Kyle and I met at the gym and followed our workout with a swim and a sauna.
"Just to be absolutely clear," Kyle said and pointed. "You're interested in this."
"Yes, I am."
"We've both been fantasizing about this and neither one has acted on it."
I nodded, confirming what we had already talked about.
"As much as I want to try, I can't do it without my wife's blessing."
A flood of relief rushed through me. "That's what I thought as well. I can't go behind my wife's back either."
"I've told my wife a bit about you and she suggested I invite you and your wife for a barbecue. How about next week?"
"Sure," I said. "I'll ask Holly. She would love to make new friends. As you know, I've told my wife about some of my thoughts, so advancing the line wouldn't be a shock for her."
That evening went well, along with many others that followed. Holly and Jane became good friends and Kyle and I thought the time to open up with them was close at hand. That decision was taken from us when during dinner, Holly asked, "So guys. Is there something you're not telling us?"
We both froze. Thinking of breaking the news was one thing, but really saying it was another.
Holly continued. "We've compared notes and unless we're off base, you guys have been contemplating a sexual relationship."
The nail had been hit squarely on the head and the horse was out of the barn.
"I promise we've done nothing, except thought and talked about it." Kyle said.
Jane spoke. "If we thought you had done something, you both would have been in serious trouble."
"Trust is everything and there are a few ground rules." Holly said. "Neither one of us want to know what you do or if you started doing anything. No sex on our beds and don't extend it beyond yourselves. We're all STD free and Jane and I want to stay that way."
We both nodded. I looked at Holly. "Are you absolutely sure. I'm sorry. This can't be easy for you."
"No, I'm not sure. But I do know that you have desires that I can't satisfy. I hope you never lose the desire for me."
The night ended with laughs and hugs, but there was an undercurrent of change. There are many things that happen in life, but few result in a crossroad. We were all at the same crossroad and life would never be the same.