Approaching 35 years of being married, Bobbi and Joshua Greenberg reflect on their time together. Each of the partners will give you their perspective on why their romance has lasted so long.
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series. Give it time to heat up.
This is a work of fiction where I have taken some historic liberties and a few suggestions from the woman who has been married to me for almost the same amount of time as has Bobbi and Joshua.
The Past - Part 1: 1972
While my given name is Roberta, I haven't been called by that name since I was four. I've always answered to Bobbi. A dark haired girl on a medium frame, I was fairly typical except for one thing...my tits. My tits turned men into blubbering fools. Invariably while talking to me they had a hard time concentrating looking at me, as their eyes inevitably found their way to my glorious tits. I was a firm 38D, rarely supported by a bra and not caring who stared at me, especially when my super sensitive nipples got hard. I was truly a child of the 60's. It was only through the stupidity of one New York City's policeman did I meet the man of my dreams.
It was love at first sight, at least on my part, when I literally knocked my husband Joshua to the ground some three years ago. I was part of an anti-war protest in June of 1972 and was pushed against the police barricade by one of New York's finest. The barricade collapsed and I fell into the lap of my future husband.
"I'm sorry, but that cop over there took his frustrations out on a few of us. He pushed us until the barricade collapsed."
"This is the best game of musical chairs I have ever played," the man said as he smiled at me. "I usually have some older guy who has hair in his ears wind up in my lap. You, on the other hand, are a big improvement. You are the best looking girl I have ever seen."
I was silent. When you get a compliment like that there is nothing to say, nothing at all. I struggled to get to my feet and the guy assisted by taking the liberty of pushing on my butt to get me off his lap.
"Thank you. I have to run to catch up with my group." I was hell bent on catching up with my friends and to assemble at City Hall. "Bye, catch you later." Knowing full well that I would probably never see Mr. Blue Eyes again.
I could barely make out the guy's final words to me which he spoke in a voice just above a whisper, "Thanks for the abbreviated lap dance!" As I turned to him, I smiled back at him but I was walking in the opposite direction.
The rest of the afternoon was typical for these type of protests; plenty of speeches, each person who spoke seemed to have their own agenda. Finally, the protest ended at five o'clock. Reflecting back on that protest, I don't know if anything was accomplished.
My friends and I retreated to the local pub. It had been a long day, especially walking from mid-town Manhattan to City Hall. We found a table and enjoyed a few beers, talking about the day, talking about what else we can do to end this silly war sooner. The two beers had its normal effect on me. I needed to pee.
The bathrooms were in the back of the bar and to get to them, you had to walk through some swivel doors. I pushed in and hit something hard.
"Shit" was the reply from the other side of the door. "I wonder if my nose is broken."
I pulled the doors back, only to find my fellow musical chairs partner once again on the ground.
"What is it with you, whatever your name is? You weren't satisfied by crashing into me, almost killing me earlier in the day. You decide to finish the job with these doors" the man said as he was touching and twisting his nose to inspect any damage. No blood was a good sign.
I was about to respond, ready to apologize profusely, when a great big, wide smile appeared on his face.
"I think the nose will be fine, but my movie star days may be over. If we are going to keep meeting like this, at least let me know your name, so I know what name to put on the lawsuit. My name is Joshua."
He was still smiling so I guess he was not that angry.
"Roberta, but everyone calls me Bobbi." I was staring at those blue eyes and he was staring back.
"Well Bobbi, I think we can settle this lawsuit out of court. Buy me a beer."
"Agreed," I said as we made our way back to the front of the bar. Some of my friends had retreated to other tables, so we found a small table just big enough for the two of us. We made small talk at first, as I stared into those blue eyes. His eyes met mine, but occasionally they drifted down toward my tits. Always the tits.
I found out that Joshua just graduated at the top of his Business School class at Wharton and was going to start his first "real" job at the end of the summer. He was going to be a junior executive for a large investment banking concern located in the Wall Street area.
"Two months to enjoy yourself is not a bad deal," I remarked, "especially if you can afford to do it."
"Actually, I leave shortly for Japan then to other countries as my boss wants me to get a head start on my international responsibilities. I will squeeze in some down time, but most of the time I will be in a suit and tie. At the end of the summer, before I start in the New York office I may have a week without responsibilities.
"Wow, that's going to be a great learning experience."
Joshua asked, "What about you? What do you do?"
"Well, I graduated Columbia and I've just finished NYU Law."
"You don't look old enough to go to law school."
"I'm 23. Not to brag, but I skipped a few grades in high school and graduated Columbia in three years. I am doing some pro-bono work this summer at the Legal Society and then in the fall I'm going to be one of their staff lawyers."
"I'm out of my league here," as Joshua reached over and ever so lightly traced his fingertips on the top of my hand. The sparks were instantaneous. "So, you're going to save the world?"
"No, I'm only going to help those who can't help themselves. If I can save a little part of the world I'll be very happy. I'm an admirer of the founder of the Society and can't wait to work with him."
Joshua reached across the table, pulling my face toward his and said, "Can I buy you some dinner?"
"Sure, why not. Where'?
"Small little cozy place, not too far from here. Checkered tablecloths, good wine, and great pasta."
With that Joshua grabbed my hand and off we went. His touch was still electric, and he held my hand and I never wanted him to let it go. "How far are we from the restaurant?"
"Only a few blocks" replied Joshua looking very coy.
We walked up the narrow streets of the west village, not a restaurant in sight. We stopped at a small brownstone when he said "We're here!"
"Here. Where's here? I don't see a sign for any restaurant."
"Who said anything about a restaurant? Joshua lead me up a few steps and we went inside.
"This yours?"
"No, I just rent the bottom apartment from a big time attorney. He's rarely in the apartment above this apartment and my rent is reasonable. It's quite comfortable, one bedroom, living room, and kitchen. I don't need much more. Make yourself at home while I put on a pot of water for the pasta."
"You actually cook?"
"I'm pretty handy around utensils and a stove. I always watched my mom growing up and to me this is very relaxing."
The apartment was very elegantly furnished, some art work on the walls, clean furniture, not bad for someone who is just starting out.
"Come and sit down, dinner is served."
Dinner was suburb. There was more small talk on why I was going to work with the Legal Society and why he was joining corporate America. As I was cleaning up the table and putting the dishes in the sink, Joshua came up from behind, wrapped his hands around my waist and whispered in my ear, "You are the most incredible beautiful woman I have ever met."
I spun around to face him and without hesitation, pulled him toward me and kissed him ever so gently on the lips. He responded with a greater urgency pulling me closer to him, placing his hands around my neck, and then I returned the kiss. The dishes were forgotten as we stood in front of the sink, groping each other.
His hands reached inside the back of my jeans and squeezed my butt, at the same time he was grinding his pelvis into mine. There was no mistake that he was very excited and to me, it felt as though his cock was huge. We stood in the kitchen and kissed for what seemed like hours, burying our tongues in each other's mouths. He began to caress my tits through my shirt, causing my already hard nipples to the bursting point. I reached for his cock and through his pants stroked him ever so slowly. Joshua had a hard time keeping his erection from splitting his pants. I lowered his zipper and freed his very hard, sizeable cock. I started to move my hands up and down its length, drawing sounds of excitement from deep, down in Joshua's throat.