This story is based on fact. See if you can spot the point where fact becomes fiction.
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It was almost 8pm one warm Tuesday evening in autumn and my wife Annie and I were expecting a casual friend to call in for a drink after dinner. A younger man than me, Tom was no pin up but, as Annie had confided, women found him attractive with his piercing blue eyes and lithe figure.
As luck would have it Annie had been held up after work with a farewell for a colleague. A glass or two of champagne at the office had become a bottle or two at the pub and Annie had rushed home with seven minutes to spare before Tom was due to arrive.
A fit 39 year old, Annie always dressed well for work and there seemed no reason to change. I was busily preparing the drinks and nibbles and hardly noticed that she had slipped on a loose fitting open necked sweater and her sexy little poolside hostess skirt.
She smiled happily and kissed me. "Hi Darling. I'm sorry I'm late. The girls and I had a few extras at the pub to see Janie off. I didn't have time to eat."
I could see that in her eyes. We sometimes substituted Friday night meals with a session at the pub and she usually became amorous and flirtatious. Friday night was usually a good time to be married to Annie.
She dashed outside and switched on the spa, (which explained the skirt), and as she came back in Tom arrived, the mandatory bottle of bubbly in his hand.
We all sat chatting for a while and the champagne flowed. Annie was glowing and in a very carefree mood. Several times, as she sat on the floor in front of us, her skirt slid back down her thighs and I could see the tantalising white flash of her satin panties with the lace front. I had given her them on her last birthday. She said they made her feel very sexy and she usually only wore them when we were going somewhere special. Thoughts crossed my mind of many nights caressing and nuzzling them before easing them down her smooth legs. I felt my groin tingle with anticipation.
Tom had noticed the occasional white flash too and was trying not to look -- or at least not to be caught looking. Annie, chatting and laughing happily, must have been aware of our glances. She looked great and, as she made no real attempt to cover up, I guessed she was doing it deliberately to tease us. She must really like this Tom.
It had got quite late and we'd decided not to have a spa. Annie was quite disappointed and I guess I was too as it would probably have been a naked spa and might well have been fun.
Tom made noises about walking home and goodbyes were exchanged. I went to our bedroom, anxious to make sure the lights were set right as, given Annie's mood, there was still time for some loving before sleep.
As I passed the lounge room on the way to the bathroom, I could hear Annie and Tom still talking as they stood by the open front door. As I headed for the bedroom I noticed they were kissing -- goodbye I imagined.
I got into bed. Some minutes later the front door shut and all was still. I could hear music still playing and guessed that Annie was clearing up before bed. I waited for a while but must have dozed off.
When I awoke some 25 minutes later, Annie was still not beside me. Thinking she too must have dozed off on the lounge, (damn, no sex tonight), I went to cover her and turn off the music.
As I neared the dimly lit lounge-room I realised that Tom was still there. They were in a warm embrace, exchanging short gentle kisses. Annie's tongue was darting in and out of her mouth, teasing Tom's lips.
My instinct was to break it up as tactfully as I could but I had frozen! I don't know whether it was shock or excitement but, either way, I just froze. They couldn't see me and probably thought I was asleep as there seemed to be no furtiveness or wary eye out for me.
As I watched motionless, Tom's hand slid up under Annie's loose top and she murmured her pleasure through a kiss. They were still near the door, moving slowly with the music. Annie was on Champagne Cloud 9 and I wondered if she was really aware that she was with Tom not me.
I wanted to stop them but still seemed unable to move. Meanwhile, Tom's hand had fallen from Annie's breast and was gently caressing her stomach. Soon enough, his hand slid under her skirt and I could see his arm stiffen as his fingers flowed across the lace front of her panties.
Annie stiffened too as his hand searched further down and for a moment it seemed she was resisting. Thinking she wanted it to stop I began to step forward to intervene. At that moment, Annie's right thigh fell open and her kiss intensified. I froze again.
Tom began to massage her crotch with his keen fingers and I could see her hips moving slowly back and forth, humping his hand. She began to go floppy in his arms, a sure sign she was "anyone's", as I had thought so many times before while doing the same thing. I began to wonder just how far this would go.