We often enjoy our dinners with the Salingers.
We eat out together every month, or so at a restaurant in town. We don't have a special haunt. We enjoy Thai sometimes, other times, its Italian. Honestly though, it's each other's company that we most like to savour.
Mrs. Salinger, although a most dependable neighbour, remains somewhat of an enigma to me. We rarely see her for an extended period, Robert and me, until we all come together for an evening out. She does not strike me as a particularly sociable woman. The extent of her pleasantries is the customary "Morning, Jane!" she graces me with when she comes out to collect the post, as I see my children off to school. But, it is on our excursions together that she comes to life. Suddenly, she becomes vibrant and chatty -a world away from the dull, restrained housewife who so dutifully checks the mailbox at 8:30 every morning.
Her husband, Tom, however, is a hearty fellow. His loud bellows of laughter permeate the walls of our home often, as do the deep grunts and groans of his lovemaking in the quiet, wee hours of the morning. He is such an enthusiastic lover, so much so, that Robert and I can't help but make love ourselves to the tune of it. And what a time we've had! Whenever Tom Salinger's guttural moans travel, albeit muffled across our yards and then through the walls, they ignite a small spark in our bed. Once we overcame the novelty of being so naughty an audience, we not only were drawn in, but also unexpectedly drawn together by it. I remember the first night that Robert's hot fingers closed around mine under the sheets, before he pulled them to his stiffening cock. I had fondled him for a bit through the fabric of his cotton boxers, my ears keen to every groan and then, eventually, through the open slit in the front, as my own excitement grew, to match his. Before we knew it, we were up and at it like our neighbours next door. Strangely enough, though, we never once heard a peep from Mrs. Salinger.
On the mornings after we'd listened in on them, I would always look closely at Mrs. Salinger for any tell tales signs of euphoria from the night before, as she collected her letters. It seemed that I wanted conformation, of sorts, that she had actually had sex. To me, she certainly didn't look the type, if ever there was such a thing. Yes, she was the mother of two wonderful sons who were away at University, but still, I just couldn't picture her, in well... so compromising a position. She was always dressed in a no nonsense fashion and on the few occasions when she did speak, outside of the restaurant setting, it was always in a very matter of fact sort of way. I did remark to Robert, though, that I never once noticed panties on the clothesline... I arrived at the grand conclusion that she didn't wear any, as every Saturday morning, without fail, there would be six brilliant white, broad strapped heavy-duty brassieres side by side on the line, but not a single pair of panties. Ever. I found it exceedingly odd. Mrs. Salinger was a buxom woman, who from my keen observations kept her breasts under great restraint. Robert, of course dismissed my comments as a little obsessive, but I insisted to him, that we women just know these things. And of course, I fully believe I am right. Robert in a desperate effort to change the subject suggested that maybe she hangs her panties indoors. He said that he really doesn't like to think about Mrs. Salinger's panties any at all...
As much as Mrs. Salinger and I aren't particularly sociable, save for the odd pleasantries now and then over a borrowed cup of sugar, her husband, Tom and my Robert get along famously. Many Saturday mornings have been spent by the two, chattering over the fence about the sorts of things that men like to talk about when out in the yard- the sorts of things, I suppose, that would do little to harness female interest for the most part... Inevitably, it came to be that Tom invited us all out one day. He took us down to the harbour one Sunday to look at his brand new boat. Turns out that Tom was quite the seaman in his younger years and he was exceptionally proud of his new purchase that he had saved for years to make. So off we all went, children in tow for what turned out to be a marvellous day. It was from that point onwards that we started to socialize outside of our yards, but in increasing frequency without the children. I myself, was grateful for the restful respite from home, something that was becoming increasingly rare (and exceeding annoying...) and Robert, well, he was just plain happy to have me get out of the house, too.
So, our first restaurant visit came a couple of months there after. I made much more of it than was necessary, having been unable to get out much, if any at all, up until that point. I went into town and bought a nice dark dress, that I decided would look elegant but not overly dressy. I was quite curious to see what it was that Mrs. Salinger would be wearing, having never seen her in anything but dull, cotton housedresses. That evening, I walked into the restaurant to see a woman I hardly recognized. Her slightly greying blonde hair was curled; she wore blush and bright red lipstick. Her eyes were lined with kohl in a very 1960s Marilyn Monroe-esque way, with lashes so seductively long, it seemed there was a faint breeze coming off them whenever she blinked. Up until that point, I hadn't really noticed how very pretty she was. Her dΓ©colletage was magnificently displayed in an emerald green silk dress that merely served to showcase her flawless, creamy white complexion. Well that and her splendidly enormous breasts. She looked absolutely stunning and I told her that much. She was gracious as always of course, and politely repaid the complement, though I had trouble believing it in the diminishing spotlight of her beauty.
The evening was a wonderful one and surprisingly lively, too. Mrs. Salinger spoke more than I had ever heard her do in the two years we have been neighbours, regaling us with tales of her days as a young navy wife. When she giggled, her breasts did, too, and in such a way that all the eyes at the table were helplessly drawn to them- mine in disbelief, Tom and Robert's in deep admiration. A swift kick under the table soon retrained Robert's eyes above Mrs. Salinger's neckline, and he offered me that silly apologetic grin of his. When we got back home that I night, I gushed some more about how incredibly lovely Mrs. Salinger looked and Robert couldn't help but agree- although I suspected for entirely different reasons. He confirmed my suspicions when he said that he finally knew what it was Tom was making all that ruckus about in the early morning hours. I had to agree...