As Vivian and Raimond Kruuse were enjoying a very festive meal at the Horisont Restaurant, their alcohol consumption induced them to be forthright and unconstrained in recounting their inner most feelings and aspirations. From that point forward during the meal, they revealed some of their history, much of which was not known to the general public. Vivian was a heavy drinker who could hold her liquor fairly well. Still the alcohol she had consumed during the meal made her far less inhibited. In addition, considering his generous approval of her public persona she naturally became less guarded. As a result, she was very candid about her sexual past. She didn't describe any of her sexual encounters in graphic detail, but she did advise him of her tattoos and their significance.
Raimond Kruuse was astonished by Vivian's candor but was not shocked by her vast sexual experience which she related. During their impersonal interaction when they happened to be together mainly in the normal full cabinet meetings, he developed the impression that she was a player. It was not that she was flirty nor comported herself outlandishly in a slutty manner, but still he sensed by the vibes she gave out, that she was very sexual and could be seduced.
One of the first instances that provided credence to his belief occurred on that very first day when Kaja Kallas was installed as the first female Prime Minister of Estonia. A subsequent photo op with Kaja Kallas and her entire cabinet along with their spouses occurred. Of all the married cabinet ministers only the wife of Urmus Tralla, the Minister of Justice, and the husband of Vivian Laaning, the Minister of Culture did not appear in the general collective photograph. Even Raimond's wife Varvaara who lived separate and apart from him had deigned to appear alongside him for that historic photo op.
Now in the case of Urmus Tralla there was an understanding of why that was the case. It was an open secret that Tralla's wife had mental health issues which precluded her from appearing in public with him. However, with Vivian, there appeared to be no ostensible reason why her husband was not included in the photo. Especially, since he had been politically prominent in the past while advocating the rights of farmers in Estonia. Could there be marital discord? The reporter from Õhtuleht, the one who had asked about her wardrobe malfunction earlier that day, also inquired for the record why Vivian's husband was not included in the commemorative historic photograph.
Vivian was able to cavalierly defuse the malicious innuendo of the question by replying, "As you may know, my husband is a dairy farmer in Valgamaa. What you may not know is that our cows have to be milked twice a day every day seven days a week. If it happens that my husband has to be away from the farm for any reason, it is incumbent upon me to remain at the farm to ensure our cows get milked. So, in this case, as I'm required to be in Tallinn, my husband has to remain on the farm or otherwise our poor milking cows will suffer unduly."
The manner in the way Vivian answered the question in such heartfelt terms, dissuaded the reporter from pressing on with questioning the authenticity of her explanation. But to Raimond Kruuse, it seemed axiomatic that one could always engage someone else to supervise the caring of the cows when both of them were away. As it was, their dairy farm was already large enough that additional farm labor was necessary. By adding two plus two to equal four, Raimond came to the conclusion, that the four in this case represented the fact that Vivian must be in the market for seeking alternate sex aside from her marital occasions.
With this surmise, coupled with Vivian's frankness in revealing her past sexual history, and not to mention his own alcohol consumption, Raimond was unguarded as well in his conversation with Vivian. He revealed what was already known on the internet that he was married and father to two daughters, twenty-two and twenty years of age, respectively, and both being students at the University of Tartu.
However, what was not known by his biography on the internet was the fact that he had separated from Varvaara and had rarely any sex with her for the past fifteen years of separation. Varvaara had moved on with her life and had acquired a new man to pleasure her.
In his case, Raimond Kruuse was absolutely committed to his political career. His obligations to his political party plus his duties as a representative of the government of Estonia was of a paramount concern in his life. Thus, he was not in the market to establish or be involved in a long lasting romantic relationship or an affair. Then again, he was a flesh and blood man subject to sexual desires despite his driving imperative to make a significant contribution to the advancement of his beloved fatherland.
To this end, Raimond Kruuse had acquired the acquaintanceship of three ladies of whom he could count on, to satisfy periodically his momentary carnal lusts and desires as they arise. (pun intended) In reality he was not in a position to devote all of his time and energy in satisfying any of his extramarital lovers. Therefore, he had sought out married women who may be disgruntled with their sex life and were merely only interested in an occasional fling to satisfy their own urge for extra marital sexual excitement, but who would not otherwise be inclined to insist on a firm commitment.
As a result, when he periodically felt the desire and the need for female companionship for the night, he would sometimes book a room at this hotel and make a booty call to one of these three ladies. Other times the ladies would come to his rented apartment for a night. In fact, he added that he had already obtained a room that very night, and that was the very reason he asked her to meet him at the restaurant rather than escorting her from her residence. To which Vivian coyly asked, "Oh! Is this then an invitation for me to join you in your room?"
Raimond boldly replied, "Why yes indeed! As I already told you, you will get the money for your department no matter what. So, my real main purpose of asking you out to this fine restaurant at this very fine hotel is to see if after dinner you'd like to accompany me to my very fine room."
Vivian replied, "That's awfully cheeky of you and betraying a lot of brazen confidence. If I were to decline your generous offer, why you'd be out a pretty penny for naught."
Raimond smiled as he could read between the lines that she wasn't going to refuse. He blandly replied, "Not at all! If you do not wish to spend any more time with me this evening, at least I've enjoyed your company, and you have to admit this has been a lovely meal. But you need not fret that I've wasted my money nor that I shall be alone in the hotel room. If you do decline my invitation, I'll just ask one of my lady friends if they wish to come here to keep me company. I'm pretty sure one of them will be able to comply. Perhaps my certainty of that does not fall exactly in the realm of death or taxes but it is pretty damn close to that category."
