When I awoke late the next morning, my first thoughts were of Don. Since I only had time to get ready to go to work, I decided to call him during my lunch hour and try and initiate a date with him.
Surprisingly, I was nervous when I finally found time to make that phone call. I got his answer machine. "Hi Don. This Joan, the lady from the dress store. I hope that you remember me. I would very much like to meet you at a place of your convenience for some coffee. Please let me know if this is amenable to you". I hung up quickly, nervous about putting myself out there like that, but it felt right doing that for him. I was really hoping that he would call back.
Around 8:00pm that evening, the phone rang. "Hello Joan, this is Don returning your call". My heart leaped and we proceeded to have a wonderful conversation. The result was that I was to meet him this Saturday at the Starbucks near the dress shop in the mall.
That Saturday morning, I tried on several outfits trying to find the right one to make an impression on Don. I ended up wearing a dress that was modest yet flattering to my figure. I must have succeeded judging by the look on his face as he rose from his table as I walked into the coffee shop. As I sat down, Don asked what I would like to drink. "If they, have it, distilled water. If not, whatever spring water they have".
He went to order our drinks. I watched him as he did so. I was just drawn to him. I could not understand it!
He returned with a coffee for himself and my water. "I thought it was a little strange you want only water when you invited me out for coffee".
"I do not drink coffee. It would have seemed strange to you if I invited out for drink of water". Laughing, Don agreed with my assessment.
We sat there for an hour just getting to know each other. He told me about his wife passing away two years ago. How her passing strengthened an already strong relationship with his daughter. I did tell him that I was divorced but really did not get into the particulars of my marriage, the divorce, and especially about my present arrangement with Stan.
As I sat there with him, I was so drawn toward him. I wanted to see this man again, but I felt that he should ask this time. So, I looked at my watch and reacted like I had to leave soon. As I stood and pushed my chair back, I thank him for meeting with me and stated how much I enjoyed his company. He immediately got up and stated he was happy that I called and that our time here went by so fast. "I would really like to see you again, Joan".
"I would like that also".
"Every Saturday morning, I go for a walk along the hiking trail in the City's Park. I would be honor if you joined me".
"That is a good idea. I am somewhat of a hiker myself. One of the things I enjoy about being in the woods is walking the property line for my cabin property."
"Splendid, I start my walk in the park at 9:00am".
"I will see you Don at 9:00am then".
We said our goodbye and went our separate ways, having park on the opposite sides of the mall.
That Saturday morning, I arrived at the park's hiking trail at 8:45am, not wanting to be late (the thing women are famous for). I didn't know why, but it was important to me to be on time and not to play any female games trying to entice the man into wanting me. Don had not arrived yet, so I sat on a bench located at the beginning of the trail, waiting anxiously for him.
After a while, I looked at my phone to check the time and to see if I had missed a message from him. It was 9:30 and there were no messages on my phone. Disheartened, I got up and walked to my car. Just as I began opening the car door, I heard someone shouting "Joan". I turned in the direction of the voice and saw Don running toward me. The biggest smile forced itself onto my face.
"Joan, I am sorry, but I ran into a huge traffic accident which tied up my route here. I make it a practice to not use my cell phone in my car. I think I should have made an exception to that rule today. I am sorry"!
"Don, I understand. We are both here, so let's start our hike".
We hiked for 2 hours. I was just captivated by this man. I did not want the hike to end, but at last it did.
"Joan, I would like, no I need to see you again".
"Don, I feel the same".
So, we settled on a date that coming Friday (movie and dinner). That date was followed by one more. On that last date just outside of my home, I took the initiative and embraced him, giving the best kiss I was capable of. Don followed suit and responded in kind. I wanted so much to invite him in and give my body totally to him, but the specter of Stan and my promise stood in the way. I wanted the first sex between Don and I to be the beginning of his owning my body for his exclusive use only.
"Don, I want so much to give myself to you tonight. But there is something I need to put closure to before I can do that. I am asking you to trust me without question in this matter".
"Joan, I want more than anything to express my feelings for you through that physical/emotional act of making love to you. If there is something that would restrict your reciprocating that desire, then I am willing to wait until you resolve it. It is not necessary for you to tell what is stopping us. I trust you whole heartly and if you need time, I am willing to wait".
I immediately embraced him again and kissed him with my tongue seeking his. Stepping back, looking straight into his eyes, I pulled up the hem of my dress, lowered my panties, took his hand using it to stroke my pussy, covering it with my fluids. I gave his hand back to him, pulled up my panties and dropped my dress and turned into walking into my house saying, "Don await my call. When you get it, come to me as quickly as is humanly possible".
"Joan, I will".
I spent that night in bed thinking of how I would rock Don's world sexually, after getting Stan to release me from my promise to him.
That next morning, I called Stan and told him how I felt about Don and that I felt I had the possibility of a future with him (marriage or otherwise). But the future I saw with Don was one where my body would belong to him exclusively. That, of course, meant that I could no longer keep my promise to Stan of my body being available to him to use as his pleased whenever he felt the need of it.
Stan response to my desire for exclusivity to Don was not received with any enthusiasm on his part. For the first time, Stan admitted his eagerness to "use" my body for his sexual enjoyment as compensation for my lack of being sexual with him during our marriage. Therefore, his first response was a resounding, "No", he would not release me of my promise and felt that my asking was just another example of my failing him.
I spent the next half hour explaining how I saw Don as my last chance for happiness in my life. I countered that Stan now had Pauline who was progressing in her transition into his sex slave and therefore he really did not need me any more for his exploration into sexual adventures that he missed during our marriage.
Stan was quiet for about 5 minutes as he sorted through his feelings about whether to release me from my pledge. Finally, he stated the following:
"Joan, I am disappointed in your request to relieve you of your pledge to me. However, I understand your desire for a future with this guy, Don. I have a proposal, that if you accept, I will release you from your pledge to me. The proposal is as follows: (1) you will invite me to your home this Saturday night. (2) you are to make your entire body available to me to use as I please. (3) You are to tell the whole story of what happen to you at the cabin. (4) After hearing your cabin adventure, I reserve the right to take you and Pauline to the cabin for several days of sexual adventure where I will be allowed by you to do to you everything that was done to you when you were at the cabin. (5) Pauline will be involved in doing those things to you. (6) I had noticed the rope burns on your wrists that happen while you were at the cabin. I have the right to duplicate any marks that were made on your body during your previous stay at the cabin. And finally (7) you must show those marks to Don upon your return home".
"Do you accept my proposal"?
"Stan, I am willing to do everything you listed except of the last part, (7). Are you requesting that I show Don the marks you plan on leaving on my body attempting to ruin my chances with Don"?
"If you want to be released, you must accept all of my proposal. How you handle Don seeing the marks is your problem. If he cannot accept what happen, then he must not be the "One" for you"! You let someone else mark you and not me! Well, I deserve the same liberties you allowed them with your body, with no exceptions. I think Don should know what you did and what you were willing to do so that you could be with him exclusively. Do you accept or not"?
I thought long and hard about Stan proposal. I desire a chance with Don and Stan desired closure with me and my sexuality. "I accept. Be at my house at 7:00pm".