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I have a surprise for you.
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I remember Laura's words from yesterday as we sit in this seaside restaurant, enjoying our meal together. She seems so radiant tonight, and yet her silence speaks volumes. Her eyes have been glazed over for most of the day. They always are when she's lost in thought, in her own world.
Katlyn reflects her thoughtfulness. She always does, always has. They are so much alike. If one didn't know better, a person could mistake them for sisters, twin sisters even. They're not though. They're not even related. However, some average person wouldn't know that just by looking at them. Their faces are similar, meaning that both are heart-shaped with long, flowing deep, brown hair. It's straight and silky smooth. I know because I love running my fingers through Laura's. They both have beautiful, almond-shaped eyes. Laura's are brown and soulful. Katlyn's are hazel and inquisitive, sometimes playful. They both have full pink lips. Katlyn's are a little wider and not as full. They're not thin either. They are kissable though. I've long fantasized about how they'd feel against mine, not that I'd ever confess that to Laura, especially today, on our first anniversary together as a husband and wife. That would be suicidal I know. They both are about the same height and build, medium and considerably lean. They both, like me, are in their early twenties. They both have those strikingly, youthful figures, figures that catches every man's attention. There are quite a few here in this restaurant who can't keep their eyes off of either of them. I should be jealous, possessive even. What man wouldn't with a beautiful girl like Laura as his wife?
And yet, here we are, the three of us, eating a delicious meal in a very casual, and yet a surprisingly intimate setting. I know people are wondering about us. They suspect a story, a long one perhaps, as to why it's the three of us and not just two. They wouldn't understand the bond Laura and Katlyn share, and have for years, certainly since childhood. They grew up together and were as close as real, flesh-and-blood sisters. Sisters however, they are not. Best friends...not exactly. This bond goes a hell of a lot deeper than that. I suspect that they think I'm a special guy, one who doesn't mind sharing his wife this way, that I don't resent not having her to myself like most other guys would. They don't understand the dynamics of their relationship. Nobody does. I certainly don't and I've known them both for years now. I live with it. I live with the concept that they are a one package deal. I knew that from the beginning. I had no illusions otherwise. What they don't get and what Laura probably only halfway discerns is that I really like Katlyn. I like her a lot. Perhaps too much at times. I'd never admit that either, not to either one of them, of course. Why would I? I know that Laura would probably misinterpret my intentions and that would likely poison their relationship, and I'd received the blame for it. There is no win there, so I keep my feelings to myself. It's just better that way.
"Are you through with your plates?" The waiter asks.
His voice breaks me out of my own thoughtfulness. "We'll have the check." Katlyn tells him.
I look at her. Laura only passively, her face still unreadable. "It's your anniversary, duh?" She smiles. "Check please." She affirms to the confused waiter. He nods and leaves.
"What...no dessert?" I laugh.
"I have something at home that's better than what they serve here." Laura tells me as Katlyn pays our bill and gets up from the table.
I noticed that she didn't eat much, which is an observation that I refrain from voicing aloud. In fact, I know Laura hasn't eaten much in a couple of days. She's like this I know...especially when she's contemplating a change or a move. However, I also note that Katlyn didn't finish her plate either.
I say nothing as we stand on the sidewalk waiting for our Uber driver to arrive. A cool evening breeze is blowing gently from off the ocean and I'm glad I wore my long-sleeved shirt tonight. Once she pulls up, I stand aside to let them sit together, but instead Laura insists that she wants me between them. They always sit together, but then nothing has been ordinary about this night so far.
Both are tense as we ride back to our place in utter silence. It's nothing unusual for Katlyn to eat out with us and head back to our place for a couple hours before heading to her own apartment a few blocks away. Then it also nothing unusual for her and Laura to have sleepovers too. Tonight, I didn't know which it was going to be. I suspect that I won't be having Laura to myself much at all tonight, regardless of which option wins out. I can't recall the last time we've made love and not had to rush through it because of Katlyn.
However, tonight I'm distracted by Katlyn's closeness and her warm body beneath the jeans that she wears tonight. They're slim cut. Everything she wears is designed to show off her perfect body, perhaps a little too well. Laura is wearing a similar pair. They'd even worn similar long-sleeved pullovers. Katlyn's is white. Laura's is pink.
I keep wondering what she meant by having a better dessert at home. We have no dessert at home, not that I know of. I'm still hungry...well a little bit. I could have eaten a piece of cake or pie...whatever they'd had on the menu. I'd heard that their key lime pie was good too. But then, isn't it always, no matter the restaurant? It's hard to screw that pie up.
We'd been shopping all day. Laura wanted to update my considerably outdated wardrobe for some time, and today she'd made it her mission to do just that. We'd brought everything home before heading to the beach for dinner.
"Daniel, I want to see you in your new swim trunks." Laura says and kisses me tenderly. "I want you to try them on before your shower."
"Okay." I say as I catch Katlyn's heated eyes as they meet mine. She blushes instantly and I'm suddenly feeling shy. "But they're kind of skimpy..."
"Baby, don't be shy in front of her." She smiles. "You know she's my girl. I don't mind if she see some skin."
He words unsteady me as I take off my clothes and pull the considerably slim-fitting trunks out of the bag. I can't help thinking that these were designed for European men and not American. We didn't have their bodies. However, it seemed that more and more clothes were being designed for such physiques these days. I slip my boxer briefs off and pull the tight trunks on. I'm fit, reasonably so. I don't work out regularly like other guys I know. Still, I do have what many would consider a lean body, and I have to admit the trunks do fit. I'd fit in on a European or Far Eastern beach. Not perfectly, but I'd be close enough to not be gawked at. The girls...well they'd be gawked at for another reason I knew. It would be a lustful gawking.
"Come on, don't be shy." Laura calls out to me from the living room.
Reluctantly, I head towards the door. I'm half-way there when I pause before the mirror over the dresser. I notice how pasty white my skin is. I need to bone up too. My ribs are starting to show. I know...my diet isn't great. I hardly eat and when I do it's mostly light, vegan shit that Laura has started introducing in our diet. We're not vegan but she wants to try a little of it to get our nutrients. I notice my sandy-brown hair is sadly unkempt now, thanks to the ocean breeze this evening. I shouldn't care. I really need a shower. I feel grimy from today. It had been hot, sultry so, for most of the day as we shopped. But she wants this, so I delay my shower till she's satisfied. That is what I tell myself as I hesitantly turn to go but pause once more to catch how revealing the trunks are. I'm not even remotely aroused and I can still see the shape of my penis. They are made of a silky, smooth material, but they're taut, so much so that I can see the outline of the head and most of the shaft. And yet, there is no way to avoid going out there. Katlyn is going to see everything. And yet, that excites me in a perverse sort of way. I say that because I'm married and it's wrong of me to think such things about my wife's girlfriend. That is what I've always told myself when such sordid thoughts have slithered into my mind.
"Daniel!" She calls out. "Don't make me come in there and drag you out!"
I can hear the amusement in her impatient tone. With a sigh, I run my hands over my smooth, hairless abs and legs. She'd convinced me into having the hair removed shortly after we began dating. It hadn't been much, but it was enough to bother her when we were together. She loves smooth skin against her when we make love. Anyway, with one last look and a deep sigh of unease, I head for the door.