Disclaimer: All of the characters depicted in this story are a work of fiction and are over the age of 18.
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Chapter 1: Anticipation
It has always seemed incredible to me how the mind can take a simple act and elevate it to the sublime. Anticipation of the event can be every bit as euphoric as the act itself. The torment of wanting but not sating can bring the ultimate pleasure.
For some people it is the unknown that excites and accentuates the experience. The prospect of approaching a stranger and making them a lover. Of letting inhibitions fall with their clothing and permitting chemistry to take over. It is the planning for such trysts that creates anticipation.
For others heightened eroticism comes from patterned behavior. Little habits that once initiated trigger some deep sub-conscious awakening and start the pulse racing. Engaging in these behaviors creates expectation of what is to come. And so it is for me.
Though I am married and have been 'straight' my entire life I have always known deep down that I also have a strong attraction to the male form. The thought of running my hands and mouth over a male body and giving in to the need that I feel excites me in ways that I have not experienced in my heterosexual relationships.
When I feel those unbidden stirrings and my pulse starts racing I fan the flames by searching personal ads for posts that match my fantasies of a male partner. Over the years I have found a number of personals that matched what I was seeking. I agonized over whether to reach out to the faceless posters to finally experience what I have secretly craved; but I always stopped just short of responding. When I could bear the torture no longer my hand would always run down my body and release would come coursing through me, taking over my senses.
Deep down I realised that I was simply using the ads for titillation, but it frightened me how at the peak of this foreplay my inhibitions would slip away and I would find myself drafting responses to prospective partners and filling them with long-withheld and deeply private wants and needs.
Over the years, the hard line holding me back from acting had softened and my curiosity to experience what I knew that I desired became harder to so simply dismiss. I would find that when I touched myself it was faceless men that filled my mind with wanton images and brought me to crashing climaxes. The fear of admitting to someone else that I wanted to be with a man and the thought of being unfaithful to my wife kept me from taking those first tentative steps into another world.
I had been battling these thoughts for some time now. After another sleepless night thinking about another faceless form I was painfully aroused and frustrated and decided to call in sick to work. After my wife dressed and left for the hospital where she was a nurse I found myself reclined on my couch, just a hint of chill in the air, trawling through Craigslist.
Most of the ads were familiar - the same old tired postings from scammers or experienced players. But experience wasn't what I was seeking. I didn't see myself as being into the 'scene', but rather my lack of experience drew me to seek out ads from people with a similar curiosity to experiment. Maybe it was my lack of confidence. Maybe it was a desire to see that uncertainty and craving of the unknown reflected in someone else's eyes.
I had seen a couple of ads from bi-curious men, but their descriptions of what they were seeking or of themselves didn't gel with what I wanted. Nonetheless, reading the postings was having the desired effect on me. I loosened the drawstrings on my tracksuit pants and exposed myself to the chill morning air in anticipation. God I was turned on.
It was then that I saw his ad. He didn't want to post photos of his face or give his name for fear of being identified and shamed. His description fitted my fantasy man like a glove. According to the post he was 21 years old, light brown hair, green eyes, slim build, smooth all over, with a tendency to be slightly feminine when he got worked up. He was nervous about reaching out and wanted to get together with an older guy between 30 and 40 who was also curious to see if something would happen. The ad emphasised that he wasn't seeking to rush into anything and if the chemistry was right he wanted to take things slow.
But it was the picture that he attached of his body reclined on his bed, fully exposed to the camera, that set things in motion. That body was identical in every way to the images that came to my mind each time I gave in to my urges and pleasured myself. The striking similarity scared and excited me.
I could already feel my chest tightening in the usual way that told me that the endorphins were starting to course through me. My mind was racing, unable to focus on any one thing. I stared at the photo for maybe an hour in the ongoing battle with my feelings. It would be so easy to touch myself, bring myself to climax and walk away from the computer, relieved, but not satisfied. I imagined my hands tracing lines along his smooth body and his on mine; of lips touching skin, lips around...
As the hour dragged on something clicked and I realised that I had to write to this mystery man. The turmoil within me from fighting my desire was crushing me. I had to know.
I tentatively started to key in a response. I told him that I was 35, of average build with dark brown hair and brown eyes. I spoke of my struggle and the impact that his photo had had on me, and why. I told him that I too was unsure about taking the next step and that if he was willing to take a chance we could meet at my place and see where things went.
I told him that while I wasn't sure what I would be willing to do when face to face with a real person, I yearned to experience everything and wasn't looking for a quick hook up. On a whim I grabbed my phone and undressed enough to take a picture of my naked body from my abdomen down. I transferred the picture to the computer and attached the image to email. I keyed in my address and told him to let me know if he wanted to come over.
The cursor hovered over the send button for an eternity. It is one thing to admit these hidden desires to a stranger, but it another thing entirely to be face to face with them. I still wasn't sure whether I was ready to do that. The fear of my wife finding out also stayed my hand. It was agony. Then on an impulse I slammed down on the button committing myself to action and the decision was taken out of my hands. I felt relief, anxious, but strangely excited. Anticipation.
Chapter 2: Submission
For nearly half an hour I sat in front of the computer hitting refresh on my email. I didn't know whether I wanted to receive a response or not. Then it came. The reply was short. He said that he liked my response and my honesty and that what I described was exactly what he was looking for. He told me that he lived nearby and could pick up some condoms and lube on the way, just in case, and would be over shortly. He asked if I could put some porn on to break the ice as he was incredibly nervous.
And with that it was done. In a matter of minutes I was going to be facing a person who knew the secrets that I had kept buried for so long. I was completely exposed. But through it all I was also relieved that I would finally find out if this was really me or the images were just some kink that I used to jerk off to.
I raced around and cleaned up a bit. I found some porn on a torrent site that I frequented. The video that I chose was of an older guy and a younger guy slowly and eagerly devoured each other. Then I jumped into the shower and cleaned up.
I had no sooner gotten dressed in something casual and comfortable when there was a knock on the door. I walked over to the entrance with my heart in my ears, the pounding deafening. I opened the door and he was there. He was gorgeous. His face was all soft features, but not feminine. He had short cropped hair and his clothes accentuated his lean frame.
I stared for a couple of seconds longer than was absolutely necessary. A slight nervous smile creased the corner of his mouth. He introduced himself as Chris and once the introductions were out of the way I showed him in. As he walked past me my eyes took him in from the back. His shorts clung slightly to his firm ass and I had to forcibly lift my gaze as he turned to face me.
Chris admitted that although he had been thinking about it on the way over, he had no idea how to start. He was visibly nervous, as I knew I was. I smiled and told him that I was in the same boat, but that we could sit together on the couch, turn on the movie and try to relax. In truth, I wasn't really interested in small talk even though I was in no hurry to move to the bedroom. It just didn't seem like we needed to share our life stories or anything like that.
My mouth was dry from the tension so I grabbed us both a drink and settled down next to him on the couch; not exactly pressed against him but close enough so that things weren't awkward. My heart, which had been running fast enough for the past two hours to clock pole position at Daytona was pounding away as I started the torrent and I wondered whether he could hear it. He took off his shoes and socks as the movie started and sat back in the chair a little awkwardly.