After the kids had all moved out Robert and I found ourselves alone with little in common. I wondered if all these years it had been all about the children. I wondered if Rob and I really had any reason to stay together. We rarely had sex any more. We did not talk except at breakfast and dinner. We seldom went to bed at the same time any more. We did very little together.
Then one day Rob came home and said that he had been down to the new bowling alley. He asked me if I'd like to start bowling. He had found out that there was an evening league for first time bowlers and that was for us if I agreed. I was not too keen on the idea but if it allowed us to once again do something together and share a common interest I was all for it.
I had been so worried about what I was feeling and my own worried I had forgotten Robert was really a pretty good partner and he did often take the lead. I was surprised that he had noticed all the things I had been thinking about and gone out and done something about it. Robert was once again a man of action and not at all the old stick in the mud I was beginning to believe he was. This time he had really surprised me and I was happy for that.
We signed up, got measured for shoes and we even picked out bowling balls. I thought they were a bit pricy but if this bowling brought us back together the price was well worth it.
We took instruction for an hour before we ever picked up a ball. We met two other couples about our age. Jim and Carol were in much the same situation as we. Their children had left the nest ad they were looking for something to do together.
Denny and Mary were older grandparents in fact. However both seemed in excellent health and very active.
Very active for a couple in there late fifties. But even at that they were only seventeen years our senior.
I had been measured for my ball a week earlier and now I was about to roll it for the first time. I stood with my feet together. Slightly bent at the waist. Ball cradled in both hands in front of my right hip. I remembered to take five slow steps, pick a spot on the boards roll it to that spot this first time. Then were ever the ball went I could adjust the curve by rolling to a different spot next time.
My very first ball ever rolled right into the head pin and I got a slit. The pins were reset and I rolled to a spot just to the right of the first one. This time my ball hit the right pocket and I got nine pins. I was ecstatic.
Robert did as well and we were both very happy. We three couples bowled several times with out keeping score as we were still learning how to roll the ball. After an hour we were told to come back in two days and we would play against another group of beginners.
Robert and I were so happy that night after we shower we went to bed at the same time and Robert got amorous and we made love. I had a climax that was a total surprise as I had not had one in over four years. I liked this feeling and told Robert so.
We arrived early in hopes of getting in a few frames before our first game ever. We found we were not alone in that idea. Every one even the other team were there early hoping for the same thing. However all the lanes were being used so we had to wait for our allotted time.
The six couples were introduced and we all went into the lounge for a drink while we waited.
A couple on the other team a Tom and Sally seemed to be a kind of wild couple and very talkative. Tom was into race cars and Sally was big into helping out at the local hospital.
They seemed also to drink too much but they were very friendly and I for one got the idea they were some what overly friendly.
Tom was a hugger and when he looked at me even though he was talking to every one there I felt like he was undressing me with his eyes. I did not know how to feel flattered or violated. I went the flattered route.
When our time came to bowl we were joined by another couple. So we were separated into groups of four and used two lanes. On our lane there was Robert and I Denny and Mary as one team. Our opponents were Tom and Sally and the new couple a Greg and Wilda.
I was first and I was nervous. As I took my place on the lane I felt every eye on my behind. I heard Tom say "Karen's got nice form."
I knew he was saying this in a nice way but he was talking about my behind. I was now aware of how tight my slacks were. I have a slightly wider behind than I had a few years ago. However after two children and forty years on this body my back side had grown some.
I rolled an eight and missed my spare.
The new lady Wilda was next. She was in her early fifties with a well rounded figure. Her behind was not as wide as mine but overall she was still heavier. She was very busty and was dressed in such a way as to show off her forty four's.
We all started joking and everyone seemed to be here to have a good time and socialize. This was getting to be really fun. Tom I noticed had on soft cotton slacks that hung so that his manhood was out lined as he sat back with his legs spread on the chairs where we waited for our turn. I was looking at Tom and he smiled and casually grabbed himself as if to adjust his well defined penis. I blushed.
The light hearted conversation seemed to have lots of innuendos about sex and Wilda laughed a lot shaking her breasts for the guys to see. I was beginning to feel as if I had missed out on a lot of living over the years. I'm no prude but I was surprised at just how raw some of the kidding and remarks were getting. Everyone laughed and took it all in stride. I was the only one that seemed out of place.
I whispered to Rob my concerns and he said these were just real friendly couples and here to have a good time. He did say that many couples our age had an open mind and some times did talk a lot about the seedier side of life... but it was all in fun.
We all had a few more drinks as we sat waiting to bowl. I was missing my mark and the group laughed as I rolled a gutter ball.
It was close to the end of the game when Sally a rather slim tiny lady turned to me and said "Tom and I would like you and Robert to join us for a drink after the game at our home."
Rob accepted the invitation for us. It seemed to me Tom watched me even more than before. I also noticed that Tom and Sally had their heads together several times before we packed it in and headed for the parking lot.
We pulled in behind Tom and Sally parking to the side of a two story brick with a three car garage to the side. It was an impressive home and grounds. Rob said something and Tom just said "We like it."
Instead of going up to the front door we were lead around back. There was a large pool with a gazebo and lots of lounge chairs around it.