To Oscar or any others who might have an idea for a story, feel free to offer something in the comments or email me directly. Sorry, but I do not email back. I have several drafts which might be waiting for the right idea to complete them. Thank you in advance for your constructive criticism and ideas.
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Following Ann Morley in her car along the twisting suburban lane, I remembered a story about an odd relationship between her and her husband Stanley. Since there were never any whispers about Mrs. Morley and any of the male students at Highland, people wondered how she and Stanley remained together if her sexual predilections were of the younger female variety. Stanley has long been the head of the faculty at a private boys' school, but a recluse otherwise.
When she pulled up to a card reader outside a sprawling Victorian mansion, Ann entered the code, the gates parted and remained open until I passed. I drove up a short road to a parking area next to three garages. The center door opened and Ann drove inside while I parked my car outside, next to a Mercedes convertible and a Jaguar.
When Ann came out of the garage to walk me to the front door, she looked at the Jaguar and said "Oh, I see Stanley is entertaining that old pussy, Wilbur, again."
When Ann mentioned the name Wilbur, I knew of only one person in town with that name. Wilbur Morrison, the principal at Highland. We made our way to the front door and when we stepped inside, she called out, "Stanley?" Her voice echoed in the cavernous foyer.
From the upstairs came a reply. "Yes, Mum?" An old man with a white mustache and horn-rimmed glasses appeared at the top of the stairs, dressed in essentially a maid's outfit; a black frilly skirt and leotard top, with black hosiery and pumps. He looked quite surprised at our presence.
"I have a guest."
He looked down at me and said, "Yes, Mum. Right away."
"Stanley, tell your little friend that it is time to leave. Oh, and bring some wine up to my bedroom." I thought it odd to hear Ann use the term 'my bedroom' when talking to her husband of so many years, but coupling that with the sight of an old faggot in a frilly skirt, it was becoming much more obvious as to why.
The old guy disappeared into the upstairs hallway, and as Ann and I made our way up, I recognized another old man walking toward us. Sure enough, the school principal was scurrying as he was putting an arm in his waistcoat. I giggled at the shirttail that was protruding from the zipper on his pants; which had been zipped up in great haste.
"Good night, Ann," Wilbur said without looking up.
"Good night, Wilbur, you saucy fucker," she replied, with a wry smile.
Ann opened the large oak door to a massive bedroom, whose centrepiece is an ornate four-poster bed. Each post is a spire of carpentry workmanship, extending nearly four feet above the fine white linen to a knobby point. The rest of Ann's room was filled with equally extravagant handcrafted furniture - some of the oddest items I had ever seen.
There was a pew-like settee at the foot of the bed, and near it an oddly crafted stool that looked like something you would have a toddler sit on while potty training. Beside that were two seven-foot barn-style beams that crossed in a tilted 'X' shape. On each upper end of the beams were ropes hanging from an eyelet.
In the middle of the floor near the cross, was a half-round leather contraption that looked like the top of a vaulting horse, with a rubber cock poking straight up from the middle of it. There was an electrical cord plugged into the wall and a small controller with two knobs on it.
Ann grinned as I looked all around the room. "Do you like my toys, Missy?"
"They are certainly interesting, Mrs. Morley. Especially that one," I said, pointing to the appliance with the cock sticking out from it.
"Oh, yes. All of my girls love that one."
Just then, Stanley appeared with a tray of wine glasses. Ann addressed her husband. "Stanley, this is Melissa. She is one of the sweet girls from Highland, but has never visited before."
He offered, "So nice you could come, Miss." I noted the front of his skirt had a peculiar bulge as he held out the tray, and we each took a glass from it. Ann put her arm around my waist while Stanley added, "Will that be all, Mum?"
Ann let out a bit of a giggle and said, "My friend here is amused by our Sybian. Have you been a good boy all week, Stanley?"
The old man brightened right up. "Oh yes, Mum. I didn't even let Willy touch it."
I was barely able to keep a straight face as her tall, skinny, knobby-kneed husband stood there in ladies' clothes, when Ann said matter-of-factly, "I keep Stanley locked up. All good boys leave their pleasure in the hands of their wives. Don't you, sweetie?