My name is John. I am 26, just a touch under 6 feet, with a medium build. I have short brown-blonde hair and brown eyes.
I have been married quite happily for a few years. Lately, however, my wife has only been performing one of the two things that one looks for in a partner: the best friend, and not the lover. We get on well, but we don't have much sex, and when we do, it's just like there's no real spark.
I have considered myself bisexual for some time, but never have been with a guy – not even my wife knows about my desire to go down on a man, or to fuck or be fucked by a man. Unfortunately, these are all things that I've never really known how to get around to doing. Luckily, however, that all changed, just a few weeks ago.
I remember the day well – it was a Friday, and I was on the train home from work.
* * *
The train was just about empty, just a few people. I was sitting down reading my paper. The good thing about an empty train is you can relax for a while after work, and today was no exception. The bus clanked to a stop, and I looked out the window, saw that it wasn't my station, and continued to read my paper. The doors, which were pretty much right next to me, slid open and a handful of people got on.
"John? John Sedrik? Is that you?" came a voice, and I looked up from my paper. And there he was.
He was maybe an inch or so taller than me, with slightly longer brown hair and green eyes. I would describe him as ruggedly handsome.
"Yes… do I know you?" I asked, trying to flick back in my memory.
He offered his hand out to me. "Bryan Lakes. We went to college together?" he said.
My memory was jogged, and suddenly I remembered him. "Oh! Yes, I remember!" I said, taking his hand in mine in a firm shake. He sat down next to me, and I folded my paper and put it away.
"So, John. How are you?" he asked brightly, beaming widely at me.
"I'm well… and you?" I asked, slightly taken aback by his assertiveness.
"Yeah, I'm good. What have you been up to?" he continued.
I won't bore you with our conversation – it was just small talk, you know how it is. Eventually we got around to the question of marriage, however, and the conversation took a different turn.
"Yeah, I've been married a few years." I said in response to his question. "Michelle's great." I said, not wanting to go into any more detail.
"And kids?" he asked.
"Not yet. But we're planning to." I said in response. "Anyway, how about you? Have you got a lucky lady?" I asked.
"Actually," he seemed to pause for a moment, smiling, "I'm gay." He finally said.
"Oh…" I said in surprise. He seemed to look disappointed. "No, no," I continued, trying not to make him feel too bad, "I don't have a problem with that." I said. He half-smiled, as if unsure whether to believe me or not. We were silent for a few moments, and he seemed to avoid eye contact with me.
"I'm serious, Bryan." I continued. I honestly didn't have a problem with gay people – being bisexual myself, it would be a little hypocritical to do so.
"It's ok, John. I believe you." He said, but something in his tone made me think he didn't believe. I knew I had to do something to make him believe, so I leaned in closer to him and whispered that I was bisexual.
I know, I know. You're probably wondering why I can't tell my wife, but I can tell someone I haven't seen for years, and even then I didn't have a lot to do with him. It's just that he was the first person I had ever known who had admitted to their gayness, and the only reason I didn't tell others about it was that they might laugh at me, or worse. But knowing that he was gay, I was sure he wouldn't be like that.
He turned and looked into my eyes, looking somewhat surprised. "Really?" he asked, and I nodded. "Wow. That's… that's great." He said.
We were silent again for a while.
"But, truth be told," I said, "I've never… y'know… been with a guy."
"Oh… and I guess now that you're married, it's too late?" he asked.
I nodded, but was still a little unsure about it myself. I mean… would it be cheating? I'd just like to experience a guy… just the once, maybe… would it be cheating?
"That's too bad, or I'd ask you out." He said, and I just about choked.
"Serious?" I managed to squeak.
"Yeah." He said, looking me in the eyes. I could tell he wasn't lying. Damn, he actually was attracted to me!
"Wow…" was all I could say, and we fell into awkward silence again. The train started to slow to a stop, and I looked out the window; it was my station.
"This is my stop." I said to him. I pulled out one of my business cards and handed it to him. "Call me sometime. We have to catch up some more." I said.
"Sure." He said, standing to get out of my way as the train stopped. I shook his hand and said goodbye, before getting off the train. I walked home with a lot on my mind.
* * *
When I got home, I parked my butt on the couch and absent-mindedly watched TV. I was still going through everything in my head.
He had said that he would go out with me. I couldn't believe it. That means that I… if I wanted to, that is. I still had to make up my mind whether that would be cheating on my wife. But just the thought of those new experiences being open to me…
"Hi honey."
I looked up to see my wife had just got in the door. She bent over the couch and kissed me on the lips.
"How was your day?" she asked, walking into the bedroom to put her stuff away.
"Long." I said simply.
"Is something wrong?" she asked, walking back out. That snapped me back to reality.
"Uh, no. Nothing's wrong. Just got a lot on my mind." I replied. "How was your day?" I asked.
"Good."
And so it continued. I couldn't really focus on the conversation – my mind was busy with other things.
That night we didn't have sex. Again.
* * *
I woke up late Saturday morning, to find that Michelle had already left the house. I found a note saying that she had gone shopping and would be back some time later, and that she would probably be a while. I always slept naked, so I was naked still as I went about fixing a breakfast for myself, when the phone rang. I picked it up.
"Hello?" I said, putting the phone between my neck and shoulder so I could continue making breakfast.
"Hey John."
At the sound of his voice, I froze. I put my breakfast aside and picked up the phone, intent on the conversation. I made my way towards the couch, where I crashed.