Marcus A. Schafer and Juliet B. Simpkins, Mark and Julie, met during their freshman year in college and became a couple by the end of the first semester. Their interests, personalities and disparate majors probably should have separated them, but somehow they stayed together. He was in computer science and she in business and finance, both at Penn State. He was an introvert and was happiest when engrossed in the intricacies of algorithms and programming, not dealing with people. Actually he was more outgoing and well-rounded than that sounds. He had been quite popular in high school and had been, at 5' 11", the starting point guard on his high school basketball team. In addition, in the off-season he worked as a manager and played small roles in school plays. Still, there was something of a nerd hidden in his athletic body and it came out when given the opportunity to immerse himself in his chosen field.
Julie, on the other hand, was very social, with a friendly and gregarious personality. She was a brunette with a pretty face, long legs for her 5'4" height and with breasts that bounced nicely as she performed as a cheerleader in high school. Those personality traits stayed the same in college but, surprising herself, she discovered that she really enjoyed her business and finance courses and that she was very good in them. She also discovered a real drive, almost an obsession, to succeed - both an asset and, as it turned out, a serious flaw.
Despite these conflicting interests and personalities, they just liked each other and, very soon, fell in love. They discovered that they were very compatible in almost everything except their majors - beliefs, books, movies, music, friends, etc. Most significantly, they were very well matched in sexual activities. They moved from fondling and groping to oral sex and, finally, to sexual intercourse smoothly with no difficulty. They meshed together perfectly and, unlike most college romances, they stayed together, neither having any desire to stray. It was a wonderful four years - they had found their life partners and their career paths without the trauma most college students suffer through.
With this lack of drama in their social lives they were able to dedicate themselves to their studies and both graduated with honors. At the job fairs conducted by the school's placement office, each of them received multiple offers. Mark was courted by the major IT companies with high paying jobs but he finally accepted an offer from a start-up, located near Philadelphia, which paid largely in stock options but intrigued him because its program interested him and he would be in almost at the beginning of its creation.
He had met the originators while in classes at Penn State and they welcomed him as a colleague instead of just an employee. Of most importance to him, he would be part of a small group of innovators rather than one obscure worker among hundreds doing rote work at, for example, Microsoft or Apple. Julie was happy to accept a well-paying (in cash) position at a major regional bank in Philadelphia, Eastern Bank and Trust, and started her drive to reach and break through that glass ceiling that limit women in a "man's field".
With the job issue settled, they scheduled a wedding for August and found a small townhouse to rent. It was then that they showed both their togetherness and their fiscal conservatism. Their parents were not rich but they jointly offered the prospective bride and groom a sum that they were willing to commit to the wedding and honeymoon. That sum would be adequate to provide a fairly lavish wedding ceremony and reception and a luxurious honeymoon cruise. Due to scholarships, family support and part time work, Mark and Julie's student loans were far less that the burden's other graduates face, but they didn't like them hanging over their heads. After serious discussion, they decided to have a relatively small wedding and reception and have a honeymoon cliché - Niagara Falls!
Their plan: deny themselves immediate self-gratification to build a better future. They would put their parent's contribution and what they felt they could save from their salaries into paying off those loans. They computed that their debts could be paid off and enough savings put aside so that they could take a wonderful, worry free opulent honeymoon cruise at their fifth anniversary. That became their goal and they even started a computer countdown so they saw the number of days till their fifth anniversary honeymoon became real. They also figured that by that time they would be ready financially and personally to start a family. It was fun to watch the number shrink and they even attached to program on their families' computers.
In any case, on August 23, a Saturday, they were married in a relatively small ceremony with a moderate reception. It was pleasant, but not ostentatious, with family and real friends. After their brief honeymoon, they repaired to the house they had rented and settled down to married life. The house was small but adequate. A living-dining room, kitchen, office and power room on the first floor, a master bedroom with a large walk-in closet and a guest room upstairs. Both bedrooms had en suite bathrooms. More than adequate.
They settled down to married life with a pleasant routine. Julie left each weekday morning and returned at 6 PM or a little later, depending on traffic. Mark's hours were less regular, not surprising since he was with a startup. Two or three times a week, sometimes more, he would work from home the full day. Other days his time varied, but he tried, when possible, to be home by 5 or 5:30. He would start dinner and it would be close to ready when she arrived. He liked to cook, so it was no burden and they would have the evening together. Other times they would go out or order in. On weekends she would cook or they would work together. The other minutia of family life was handled in the same companionable way and life moved on.
One of the extremely important parts of married life, of course, was sex. It was excellent! As said before, they meshed together perfectly in college and that included sex. The only real limitations was lack of opportunity until they moved in together their senior year. The transition into married life was seamless. They each knew the other's needs and desires and responded to them. Julie was an interesting case when it came to having sex. Even if she was not in the mood, for whatever reason, a small amount of cunnilingus would get her wet. Then, regardless of her original lack of interest, his cock could penetrate her and she would fully participate.
Her movements would become uncontrolled and her orgasm would be gigantic. As a result, their sexual intercourse, i.e. fucking, was always vigorous and mutually satisfactory. However, there was one aspect of Julie's orgasms that had caused them problems while in college. Men were permitted to be in a coed's dorm room, but not for sex - a rule that was winked at, not rigidly enforced. However, whenever she reached orgasm she emitted a shrill exclamation of pleasure that was clearly discernable through the door into the hallway. It wasn't an annoying sound at all, but it was an announcement to the world that she had just had sex. It led to a great deal of teasing as well as a few reprimands from unsympathetic authorities. Mark moved off campus his junior year and the noise became a nonissue.
Mark still teased her about "hurting his ears" and also about how easy it was to get her hot. He laughed at her, insisting that no matter how cold she was at the start, if any man, whoever it was, managed to get her wet enough to get into her, she would get hot and have an orgasm. She emphatically denied that, of course, but, with a grin, added "I'll have to try it sometime to find out. That could be handy if you weren't around!"
Mark unequivocally replied, "If you even think about it, another part of your anatomy, your little ass, will get very, very hot!" They were secure in their relationship and this type of teasing back and forth was a lot of fun for them.
In any case, after the explosive climax, there would be a period of cuddling and hugging, a period which Dr. Ruth calls "afterplay." During this time there would be words like honey, dear, sweetheart or darling exchanged. It was an integral part of the love-making and was a time of bonding intimacy and closeness which was of importance to both of them, particularly Julie. It was the difference between just fucking and making love. They often would fall asleep in that position. Life was good, physically, mentally and professionally.
