All characters are above the age of 18 unless otherwise specified.
This story is based off the request of a reader, and is inspired partially by true events.
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"Well, I guess I'll be by the pool then."
"Alright, sweetie. You could go up to the room too if you want. Watch tv or something. We're going to be a few hours."
Steve did this to me all the time. It was getting very old.
My husband of ten years was a former college football player, and he still loved sports religiously. His most recent and passionate fancy had come in the form of rugby. For the past few years, I had gone with him to every club match of his. Most of them were out of town and took up entire weekends with travel-time, but I did it.
At this point, I was questioning why. None of the other wives of Steve's teammates went. They all had lives, or could say no. But I had never stood up to Steve. Maybe it was just in my nature.
I was naturally shy, and used to lack self-confidence. I was a loner growing up, the baby of my large family. I was in music and theater, and hung out in the library a lot. I never could talk to boys or even figure out when they were ogling me.
And looking back, that was often. I developed my boobs early, and they had blossomed into full and perky C-cups by the time I hit high school. My hair was curly and orange-red (the Irish blood), coming down to near my shoulders, which struck a harsh contrast to my pale skin tone. From a young age, I turned heads, and that had never ceased to occur, even as I hit the age of 34 and left behind my youthful vigor and exuberance. Guys must have still liked something about my face or eyes or boobs.
With all the downtime of being a housewife, I jogged a lot and kept myself fit with toned legs that I liked to occasionally show off in skirts. Today was one of those days. I was in a thin floral summer dress, black with large purple and white flowers on it. The fabric came to an end just above my knee and the V-neck plunged low enough that some of my cleavage was clearly visible.
Perhaps the thing I liked most about my body though was my round bubble butt. I was naturally gifted with a splendid ass, but did more than a few squats and long runs to maintain it and keep my husband's interest. Sadly, he seemed to pay more attention to the asses of props and flankers than my own.
Right now, we were in a 3-star hotel in a town a little south of Colorado Springs. Steve had just finished up a tiring day, and was now in a hotel bar with his teammates. It had become ritualistic for them to play long, expensive games of poker following game-day.
Being the only female, I had tried to play once, but was clearly not all that welcomed. So I instead took the opportunity to sample all of the hotel pools and tv channels in Colorado.
Today I had been feeling especially good. Steve's team had won their match, and for whatever reason, I was in a loving mood. I wore the flirty dress with the hope of drawing Steve away from poker and to me. I even had gone with four inch heels and no bra, trying to excite him more.
Of course, he hadn't even noticed and dismissed me with the air of a parent whose crossword puzzle had been interrupted by a pesky child. I sighed and began walking out of the bar, but I stopped. I guess I could have a drink first, to relax myself before going for a swim.
"One glass of house red please," I ordered.
I sat at the bar, very slowly sipping on the wine. Why didn't I ever stand up to Steve? I had supported him with his hobby and sacrificed countless weekends for him. And for what? To be ignored and shooed away to cheap liquor.
My gaze was resting firmly on a patch of the wall that held nothing of interest, when something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye.
Two men were sitting at the bar, directly opposite me. I thought I recognized them, and upon further study, my initial guess was correct. Both were players on the team that Steve had beaten just a few hours earlier.
I had to admit that both men were extremely attractive in a rugged, very masculine way. And they were looking right at me, talking with each other.
I tried to avert my gaze to the Rockies game on the television, but they had noticed I was staring. I could see them beckoning for me come over. I wasn't sure what to do. Normally, I wouldn't have given them a second thought.
But I was feeling different tonight, and Steve had spurned me one too many times for me not to treat myself. I peeked over at Steve's booth. It was a round one in the corner, and the shoulder-high separators between booths prevented any of the sitting people from seeing the bar. I decided to head over. There wasn't any harm in just flirting and teasing, right? It sounded like fun. Maybe I could get some free wine out of it too.
"Well hello there, beautiful. I do believe I've seen you somewhere before," the one on the right said. He had moved one stool over so I could perch directly between them.
"Hmm... I recognize you guys. You're the left wing for the... um... team in the bright green," I addressed the man on my right. "And you're the outside center." I turned to speak to the one on my left.
"Very good," he responded. "You've got a solid memory."
"Well I've certainly been dragged to enough of these to know the positions."
"Well, we hope our ludicrous display today was enough to make you laugh in spite of being 'dragged.' Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves. How rude. I'm Trent," the one on the left continued.
"I'm Sean," the other added.
Trent was pretty big, probably around 6 feet and 200 pounds. Certainly not huge, but compared to my 5'3", 115 pound frame, he was massive (I didn't even have the advantage of heels sitting down). Trent had short black hair and a full beard. His face was worn almost, but very chiseled and defined.
Sean was a little taller than Trent, maybe 6'2", and definitely more muscular and broader in the upper body. Sean had longer dirty blonde hair, still gelled and styled very well. Sean's face seemed much softer and more disarming in a sense.
"Lovely to meet you both."
"And you would be? Certainly your name can't just be 'Beautiful woman.'" Sean said.
I gave a fake laugh. "Oh, I'm Shannon. My husband plays on the team you guys just lost to."
"Well we can't be seen talking with you then. Fraternizing with the enemy! Our team would kill us if they ever caught us talking with an opposing wife."
"Although I'm sure they'd make an exception for someone of your elegance and beauty," Trent continued.
"Oh, you're too kind," I replied, chuckling at his sweet charm.
"So you travel for the games on the weekend? We never really see spouses come out." Sean inquired.
"Yep. Haven't missed one in years."
"I can't imagine it's much fun for you. You seem like a very devoted wife."