This is a story about a foolish woman who promised to behave herself. But temptation can be found everywhere, even where I least expect it.
The morning found me at the home of my husband's young business partner. I was not there to see Kevin, however, but to meet his fiancee, Susan. As you may know, James and I have a very special relationship with Kevin. The two men have worked together for many years, of course. They share interests outside of work as well. They both like premium liquors and luxury cars. They play golf and tennis together, listen to jazz and classical music. And they both enjoy screwing a certain middle-aged redhead. And I like to screw.
The future of that relationship depended on how well Susan and I got along. I won't say I was feeling optimistic. Young newlyweds generally don't like their husbands to sleep with other women. But I was hoping we could at least be friends and perhaps she could be persuaded to try swinging with us. My husband likes young women as much as I like young men. Susan was young and very pretty. She did tell Kevin that she found James attractive and didn't immediately reject the idea of a foursome. So it wasn't entirely a lost cause.
As I mentioned, Susan was a very attractive young lady. Blonde, slender athletic figure, face of an angel. Quite a contrast to myself. No matter how many hours I spend in the gym my youthful figure remains tantalizingly out of reach. And my face? Well, I was never a great beauty. We were alike in one way, I noticed, in that both of us have nice shapely legs. Hers, like mine, were clad in opaque black tights. I wear those when I'm nervous and want to appear dignified. I wonder if she wore hers for the same reason. This got me wondering about what hosiery she might wear on other occasions; at work, on a date... in the bedroom. As you may know, I have a little obsession over lingerie.
Her manners matched her good looks and she treated me to a delightful tea. As we talked and laughed through the afternoon I was reassured that her character was as impeccable as her background check. I thought how lucky Kevin was to have found this rare jewel. Why, I wondered, with such beauty and charm within his reach, does he still take interest in me?
We had put aside the tea things and moved on to stronger drink when Susan finally dropped the bomb I had been waiting for. "So I saw the famous pictures, the 'Officers Club Oral' pictures. It seems that a fan club has sprung up around them."
She was so casual about it that I felt no discomfort at the turn in conversation. "Yes. Unfortunately those pictures were up a long time before I got the rights to them. So swatting them down is an ongoing task."
"Well, I hope you don't mind my saying but at least you look good with a dick in your mouth." She laughed as she said this, but not mockingly.
"So I've been told. Thank you." I swirled my martini and resisted the natural urge to look down at my hands.
"Then I see references to the 'Butt Slut' video. But the hyperlinks are always dead."
"Yes, my media monitoring service was able to suppress that one but the links still come up in searches. Unfortunate that they call me out by name."
She took a sip of her wine and paused for a moment. "Any chance I... can see the video?"
"You can. But I warn you it's not very flattering."
"I'm sure you look lovely. But what I'm wondering is... how do I say this?"
"Am I a total whore?" We both laughed out loud at this. She leaned over to give me a little half-hug which I found disarming.
"You have to admit, it does make you seem a little promiscuous. Just a little." She held her thumb and forefinger a fraction of an inch apart to show me how little. I held up both hands and dramatically drew them apart like a fisherman describing his prize catch. We laughed again. I was really warming up to this woman.
"Well, the thing is, I didn't get all kinky until I was forty, about the time that James and I got together." I drained the last drops from my glass and Susan refilled me from the shaker. "And even then the feeling doesn't come over me often, maybe once a year. So I've been with a dozen guys or so, plus my husbands... and yours."
Susan smiled conspiratorially at this. "A dozen? I've already passed that body count. I suspect that's typical for a single girl my age."
"Well it doesn't help my case that my suitors are young men and our relationships tend to be very short, usually of the one-night variety."
"Why the young ones, may I ask?"
"When a young guy wants you he wants you... bad. To experience that desire, that red-hot lust. I find it empowering and extremely satisfying. I hope I'm not scandalizing you."
"No, please, continue." She had her elbow on the table, listening in rapt attention. I was over-sharing but couldn't stop myself now.
"When a young guy wants you he will come at you with everything he has. And he will try to get anything he can. But it doesn't last. Once he gets what he wants he can take you or leave you. So I've learned to enjoy the pleasure and not expect more than that."
"That is interesting." Susan leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs, clad in opaque black tights. "But you know, some young women can be that way too, hot for you one moment and not give a damn the next."
This caught me by surprise and I had to ponder her words for a moment. "Are you, uh, speaking from experience?"
"Well," she said, her tone ambiguous. "You've shared your confidence so I feel like I can trust you with one of my own."
"Oh, please do." I was excited to hear her story.
"When I was in college, and I've never told anyone about this, there was a girl in my sorority. She was younger than me, but bold, very forward. I had never thought about a girl that way. But she set her sights on me and, like you say, I found her desire for me irresistible. She made me feel beautiful and sexy. For two glorious months we made love, secretly, cautiously, but unreservedly."
She took a long drink of wine and I was quietly going mad with anticipation for her to continue. "I don't know if it was love, but it felt like it. And when she broke my heart that felt like it too. I returned from winter break, eager to be back in my girlfriend's arms, only to find that she had moved on. She was flexing her sexual freedom and I was just the first of her exercises. Then I had to spend the spring semester watching her make out with the guitarist for a local 80's tribute band."
I felt so bad for her. I covered her hand with mine to comfort her. "I'm so sorry, Susan. That must have been awful for a girl your age."
"That was a long time ago, ten years. I don't think of her often these days. I was just reminded of her because you have hair the same striking shade of bronze as she did, and the same generous curves..." She leaned toward me again and my heart nearly stopped when I felt her fingertips graze my nylon-covered knee. "...and the same beautiful legs. And I'm reminded how I've always wished I could have one more night with her, so I could feel complete."
"Is this a trick?" I hissed, pinning her hand to my knee with my wrist. "Did someone put you up to this?"
"No trick," she assured me. "I hope I haven't offended you."
I kissed her. I pulled her close and our lips met, tongues wrestling furiously, hands moving smoothly across the fabric of each other's clothing. I kissed her until the thinking part of my brain told me I had kissed her enough. But when I tried to pull away, the feeling part of my brain brought me back to taste her sweet kisses again and again and again.
It was so different, kissing a woman. I like men, obviously. I like the feeling of razor stubble on a manly face, the flavor of coffee or bourbon or pipe smoke on their lips. I like being overpowered by manly arms as a hungry tongue probes the mysteries of my mouth. This was so different. Susan was soft and smooth and I tasted wine and chocolate on her sweet breath. And I tasted makeup. That was unexpected but not unpleasant. It wasn't long though before our lipstick had been licked away and it was my tongue probing her dainty mouth and my arms holding her firmly while my hands explored her slender athletic figure. What had gotten into me?