After swiftly clearing up the glass fragments on the balcony, I took my seat again and relaxed. In the back of my mind had obviously been a subconscious worry that history would repeat itself, that Melody's reintroduction to my life would have heart-breaking consequences. But I had erred, not trusting Alice enough. I would make it up to her later, I grinned, when we tried to make the baby we both so wanted. I felt good, relaxed and ready to go.
Life, however, has a way of kicking you in the shins then chopping you on the back of the neck when you double over in pain. When Alice finally came back upstairs to dress for dinner - the hotel had an excellent in-house restaurant that we had decided to make full use of - she seemed distracted. I was ebullient and effervescent, more so than at any other time on the holiday, but her reluctance to engage in conversation beyond perfunctory nods and affirmations brought me down bit by bit. During dinner, I fiddled with the stem of my wine glass while she sat deep in thought.
She kept checking her phone as well, digging it out of her handbag, looking at it for a few seconds then thrusting it back inside with a purpose ... only to repeat the trick a few minutes later. She even yelped in pain at one point as she'd been chewing her lips furiously and drawn blood. Something was clearly on her mind - even a man who didn't pick up on signals like me could determine that. Finally, I decided to see if there was anything I could do.
"Is everything okay, honey?" I ventured. "You seem ... preoccupied."
"Um, what? Oh, sorry, yes," she said. "No, I'm fine. Don't worry, I was just ... thinking about something Melody said today."
Alarm bells.
"Er, what did she say?"
"Oh, nothing really, just she was talking about ... doing something together again tomorrow and, yeah, I was just thinking about that. She's ... interesting."
"Ha, yes, she is definitely ... different," I said, relieved. Clearly my wife was just overwhelmed by Melody's company and was wondering how to tell her she'd rather spend time with me.
"I still find it amazing to think about what you said, that she was almost pathologically shy when you first met her? She's so ... brazen now. Very, um, forthright with her opinions on things and ... life."
"Yes, but I'd rather not talk about her tonight," I said, trying to subtly remind my wife about our bedroom plans for the night. "There are other things I'd rather think about than her."
"Oh, yeah, sure," she said, not apparently taking the hint.
"And anyway, we can avoid her if we want to, if being with her upsets you," I continued. "I presume you want a way of ditching her so we can do things...?"
"Oh, what?" she started, looking up at me finally, a strange expression on her face. "No, not at all. I ... no, I like her a lot. She's very ... interesting. You think I want to avoid her?"
"I ... well, I don't know, what you said..."
"Sorry, no, I was just thinking about what we were going to do. I've already said I'll be going out with her tomorrow, just ... I'm trying to decide what to do. She gave me plenty of options to consider. Lots to think about..."
"Oh, I see," I said, deflated. "I guess I'll be okay by myself tomorrow then..."
"Please," she said, slightly annoyed. "You know since we married and moved, I've not managed to find many female friends in the area. Most of them are just ... and I like Melody, so ... trust me, okay?"
"But I know what she's ... you're right, yes. I do trust you. I'm sorry for that. You go and have fun. Don't worry about me, I'll think of something. We've got our whole lives together, one day won't make any difference," I said, trying to put a brave face on it. "You go and have fun, go wild, let your hair down."
Something flashed across her face just then. I can't describe it. As if something clicked in her. She grabbed her phone again and looked at it for a whole minute then gently put it away and we spent the rest of the evening conversing and acting as normal. As if nothing had been said or happened.
We got back to our hotel room and fell onto the bed together laughing. Everything was going smoothly, I was ready for action, at full mast. We kissed and got naked, enjoying each other's bodies as we writhed together on top of the sheets. It was a hot, balmy night so we saw no need to get underneath. Slithering down, I devoured her pussy with a fervour I didn't know I had. Even Melody had said that I ate a good pussy, so I gave Alive everything I had and it made my heart soar to see her gripping the sheets and gasping with pleasure as pushed all the right buttons with my tongue.
She came hard and slumped back on the bed, grinning wearily up at me. My dick was hard as rock and I moved into position, ready after all these weeks to finally fuck my wife!
"Oh fuck, I'm so ready for this," I breathed, looking down at my gorgeous Alice. "I love you so much..."
She smiled, still enjoying the feelings I'd drawn from her with my tongue. Her pussy was wet, my cock was hard and pressing against her labia ...
... and then someone started hammering on the door!
"Oh, my fucking God!" I yelled, rolling off my wife, grabbing my dressing gown and hustling towards the noise. Just my damn luck! Of course, at that moment I expected to quickly dismiss the intruder and get back to rogering my wife all night ... but little did I know that that moment when I was a mere second from entering her ...
... that would be the last time my penis ever touched my wife.
I threw open the door and there was Melody. She held a big champagne bottle and two glasses. She looked me up and down then chuckled and pushed past me into the room before I had a chance to object. I spun round and saw Alice sitting up in the bed, still nude and not covered in any way.
"Hey sexy," she said. Not to me, obviously. "Oh, did I interrupt something?"
"Er, kinda," Alice said, dreamily. "We were going to try to make a baby."
"Alice!" I blurted.
"Oh, come on now, James," Melody said. "I used to be married to you, remember. I've seen all there is to see and know all there is to know. I'm sorry, I didn't realise, by the way. Still, plenty of time for that sort of thing - but this champagne can only get drunk right now! It's a rule, apparently. I made it up, but it's a rule. Come on, girl, get over here and let me pour you some. No, don't bother dressing ... I prefer you like that!"
I stood in the doorway, aghast, as my wife shrugged and padded naked over to my ex-wife, gratefully taking a glass and downing it one go.
"Mmm, I do love champagne," she said, licking her lips.
"You seem ... did he eat you out just now?"
"Yeah, he's pretty good at that," Alice said. I couldn't believe my ears! I guess the 'sex buzz' was still in her and this was why she was behaving like this. I must really have turned her on! That made me feel quite proud.
"Can I have some too?" I said.
"Nope, only two glasses for us girls!" Melody said, clinking hers with Alice's refilled receptacle and grinning wickedly at me. "But hey, I think if you go down to reception, they'll give you another glass..."
I shrugged and agreed. I do really enjoy champagne too and it wouldn't take long to get another glass. As I left, Melody was refilling my wife's glass for the third time. 10 minutes later I was back with my glass and an additional bottle. I'd get rid of Melody then my wife and I could get blissfully drunk and get back to fucking again.
When I entered my room again, I saw both women were out on the balcony. The glass doors were closed, but I could hear Melody speaking.
"...all of them like fucking horses, I'm serious."
My wife gasped and then giggled at that.
"Wow, sounds incredible. And you really did three at once?"
"Oh yeah, all the time! Sometimes I take three in one hole all at once! But then my other holes get jealous and I like to share the ... oh, he's back."
They turned when I opened the sliding doors and I noticed immediately that Alice was still nude ... and that Melody was as well. I trusted Alice, but this was going a bit far, no?
"Erm..."
"Hey, put that other bottle down, we've finished the first one already."
"In ten minutes? Wow..."
I set the bottle down and they filled up all three glasses. The girls were obviously getting pretty drunk now - or were on the way, at least. It seemed like they were more subdued in my presence, which upset me. Melody butting into my life like this certainly wasn't welcome.
"Are you going to, er, go back to your room soon, Melody? It is getting a bit late..."
She looked at me, eyebrow raised.
"No, not unless Alice wants me to," she said. "I enjoy her company. Don't you?"
"It's not that, it's just..."
"...you want to fuck her and knock her up... or try to, anyway."
Both women looked at me and I blushed deeply.