he started to say, trying to change the subject before Gabriela interrupted him and continued her story.
"So after our jog, he suggested we go back to his place, which I agreed to."
"You went back to his place? That was so dangerous to do. What if he tried something with you," Tanner said, becoming very worried about what he was hearing.
"Don't worry. He didn't try anything," Gabriela assured him. "I never gave him the chance. As soon as we got to his place, I pushed him against the door and stuck my tongue down his throat."
Tanner pulled his hand away from hers in shock. "You kissed another man? How could you do that to me," he said, causing a few nearby tables to glance over at them. Gabriela stared blankly back at her boyfriend. "Right... sorry. It's just that I didn't expect you to kiss some random guy. You should get to know them first and make sure they are good people," Tanner explained.
"Tell me the name of either girl you kissed on your vacation," she replied.
Tanner paused for a few moments. "You didn't kiss very long, right?"