The year had been eye opening. We'd always had a decent sex life, but there's a difference between doing it a few times a month in the same positions and indulging fantasies you didn't know each other had. I'd been a little embarrassed at first that she'd found the porn I was masturbating to, but something about that reminded both of us that exploring your dirty mind is even hotter when you're doing it with your long-time partner.
Which is where Samantha comes in.
Samantha lived around the block and we'd met about ten or eleven years ago when our kids were in elementary school. We would spend ten or fifteen minutes each morning chatting with her while our only and her youngest waited to get picked up for school. That led to being invited to the occasional barbecue or Christmas party and eventually to Samantha and my wife becoming very close. Elementary school led to middle school, her oldest kid graduated and went to college, and then her husband left her.
She told us she felt like a clichΓ©--the wife whose husband decides to fuck a 25-year-old because he's having some mid-life crisis or some bullshit. I mean, it was even to the point where he told her that he blamed her for "letting herself go" when he fessed up to his affair.
Letting herself go? What a piece of shit. The woman was tall--easily 5'10" (although I'm not the best judge of height except that I'm 6'1" and she's not much shorter than I am) with long legs, wavy brown hair that went just past her shoulders, deep brown eyes, and plump lips. And as for her figure, she was voluptuous. So I had snuck a few glances when I probably shouldn't have and definitely had more than a few dirty thoughts about her over the years.
Anyway, the divorce was about three years ago, and when everyone chose sides, we chose Samantha's. That's why why I was standing in her living room with a beer in my hand doing my best to keep up with a couple of fellow dads' one-upsmanship about what colleges their boys were applying to. It was Samantha's Christmas party, one of those casual drop-in get togethers where you see people you haven't talked to in a really long time and almost immediately remember why you haven't talked to them in a really long time.
I think I had engaged in their talk because I needed a distraction. The vibe had been weird all night. Not in a bad way or anything; I just noticed that since we'd arrived at Samantha's house to help her finish setting up, she'd been a little ... flirty? At one point, I was setting something up on the kitchen island when Samantha asked to squeeze by. I leaned forward so she could pass between myself and the island, and felt her hands grip my waist and linger for just a moment. And, during the party, she would laugh a little too much at something I said or touch me on the arm when talking to me--it was actually more subtle than I'm describing, but I noticed. But it was also possible that I was just horny and picking up on any attention.
I nodded along to something about the competitiveness of Stanford and glanced at my wife who was listening just as intently to another mom's story. She caught my eye and I pointed to my beer, but she shook her head and held up her full glass of wine, so I nodded and downed the rest of my bottle, then excused myself so I could go get another.
Samantha had put the beer in a cooler on her deck, and as I fished through the ice to see what looked good, I heard her say, "I hope you're not too bored."
I grabbed a bottle and stood up. "Sorry I'm not that interested in who's going where."
"Oh, I know," she said, "you'd think they were going."
"Well, I guess we've got a couple of years until we're in that boat," I said, "Then again, you've done it already."
"That's right," she replied, "and I don't think I messed up too bad, so I'll guide you guys through."
I chuckled and took a breath. It was really cold out and I was just wearing a button-down shirt and pair of jeans, but the chill felt good compared to the heat of the living room. Samantha took a sip of wine and I made some lame comment about how much I liked the party. She told me she was glad and then we were quiet for a few moments. A few awkward moments, actually, and I swear I wasn't trying to check her out, but the moment that I noticed her nipples had gotten hard, I also took note of how her sweater hugged her large breasts.
Okay, it probably wasn't subtle at all, especially since I was a few beers in. She definitely saw, because when she took the beer bottle out of my hand, opened it, and handed it back, she took a step closer.
"Thanks," I said.
"No problem."
Another moment of silence. It was still freezing outside, and this was both awkward and electric. She was almost right up against me and I could hear her take a heavy breath. Or maybe it was me breathing heavily? I knew I should say something, but was at a complete loss for words. "I ..."
"... should probably get back to the party?" she finished.
"Yeah," I breathed. Samantha smiled and turned around. I checked out her ass as she walked inside. That felt ... good? I hated to admit it, but it was hard not to.
I took a deep breath and headed inside, avoiding the college admissions conversation and doing a sweep of the room for a few minutes before I found my wife in the kitchen. She asked me if I was having a good time. I said I was and was about to tell her about the odd interaction I'd had with Samantha but didn't get the chance because a couple of her friends waved her over with some story to tell. She gave me a quick kiss and left. I took a swig of beer and did a lap around the room before ending up at a conversation about movies.
A couple of hours later, we were the only ones left, having promised to help clean up, even though Samantha insisted she would just take care of all of it in the morning. I was standing in front of the kitchen island and drying off some wine glasses when Samantha walked in from the dining room holding a stack of plates and platters. "Let me get those," I said, and took them out of her hands, placing them in the sink.
"Thanks."
"No problem," I replied. She was right next to me, just like she had been on the deck. I took a deep breath.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, why?"
"You seem nervous," she replied.
"I'm, uh ..." I stammered.