At first I didn't mind Joanne's fantasies. After all, that's all they were, right?, just fantasies. Neither of us are prudes, in fact throughout our marriage we have enjoyed a good healthy life of sexual adventure. We've always liked to experiment. A little bondage; dressing up; anal and oral sex, nothing too heavy. And of course our fantasies. Telling each other our darkest thoughts as we fuck is always a great turn on for both of us.
I guess, like a lot of men, my fantasies tend to revolve around sexy lingerie; a little dominance; large, voluptuous breasts and pert, sexy butts - as I've said, nothing too extreme. Jo's fantasies, on the other hand, have always been similar to each other - actually, its probably best to be clear on this point - they are all IDENTICAL: Black men. Always black men and always with large, shiny, ebony dicks!
Slowly and over time, these fantasies became more of an obsession. Every black guy she saw on TV would be stared at intently; I could almost see her mind working as she mentally stripped away his clothes. And then there was the mall. Every black man that passed us - regardless of whether he was with his wife or girlfriend - would receive Jo's longing visual embrace. At times the situation became somewhat embarrassing and eventually I had to say something to her.
"What is it with you, Jo?" I asked when we had returned from a particularly embarrassing shopping trip one Saturday afternoon. "That last guy you were ogling started to get really annoyed! Sooner or later your going to get us both in deep shit!"
My wife stared at the floor remorsefully, tears beginning to form in the corners of her pretty eyes.
"I....I...I'm so sorry, John. It's getting worse. It's as if every time I see a guy - a black guy - I go straight on heat! I start burning up and the only thing I can think about is his sleek, dark body."
"So what is it then?" I enquired, preparing myself for a deep, soul-searching conversation. "Is it just the difference in colour? The texture? The ....."
"The size!" Jo countered, interrupting me immediately. "I want to know what a big, black penis is like!"
Now, I will be the first to admit my own endowment, at a little under six inches, is not what every girl dreams of, but I'd always hung on to the old saying about size not being that important and it depended on how it was used - It seemed that, in my wife's case, I was most definitely wrong. I found a response to Jo's statement difficult to word.
"I do love you John," she said quickly, seeing my difficulty, "you know that. But my feelings are so strong, so powerful. I'm scared that if I go on like this some guy in the street will simply smile at me and I'll just drop my panties for him without question!"
An image of Jo in the middle of the shopping mall with her panties around her ankles slowly filtered through my mind. I felt a stirring from my loins; it was not an unpleasant thought. I pulled her close and held her tightly. I had to make a marriage saving decision and I had to make it soon.
The next few days at work were not easy. My thoughts were filled with images of Jo, and of her with other men. These thoughts were not strangers to me; they had pervaded my mind on many previous occasions, but now, this time, they seemed more real, more desperate somehow.
I walked around in a daze for most of the day, accomplishing my mundane tasks as if by rote. Reports written; meetings attended; lunch in the canteen, all seemed to pass without me actually remembering anything about them afterwards.
"Hey! Careful, man!"
The voice jogged me out of my almost permanent reverie.
"Oh..er, sorry." I looked up from the lunch queue. "Sorry Lee, didn't see you there!"
For a moment my heart almost stopped beating. Lee Jackson. Missing Lee was not an easy thing to do; six foot two of lean, muscled body and as black as the night! His face beamed amiably down on me as he realised who it was that had bumped into him. We had known each other as co-workers for years
"You look like you're in another world, John." he laughed.
In an instant, the answer to my problem became transparent.
"Let's talk, Lee." I said as I led him to a quiet table and we sat.
"Sure, what's on you mind, John?"
I decided that there was little point in being evasive. This sort of question was never going to be easy to ask and, I thought, it was probably best to come straight out with it.
"You've seen my wife Joanne, right?"
Lee nodded as he began to eat.
"How would you like to sleep with her?"
Lee's fork stopped in mid air, poised in suspended animation an inch from his open mouth. His eyes seemed to search mine for any signs of practical joking. Finding none he continued to gape in astonishment.
I explained. I explained all about my marriage to Jo, I explained all about her - our - problem, I explained how uncertain I felt about a complete stranger "helping" us and how I - we - would much prefer it to be a friend. Lee listened as his untouched lunch cooled, his piercing eyes never leaving mine.
"So, that's about it," I said, summing up the abridged version of my married life, "what do you think? Are you interested in helping us?"
Lee took a sip of cold coffee and seemed to study me closely. I held my breath. It occurred to me that, laying my life open like this was a dangerous thing to do in the work place. If I had miscalculated Lee's personality, I would be the butt of all the office jokes for months. Slowly, very slowly, Lee's ebony face broke into a wide smile.
"Sure, man," he said simply, "sounds like a fun idea!"