Thanks for both the positive and critique feedback on the first Boots and Birthday Suits. I am glad that people enjoyed my journal. I have received various requests. I appreciate the interest, however while I do edit my journal entries, I try not to stray very far from what occurred. It has taken me some time to get this entry out as I had an opportunity that I had to take given the bad economy we are still in. I have gone back and forth on whether to do all our matches or just the greatest hits. I opted for relaying my journal as the matches happen. Again, I hope you enjoy them.
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Spring 2007:
Wow. Of all the things I had hoped Madison and I would be as a couple, (happy, parents, grandparents) being sex wrestlers was never on that list. There was no getting around it. Even though people in our lives didn't know it, except our friends Susan & Dave, that is what we were. Sure we got a check for $1000 from our first match but that was gone to our growing debt problems and we needed to go back and wrestle again.
Even though we won our first match, I thought we were done. "We weren't these kind of people.", I thought to myself. After all, it was rich people taking advantage of couples struggling during one of the worst economies our country has faced. They were like vultures feeding on our carcasses of desperation and I hated them for it. I told Madison I didn't want us to wrestle again. But my hours got cut again and a few other unneeded bad breaks meant our sex wrestling careers would continue.
While I struggled with our dark secret, Madison was as calm and cool as always. I don't know how she did it. Not just with this but also with what seemed to be all stress situations. Madison didn't block out what happened, but it definitely didn't get to her. I was glad one of us could be calm about it. I selfishly wished it were me.
Everywhere I went I was sure people knew. I couldn't get out of stores fast enough as it felt like everyone's eyes were locked on me. Once I feared people at the market were crowded around a flyer that exposed us! There were several women around it and calling others over! I rushed out of the store leaving my cart in the middle of the aisle I was hiding in. I went back that evening just before close to see it was only a flyer for puppies with cute pictures.
I realized I was having serious problems with this and it was making me insane. Madison didn't understand. She kept telling me, "Not to worry. No one knows. Susan and Dave have been doing this for months without any problems."
Despite Madison's assurances, I still wasn't coping well. I needed to find someone I could talk to. The only person I could think of was Dave. It was he and Susan that got us involved in all this. They have had several matches so hopefully he had some wisdom that would help me out.
I called up Dave and invited him out to beers at a bar that I knew wouldn't be busy on a Tuesday night. More importantly, people I knew don't hang out there. I was glad Dave agreed to meet up. To be honest, we weren't really friends in the true sense. Our wives were friends and, as all married guys know, that meant Dave and I had to be friends.
Dave was an all right guy. We had some things in common, but he was never all that cool with my not being a native of the area. It didn't matter that I grew up in a rural area like he did. This community views anything west of the Rockies as a giant Los Angeles or San Francisco. Neither of which were held in high regard around here. I was always going to be an outsider.
We met up at the bar and grabbed an out of the way booth, but not too far as to not seem like we were hiding something. Being paranoid, I brought some papers so it would seem like we were discussing business or something. Dave thought it was ridiculous but he played along.
"Well, what has you all worried?", Dave got right to the point as he took a sip from his beer.
"Aren't you worried?", I asked.
"Worried about what?"
"Worried about people finding out?!"
"God, all you California people are the same." I'm not from California. A fact that has never stuck with Dave or his friends. "Look, no one is going to find out. The people behind this thing are rich as hell. You see any filthy rich people around this town."
"You really think they don't talk about us? They don't tell their friends?"
"Look. Rich folk like their secrets. Especially the ones they keep from each other. They are all wearing masks. You ever ask your self why?"
"I figure they don't want anyone to know who they are.", I answered.
"Exactly!", Dave responded.
"Exactly what?" I was confused.
"They don't want anyone to know who they are because they don't want to be caught involved with this. It's the reverse man. We've already lost everything and are just trying to hang on. What can we lose? They are the ones who would lose everything if they got found out. Their status, precious memberships and seats on 'the board' all go down the drain."
"I never thought of it that way."
"Well that is how you should think about it. Hell, I'll tell you something else. You think all those 'couples' in the crowd are married? Heck no! Most of those freaks are bringing their girlfriends or escorts. What if their wives found out? That will hit them in their wallet for sure."
Doug's take on the whole wrestling scene made me feel rather stupid. Something I honestly never thought Doug was capable of. I switched subjects in an effort to shake that feeling.
"I have another problem I didn't tell you about.", I started.
"Oh lord. What now?", Doug callously responded.
"Serious Doug. What about some dude having his way with Madison? That's really fucked up.", I said with a hushed anger.
"Madison and Susan talk so I heard all about your match. Quit your bellyaching."
"Quit my bellyaching?! How the hell can you say that? I guess you don't care if someone gives it to Susan, do you."
Boom! Doug hit his fist on the table, shaking the bottles.
There was an awkward pause as the handful of patrons and the bartender looked over to see if there was a problem.
Hushed, Doug said, "You watch your mouth! You don't know what you're talking about."