Chapter 8 - Dinner for Three
Victor and Linda entered the Blue Tavern as planned. The hostess walked them over to where a handsome young man was sitting. He got up to greet Linda immediately, welcoming her warm but restrained manner. He kissed her hands and told her she looked breathtakingly beautiful, even more than when he knew her in college. Linda blushed and gushed, loving all of the flirty attention. Only after that first moment did he acknowledge Linda and Victor as a couple together. "So, I understand you are getting married again. Congratulations, Linda, and congratulations Victor, you are a lucky man!"
As they sat down at the table, Victor managed to make his move and sit down next to his wife, forcing Brad to the other side. They ordered drinks and appetizers, made small talk throughout dinner, and generally had a good time. He was a gentleman, and as much as Victor hated to admit it to himself, Brad was a genuinely handsome and personable guy. He was outgoing, expressive, and he could carry on passionately about a wide variety of topics without being a conversation hog. In particular, he had a really good knack for engaging Linda in a sincere way, making her feel special. Victor finally understood how his wife was crazy about him back in college. They reminisced about all the good times they had then. Victor realized from the context of the conversations over dinner that evening that the two of them had a long and torrid affair. Victor could not help but wonder just how intimate they had probably been with each other, even as long ago as it was. It explained a lot about how his wife was more experienced and confident in sexual matters early in their marriage.
On the drive back, Linda asked Brad to drive and she sat in the front seat with Brad. Victor felt like a kid passenger in the back seat. There was a lot of giggling going on, and he got the sense that they were holding hands. He heard them whispering, followed by Brad exclaiming out loud, "No way! I don't believe you. Come on!"
"Yes, I know it's hard to believe. Look, it's going to happen, just later," she explained.
Victor wasn't sure what they were arguing about. They continued whispering. He could see how Brad looked utterly surprised, and then concluded, "Wow...that's awesome!"
"What are you two talking about?" Victor asked with a raging curiosity. He leaned forward to hear more but they kept facing forward only. He noticed that Brad and Linda were holding hands. It appeared that he was touching her thigh, and that she was encouraging it.
There was a long, awkward pause, and then his wife explained, "I told Brad how you and I have not formally consummated the marriage yet, sexually." Her voice trailed off at the end as if she was uncomfortable saying it.
"Oh yeah, that's just great! Why don't you share all the intimate details with Brad!" Victor whined.
"Well husband, if things progress tonight like I hope they will, I wanted Brad to know that he would be the first one to consummate the marriage instead of you." She said this much more confidently.
"Do you mind?" Brad interjected, "That I take your wife's virginity away again?"
Victor slumped back into his seat and looked out the window. The word 'again' confirmed that they had been sexual with each other at one time, and now he was intending to do it again, on his own honeymoon.
"Answer him, honey," Linda commanded, "How do you feel about Brad taking my virginity?"
"Brad, I would be most grateful for you to give my wife the pleasure she deserves, once again."
