Melanie sat in her kitchen, drinking coffee and playing games on her phone. The sink was full of dishes and laundry had piled up, but she didn't care. She was sick of playing housewife to her timid little nerd of a husband, even if he did pay the bills, and take her on expensive vacations, and buy her clothes. He shouldn't expect her to cook and clean! She was better than that!
Well, she HAD been better than that. Once upon a time, Melanie had been a knockout, with a beautiful face and the body of a model. Every head used to turn when she walked into a room, and she could have any guy she wanted, any time she wanted, and they would beg for the privilege. She'd dated rich men, had flings with CEOs and minor celebrities, and had once been offered a job posing for Playboy.
But that was then, more than twenty years ago. Now, Melanie was old. Her face was lined and blotchy, and her formerly luxurious blonde hair had turned to straw. Breasts that were once firm and perky had become a pair of drooping tits, and the perfect round ass that once drew the eye of every man (and many women), was saggy and wrinkled.
She'd also gotten fat. Once she'd barely topped 120 pounds, now she was just over 200. Her sagging breasts sat atop a flabby protruding belly, rolls of thick fat circled her waist and rippled up her back, and her thighs were thick messes of cellulite. Her double chin was nearly a triple and hanging jowls blurred a once-elegant jawline.
She could still manage some semblance of her old self. With the right clothes, a good bra, and plenty of support garments - not to mention copious amounts of makeup and a talented hairstylist - she could manage to look "handsome for her age", but her days of living off her looks were long gone. She was never very smart, but she was clever - clever enough to know she was on her way down, and needed to find someone to catch her before she hit bottom.
She'd found him, three years ago. He was a few years younger than her, but the years had been much kinder to him. He'd been a late bloomer, which meant that at 42, he could still pass for mid-30s, even younger if he shaved his beard, which was the only grey hair he had, whereas the hair on his head was still dark and very thick. He also kept himself in good shape. Where she was flabby and fat, he was lean and cut. A lifetime of being the smallest, and a savage bout of teenage acne, had left him very insecure about his appearance, with the result being that he didn't really appreciate how attractive he really was. He'd never been popular, particularly with women. She figured that out right away, and she knew just how to play that to get what she wanted.
She didn't have many talents or skills, but one thing she was good at was sex. She'd looked like a porn star for years, and it didn't take her long to learn how to fuck like one. One night with her, despite her sagging tits and flabby belly, and he was hopelessly infatuated. He proposed six months after their first date, and they married a year later.
At first, she'd been a doting girlfriend, fiancΓ©, and wife, feigning interest in all the stupid things he enjoyed, even consenting to dressing up for some idiotic nerd convention he liked going to. She pretended to encourage his hobbies, and made all the right "fascinated" noises when he talked about his job in IT.
Now, she was fed up and sick of pretending. She was tired of hearing from everyone about how smart he was, how talented he was, and she was not happy about being married to a man who weighed over 20 pounds less than her. She'd begun to nag him about spending so much time with his friends - who she'd once claimed to adore, but secretly couldn't stand - and recently threw a fit over how the attention he paid to his hobbies made her feel like she wasn't important. Where once she was a laid-back, fun-loving woman, now she was a joyless scold, whose mood could change at the least provocation. It was to the point where he was afraid to even speak to her - most of his words came out in a nervous stammer. He'd always feared confrontation, and she knew how to use that too.
But, she always made sure to give him just enough sex, at just the right times, so he never felt inclined to stray, or let his fear turn to anger. He was hers, and all she had to do to get what she wanted was keep him off-balance, so he never knew what would set her off. "I may be old and fat," she said to herself, smiling, "but I still know how to control a man - or at least a spineless weakling like him."
But she was wrong, and she was about to discover just how wrong she was.
***
It all started innocently enough. He came home from work the same time he usually did, saying nothing of the state of the house, or the fact that she was still unshowered and wearing the ratty t-shirt and threadbare sweatpants she'd slept in. He never complained, and he never expected anything from her. Tonight, however, he did make one request.
"I'd like you to put on your sexiest outfit," he said, leaning in to kiss her. "I want to take you out to dinner."
"Really?" she smiled. He tended to take her to nice places with really good food, and she loved to eat. It hadn't been a problem when she was younger, but after 30 her metabolism slowed down and her appetite didn't.
He nodded. "I made reservations for 8, so go get ready." He stepped back, holding up his hands and stammering, "If-if-if you w-want to, I mean. We-we don't have t-t-t-t-to go anywhere if..."
"No, I want to go," she said, keeping her voice a mixture of casual and slightly annoyed. "And stop stammering. When you get all nervous like that you make me feel like I'm some kind of horrible bitch."
"N-no," he said. "I'm sorry. I didn't-"
"It's okay." She smiled and kissed him, keeping him confused. "I'll go get ready."
***
They arrived at the restaurant a little early, and their table wasn't ready. The place was crowded, and they decided to wait at the bar. The bartender came around and asked for their drink orders.
He ordered a cola. "I'm driving," he said with a smile. Then he winked at her. "So you can have whatever you like." She had to admit, he was kind of cute when he was trying to flirt.
She ordered a glass of wine and they chatted while they waited for their table. She chatted, at least. He didn't say much, seemingly content to listen. She was almost done with her second glass of wine when their table was ready. She wasn't drunk, just a little dizzy. She drained her glass and left it on the bar and they followed their waiter to their table.
He left them with menus and glasses of water, but when he returned to take their orders, he'd brought another glass of wine for her. She was halfway through it by the time she was done with her salad.
"I'm a little buzzed," she said, smiling.
"Is that a bad thing?" he asked.
"No," she said. "Do you mind?"
"Of course not." He smiled. "Drink as much as you like. I'm driving, and I'll take good care of you."
She finished her wine and ordered another.
By the time she was done with her meal, she'd polished off that glass and was very solidly buzzed. She got up to use the bathroom, and was just a little unsteady on her feet. When she got back, there was another glass of wine waiting, along with a shot glass filled with a clear liquid. Probably vodka. It was her favorite.
She sat down, just a little unsteadily, and took a long sip of her wine. She grinned, her cheeks flushed. "A shot?" she asked.
"Sure," he said, finishing signing the check. "Why not?"
Why not? The four glasses of wine sloshing around in her brain were making the idea of shots seem very appealing. She lifted the shot glass, toasted him with it, and tossed it back. It was vodka, and top shelf, at that. She chased it with the rest of her wine.
"Let's move over to the bar," he suggested, standing up.