Dave and Cindy were getting ready for the party. He was having several friends over to watch the Super Bowl, and she was helping him with the treats. This should be a great game, he thought. Chicago, Dave's favorite team, was playing against Denver and they were projected to win by two points.
Dave and Cindy had been dating for several months. They had met when he was driving to a friend's house and steered around a moving truck parked in front of a house with a For Rent sign in the front yard. Just as he drove past the tailgate, there was a crash and a scream and a torrent of profanity. Dave hit the brakes so he could get out and check if anyone was hurt. When he looked into the truck, he saw a woman with her back to him, sitting on a short stack of boxes and looking down at a broken TV. Obviously, she had dropped it and the screen had all but shattered.
As he called out to her to see if everything was okay, she let out another torrent of profanity, ending with, "Can't you see that NOTHING is okay?" Then she stood and turned to look at him. Dave saw a beautiful woman in her early thirties with long blonde hair and a slender, shapely body that stood slightly taller than average. She wore tight jeans below and a tight tee shirt above, and really Dave liked what he saw.
He was suddenly motivated to help, so he climbed into the back of the truck with her. She allowed him to join her because she saw a tall man about forty with a handsome face and a full beard that was closely trimmed. He had a good build; not muscular but clearly he had muscles. And she liked what she saw. Two hours later they had emptied the truck and placed most of the things in the rooms where she intended them to be. They shared a beer. Then they shared dinner. Then they shared each other.
The relationship had gone from friendly to romantic to loving in a shorter amount of time than Dave expected. It was true that both Dave and Cindy had been married before, so they both knew what they liked and didn't like, but both of them seemed to have recovered from their past marriages. It was seldom that either made references to their previous spouses, and it was seldom that either showed any residual effects of their previous marriages.
Cindy's husband had been abusive and Cindy tended to react when she saw a man treating a woman harshly, whether it was in a movie or in real life, but that was understandable. And Dave's wife had left him for her girlfriend after more then twelve years of marriage, resulting in him distrusting most women. And that was understandable, too. But other than those two holdovers, neither showed any real baggage from their previous marriages. As far as they could tell, they had a healthy, romantic relationship. And as far as anyone else could tell, they had a perfect love life.
Dave was a writer and made a good living at it, even if it was not an extravagant living. And Cindy was a real estate agent and made a good living at that, even if it was not an extravagant living. Between their efforts, they made more than enough money and they could take the time off they wanted so they could enjoy that living.
All their friends knew that Dave and Cindy were serious about each other. When they went out for drinks, his friends couldn't convince Dave to even flirt with another woman. And when Cindy went out with her friends, they were amazed that she showed no interest in any of the men who tried to flirt with them. In short, Dave and Cindy showed all the signs of a committed marriage but without the ring.
It was about an hour before the game, and their friends would begin to show up any time. Jim and Karen would probably be the first to arrive. They were best friends with Dave and Cindy, and were likely to be over at Dave's house sharing food and fun on most weekends. They lived only a block over in the same suburban neighborhood as Dave's house, close enough to walk over frequently. In warm weather, they felt free enough to invite themselves over to use the pool in Dave's back yard. It was not unusual for Dave and Cindy to return from the store to see Jim and Karen, or even Karen by herself, enjoying the pool or laying beside it enjoying the sun. And Cindy often chided Dave for enjoying entirely too much the fact that Karen had an awesome body, which she freely displayed in tiny bikinis. But despite the joking, Cindy trusted both her boyfriend and her best friend.
Everyone was expected to show up sometime after Jim and Karen. Dave and Cindy had the snacks ready. Cindy had baked several of her specialty finger foods, and Dave saved for himself the difficult job of preparing the Corn Curls and pretzels and potato chips. In addition to the snacks, Dave had purchased seven cases of beer and several bottles of serious alcohol. There was his personal favorite, Crown Royal. He had a large bottle of the Canadian whiskey on the counter, plus three more hidden in his bedroom. Crown Royal was expensive enough that Dave didn't want to share too much of it. As an alternative, Dave had purchased five bottles of Southern Comfort and two bottles of Johnny Walker Red.
In addition to that, there was a selection of vodka and rum and bourbon and even Jรคgermeister, for those who liked shots. But mostly they were going to have beer. Dave had purchased four cases of dark beer and four cases of American lite beer. And Dave's favorite beer, Amberbock, was properly represented by two additional cases. And with all the alcohol, Dave had rented several cots to host the friends that shouldn't drive home after the game. As far as Dave could plan and prepare, they were ready for the game.
The refrigerator in the kitchen and the backup refrigerator in the garage were both filled with drinks and snacks and dressings and dips. The oven was on warm with Cindy's specialties being kept there. And the best treat of all just walked out of the bedroom. Cindy had changed into a special outfit for today which was a little more revealing than she normally wore in front of Dave's friends.
Dave was struck once more with just how beautiful this woman was. She was apparently blessed with good genes because she had a slender and shapely body without exercising too often. Her breasts were a large C-cup that both jutted out for the world to see and hung just a little because of their impressive weight, and Dave really considered them perfect. And even more exciting were her nipples, which always stood out, but grew to more than half an inch of proud perfection when she was excited. And she was obviously excited today.
As Dave stared at her, Cindy smiled shyly. She held out her arms at shoulder level and slowly rotated, giving him an opportunity to look closely at what she was wearing. She knew that Dave always enjoyed showing her off when they went to a bar or restaurant, and she admitted to herself that she enjoyed being shown off. So she had decided to wear something that let her show off today.