You're going to read this and think I'm an idiot, or something like it; a silly girl, a total wacko. I know you will. I think so too.
It was the pandemic thing; it really affected me. And yes, I know it affected you, too.
I've been divorced several years and I'm raising two girls; one finishing high school, and starting college next year - fortunately, at a local school so she'll be living at home and commuting. The other daughter is two years behind her sister. And I also had too much time on my hands during the covid crisis. Couldn't go out; restaurants, taverns and clubs weren't safe. No dating - not that I did that much before covid-19. But still, I couldn't visit with friends or even family for fear of maybe infecting them. It really sucked!
So, I spent a lot of my spare time (when not working from home) watching Netflix, and, on my computer; my tablet mostly. I found some game apps I liked, and one in particular; you played against real people. You didn't really see them, just an avatar, but there was a real live person some place out there that you were interacting with. You could even "chat" with them; you know, send a short text message as you took turns playing the game. They usually didn't have real names, but at least you could tell guys from girls since their avatars were gender specific.
After months of isolation, that modicum of "socializing" was like a breath of fresh air. It really lifted my spirits.
I'd been playing the game for several weeks, getting matched with random opponents. I was honing my game skills and moving up to higher achievement levels. One day I was matched with a woman; well, she had a female avatar. I said "hello"; she said "hi" back and told me her name was Jess (I assumed short for Jessica). We chatted about the game and then she wrote something like, "you have a cute butt". It struck me at the time as a bit odd - all the female avatars have the same body shapes - and granted, their asses are cute. But, it also intrigued me. So I thanked her and wrote back to her that she had a cute ass too, with an "LOL" tacked on at the end, hoping she'd get the joke (because all the female avatars look alike).
Well, the game soon ended - random matched games are all short. So, I sent a "friend request" so we could invite each other to play again, and play longer games. Jess eventually accepted my friend request and we hooked up for a longer game shortly, thereafter.
When the game started, I wrote "Hi Jess". She was flattered I remembered her name. We exchanged pleasantries, and played for a while, when I wrote "you have a cute ass"; just being silly, since she'd said it to me the first time we played. I half expected her to "bale" on me (i.e., forfeit and leave the game). Instead, she wrote, "ouuh, you remember".
I don't have the exact dialogue exchange between us because all the chat dialogue is lost when each game ends, but, it went something like this:
Me: you told me the same ... first time we played
Jess: well you do and I really love your boobs too. (recall, all the avatars look the same)
Me: thx yours are nice too
Jess: I bet they're really soft
Me: ah well yes
Jess: I'd love to hold them ... give them a squeeze ... do you have really sensitive nipples?
Me: geez ... ah, well, yes they usually are
Jess: and I really wish I could hug you and give those luscious ass cheeks of yours a really big squeeze
By then, it had dawned on me that she was coming on to me. Now, you should understand, it's not like I've never been with another girl; I had a bit of a fling with a girl in college. Oh, and there's Karen, my masseuse ... but that's another story. So, I essentially think of myself as hetero (remember: once married, two kids). Too many times I'd been hit on by guys in the game and usually texted "F off"' or something similar to them. But, if I thought about it, there's no reason why a woman wouldn't express her interest in another woman, if that's where she's at.
And, there was certainly something about Jess that was getting to me.
Truth? She was turning me on. But, the weirdest part; I knew in one sense she wasn't real, just an avatar, a fantasy in a fantasy world. Except there was the knowledge that there was a real live person somewhere out there who was getting to me. More truth? I had my hand down my panties while we played that game and chatted our sexy chat.
I won't bore you with all the actual chat dialogue (which can't be retrieved anyway), but it went on in that fashion; and, it kept getting steamier.
We talked about holding each other, kissing, even tongue kisses. Then the chat escalated to her kissing my nipples, making them hard. Oddly, I found myself reciprocating by describing how I'd run my tongue down her belly and over her mound. She'd respond by telling me how it gave her goosebumps when I did that to her (but of course, I wasn't really doing anything to her). She would describe going down on me; licking my clit, inserting her fingers inside me and finger fucking me while her tongue flicked over my engorged clit. And, that, combined with my fingers actually furiously rubbing myself, gave me a glorious orgasm. The first of many with Jess.
And do you want to hear the weirdest part? When I rubbed myself off to a delightful orgasm during that exchange, I told her I had done it. Jess admitted that she too had her fingers inserted inside her pussy and had been rubbing her clit furiously as we chatted. She also had climaxed.
From that day on, we were hooked on each other. We became obsessed with each other. We had to play at least daily; often, two or more times. Our descriptions of how we would pleasure each other became hotter and more explicit with each game we played.
I'm not sure when the first time the word 'love' was used; other than something like "oh I love your fingers in my cunt". Maybe it was during an orgasm; "oh Jess, god it's so good, keep fucking me baby, oh Jess I love you so much". Or maybe she said it first in a similar context. But it was said; and it was felt, at least by me - I can't be in her head and know for certain, but I think she felt it too.
We continued having "virtual sex" I guess is what you'd call it. And frequently after we'd each had our orgasms in our respective venues, we'd virtually cuddle (I know, it sounds weird). We would be coming down from our orgasmic highs by telling each other how we were holding each other, giving soft sweet kisses, gently stroking the other; every bit the way we'd have done it had we actually been together.
It was after our virtual sex and climaxes when words often became inadequate. When I struggled to tell her how I was feeling for her. How my heart was bursting. It was hard because we knew it couldn't be real. We lived thousands of miles away from each other. She couldn't even get into the country because of covid travel bans; nor I, into her country.
And then there's my girls. Before the pandemic, they were often conspiring to set up dates for me. Or, installing dating apps on my tablet and setting up the profiles for me; then bugging me to use them. So, I tried to explain to Jess via the game app how they had no clue that their mother was into women. I wasn't sure how they would take it if they found out. Nor, did I have a clue how I could break it to them. At best, I thought they'd be shocked and hurt. At worst, well, I just didn't know. It scared me.
So our "affair" had to remain virtual.
And, it's gone on that way for a very long while. Over two years. With vaccines readily available now and enough people having taken them, there are only a few hot spots left in the country. People can travel again without fear.
So, we met for the first time face to face a few weeks ago. She flew down for the weekend; and, I booked a hotel room at a nice downtown hotel. The girls were still in the dark about Jess, so their aunt stayed with them while I was supposedly on a business 'retreat' for the weekend. My sister doesn't know about Jess either. So complicated!
I packed a bag for the weekend, hugged the kids and my sister and threw my stuff in the back of my SUV.