Like Polished Mahogany
I just sucked my first dick, and it wasn't my husband's.
I can't believe it. I'm forty-two years old, and I just sucked my first dick -- and it wasn't my husband's. It wasn't something I'd ever planned on doing or even ever fantasized about. Actually, it wasn't even anything I'd ever given the slightest thought to. It was one of those things that just happened.
I'm happily married, or at least I always assumed I was. I met (actually re-met) my husband at a party about a year after graduating college. I had just gotten a beer when a voice behind me said, "Hey, I know you."
I spun around, and it was this guy I recognized from high school. I think he was a year ahead of me, but I remember having at least one class with him; I just couldn't remember his name.
"Hi, I'm John. We went to high school together," he said as he stuck out his hand to shake mine.
"Oh, hey John -- Velma," I responded as I shook his hand. "Yes, I think you were in my Advanced Biology class -- I think you may have been my lab partner for a while."
"Yeah," he said. "That was it. I don't think I did very well in that class. So, what do you do now?"
"Well, I'm a nurse," I said as I let go of his hand and wrapped both hands around my plastic beer cup.
"Oh well, that explains why you did so well in biology," he said with a slight chuckle.
To be honest, I was one of those nerdy kids. I studied hard and never dated in high school. I didn't consider myself attractive enough to date, so I just studied. I was normal height and weight; that wasn't the issue. The issue was that I had this awful dark orangie-red hair -- some would call it auburn, but I always called it rutting pumpkin. It was thick and wavy and just a mess. I couldn't do anything with it and generally didn't even try.
I also didn't have much of a figure -- straight hips and small boobs, and to add to the horror, my eyebrows were jet black -- as was all my other body hair. I had a relatively round face, and to complete the nerd look, I wore big, round thick horn-rimmed glasses. The only boys I was interested in were the popular ones, and they certainly wouldn't have anything to do with me. I did date a little in college, but there were never any '
second dates,
' and I just got accustomed to it.
So, when John spoke to me at the party, I was a little flattered, and to be honest, he was just about as nerdy as me, so there was some potential there. We chatted for about an hour and left the party separately. However, we did exchange phone numbers, and lo-in-behold, the following evening, he called.
To use the old baseball metaphor, he got to First Base on our first date -- and I was fine with that. He made it to Second Base on the second date, and to keep with the metaphor, on our third date, he briefly tagged third base before stealing home plate and scoring.
And it was good. John seemed to know what he was doing, and I have to admit it was mutually beneficial. He certainly got what he wanted, and so did I. He got to add another notch on the old bedpost -- in case there were any to start with. And I got to '
check off
' one more box on the scorecard of life. Graduate college -- check, get my RN -- check, lose my virginity -- check.
Over the next several weeks, he still called, just not quite as often. And to be honest, I was a little disappointed, but not really shocked and not all that hurt. It was just one of life's experiences I needed to weather and move on -- '
one and done,
' as they say. That is until I realized I was pregnant!
After missing my period, which had never happened before, I went through three different home pregnancy tests from three different companies -- and yes, I was '
with child
,' there was no doubt about it. I called John and told him I wanted to meet for coffee. He probably thought I was going to break up with him, but he showed up anyway. As soon as he was seated, I told him straight out and didn't mince any words.
His face went totally ashen -- not a good color for him. I braced myself for the usual, 'O
h, it couldn't be mine
,' or 'W
ell, who else are you sleeping with?
' But after he regained his breath, he said, "Velma, I'll support you. I'll support whatever you want to do." He even said, "I take full responsibility."
After a few more apologies, and this is what truly shocked me, he said, "Velma, I will marry you. Let's get married."
Now I was the one in shock; I didn't expect that. But after thirty minutes of frank and open discussion, I agreed. Not the storybook proposal every girl dreams of. But still, a proposal, and he was an okay guy. At least he was honest and took responsibility for his actions. What concerned me was what kind of kids would two nerds like us produce -- but the die was cast, and our future children were in fate's hands.
Not surprisingly, our parents weren't too happy. We tried to spin it that we had stayed in touch with each other all these years and weren't really strangers, but I don't think they bought it.
To keep the wedding small, our parents sprung for a '
destination wedding
.' It wasn't Tahiti or any place cool like that, it was Destin Beach, Florida, but it was nice and more than we deserved. Our parents, however, wouldn't spring for the honeymoon; they said we'd already done that. So, Monday morning, it was back to work.
Seven months later, along came our little Melissa. Then three years after that, along came John Jr. (we call him Jack), followed all too quickly by Eric. Three kids in five years, we were done, and I got fixed.
Over the next fifteen years, we settled into what I would call middle-age normalcy. My career advanced as one would expect. I changed jobs from time to time but never actually left the hospital. John wasn't quite as lucky in his career as he changed directions frequently, but he was almost always employed; he was a good father and a reliable husband in most respects.
Our sex life also fell into that middle-age normalcy. We made love probably twice a week on average, once every Wednesday night, hump day -- duh, and usually at least once per weekend. It was good for me, and as far as I knew, it was good for John. There weren't any fireworks or rockets blasting off, but I still managed an occasional orgasm and all things considered, it was just comfortable.
As far as I knew, John never had an affair, as he had very little free time and no discretionary funds. And I never dreamed of it, never even considered it -- until that day! That day -- yesterday!
As a courtesy to the doctors, the hospital scheduled one day a month where all the drug salesmen could come and set up little booths to petal their latest wonder drugs. This policy kept the salesman from wandering the halls of the hospital and the adjoining professional buildings. The hospital let them use the community room and allowed them to serve beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres as long as the hospital catered it. Last night was one of those nights.
I had worked a full day shift and just planned on having a quick glass of wine and a few snacks before heading home. So, after changing into street clothes, I headed to the open bar. However, I kept my hospital ID and security fob on a lanyard around my neck. The ID assured me entrance into the community room, and the fob allowed me access to virtually the entire hospital complex. About the only areas I could not get into, besides the doctor's private offices, were the accounting department and the secure pharmacy area (where they kept the really good stuff).
I had just gotten a glass of wine from the open bar, and as I turned to head for the appetizers, I suddenly noticed the most beautiful black man I had ever seen in my life across the room. Now I realize beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and I don't mean to imply he was a Harry Belafonte or a Sidney Poitier, but he was undoubtedly striking enough to leave me speechless. He was wearing a gray business suit and a silk tie, almost the color of my hair. But for some reason, the color looked so much better on him.
He quickly noticed my deer in the headlights stare and was nice enough to acknowledge me with a friendly smile and a slight wave of his hand. Frozen in a zombie-like trance, I'm sure he thought I was some sort of stocker or something. And when I realized he saw me gawking at him, my mouth literally flopped open like a ventriloquist dummy with a broken jaw.
He studied me for a minute, probably trying to figure out if I was dangerous or not, and after sizing me up for a moment, he started walking toward me. A massive flock of butterflies took flight in my stomach, and as I stood there watching him approach from across the room. My knees started shaking, and I was afraid I might pee my pants. I kept trying to think of something intelligent to say, but all I could think of was, '