If you had suggested I would enjoy being a cuckqueen a few months ago, I would have told you that you had lost all your marbles. But oh how the tide has turned these last few months.
My change of heart and this story began about seven months ago. I was laid up in bed going on my fifth month of strict bed rest with my second child, and at eight and a half months, I was so over it.
We were coming up on our tenth anniversary and I was feeling so guilty. My husband had always made elaborate plans for our anniversary, trips, gifts, and of course lots of sex. Honestly, the sex was probably the best part of it all. Something about hotel sex on your anniversary, just gets the juices flowing if you know what I mean.
Here I was, big as an elephant and on a strict no sex, no activity, bed rest. All I could think about was how bad I felt that our big ten-o would be spent with me lying here, and him probably rubbing lotion on my belly. It was just so depressing. And no, Anthony hadn't said a single word to make me think he was disappointed. Just the opposite. That man couldn't stop telling me how beautiful I was, how much I glowed, how much he loved me.
As I lay there all alone because Dear husband was dutifully taking care of work and then would come home and take care of the house and our son, bring me dinner in bed, and make sure I was taken care of, all I could think about was how I wasn't able to take CARE of dear husband.
That led me down a somewhat dark spiral. A few hours later, way too much social media crap, and a couple of streamed shows on why people cheat, and I had myself fully convinced that if I didn't find a way to take care of my husband's needs, he would find a way to take care of them on their own.
Now of course looking back on this, I'm a thousand percent certain that this was entirely my own mind filled with way too many hormones and crap you get from the internet. Anthony would never have cheated on me had I not literally asked him to do it in front of me.
Anyway as I expected a few hours later my dear husband returned home. As was his new routine, he got our son squared away after having picked him up from school and then came upstairs to our bedroom to say hello and check on me.
"Hey babe, how are my two favorite people? Did you have a good day?" he asked as he walked into our room.
"Same as always, my back is sore, I'm bored out of my mind, and I'm horny as hell," I responded with a smile.
"I know babe, I can't even imagine how terrible it is to be stuck in bed all-day," he said as he took a seat next to me on the bed.
He leaned over and gave me a kiss, then rubbed my belly and told our daughter he loved her and gave my belly a kiss.
"I've got something else you can give a kiss to," I hinted with my best teasing voice.
"Oh how I wish, but you know what the doctor said, absolutely no hanky panky. I know we are past the serious danger zone, but it's only a few more weeks, and better safe than sorry." He said as he stared lovingly into my eyes.
"What about a blowjob? I could get down on my knees, and then it wouldn't cause me to orgasm and would be safer." I asked.
"Babe, please don't tempt me. You know I absolutely want you, and you know I would never turn down a blow job if I had any choice, but the doctor said no," He said, and I could see true sadness in his eyes.
With that, he gathered up the dishes on my nightstand and said he would be back up shortly with dinner.
For months now he had been cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast and Dinner were brought to me warm, and lunch was placed in the mini-fridge in our room. He had even bought a small microwave to bring up here so I would not have any reason to use the stairs.
This also meant for months, I have been in a virtual prison.
I decided I needed some company and called my best friend Courtney.
"Hey Jess, is it time to head to the hospital?" she asked, half joking, half serious.
"Oh god I wish, I'm so ready for this to be all over. " I answered.
"Hey, what are you doing tonight?" I asked.
"Oh, I didn't tell you? I've got a hot date tonight!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Really? With whom?" I questioned, feeling I knew the answer.
"Oh, he's a stand-up gentleman, he listens well, he's attentive, and he has the most gorgeous blue eyes," she responded.
"Would his name happen to be Sylvester?" I quipped, now sure I know what she was going on about.
"Maybe?" she responded coyly.
"Well I'm sure an evening with your cat sounds great, but how about you come over for dinner with your bestie?" I asked with a chuckle.
Courtney was a tech genius and I loved her with all my heart, but she had no life. I'm pretty sure if I hadn't befriended her in our first year at college, she would absolutely spend her life as a single cat lady. Not that she didn't have plenty of guys and girls who were interested in her, she just didn't seem to care. Give her a glass of wine, her cat, and her laptop with some new project and she will be happy as they come.
"Well I don't know, I will have to see if he will let me reschedule," she teased.
"Ok, how's 30 minutes?" she asked after an exaggerated pause.
"Thanks, hun, I could really use some company, feeling pretty down today," I said as I hung up.
Then I texted Anthony to let him know Courtney was headed over so he would make enough dinner.
A little bit later I heard Courtney arrive and Anthony greeted her, and then she came up to my room and plopped down on the bed next to me.
"And how is my bestie and her little gremlin?" she asked as she gave me a hug.
"Well me and this little angel are doing ok, although I'm so ready to send her an eviction notice so I can get back to my life," I answered as I hugged her back.
"Thirteen days left right?" she asked.
"Thirteen days, if she shows up on time, and another six weeks, and by then I'll be so tired from nursing at night..." I said, clearly sounding down about the situation.
"Why six weeks and why too tired?" she asked clearly confused.
"Six weeks until it's safe to have sex and by then I'll be so exhausted from the baby, I probably won't want to have sex," I clarified.
"Oh, well, I guess that's kinda bad, but I'm sure Anthony will understand," she responded.
"Will he though, I mean it's been months now, and it's going to be months more. How long is he going to wait for me before he finds some hot thing like you to take care of his needs?" I asked.
"What are you talking about? I've known Anthony almost as long as you have. That man adores you, and I can't believe he would ever even look at another woman," she said very matter-of-factly.
"I know he loves me, but look at me, I'm a fat cow, and men have needs, needs I can't fulfill right now," I said.
"Well, I am no expert in men as you know, but I just don't see Anthony having eyes for anyone but you," she said dismissively.