In the morning Suzie and I talked about what happened and, recovered from the booze, I was surprised that she liked it so much.
"I saw you do things I'd never seen you do before. What was that all about? At one point you fucked three guys!?"
"I need to tell you something," she started solemnly. "Please try not to judge me when I tell you this. I love you, you know that..."
She took a long pause and stared down at the table.
"What, Suzie?"
"Most of the year before I met you...I...I spent, shall we say, accompanying men."
"You mean sex for money?"
"Yes. I got into escorting with a girlfriend and we made a lot of money. I was very good at it and really loved doing it. That was probably one of the main reasons we made so much money. But I decided I wanted a normal life so I got out and then I met you and the rest is history. I just couldn't deal with the instability of it all."
"But last night you looked like you were loving it, even when those other guys jumped in...you really like the sex that much? Group sex? With dudes you don't even know?"
"It's why I never told you. I didn't think you'd want to be with a freak. I didn't stop being an escort because I didn't like it. I loved the thrill of it all. I just didn't think in the long run it made sense as a lifestyle but last night woke up all that freakiness I used to enjoy and I lost myself in it."
"Wow, I can never tell Ken about this. He's already hot on your trail..."
"He already knows."
"What?"
"It was a total fluke that we moved next door to them. Ken was a regular client of mine. We sort of dance around the past but he hired me a lot. He was very sad when I quit because he adored me and then all of a sudden we're neighbors. Bizarre. I thought doing this would remove the tension."
"Okay, Suzie, I don't get anything anymore. I don't know who you are and I don't even know who I am. Here's another confession since we're into confessions. At this point we might as well put everything on the table. A few days ago I went over there and fucked Jenny."
"I know."
"You know? How could you know? Did Ken tell you?"
"No, I just knew you eventually would. I know them and I know you. She's irresistible and knowing Ken I knew he'd offer her to you so he could watch. He was always into that. I knew she'd want to screw you. Also, knowing how his brain works, I'm guessing the swap was a payback to Ken so he could have me in the bargain."
"Geez, Suzie, you're like a master detective the way you figured everyone's motive. I mean, that's exactly what happened. You should be working for the police department."
Then there was a very, and I mean very, long pause where we looked at each other. Then she reached across the table and took my hand. "Sex is one thing but it's you that I love. Nobody else."
I didn't know what to say. I loved her too. I thought hard about everything she'd told me and I had to admit how much I liked the sex too. Did it mean I didn't love her? Of course not. I wasn't always comfortable with everything I saw her do but part of it turned me on too. We had to resolve this. We had to have a direction or we wouldn't be able to move forward.
"Escort, huh?"