I asked Claire what she wanted Santa to bring her for Christmas and she got that usual frisky look on her face and laughed, saying to tell him she needed a moisturizer--it was marked in the brochure she handed me--shoes she had picked out and were marked with style and size in the Macy's catalog, and she held her hand flat above her head horizontal to the floor about a foot above her.
"And something about this tall and named Julian," she said with her usual naughty grin. She was always incredibly candid and had a witty answer for every question. "His email address is on the pad by the phone and he is available every night except Friday and Wednesday," she said. "He comes in my size and I have already tried him on."
"Could we get delivery by Christmas?" I asked, going along with her silly request, and I was absolutely certain she was completely serious. We had always been totally honest with one another, and I knew she had a preference for dark meat, and I don't mean turkey. We had an agreement about her sex life and my heart rate increased at the idea of her with this Julian person.
In college she had dated some basketball players and most of them had Caribbean roots. She liked them tall, with big hands and feet, and the darker the better. I had accepted the fact early on, even been pleased by it, and I was pretty sure she hadn't changed her preference. As I said, we had an agreement about sex, if it didn't interfere with a family function or our own mating, then it was okay. Even better than okay, it was perfectly acceptable and even encouraged. We had a good sex life, but she liked variety, and I did my best to accommodate her sexual needs.
She always told me that her "men" should be tall, wear over a size ten shoe, and be quick on their feet. That left me out on all accounts. I am five feet nine, wear a size eight and a half, and am slower than five o'clock traffic, and I am a committed watcher. Why we're together still puzzles me, but I guess it is my movie star personality. I think she likes an ordinary man as a back up, as a steady diet, and with an occasional feast at a Michelin restaurant. Too much steak will ruin your expectations for a fine meal on those special occasions when you have the opportunity to sit in front of a four course holiday dinner and revel in it. You could get too used to it, and not be able to appreciate it for the wonderful treat it really was.
Anyway, that's my take on it. She settles for me because she can't afford dining on chateaubriand every night. It probably is just that simple. However, when I asked her about it she just smiles and kisses me, and when I asked what she wanted for Christmas she didn't beat around any bush. That is how she is. You ask her a question, you get a straight answer. Not the one you may want, but the one that's in her head.
We are, however, perfectly matched because she is an exhibitionist extraordinaire, and I am a committed voyeur. So, it is not a dilemma. I will give her Julian on a silver plater. I will arrange for my wife to fuck her dream lover for Christmas and be happy to. I have always given her everything she wanted, especially when it comes to sex.
I copied the email address from the pad by the phone, sent a message to this Julian, and proposed a rendezvous with him for her Christmas 'present.' I picked a day, asked him to contact me if he was interested, and sent it off. Of course he was interested. The answer came back in an hour.
"Yes. Very interested. Will do her properly. Eager to hear from you. Julian," it read. I sent a return e-letter and gave him three dates to choose from. His answer came back immediately saying January 10 would be best, but any of them would do.
Then I told her to save the day and a knowing expression filled her face. "It won't be wrapped, but it will be what you wanted," I said. She kissed me, like she does when she gets her way and her face began to flush.