I donât always drink. In fact, I only drink on special occasions, like weddings, funerals, reunions, bridal showers, birthday parties, picnics, barbecues, New Years Eve, Groundhog day, summer solstice, or any occasion where every gossiping aunt, redneck uncle and third cousin twice-removed converge to tell you how youâve aged, how much weight youâve gained, and generally how much better off they are than you. Tonightâs occasion happened to be a bachelorette party for my friend Bambi. Her name is really Barbara but we call her Bambi because she could be Playboyâs playmate of the year. She is gorgeous in a young Elizabeth Taylor kind of way. She has great hair, great skin, a great body, and a great smile, and her hobbies include making balloon animals and solving world hunger. By all rights I should hate her, except sheâs the nicest girl youâd ever want to meet. Sheâd finally found Mr. Right, so it was a good cause for a celebration.
When I left home earlier and said goodbye to my husband, I had no idea just how celebratory we would get. Iâd told John that Jenny had arranged for a stripper and I was responsible for getting everyone smashed. With the combination of booze and a mostly naked man, the promise of decadence was nearly guaranteed, but I donât think any of us knew how far things would go.
Like I said, Iâm not a drinker, but Iâd found a recipe for a drink called, âCode Blueâ which sounded perfect for our group. It was part every clear liquor in the cabinet, part Blue Curraco (for color) and a dash of soda to slightly temper its proof percentage. After two drinks, everyone was feeling pretty good, by the time weâd hit four, we were numb. I donât remember if anyone had a fifth. Afterwards, none of us were fit to drive, including me, so weâd called a cab to escort us home. I was the last one on the route. The driver, Beelzebub, as I affectionately penned him, seemed overly grateful to be finished with this call. Iâd barely stumbled from his cab before he screeched away.
I looked around just to make sure it was my driveway. It was late and very dark, but I recognized the flowerpot by my front door. It stood like a centurion, guarding my house in a colorful, perfumery sort of way.
I serpentined my way up the lawn, avoiding dangerous sprinklers and threatening landscaping before heading for the flowerpot. It seemed as good a focal point as any. Unfortunately, when I approached, it charged me, and I tripped. My keys went flying out of my hand. It must have been a guardian angel that directed them to the porch. I quickly apologized to the flowerpot and found my way to the front door. I fumbled with the keys, which were intolerably loud, and I âshushedâ them several times. The damn key just wouldnât fit properly in the hole. âDonât you hate when it wonât fit in the hole?â I said to the centurion flowerpot and then sniggered. Exasperated, I tried the doorknob; it was blessedly unlocked. I offered up a silent prayer to John, âThank-you husband for being so wise and brave and for having the foresight to leave the door unlocked.â
My mouth was dry and my head was starting to ache. I found my way into the kitchen and grabbed the aspirin out of the cabinet. The bottle must have been magnetized because it brought down every other pill bottle in the cabinet along with it. After three swallows, the bitter taste of soggy aspirin stuck in the back of my throat like sludge in a clogged drain. If only I had another Code Blue to take the taste away!
In stealth mode, I tiptoed back to the bedroom. I wrestled with my blouse a couple of minutes, grunting as I tried to get it over my head. I had forgotten it was a button-down, but I finally won the battle and tossed it in the direction of the chair. I unsnapped my bra with mild success, success being gauged by uttering, âOh, fuck,â only once. I threw it in the same general direction as the blouse. Next, I wiggled out of my jeans, letting them lie in a heap at my feet. Stepping out of them was an achievement I should have gotten a plaque for: âAnd now presenting to Kathy Jacoby for effort beyond human capability...â I slapped my hand over my mouth to stifle a laugh.
I slipped under the cool sheets, let my head fall back against the pillow, and sighed a sigh of great accomplishment.
âSo, how was the party?â
I jerked up in a panic. âOh shit, John! I thought you were sleeping.â
âDarling, I would have to be in a coma to still be sleeping at this point.â
âI was being quiet,â I said with the confidence only a drunk could muster.
âKath, honey, kids at a carnival would have been quieter.â John leaned over and switched the lamp on. As he stretched towards the lamp, I stared at his naked back, preoccupied by the little dip above his ass, in the small of his back. He lay back too quickly for me to see if he was completely naked.
