This is a true story of interracial sex and adultery. If these topics are offensive to you, I advise you to proceed no further. However, if you are like me, and believe that forbidden fruit always tastes better than the more conventional kind, you are in for a real treat. Read on.
I am a 32 y/o white male, handsome and athletic, married, no kids, and live in Foster City, California. I have a great career as a software engineer. My wife is a CPA with a large Bay Area accounting firm. I guess my wife and I are perfect examples of what used to be called Yuppies. Both of us were raised in lily-white upper middle class neighborhoods, went to the best schools, socialize with other people just like ourselves, and live a pretty insulated existence. Last month all that began to change for me when I strayed from the nest and had an affair.
Over Memorial Day, my wife Marsha flew to Los Angeles to visit her parents, leaving me home alone for the long holiday weekend. Saturday morning, as I was checking our mailbox, I ran into our new neighbor, a divorced black lady named Arlene. "What's up? Got big plans for the weekend?" she asked.
I replied, "Nope. The wife went to LA. Won't be back till Monday night. I guess I'll stay home, read, and maybe watch a little TV. How about you? You doing anything?"
"Uh-uh. My kids are visiting their dad this weekend, and won't be home till Tuesday afternoon. I don't have a date, so I guess I'll stick close to home too," Arlene sighed.
We made small talk for a while then I told her, "I gotta get something to eat. If you get bored, drop by for a glass of wine later on."
"OK. I'll keep that in mind," she said. I headed for home, and quickly forgot about my conversation with Arlene.
Later that evening, about 7PM, the doorbell rang. When I answered the door, there stood Arlene. I was kind of taken aback. I said, "Hi," and just stood there staring at her.
She said, "Aren't you going to invite me in? Or did you forget you'd invited me over for a glass of wine?"
"Sorry for being rude. It's just that I didn't think you'd take me up on the offer, that's all. Please, come on in." Arlene seated herself on the couch as I fetched a bottle of Chardonnay and two glasses. We sat on the couch, drank wine, listened to music, and talked about everything under the sun for at least an hour. I gave her the run down on my background and career, and she filled me in on her life. I learned that Arlene was 38 y/o, divorced just 5 months previous, the mother of three children, and taught music and dance at a local junior college.
"Looks like this bottle is dry," Arlene said, as she poured the last few drops into her glass.
"Plenty more where that came from," I said, heading for the kitchen to retrieve a fresh bottle. I refilled our glasses and sat down on the couch, a little closer to Arlene this time. As we continued to chatter back and forth, Arlene told me she almost didn't stop by because Marsha had been rude and nasty to her since the day she moved in. "The only reason I dropped in is because she's in LA, and you seem like a nice guy. I want to get to know you better. But, I gotta tell you, I think that your wife is rude, and I also get the impression she doesn't like black folks," Arlene said.
I don't think Marsha is a racist, but Arlene was right about one thing. Marsha can't stand her. Right after Arlene moved in, Marsha told me Arlene was aggressive, pushy and seemed to have a chip on her shoulder. Marsha said she didn't want anything to do with her. I told Arlene that it was true that Marsha didn't like her, but I didn't think Marsha was a racist. "I don't think race has anything to do with it. You two disliked each other the instant you met. Fact is, for whatever reason, you can't stand each other, and probably never will," I said.
That said, I told Arlene that was no reason her and I couldn't be friends. As I refilled our glasses, I said, "Forget about it. Besides, Marsha's in LA. Right now, it's just you and me, and we seem to be getting along fine. Lets enjoy each other's company and not dwell on negative things."
At some point after that, the talk turned to the topic of interracial dating and interracial sex. I told Arlene that I had never dated or been with anyone other than white women. She said she had dated a white guy years before when she was in college, but had married a black man shortly after that. She said she had dated a couple of white guys since she had divorced, and found it kind of exciting and refreshing.