I finally managed to write a shorter story, I always try but get carried away. Fictional, characters all over 18. Proofed and edited using software. A few mistakes are likely. As always I appreciate comments, even criticism if it is constructive, we are always learning.
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We arrived at our favorite off-season resort late Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the excitement of doing some wild things with my husband that night had pretty much dissipated. I had driven the largest part of the two-hour drive. He had one of his sinus headaches, he had a history of them, but not always this severe, the threat of it being an infection was now a worry, we had to make decisions. He could not drive anymore, and we did not know if we should go on, or consider the forfeit of our prepaid two-night $500. Romance Getaway Package.
I felt bad for him and was willing to turn around and go home, so I could take care of him. He reasoned with me, saying that it was not like the flu or something that I could get, and would make him want to be in his own bed. In fact, he did not care where he was, as long as it was quiet, and that pretty much fit the bill at the 5-star resort we were booked at. He had it mildly when we left, and being a good wife, I had brought a gel compress that he uses. It would help but not until we get to a microwave, to heat it, it helps a lot but not a cure.
We go there at least once every winter as a romantic get-away, and know it is generally quiet, no screaming kids, crying babies, what we were getting away from. Ours were with their grandparents.
They have a great deal at the hotel, buy one, get a one-night free deal that includes dinner for two and drinks, both nights. The catch is, that it's a non-cancel rate, knowing this we wait to the last minute to book it, no sooner than the Sunday night before we can get away from the kids, and this has never happened. It is a great place, and an acceptable hotel restaurant, not gourmet, but we didn't come there to eat, we came to drink go in the hot tub, and for wild uninterrupted lovemaking.
The hotel has a nice courtyard, totally enclosed, with lots of sky windows making it an escape from winter. It has a small pool, and a hot tub that sits back in one corner among a bunch of actual palms, and other plants that are there to make you think you are in the tropics.
These are all nice features, but what we liked was that it was kind of private at the hot tub, and we usually end up losing our suits while we are in there and having what we consider daring public sex. Truth is, on a Tue or Wed it is not that daring, we have dined there before with no one else in the restaurant some nights. As I pulled in the lot, I saw no more than a dozen cars, meaning that yep, we weren't alone, at least two of them were likely guests like us.
I got the room keys and gave him one, to let him go up to the room, while I parked and brought our overnight bag up, along with a small bag of snacks.
I got to the room, and Rich was already in bed, in the dark, and I was wondering what I was going to do. I heated the gel pack for him, and wrapped it in a towel, and gave it to him. He told me to go ahead and have dinner, and bring him back something bland, his severe headaches do cause him to not want much to eat, sometimes just crackers, and ginger ale. I just hoped it was not a full-blown sinus infection, and he would be ok the next morning.
I was not sure if I wanted to eat by myself, but what were my choices. I got the have a nice time speech, and I pretended to be OK with the situation, but how could I not be disappointed. With him having been on a pretty heavy work travel schedule, and the kids in the way, we had not been intimate, well, in at least weeks. Too long without sex in the winter, taking the kids to my mom's, and fucking in front of our fireplace now and then, is a highlight of this housewife's life.
It does not seem to bother him as much, but he is not stuck at home, with an infant son, and a sometimes brat toddler. I don't trust him 100 percent on the road, I would not trust myself if it was me, or if I was left alone without the kids. It's our age, we are just short of 30, and I am horny most of the time, I have a nice collection of toys for when he is away, but did not pack even one, or I might have wrapped one in a towel to take to the hot tub for a solo later.
I told Rich I would do my best to sit around the courtyard till he feels better, and just read, so he could keep the lights down, TV off, etc, in hopes of him getting over it by morning.
I primped myself up, just a little, I brought some spring clothes to wear in the courtyard, the fake tropical paradise. But much better than sitting home alone I guess like I have been. I am a people person, and as soon as the baby gets to preschool age I am going to go back to the workforce.
I put on a spring dress since I was going to dine first, and it is more fitting for dining in a somewhat fancy restaurant. I was so disappointed, about not getting a romantic evening, I wanted to be a little daring, so I did not wear a bra. Sad thing is, I don't need one, B cup, firm, before I got pregnant I was wearing A's. I thought I would take advantage of what was only temporary and shrinking fast. My biggest worry was not having nipples showing, it was having one leak, I hoped I was done with that, but women's bodies are unpredictable.
I felt so alone when the host/waiter, maybe he was even the Chef too, that seated me. There were only two of us there, there was a businessman a table away, must have just been seated too, he was sipping a drink, and reading the menu. He wasted no time asking me if I would like to join him for dinner, I told him I was with my husband, and the scenario I was dealing with.
His name was Steve, and he said, "Well, I am married too, and I am not making a pass, I just hate being alone and thought maybe you do as well, just dinner and conversation."
I went for it, I did want to talk, it was a quiet ride there, and was going to be a quiet evening. Rich would not mind, he knows I am a busy body, and I have never done anything to make him not trust me, yet. So I accepted, and was drinking with Steve, and trying to get a conversation of mutual interest going. It was not easy, I did get to know a lot about selling gym equipment to schools though, 100 percent more than I wanted to know about his work.
I had, well we both had a few drinks, and during dinner, I told him about my boredom being home as my husband travels, and that I could not wait to get back working. For some reason that opened him up, it struck a nerve. Steve had a wife that cured her loneliness at home by fucking half the neighborhood men before word got back to him. He was almost crying, at the end. Telling me, apartment living as a change from traveling was not getting it for him. And he was going to have to decide on whether to believe her when she says she is sorry, or just assume she is only sorry she got caught. Saying, "How can you ever trust someone that sleeps with more than one neighbor when you are gone a few weekdays. Not to mention the fact that we would have to move, I can't live on that street if I go back to her."
I can't say I enjoyed hearing his unhappiness, but it made me feel not so much alone living with a traveler. He invited me to meet him in the courtyard, to have an after-dinner drink. I was planning on reading there anyway, so I thought it would eliminate some time alone. I needed to check on Rich first.
He was no better, it was clear he was not getting much rest. It is hard to go to sleep with a throbbing head. I reheated the gel pack, and ask if he wanted one of his pills. He has some that he gets somewhere, they are actual pain pills, but hard to get prescribed these days, so he gets them elsewhere. He uses them sparingly to get some rest when this happens. They knock him out, but he says what they cause is not restful sleep, but helps mask the pain, and makes him more comfortable.