Joan Davis positioned her chair in front of the full-length mirror in her bedroom and sat down. She pulled open the silk robe she was wearing and under which she was totally naked. Considering her age she thought she looked reasonably presentable. Spreading her legs so that she could see her sex in the reflection of the mirror, she experimented with a number of poses to see which one provided her with the best view. When she was satisfied with that she moved her hand to her groin and slowly began to finger her clit. Staring at the intent face in the mirror she continued to move her fingers in a gentle circular motion until she began to feel the explosion building inside her. When it came she cried out in pleasure, falling back in the chair. In the warm afterglow of her orgasm she contemplated the contented figure in the mirror, and her mind drifted back to the events of the previous day.
On days such as these Joan found herself in her car heading towards the Cape. Sitting there on one of the benches, looking out to sea, was a way to relax and clear her mind. It was something she had done a lot since her husband Phil passed away nearly three years ago. There had been no great passion in their relationship, but she missed his presence and the companionship it brought.
A way to counter that was to keep busy; an active mind and all that, and after all she was only in her early fifties and far from being in an infirm old age. Driving to the Cape was one of the things she looked forward to doing whenever the weather allowed. That meant when it wasn't too windy which it was most of the time. Today, however, was beautiful and calm and it would be a joy to be there.
Joan stopped in the public car park, picked up her small hamper and headed off towards the beach. As she reached the area where the public benches looked out towards the sea, she saw a man sitting on one of the seats. He was doubled over and as she moved closer she could see that he was crying. Not quite knowing what to do, Joan stopped and stared.
As if sensing he was being watched the man looked up. Joan could see the tears running down his face. 'I'm sorry,' he said and took a deep breath, 'I hope I didn't frighten you.' His voice was soft and pleasant.
'No', Joan replied,' I'm the one who should be sorry. I had no right to stop and stare. Are you okay?'
'Probably. It's just that my wife died a year ago today. We used to like walking out here so I thought I'd come out, but the memories got a bit much.' He smiled, 'I think I'm over it now. Please have a seat.'
He indicated the space next to him and Joan, without thinking too much about it, sat down beside him. He seemed to be about her age and in quite good shape, no paunch bulging over his trousers. 'By the way, I'm Steve Charles.' He put out his hand.
'Joan Davis,' she replied, touching the hand briefly. She had never been a great one for physical contact.
Sitting there, looking out to sea, they started chatting and within a few minutes they had exchanged stories, discovering that they had a great deal in common. They lived in the same suburb, had both lost their spouses suddenly and really missed the companionship that their marriages had provided. The conversation continued and when she looked at her watch Joan realised they had been there for over an hour. She had no idea why she asked the next question in much the same way that her new friend had no idea why he gave the answer he did, but she turned towards Steve and said, 'Tell me, what is it that you miss the most?'
He smiled, 'I don't mean to offend you, but I miss the relationships we had.' The thought crossed Joan's mind that he was just like all other men really. Steve must have caught the look. He raised his arms, 'No! No! I don't mean having sex. In fact we found that not very satisfying at all. Never lasted long and was accompanied by much grunting and groaning.' He laughed.
Joan laughed as well, ' I must say I have to agree with you there. Our relationships, if you want to put it that way, were rather ordinary and as you say, not very satisfying.'
'Well, we are agreed on that then.' Steve looked at her intently. 'You asked me a question and I'll give you an answer, but I in no way wish to offend you.' Joan nodded as he continued. 'We reached a point early in our relationships where we decided that intercourse was not for us. That we enjoyed pleasuring ourselves far too much and that we enjoyed putting on little shows for each other.'
Joan looked a little startled by this, but Steve's words intrigued her. 'So, what did you do?'
'I guess we were both in some way exhibitionists and voyeurs, but only for each other, mind. We would never have considered bringing anyone else into our relationship. We just loved each other so much. Now I miss those shared little intimacies.' Steve seemed to realize what he had just said, 'I really can't believe I've told you that, but I might as well tell you the rest. We would put on little shows for each other and then we could enjoy ourselves in our own way.' He shook his head. 'I know it must sound weird, but we were happy and we never harmed anyone else or each other.'
Joan looked at Steve intently. It seemed that what he had said had touched a kindred feeling in her. She smiled. 'You may find this hard to believe, but I know exactly what you are talking about. My George and I never did anything like that, but I wish we had. The poor man was a terrible lover, all good intentions, but no skill whatever.' She paused for a moment and then seemed to make up her mind. 'Seeing that you have been so honest I thought I would do the same. He never gave me an orgasm, but I doubt he ever knew that.' She smiled at a sudden memory. 'Perhaps there was one time, although he knew nothing about it. I was going to the bathroom and I just started to open the door and I realised that George was already in there. Not only that, but he was playing with himself. He didn't know I was there and I just stood there and watched him. It was amazing and when he came, I did too. Never even had to touch myself'
She blushed at the memory. 'I'm sure you'll think I'm a dreadful woman. I've never told anyone that before.'
'Not at all,' Steve replied. 'That's just the sort of thing Myra and I would love.'
'Are you serious?'
'Absolutely.'
Joan was intrigued. 'So what did you actually do?'
'Well, I guess we would create situations, or just things that happened around the house where we could expose ourselves and then masturbate while we watched each other. I know it sounds kinky, but we loved it.'