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Friends
Phil lined up his shot on the nine ball, stroked the cue stick, and sent the cue ball down the felt. The nine-ball hit the cushion and rolled away from the hole. Phil stepped back, "Well shit. I can't seem to hit the hole."
I couldn't help but comment, "Maybe if there was a little hair around it?"
Phil fake laughed, "Ha ha buddy. Morgan doesn't have any hair. Not like it matters."
Steph and I have known Phil and his wife Morgan since they had started dating. They struggled to make ends meet when they first married. Steph and I knew that they were great people and if given a chance, would make the best of it. We sort of adopted them and gave them a "hand up" and we never regretted a penny of it. They paid us back as they could, and our friendship blossomed.
Steph and I are quite a bit older than Morgan and Phil and as a result Phil tends to come to me when he wants advice. He can share things with me that he can't with anyone else and in return I offer the best insights that I can. I try very hard not to tell him what he should do, but instead I help him think the issue through so that he can decide his best way forward.
Phil's comment concerned me. Morgan is a petite beauty and while she is a bit reserved, I find her very attractive. They are a young couple and I found it amazing that Phil would feel the need to make such a comment. Usually, couples in their first year of marriage are all over each other. Then again maybe I was misinterpreting his comment.
A few shots later I sank the eight ball. Game over, I poured us both a shot. I clanked my glass against his and toasted, "Here's to finding the love of our lives." Phil hesitated for a moment, then drank down the shot. OK, maybe I didn't misunderstand. I looked at Phil seriously, "OK my friend. What's on your mind?"
Phil hesitated for a moment. He wouldn't look me in the eye, and I could tell he was having trouble opening up about whatever was bothering him. He finally let out a sigh. I could tell he had made up his mind about something when he looked over at me, "Mark I don't know how to do this, so I am just going to say it. Morgan doesn't like sex."
You could have knocked me over with a feather. Thoughts ran through my head. Is Phil a bad lover? Does she have some medical condition? How could someone that beautiful and sexy not like sex? I poured us another shot and as I handed it to Phil, I decided to feel him out about it, "I am surprised. You are both attractive people and have been married for less than a year. Do you know why?"
Phil was obviously uncomfortable, and I was surprised and honored that he would even talk to me about such a huge issue. The level of trust he was showing me made me proud to be his friend.
After some hesitation he continued, "She was molested when she was young so now whenever sex comes up, she cringes. We still have sex occasionally, but she does it as a duty.
"The thing is that I know she loves me and wants to make me happy. I love her so much I will go the rest of my life without sex if it means keeping her. It's just that I want sex to be part of our life too."
I pondered his revelation for a few minutes. Finally, I mentioned the most obvious way forward, "Have you guys been to counseling?"
Phil shook his head, "We have but Morgan is so reserved that she has a hard time opening up. She refuses to go alone, and she doesn't want to talk about what happened to her with the counselor."
I said the only thing I could, "I am sorry. I wish I could fix this for you. Morgan needs professional help. If she won't accept it, I don't know what the next step is."
Phil looked over at me, "I think I kind of do. That is if you are willing to help. "
Of course, my response was instantaneous, "Of course. I would be glad to help."
What he said next shocked me to my core, "I want you to make love to my wife."
Before I go any farther it is important that I explain a few things. Phil and I share a lot of information. Information that our wives would cringe about if they knew. Information like that which he had just shared with me and information I had shared with him. Information like the fact that the first time my wife saw my cock it scared her. She had never seen one my size and she was afraid it would hurt her.
I had shared with Phil that Stephanie equated love making with me to the song "Hurts so good". I had told him having a big cock doesn't make you a good lover. Over the years I had dedicated myself to being not just a good lover, but a great one. I had my fair share of women before Steph and I met, and never another after. She was all I wanted or ever needed. She no longer feared my erection, she loved it.
Now my friend had asked me to bed his wife. It was an act of desperation, and I was at a loss as to what to do about it. He must have sensed my hesitation, "Look dude, I know you and Steph are happily married and I wouldn't ask you to do something like this but I am desperate. I want Morgan to be happy and I know that she isn't. She feels horrible about our sex life, and she is constantly depressed because she feels like she is failing me."
My response was immediate, "What makes you think that Morgan would agree to such a thing? Not to mention my wife. I can't imagine a scenario where Steph would allow it to happen."
His lips turned up in a slight smile, "I can't help but notice that you didn't refuse outright."
I had to smile, "Well duh! Morgan is hot young women. I would have to be brain dead not to notice how desirable she is. That doesn't mean I am willing to put my marriage at risk. I mean seriously, how would we make it work? Even assuming our wives agreed to it, which I highly doubt, how would it work?"
Phil looked thoughtful, "I have to tell you I have been thinking about this for quite a while and I have some ideas. I guess the first thing is to get our wives on board. I know that Morgan thinks you are attractive. She has told me as much."
I laughed sarcastically, "Her finding me attractive is flattering but a long way from sharing a bed with me."
Phil put his hand on my shoulder, "Please Mark. Morgan and I need this. Will you talk to Steph about it? If she nixes the idea, I'll drop it. Please tell her how important this is to us and how much we need your help."