I'm a receptionist for a law firm. There are four lawyers and two paralegals in the firm. Both paralegals are women as is one of the lawyers. At night, I'm taking classes to become a paralegal. The firm is paying half of my tuition. After a couple years as a paralegal, I plan to go to law school.
Maybe it was my fault my husband stopped spending as much time with me as he used to. When we were first married, George would fuck me two or three times a night. Many a morning I went to the office sore as hell between my legs and yawning from lack of sleep. It was heavenly. That was three years ago.
I got too engrossed in my work and my career. Although I was only the receptionist, I did a lot of typing when the caseload became backlogged. I often got home late. George would already be asleep. Our love life went from hot and heavy to cool and light.
Couriers came to our office every day. I signed for whatever they were delivering, and they left. I usually didn't see them for more than thirty seconds at a time. There was an older man from the courier service who came in frequently to pick up outgoing briefs and other packages. He was a pretty upbeat guy, always smiling, always cheerful.
One morning I was feeling down. It had been a week since George and I had made love. I had been trying to rekindle the flames between us, but he hadn't responded to anything I had done. I tried sleeping in the nude, wearing shorter skirts and t-shirts with no bra so my nipples showed. Nothing worked. I was beginning to fear he was having an affair.
This driver popped in around ten. He gave me one of his grins and said, "Smile. It doubles your beauty quotient."
I looked up and gave him a halfhearted smile. "I'm sorry," I said glumly. "I've got a lot on my mind."
"Hmmm," he said rubbing his chin. "Judging from that expression and your voice, I'd say it's marital."
"Am I that obvious?"
"It's the most common problem people bring to work. Somebody's not performing his husbandly duties?"
I looked down at my computer screen to hide my embarrassment and nodded my head slightly. "Easy fix, assuming you want a fix."
"Of course I want to fix things. I don't know where to start. I've tried everything I can think of."
"Walked around naked? Thrown yourself at him?" I nodded my head. "Too blatant. You have to get him to initiate things. It's a very simple two-step procedure."
"What are the two steps?"
"First, I have to be sure you really want him. How far are you willing to do?"
"I'll do anything."
"Anything? That covers a lot of territory."
Was he hinting he intended to proposition me? Maybe if I had an affair, George would find me more desirable. "Yes. Anything."
"Okay. After you've performed the first step, I'll tell you what the second step is."
"Why can't you just tell me what both steps are?"
"Because if you skip the first step, the second one is pointless. It's also the toughest. Most women won't do it."
"Let me guess. I'm supposed to sleep with you."
"No, that's not it. It is a pleasant idea. I'm not going to touch you. I'm married, too, and I don't want to jeopardize my relationship with my wife."
"What makes you think you have the perfect solution?"
"My wife and I were in your place once."
"All right. What's the first step?"
"Give me your panties." He said it so matter-of-factly I knew he was serious.
"You have to be kidding!" I gasped.
"I told you the first step was the hardest."
"You were certainly right. I can't do it."
"I understand. It took my wife a long time to work up the courage to take the first step. I'm glad she did because it saved our marriage."
"Why can't you tell me what the second step is first?"
"You have to be prepared for it, otherwise, you won't go through with it. The first step is your commitment to your husband and to your marriage."
"I'm sorry. I can't do it."
"Aren't men supposed to be the ones afraid of commitment?"
For the first time in a week, I smiled. He was right. I had been afraid of committing to George. I had only been going through the motions of trying to seduce him. I had been so committed to being a liberated career woman that I had forgotten about him and his needs. I prayed I wasn't too late. I stood up and reached under my skirt. I pulled my panties down past my hips and let them drop to the floor. Stepping out of them, I picked them up and handed them to him.
My eyes locked on his when he put my drawers into his pocket. This man whom I had only seen in passing as a simple functionary suddenly had become my savior. My pussy tingled in anticipation. I was still fully clothed, except for one garment no one ever saw, yet I felt as though he could see my naked body, especially my pubes. "Now what do I do?" I asked breathlessly.
"You're going to call your husband...."
"And tell him I gave you my underwear."
"No. I'll tell you what to say."
I took my cellphone from my purse and dialed George's number. I couldn't believe what I was doing. A strange man had my panties in my pocket, and I was about to tell my husband.... "Hi, Honey," I said softly.
"Hi," he said. "Is something wrong?"
"Why would you think that?"
"You never call me during the day."
"There is something unusual. I just discovered something. I can't believe I did this."
"What's going on?"
"When I was getting ready for work this morning, I -- damn, this is embarrassing -- I forgot to put on my panties."
The line was silent. Almost silent. I could hear his heavy breathing. After a minute, he said, "Are you sure?"
I had to laugh, "Of course I'm sure. Oops, someone just came in. Gotta go. Love you. Bye." I closed my phone before he could respond. I looked at the courier. "Are you sure this is going to work? He's not going to think I'm cheating on him?"
"Would you have called him if you were having an affair? Just do as I told you."
My phone rang. I looked at the screen and saw George was calling me back. I let it ring. I looked at the courier and said, "May I have my panties back now?"
"No," he said. "You would put them back on. That would undo what you want to do. Plus it would destroy your credibility with your husband. The most you would get out of this would be a small laugh. That won't get you laid."