Louise watched in fascination and some jealousy as Steve masterfully made love to Dorothy Kaiser. Robby, Steve and Louise were watching the video tape Robby had made during Steve and Dorothy's encounter in the motel room. It was Monday afternoon.
Robby commented, "Despite the low light, the details are very sharp and clear. You can clearly identify both the people. Hell, it's nearly good enough for a porn movie!" Then, seeing Louise's frown, he wisely shut up.
Louise looked over at Steve, "Well, you certainly made it believable, didn't you?" she said a little testily.
"Look, Louise, I'm not going to say that I didn't enjoy it. I mean, Dorothy is pretty fantastic. But, I'm still with you on this. You need the protection that this tape can provide. And, after all, didn't you yourself say to be easy on her, that you like her a little yourself?" Steve had not been provoked. He had initially been against Louise even seeing the tape. He had wanted to keep it between himself and Robby. But she had insisted.
Robby said, "There's also an audio tape. In it, you can hear them addressing each other as 'Steve' and 'Dorothy'."
"It's a good thing that Robby knows his electronics," Steve said. "Most of the equipment he needed came right from work. He did a good job, too."
Louise came out of her reverie. On the screen, Steve and Dorothy were rushing toward a mutual orgasm. Their cries and moans could be heard clearly on the video tape.
"This morning," Robby said, "I went into work a little early, and made one copy each of the video and audio tape. One copy is yours to keep, the other can be given to Ms. Kaiser as evidence that you mean business. I think that once she sees herself on the tape, she'll be willing to keep quiet."
"Yes," she said absently to Robby. "Thank you." She squeezed his hand. She suddenly seemed sad.
"Well, I've got to go, Louise. I'm expected back at work," Robby said, getting up. "Besides, I think you and Steve have some talking to do."
Louise walked him out the door. On the porch, she gave him a hug and said, "Please don't be a stranger, Robby. I know that things can't be the way they were, but I'd still like to see you from time to time."
"Hey, I'll be around," Robby answered. "Besides, Steve's a nice guy. He'll take good care of you." Mock-sternly, Robby said, "I approve of that young man."
Louise gave a little laugh, hugged him again, and sent him on his way.
Inside, Steve had rewound the tape and put it back in its box. Louise sat down with him on the couch and said, "Well, what do you think we should do next?"
"Well, it's your call Louise, but I think we should follow the original plan. Contact Dorothy Kaiser, show her the tape, and tell her that if she reports you to the authorities, we'll send a copy of the tape to her husband."
"Okay, agreed," Louise said. Then, a bit hesitantly, she said, "What about us, Steve? You certainly looked like you had a good time with that woman. Am I out of the picture now?" Tears brimmed in Louise's eyes, and she sniffled.
Steve patted the couch next to him, and Louise slid gratefully over to him. She curled up in his arms, and they kissed tenderly. "Louise, you are not out of the picture by any means. I think you are very special, and I love making love to you. But I do admit that I sort of like Dorothy Kaiser, too. I wish that there was some way that we didn't have to coerce her into staying quiet."
Curled up in his arms, Louise thought over her options. She could give Steve an ultimatum: Dorothy or her. She could let Steve go altogether. Or, she could reluctantly try a compromise and share Steve with Dorothy.
She did not want to risk alienating Steve by issuing an ultimatum. She certainly did not want to give Steve up altogether and miss out on some of the best loving she'd ever had. Louise sighed deeply, looked up at Steve and said, "Kiss me, honey. I need to be kissed badly." Steve did so.
Then, Louise said, "Well, I suppose that there is a way that both Dorothy and I could have you. We would have to work out an arrangement to, um, share you between us. How do you feel about that?"
"Well," Steve said, "I am not a dummy, Louise. The though of having both of you is very exciting to me. I would do my best to keep both of you happy."
Louise stroked the rapidly growing bulge in his pants and asked, "How do you think Dorothy will take it?"