She was shocked when she suggested it first. But then she had an idea that all was not quite as it seemed for some time.
As the information sunk in she took time to reflect on the position and how she had come to be where she was.
One of her best friends was an escort. Was that the right word or was it hooker or something worse. And here she was suggesting to Susan that there was an opportunity for her to join her in the oldest profession.
Susan was 44 and single again following the break-up of her marriage some three years previously. Her 2 children had recently left home, one to study abroad and one to share a place with her boyfriend. So Susan now lived alone in her 2 bedroom apartment.
Her marriage had broken up because her husband cheated on her. She found out the worst way -- returning home early from a weekend away with friends to find her husband in bed with the daughter of one of their neighbours. Her husband at the time was 42, the girl about 22, and as she stood unnoticed in the door of her bedroom watching her husband pounding in to her slim young body it felt like her whole world was at an end.
Of course as she found out subsequently the girl was not his first cheat and he had strayed a few times previously, particularly when away with his friends on golf trips overseas.
The marriage finished instantly and thankfully her husband contested nothing. He kept the house (she could never live there again) and she received a good settlement which enabled her to buy and furnish a nice apartment and live comfortably without having to work.
That was until 6 months ago when he left the country and the monthly payments to her stopped leaving her exposed and having to look for work to support her lifestyle.
After the shock of the separation and subsequent events Susan shut herself off from normal life and even her friends. She threw herself into looking after her children's needs and buying and setting up her new apartment. Gradually she picked up with her friends again who were anxious to help her recover and resume her normal life.
Initially she had no interest whatsoever in men or in another relationship. Trust would be an issue for a while. Her friends tried hard to get her to socialise and to set her up on dates but for the most part she resisted. It was a full 2 years before she went on a date. The father of one of her daughters friends, also separated, asked her out and she went on a number of dates which she enjoyed. Both were unsure of themselves and while the dates were good they ended with at most a gentle kiss on the cheek. About 2 months in to the relationship the man suggested a weekend away in a nice hotel together. Susan had never contemplated a progression to a physical relationship and the idea scared her and as a result she refused and ended their brief relationship.
It did force her to consider the physical and to appreciate that if she was to see men that inevitably that would be an expectation. It was not that she did not enjoy sex because she did but the vision of her husband with the other woman had scarred her.
Before she met her husband Susan had been relatively quiet and her experience with men was limited.
Her first kiss did not happen until she was 17, a brief sloppy snog on a dance floor at the end of the night.
A year later she had her first boyfriend who she dated for about six months. After about 3 months with him she finally relented one night when parked in a secluded place in his mother's car and let him open her bra and fondle her breasts. A regular play with her breasts seemed to satisfy him for the next few months but when she then refused to let him go further the relationship ended.
Maybe she was keen to show she was mature because the next phase of her sexual awakening followed soon after. The older brother of one of her friends made a play for at a party in her friend's house. In her eyes this guy was perfect, older and hot. She got a bit drunk let him kiss her passionately and take her upstairs to his room. He said all the right things and as a result before long her top and bra were on the floor as he kissed and fondled her breasts. The sensations distracted her and he had his hand under her skirt on her panties before she realised. This time she didn't resist and helped by the alcohol in her system let him explore her. He asked if he could make love to her which made her come to her senses and say she was not ready for that. Thankfully he accepted her answer and resumed the kissing and touching. He told her she had him very turned on and that he needed to be relieved. She watched as he opened his pants and ho took her hand and put it on his throbbing erection. To her surprise and relief just a few strokes of her trembling hand had him shooting his sticky cum on her chest and skirt.
A couple of months later she met her future husband. She knew straight away he was special for her and before long they were a very serious couple. Despite some previous experience with former girlfriends he did not rush her and their activity for a full year never went below the waist. This was because Susan was aware of how passion had overtaken her in the past and because her future husband did not pressure her. However on his birthday about a year after they started dating she surprised him one night when they were parked in his car by opening his pants and stroking him until he came. On the night he proposed to her about 6 months later she surprised even herself by taking his erection in her mouth and swallowing hard when he came. After that it was inevitable that he would have regular access to all of her body. While the plan had been to wait until they were married to finally have sex on one weekend away at a friend's wedding she let him come into her bedroom. For the first time they were completely naked together and despite her best intentions she found herself so aroused that she begged him to enter her and make love to her. Of course he did and while the first time was awkward and rushed the repeat performance next morning was much more fulfilling.
So now 19 years later he remained the only man to have had had sex with her. Which made the prospect of dating again so much scarier.
Financially she needed to find work and she was grateful to her friend Helen who got her a job in a company she part owned which provided waitresses and hostesses for generally corporate functions in the city. She enjoyed the work and meeting people and her employers seemed happy with her ability to mix and chat with the customers and add to the ambience of the events.
Recently she had even given her phone number to one of the guys she had met and was flattered when he phoned and asked her out. They had a lovely meal out and when he dropped her home she naively invited him in for coffee.
She had invited him in all innocence but he interpreted it differently. When he kissed her as they sat together on the sofa at first she stiffened but relaxed then and quite enjoyed the sensations. They kissed more passionately and then she realised that his hand was on her thigh and moving upwards. She froze and removed his hand saying that she was not ready for that. He seemed OK about it and before long he was kissing her again. This time his hand moved to the zipper at the front of her dress. She froze, feeling silly, but uncomfortable but unable to say no to him again. As she sat there his hands opened her dress, then bra and fondled her breasts. Despite herself the sensations felt good and she even moaned out loud when he moved his face down to suck on her nipples. She stopped it after a bit and rezipped her dress and saw him to the door. She did not return his subsequent calls but she knew he had awakened desires and needs in her that she thought were in the past.