(This story takes place in a fictional world with fictional people. Any similarities to people or things in the world we actually live in is coincidental.)
Chapter 24
Tim could sense his wife's distress as she stood before him, unwilling to meet his eyes. "What's the matter? Is one of the girls in trouble?"
"No, no, nothing like that," she muttered. Despite having thought about it all afternoon, Gwen could not find the appropriate words to start with. "Natalie was over riding this morning, and we were up in the pool together after—"
"Lucky pool," Tim said with a smile. Gwen didn't acknowledge him, instead plowing on. "And she asked if I wanted another trim, you know, down there, and I said yes."
"And?"
Gwen risked a glance up to see Tim smiling at her expectantly. "And one thing led to another, and we, uhh, touched ourselves in front of each other." She stared at the floor, studying the tile, fearing the worst from her husband.
"Were you okay with that?"
Gwen looked up in shock, wanting to wipe that patient smile off his face. "Was I okay with it?! Are YOU okay with it?! Tim, I was in bed with another woman!"
"But did you enjoy it?"
Tears welled in her eyes as he gathered her to him. "That's not important. What I did was wrong!"
"No, I don't think so," he said softly. "If you tried it and didn't like it, don't do it any more. If you liked it...well, the world didn't end, you're still here, and I'm hungry. What's for dinner?"
Gwen pushed her head back and looked up in amazement. "That's it? You're hungry?"
He looked down at her apologetically. "Well, I am..."
His wife's eyes widened as she snapped back into control-and-order mode. "Oh my goodness, I was so worked up about...this...that I completely forgot to make anything! I'll start something right now!"
His arms held her tightly, preventing her from pulling away. "Nah, don't bother. Let's go out tonight."
"No, really, I can—"
"Let's go out tonight," he repeated firmly. "Let me just go take a shower first." Gwen stood there in shock as he kissed her forehead and released her, then ambled down the hallway towards the bedroom. She stood there for some time, trying to come to grips with the fact that the most important person in her life had not taken offense to her transgression. The shower was running, her husband's naked body blurred behind the frosted glass of the shower enclosure, when she stepped into the bathroom. Silently she stripped, intent on thanking him for not throwing her out.
Gwen opened the door and caught a glimpse of Tim's hand flying away from his crotch while he turned his body to present his muscular backside to her.
He awkwardly angled himself away from the open door. "Oh, uh, almost finished hon, be right out."
"Would it be all right if I joined you?"
"Well, uh..."
Gwen stepped behind him, reaching around to run her hand down his chest, across the fur of his lower belly...and on to a very erect penis. Wordlessly she began to stroke it as she pushed her breasts into his back. Tim didn't fight, just standing there, allowing her to play, hoping she wouldn't ask why he had been hard even before her arrival, wondering if she had already guessed.
Gwen continued to stroke until he could take no more. Tim turned to face her, but only got a quick kiss before she sank to her knees and slid his length between her lips. Her senses were assaulted with a variety of inputs—the hard tile beneath her knees, the splash of hot water against her skin, the clean, slightly salty taste of his penis. Gwen worked him for a short time before he announced his impending orgasm.
"Mmm-hmm," she acknowledged from between clamped lips.
"But don't you want me to take care of you first?"
"Gwen removed his cock long enough to say "you first," then impaled herself on it again. Tim didn't argue, and filled her mouth with his salty spend a moment later. Gwen swallowed, stood and kissed him.
Tim shut off the water. "Now your turn. Bedroom?"
"Later. You have to eat first."
"But—"
"Later."
Tim dressed while his wife brushed her teeth, not wanting to advertise to others what she had just had in her mouth. She dressed after she was satisfied with the results, Tim requesting she wear something from her earlier shopping excursion. Gwen complied with a short-sleeve blouse that hinted at the bra and cleavage underneath, a skirt that showed more thigh than Tim could ever remember being displayed in public, and a pair of bikini panties. He whistled appreciatively. "Man, people are gonna think I married out of my league."
The couple made their way a few miles down the road to their local pizza parlor, Gwen noticing the looks of surprise from the regulars at the change in attire from this familiar customer. She was thankful for the relative privacy of their high-backed booth.
Nothing was said of the day's events as they sat eating like they had so many times before, Tim with pizza and beer, Gwen with a salad and a glass of soda. It was dusk when they made their way back out to the truck, Gwen careful not to reveal what might be under her skirt as she climbed up and in.
Tim brought the engine to life and turned to her. "I want you to do me a favor."
Gwen looked back at him, particularly anxious to do anything for him. "What's that?"
"Gimme your panties."
"The ones I'm wearing? Right now?"
"The ones you're wearing. Right now."
"But we're out in public?"
"We're in my truck. Please?"
She rolled her eyes and intently scanned the parking lot before reaching under her skirt, hooking her thumbs into the lacy waistband and pushing them down while her cheeks burned hot. Picking them up from about her feet, she made sure to hand them to Tim below dashboard level.
"Thank you very much." Gwen's discomfort when he held them out at eye level to examine them turned to horror when he hung them on the rearview mirror.
"Tim! You can't leave them there! Somebody will see them!"
"Call it a trophy. I like 'em there. Just for the ride home." He dropped the truck into gear and pulled out while Gwen nervously checked the lights of the oncoming traffic to determine if they were strong enough to make out what was hanging from the mirror. They had only gone a half mile when she felt a calloused hand on her bare thigh, pushing its way up under her skirt.
"Tim! Watch the road!"
He laughed. "I am watching the road. My hand knows the way on its own."
"What's gotten into you tonight?" Gwen protested, but did nothing to stop the advance of his hand, instead spreading her legs a bit more in anxious welcome. Not for the first time that evening, she dared believe that Tim had been pleased rather than upset with her indiscretion .
His rough middle finger was not delicate in its approach, finding its way to the top of her furrow and sliding down until it reversed direction and pushed up into her opening, the palm pressing down on her clitoris. Satisfied, the hand withdrew and Tim tasted the tip of his finger. "I'm guessing when you said later, you meant as soon as we get home?"
"If we get home. Both hands on the wheel, please."
The turn up into the driveway was made a few moments later, Gwen making sure to remove her underwear from their place of honor before exiting the vehicle. "Spoilsport," Tim called out good naturedly and led the way into the house.
The before-bed routine that had been followed for as long as either could remember was not ignored, and it was another half hour before the couple stood together in the bedroom.
"So, umm, I was wondering," Tim stammered, "and you can tell me it's none of my business, but..."
Gwen turned to look at him, surprised at how quickly the confident, almost cocky man in the truck had been replaced by this bashful one. "But?"
"But, uhh, I'd uhh, kinda like to know how you, you know, did it...this afternoon?"
The Lady quickly arose indignantly, firm in her belief that such things should never be discussed and that yes, it was none of his business, but Gwen knew that she had to be truthful with him, and felt a strange desire to share some of the less scandalous details. "Are you sure you want to know?"
"Yeah, I do, if you're OK to talk about it."
Gwen sighed. "Well, I laid down with my head at that end of the bed—"she nodded to where the pillows were again neatly stacked on top of the duvet, "—and she laid down with her head at the other end—" she gestured to where a spare blanket lay folded, "—and we , umm, you know..." The whole truth and nothing but the truth, the Slut firmly reminded her. With another sigh, Gwen moved to the closet.
Tim watched curiously while his wife appeared to rummage around the closet until she found what she was looking for. Gwen turned and dropped what she had retrieved on the bed.