I never expected this business to have developed at all, but it did. Strange word: business. It refers to so much more than the usual definition of commerce.
Marci and I were your typical newlyweds. We couldn't keep our hands off each other. We were like the joke we heard a standup comic tell. He asked if there were any newlyweds in the audience. No hands went up, and he looked at this watch. "Figures. Seven o'clock," he said. "It's past their bedtime."
Our first home was a one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor of a five-story building. The living room and the bedroom had sliding glass doors that opened to balconies. The building was one of four arranged around a central courtyard with a swimming pool. There were some great looking babes using the pool on the weekends. I didn't mention that to Marci, although I was certain she checked out the men. She was the hottest one out there. Between her hot body and her skimpy bikini, so man's dick could stay soft. I know she enjoyed the attention.
We had decided we would both work for a couple of years to save enough money to buy a house before having children. She got home a half hour before I did. She was always wearing something sexy, such as her bikini, a teddy, or sexy lingerie. She would greet me with a pouting smile I couldn't resist. Dinner was usually around eight or nine after dessert.
When we had lived there about three months, I came home on a Tuesday to find her still fully dressed in her pants suit. She dashed to me with a fearful expression and an envelope in her hand. "Read this," she said with panic in her voice.
The outside of the envelope was blank. Inside were a note and a dollar bill. "I love your silhouette on your drapes," the note said. "I would like to see a bit more. Perhaps a glimpse of your breasts. Seven o'clock okay? The dollar is for your time." The text was typed. There was no signature.
"It looks like you have a secret admirer," I said.
"Eric," she screamed, "he's a pervert! We have to call the police."
"First, we don't know who he is, assuming it's a he. We could be dealing with a lesbian. Second, what charge would we file? Poor tipping?"
"I don't understand the part about tipping."
"Customers at strip joints tip the dancers. I've been to strip joints and tipped the dancers. Am I a pervert?"
"Of course not." Her voice softened. "You're the sweetest man I know. That's why I married you. But what can we do?"
It was a fair question. We really didn't have any obligation to this guy. We never asked for his money or did anything to earn it. We could simply ignore him. Was it right to accept his dollar without giving anything in return? We had no way of knowing who he was, so we couldn't return it. "I guess you could flash your boobs at him. Take your shirt and bra off in front of the window, then close the drapes. It'll only take a few seconds."
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I'm no stripper, so I guess the dollar is probably the right tip amount. We have an hour to kill. What should we do with it?