Fridays are our days. My wife and I have, without ever stating it or writing it down somewhere, always reserved Fridays for ourselves. We will put on some of our favorite music, make some of our favorite food, talk about our week purging the events at work that turned our days in one way or another. We will confirm what plans we have for the weekend. We muse about vacations, retreats at spas, extended weekends in NYC or on a remote lake paddling. We will sip from a more expensive bottle of wine maturing in our modest wine cellar. And most Fridays, if one of us doesn't fall asleep right after dinner, we will make love.
My wife had sent me a text message apologizing for being caught in a meeting that was running late. Being a VP at a small bank often meant late running impromptu meetings any day of the week.
On the ride home I planned what I would make for dinner, planning to have it ready when Carol arrived home from work. Poached salmon with lime/chipotle mayo, steamed broccoli finished with garlic butter, and some orzo lightly bathed in homemade pesto. I stopped at the grocery store and grabbed the salmon, lime, basil and some fresh broccoli. I picked up some tapenade and hummus for appetizers. Everything else I needed was at home.
I dropped the food in the kitchen and threw 5 CD's into the player. Some Miles, Ella, Chet, Coleman and Jane Monheit set on random play. I went upstairs to shower off the remnants from my work week.
The warm water cascaded over my body. I thought of what things we had scheduled for the weekend. Our typical weekend chores of course. Dinner with Friends Saturday night. Tanning Saturday morning. Tanning with Stephanie Saturday morning. I touched my cock and closed my eyes. I imagined Stephanie in front of me, the salon buzzing with a Saturday morning crowd, Stephanie removing my clothes, getting on her knees and silently taking my cock into her warm mouth. She stands up, turns around, grabs the handles on the doors of the stand up tanning machine. I step in behind her; pull her thong aside and start fucking her against the machine. My cock is hard and full in my hand. I shake my head and as difficult as it is to do, stop masturbating, deciding to save my cum for a session with my wife later tonight. I washed up; my erection making it easier to thoroughly clean my cock in preparation for the night's activities, toweled dry and threw on some weekend clothes.
I was washing the broccoli and basil when Carol called to say she was on the way. I had about 45 minutes before she would be home. I went downstairs to retrieve some wine. I grabbed a crisp bracing white from Alsace that would go well with the mix of food I was preparing and half bottle of sparkling wine for starters.
When Carol arrived I had two plates of appetizers ready, the pesto and lime/chipotle mayo were prepared. The water for the pasta had just boiled.
"Hi hon. Sorry I'm late," Carol called from the front door.
"Hi Babe. That's okay. Dinner is ready to go," I yelled back to her.
I popped the cork on the sparkling wine just as my love turned the corner into the kitchen. We kissed hello and I poured two glasses of bubbly. I handed a glass to Carol raising one myself.
"To Friday night and the weekend."
Carol clinked my glass took a sip and looked around the kitchen.
"This looks perfect for dinner. What can I help with?"
"Nothing right now. I think it's all under control. Why don't you take your wine and a plate of appetizers upstairs and change into your weekend wear?"
"If you don't mind, that would be great."
My wife kissed me on the check and disappeared upstairs. I stirred the pasta and started the fish and broccoli. Miles was blowing a tune on the stereo. I heard the water running in the shower. I lit some candles in the dining room and continued to cook.
Dinner was fabulous, We recounted tales of the work week to each other and slowly wound our way out of work mode and into weekend mode.
"So how's your tanning going?" my wife asked. "That's a busy little salon you found. I mean, you're never there less than an hour. Obviously people like it."
"Oh okay I guess. Yeah, I guess they provide good customer service. It's just a salon as far as I can tell but I guess people like it."
"I will have to go and give it a try sometime and see what all the fuss is about."
Sirens started wailing in my mind. Nope. Nope. That would not be good. That would be trouble. Quick! Get out of this pending disaster NOW!
"If you want to I guess but why would you spend the time when you're happy with your salon. If I had known this salon was so busy I would have picked another I think. But I've paid for time here so I go. I just want to get a tan and get to Jamaica as soon as we can. I really need a break."