"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Mya turned away, pulling the door closed.
"Wait," I called out, "it's okay. I'd...I'd like for you to stay. If you, you know, wanted to."
Mya's face flushed an even deeper crimson. We'd been married twenty years, and she'd seen me nude countless times, but as I lay naked and erect on the bed, she still had trouble meeting my eyes.
"No, no, I didn't mean to interrupt your...privacy. I should go." Again she moved to leave the room.
"Mya, please." I covered myself with a blanket. "Come, sit. Let's talk."
Mya sat beside me on the bed, the awkward silence finally broken by her embarrassed laughter. "How can we have been married all these years and this is the first time I've ever walked in on you masturbating?"
I had to chuckle. "I don't know. I don't really do it that often. But when I do, it's usually at night, after you've fallen asleep. You've always slept like a rock."
"Is it because I haven't been, well, taking care of your needs as often?" Mya asked.
"No. Well yes, but..." I struggled to find the right words. My sex drive had always been higher than hers, but it was only recently that time, age, stress, and health issues had affected her to the point that the frequency of our sex life had greatly decreased, and when it did happen, it had become all too routine.
I wanted to avoid blaming her, though, or make her feel guilty. It wasn't her fault. It was simply life, and the creeping malaise that can set in on any marriage given enough time.
Mya began to cry. "I'm so sorry, Lucas. I haven't been a good wife for you lately. I just don't feel like having sex much anymore. It's nothing personal, I promise. I still love you. I just haven't been interested. I can't explain why."
I put my arm around her to comfort her. "I still love you too. And I truly understand you're not always in the mood when I am. So I don't mind taking care of my needs myself sometimes, I really don't. But I also don't wanna feel like I need to hide it from you."
We sat quietly holding each other for a few moments. "God," Mya sighed, "I guess I really killed your mood, huh? Maybe I should go, let you finish what I interrupted."
"Please, don't go," I said, taking her arm. "I was thinking...I'd really like you to stay. You don't have to DO anything. Just...watch."
"Just watch? Why?"
"Because I would truly enjoy looking at you while I do it, Mya."
She looked skeptical. "Wouldn't you rather just look at porn?"
I sighed. "Mya, porn is just a fantasy. I'd rather have a real experience. With you."
"I'm confused," said Mya. "You actually want me to watch you masturbate? Or are you hoping I'll wind up wanting sex? Because, I'm sorry, Lucas, but I'm really not..."
I took her hand in mine. "If it's too weird for you, fine, I understand. But you already walked in on me, saw what I was doing. All I'm asking is for you to stay while I finish."
Mya sat quietly for a few moments, looking deep in thought. "Okay."
I kissed her soft lips. "Thank you. It won't take long, I promise."
Mya looked apprehensive as I sat back against the headboard. Pulling back the covers, she now had an unobstructed view of my semi erect cock. She watched nervously as I started to stroke. It didn't take long before I was fully hard again.
The tension slowly eased from Mya's face, replaced by curiosity. "What are you, you know, thinking about?"
"Just thinking about how beautiful you are, Bella."
Mya smiled at the use of the pet name I'd often call her in our more romantic moments. "You sure it's not just from the porn you were watching? Thinking about some younger, far more attractive woman?"
I sighed. "Mya, don't. Yes, I was watching porn. And I won't lie and try to convince you I don't find those women attractive. But that's just fantasy, babe. In reality, you're the only woman I want."
Mya looked unconvinced.
"Mya, you're still incredibly beautiful to me, still sexy. I don't want you to ever think you're not. Hey, I'm not exactly the strapping young man I used to be either, ya know." I patted my rounded belly, producing a giggle from her.
"I love your little potbelly," she smiled, giving my stomach a soft rub. It was the first true smile I'd seen from her since entering the room. "You're still my Brown Eyed Handsome Man."
Mya's hand lingered on my stomach. My cock, already erect, swelled harder at her touch.
"I appreciate that, but I could definitely stand to lose a few pounds." Suddenly inspired, I suggested, "Maybe we can join a gym. Work out together. Now that Sara has left for college and you've cut back to part-time at your job, we have more spare time. Perhaps it'll give us both more energy for...other things."
Mya smiled again, highlighting the crinkles around her eyes that I knew she hated, but I absolutely adored.
"Maybe," she sighed. Her hand was still on my stomach. She'd been rubbing it almost absent-mindedly, but now turned her attention to it, and the protruding object in my hand.
Emotions flickered across her face like images on a screen as she watched me pleasure myself. Embarrassment. Curiosity. Shame. Excitement. "This is so strange, Lucas. I know it's not wrong, and yet it still feels like I'm watching something I shouldn't."
Mya had been raised in a very strict, religious household, and while she no longer adhered to any particular faith, I knew she still struggled with letting go of indoctrinated guilt.
"It's not a sin, Mya," I assured her. "Proverbs says, 'rejoice in the wife of your youth.' And that's what I'm doing. I'm happy to be able to share this with you, and I hope you can find some joy in it too, if only in the knowledge that your simple presence here pleases me."
Mya blushed, but finally relaxed. Our eyes met, and I saw love in them. And a question.
"Can I...help?"
"Only if you'd like to, my love."
The hand that had been resting on my stomach moved down along my hip. Gently, Mya tickled my scrotum.
The convulsive gasp that escaped me encouraged her to continue, my fist moving faster over my shaft as her gentle touch sent shivers through me.
"Oh, that's nice," I sighed, "just like that, yes. I'm close, hun, so close."
Mya watched intently as my twitching increased, and my breaths became gasps of increasing volume.
Back arched, I cried out as my cock swelled to its fullest before releasing its load. Mya jumped, startled, as the first stream erupted, splattering across my chest.
My face contorted in pleasure, I continued to milk my pulsing shaft of every drop, globs running down my fist. My body trembled uncontrollably until finally I could take no more. I let go of my still throbbing cock with an exhausted sigh.
Mya was looking at me with a mix of surprise and amusement. "Feel better?"
"Oh, yes," I groaned, my body still twitching with the aftershocks of my powerful orgasm.
"Wait here, I'll bring you a washcloth."
She returned only a minute later, kissing my brow as she handed me the cloth. "Clean up; I'll go start dinner."