"Tell me what you thought about that night, afterwards." Chris and Liza are sitting on his couch, talking. It's been a couple of weeks since her blindfold adventure with the Stranger. She still has no idea if it was the blond guy on the bench or someone else. Chris hasn't said and she refuses to ask, not wanting to actually know because she fears the answer. Between that time, they have only seen each other once, and there has been no sex, there hasn't been any sex for a while, Liza realizes. His participation in their adventure had been limited and they haven't fucked in...forever. For a moment she wonders why, and then dismisses the thought. Their experiencing adventures together doesn't mean that she has any access to his 'real life' and what might be distracting him there.
Her face is flushing as she looks over at him, eyes alight, "It was amazing. I can't even begin to describe what a turn on it was. I fucked my husband every chance I got for the week after that, and he has no idea why!"
Chris starts chuckling, rubbing his hand on his knee absently. "An old ski accident." He answers when she mentions it. "I'm glad, I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was amazing too, I don't think I've ever been so turned on." A slight pause as he forms the words, "Would you be up for another adventure at some point, probably very soon?"
"Absolutely." Liza answers emphatically, her eyes glowing and a smile on her lips. "The same kind of adventure or something different?"
"Different, I think." Chris answers her thoughtfully. "I have something cooking in my brain and let me see if I can pull it together. You two are members of the Golf Club, right? Isn't the annual Member's Dinner coming up in the next few weeks?"
"Hubby is a member, yes." Liza responds, looking sideways at Chris. Her voice is sharp when she says, "We are NOT involving him in ANYTHING though. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, yeah." Chris flaps his right hand impatiently at her. "I know, no spouses, ever. No worries." His voice is tight, and he stands up and walks over to the doorway and then back. Pacing.
Liza watches him and considers asking what is on his mind, but pauses, realizing once again, that although they have been as intimate as possible with their bodies, their lives remain completely separate, never to be discussed under any circumstances.
She hesitates and then asks, "Everything ok?" Not really expecting a truthful answer, or an actual confession of what might be causing the tension.
"Yes. I'm good." He smiles at her, teeth gleaming in the subdued light from the streetlights on the Square. A moment later he's back on the couch with her, hands pushing her shoulders and spine into the cushions as he straddles her body, knees on either side of her legs. His mouth on hers is demanding, more so than usual, harder, invading her mouth, pressing her neck painfully into the back of the couch. Sucking her tongue into his mouth, biting her, and it feels as though he is taking his aggression out on her. She can feel his hard cock against her stomach as he leans over her, pressing into her.
Liza puts a hand on his chest, pushing back, twisting her body trying to let him know that she's not enjoying this assault. Abruptly, Chris stands up and wipes his mouth with the back of his hand.
"You should probably go." He says, voice cool, already turning towards the kitchen. "Tonight isn't the best timing. I'll talk to you later and we can get our plans made and lined up in the next week."
Hurt by his brusque dismissal, she rises from the couch and stares through the doorway at his back. He's shuffling items around on the table, clanking noises ensue as he puts their glasses into the sink and then strides into his office, closing the door behind him.
"Ok then." Liza mutters to herself as she descends the stairs and goes out into the late summer evening. It's cooler than daytime, but still humid and sticky. Resuming a slow jog, she meanders the blocks to home, pondering his unexpected change in attitude.
By the time she reaches home, she's ready for a shower and some time spent reading before bed. Not aroused in the least by Chris's juvenile behavior, she has no plans to wake her husband for sex tonight. While she showers, she ponders his question about the Golf Club. Member's Night is a tradition as old as the club itself, which has been around since her grandparents helped establish the club and golf course 50+ years ago. They have long since retired to a warmer clime but often come back for that event. She needs to phone her mom and find out if the whole family will be there...that might be an issue, depending upon what Chris has planned.
Her brain jumps again as she's toweling off. If Chris is a member, will he be there with his wife? Will she meet the wife and share pleasantries about the weather or the food? Be seated at the same table?
These horrifying thoughts occupy her mind as she settles onto the couch, dog at her feet, book in hand. Belatedly deciding that they aren't worth worrying over right this moment, she opens the novel to a bookmarked page and begins to read.
A week passes swiftly, and Chris remains uncommunicative, until two days before the Golf Club dinner. "Stop by tonight." His message reads, a demand that both angers and arouses her. She's never been bossed around by a male in her life, and this is an unexpected ongoing development in their relationship.
"Maybe. Why?" She responds aggressively, wondering how he will take her answer.
"I want you here, so just do it." She can hear the irritability in his typed words and wonders again just what is going on with him and how it will affect them going forward.