She was beautiful; her smokey eye makeup look was alluring, her red lips enticing, and her long hair tied behind her head in a ponytail suited her. The deep cleavage of her blue dress revealed a considerable amount of creamy white breasts for anyone's curious eyes. I glanced towards her, wondering who was the lucky guy she had been waiting for, and knew something was amiss when I noticed a teardrop running down her cheek and the ring on her finger.
Approaching, I learnt she gave in to her husband's year-long nagging, agreeing to pick up a man in a bar and maybe even fuck him. Sitting there, she regretted ever agreeing to such a thing as the realisation hit her; this was it. She was dressed to attract men, sitting at the counter alone, waiting for someone to hit on her while her husband observed her from the crowd.
It wasn't about her, more like it was all about him and his fantasy of his wife being a hotwife, being fucked whilst he waited for her return to tell him all the sordid details of her indiscretions while he wanked himself. The idea of his wife of 25 years being fucked by another man took over his rational mind and kept him in constant sexual arousal.
He wanted her to dress sexily and provocatively, purchasing clothes she would have never bought herself under the disguise of showering her with gifts. During sex, all he talked about was her being fucked by other men. Admittedly, it did turn her on, and she went along with the fantasies, but they were only fantasies in her mind, unlike in his. He wanted it to happen, to experience the feeling of being a cuckold. If only she would agree and be his hotwife.
Eventually, she agreed to his nagging and decided to go along with it, which brought her to Jack's, a notorious pick-up joint, with a glass of wine in front of her and a teardrop rolling down her face.
"Are you alright?" I asked her, moving over to the chair next to hers.
"Yes, I am fine," she said, staring at her glass.
"Okay. I don't want to pry, but if you want to talk, you will find me sitting on one of those chairs," I said, sliding off the seat to walk away.
"Wait," she called out. "Don't go. I could do with some company."
I sat back on the chair, looking at her expectantly, waiting for her to continue, but she just stared at her glass. Minutes passed in silence, and I did not want to interrupt her thoughts when she nervously glanced over my shoulder like she was searching for someone in the room.
"Thank you," she said finally, then took a sip of wine. "My husband is sitting at a table watching me, waiting for someone to hit on me."
"Really? And I guess by the teardrop running down on your face, you are not keen on that."
"No, I am not. I love my husband, but his nagging about me fucking a stranger pushed our marriage to the edge. Sure, it is a nice fantasy in the bedroom, but...," her voice trailed off.
"I know what you mean. My wife, now ex-wife, and I had those fantasies but never considered taking them outside the bedroom. At least, I do not think she has ever wanted to do it either."
"That is how I feel about it, but not my husband. He got to the point he is obsessed about it."
"And it got to the point your marriage is in jeopardy if you don't go ahead with it."
"That sums it up," she said as another teardrop rolled down her face. "I don't want to do this, but I don't want to end our marriage either. My husband is a good man, caring, loving, but lately, his obsession has been driving us apart."
"I don't pretend to understand what both of you must go through right now, and I don't know if there is a simple solution. Have you tried counselling?"
"No, he says there is nothing wrong with him, and millions of couples live the cuckold lifestyle," she said, sipping her wine. "I just don't want to be one of them."
"You don't have to. I am sure there is a solution you both can live with. It just hasn't presented itself yet."
"I am so sorry for putting my troubles on you. Let's forget about my problems," she said, smiling vaguely. "I don't even know your name. I am Julie."
"I am Jim," I replied and shook her hand, noticing how small and delicate it was, her nails painted red, matching her lipstick.
"I offered to listen to you, remember? I am happy to listen."
"Thank you," she said and leant over to give a peck on my cheek.
"He is waiting for someone to hit on me, and I guess he thinks it's you," she said, staring at her wine glass.
"Well, you are a gorgeous woman. I noticed you when I walked in, but I am not one to play his games to make you do things you don't want to."
"I know. I had the feeling you would not do that. But, would you keep me company? I don't want anyone to try to hit on me."
"Well, if I have a choice drinking alone or with a beautiful woman. I guess I choose the second option."
"You men!" She said and softly punched my arm. "Thank you."
We chatted for quite some time about our lives, she even laughed at my silly jokes at times, and we had three glasses of wine each, but, every now and then, with dark clouds over her eyes, she looked towards her husband past my shoulder.
"Listen, I have an idea. Your husband will never have to know the truth, and you will never have to do what he wants you to do," I said to her, placing my hand on hers and gently squeezing it.
She listened to me, but my suggestion did not convince her. That was fine since I did not expect her to accept what I had said to her right away.
"Think about it," I said. "Let me give you my phone number, and if you want to go ahead, we could arrange things."
"I don't know, Jim. That would make me a liar. I have never lied to him."
"What are the alternatives? Think about it, and if you want to go ahead with what I have suggested, text me."
She reached for her clutch, and after unlocking her phone, she handed it to me. I typed in my name and phone number. She slipped off the chair and kissed my cheek, taking her phone from my hand.
"Thank you. And I will think about what you said," she said, then walked to the front door where her husband met her.
I watched her in her stiletto pumps, walking away; her long shapely legs seemed a mile long in her short dress, and she wore seamed nylons. I just loved a woman's legs in seamed nylons, and I had to give it to her husband; she did look a hot wife, but a hotwife she was not.