I rested on my elbow. The sheet had fallen down around my waist, or maybe I had pushed it down. I couldnât be sure which, I was burning up, and my cognitive powers werenât exactly at peak performance. John smiled at me and let his gaze slide down my bare chest. Milliseconds before he spoke, I saw the look of horror come over his face.
Johnâs eyes bulged and his mouth gaped open like heâd just swallowed a jar of jalapenos, as he stared at my left breast. âWhat the hell is on your tit?â He didnât sound angry, though I did recognize a proprietary edge to his voice. I had forgotten about the bite.
âUh, itâs nothing, honey. Thor just bit me.â I fingered the bite mark; he had actually broken the skin. I remembered it hurting when his mouth clamped down, but I hadnât suspected a real wound.
âThor? Who the hell is Thor?â John bellowed before relaxing just a little. I suppose the idea of being a snack for a Norse God wasnât as threatening as being mauled by a simple man.
âThor is the name of the stripper.â
John smirked. âHe really called himself Thor?â
âUh, huh!â I burst into a fit of giggles. John carefully tried to keep a straight face but a crack of a smile teased at the corner of his mouth.
âIâm not sure I like a stripper named Thor biting my wifeâs tit!â The proprietary edge was back. I kind of liked it. I fell back to the bed and reached out to pat him, missing him by only two inches.
âNo need to get all caveman on me, Johnny. It wasnât a sexual bite. I think he was trying to punish me.â I giggled again, remembering Thorâs arrival to the party. âHe rode up on a Harley. He was dressed in black leather with silver chains going up his legs, and blond hair down to his waist. And not a single tattoo.â
âIâm not feeling better about this, Kath.â John tried to look serious, attempting a real furrowed brow. He reminded me of an elementary teacher that had found me sitting on top of the stalls in the girls bathroom; when sheâd asked me what I thought I was doing, Iâd told her I was mastering peeing from the second floor. Sheâd had that same look of attempting to be stern but not quite pulling it off. I was laughing hysterically as I tried to explain.
âJohn, it was so funny. He brought his own boom box. I happened to be sitting by the table when he set it down.â I tried to keep from laughing but I couldnât get the picture of buffed up Thor struggling with a portable tape player as if it held the mysteries of the world within its depths. I went on. âHe didnât know how to turn the damn thing on. He turned it every which way, looking for the on switch. I finally had to show him.â
âSo he bit you?â
âWell not til later. But I think he bit me because of what I said.â
âWhat did you say?â
âI told him I hoped he was better at turning
us
on with his strip act than he was at turning on small appliances. Can you imagine, John, he didnât think it was funny at all? Of course I canât be sure he understood what I meant, he did have the look of a five-year-old when asked to explain Quantum Physics. I thought it was hysterical,â then and now. I was still giggling.
John leaned over and touched the bite mark, then slid his finger down to my nipple. He circled it slowly and traced back up to the mark. He idly repeated this trail several times, waiting for me to go on with the story. I couldnât think about talking just yet. I was thoroughly aroused from the evening, and John was managing to stoke the fire that was smoldering. I lay back, cerebrally urging John to keep it up, and hoping he understood my mental telepathy. My mind wandered as his fingers kept up their diligent effort. When he pinched my nipple, it reminded me what Jenny had shown us tonight.
âDo you know Jenny has a pierced nipple?
âJenny Baker? Mikeâs wife?â
âUh-huh, she showed it to me and a couple of others. It was sexy as hell, John. I think I might get it done.â
âCould you wait until youâre sober to make a decision like that? Besides it might get in my way when I want to do things like this...â John clamped his mouth down over my left nipple and sucked it hard into his mouth. His tongue managed to fold itself around the tip as he sucked. I thought I would die, it felt so good. When I moaned, he let loose and grabbed my right breast, repeating the same sucking feat.
âTell me more about the party,â he mumbled around my nipple, vibrating the tip as he spoke.
âGod, John, I donât want to talk.â
âTell me or Iâll quit.â John pulled his mouth away to emphasize his threat.