[This is a story about people who overcome obstacles, barriers to their own happiness. It is about choosing love. It is about sharing. There is even a wedding. It is about doing what needs to be done. It is also about sex. No people or animals were harmed in the writing of this story. There were shared orgasms as part of the writing process. Extra credit if you can spot where they happened. Your comments and votes are encouraged. ]
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I opened the front door and Bob, my next door neighbor, was standing there. His face was red, his fists clenched and he looked like he was about to explode.
"You Ok, Bob?"
"Not by a long shot, you bastard! I ought to cut your balls off for what you've been doing!"
"Whoa, Bob. I don't know what you're talking about. You're pissed at me?"
"You've been fucking my wife!"
"She told you that?"
"No! I figured it out!"
"Did you ask her if we've ever fucked?"
"She'd lie! I know she's been having sex with someone. I know you're home almost every day and that she likes you. It's you!"
"Bob, what can I say or do that will have you understand and believe I've never fucked your wife?"
He hesitated. I followed that question with, "We ought to talk with Gena and get to the bottom of this before you explode."
"She isn't home. She's at the salon getting her hair done so she looks good for you! You're telling me it isn't you?"
"My dick has never been inside your wife. Never! Come in and sit down. I think we should talk and see if we can figure this out." He came in and we sat at my kitchen table. I gave both of us some iced tea.
"Now, tell me why you think Gena is fucking someone besides you?"
"I noticed three months ago she's changing. She went shopping and instead of the same stuff she always wore she bought some different stuff. At first I just liked it, then I got to thinking. Maybe she didn't buy the new stuff for me. Maybe she bought it for someone else to see. Since then, she has tossed out the old stuff. It wasn't worn out, just old."
"By stuff you mean stuff most people don't see?"
"New bras. New panties! Hell, she even bought a couple thongs! Hell, last week she threw out all her pantyhose and bought those stockings that just come up onto her thighs!"
"I might be way off base here Bob, but maybe she's starting to think she isn't as attractive as she used to be. Maybe she bought that stuff to convince herself and convince you that she's still sexy."
"She's still sexy!" Bob's face was still red and his blood pressure must have been very high. I waited until I thought he had calmed, at least a little.
"How often do you guys get together?"
"Damn, you get right in there don't you? It's not like we're twenty-five any more! I work hard. She works too. We get together once or twice a week."
"How's the romance?"
"The what? I tell her I love her twice a day, every day. On her birthday I buy roses."
"Bob, that's not romance. That's obligation and habit."
"Huh?"
"When was the last time you asked her to get dressed up so you could take her out to dinner at a really nice restaurant?"
"Her birthday, last year."
"When was the last time when it wasn't a birthday, holiday, anniversary or any special occasion?"
"Why would I do that?"
"To tell her she's special. To tell her you love being married to her. To pamper her."
"Oh."
"Have you ever had flowers delivered to her at work? Or a box of her favorite chocolates?"
"No! She's at work."
"When my wife worked I had flowers delivered to her office on random days. Every woman in the place read the card, smelled the flowers and made her feel special, loved and the queen of the office. It was well worth the fifty bucks I spent."
"So, you don't think she's screwing someone else?"
"I have no idea. I know she isn't screwing me. I know she's a woman and every woman I know likes to be appreciated. When she gets back from the salon, take her car to the car wash. Get it washed, detailed and polished. Fill it with gas. She will think of what you did every time she gets in her car. Invite her on a dinner date for tonight or Saturday night. Maybe, it's time for you to do a wardrobe update too. If you go to that car wash over on fifth street there's a good men's store within a short walk. Buy yourself some new underwear, new t-shirts and not the same stuff you've been wearing for fifteen years. Follow her example, toss out the older stuff and wear new stuff for her."
"That's a good idea." He thanked me and left. I washed the glasses and put them in the dishwasher.
An hour later I was watching the Cubs on TV and heard Gena's car stop in their driveway. Five minutes later I saw Bob drive off in her car. One minute later Gena walked in my back door.
"You and Bob had a talk. What about?"
"When I opened the door he accused me of fucking you. So, I told him the truth. I have never put my dick in your pussy. I've never fucked you or screwed you. I also told him to take your car and get it washed, detailed and polished."
"Then we have plenty of time, don't we?" She turned on her devilish grin.
"My dear, I think you have an addiction."
"I do! I'm addicted to the feelings I have when you munch on me!"