Back in the kitchen, I dusted the fish with cornmeal while the Fry Daddy heated. A thunderhead rolled in the distance. I watched through the window as black clouds covered the sky, flashes of lightning and ominous rumbles.
The door down the hallway opened. Dan strutted his stuff through the den on his way to the refrigerator. He was wearing what he usually wore following a shower in our guest bath, grey sweats with no underwear and a black T-shirt. He filled out the outfit quite nicely and, as always, it was easy to tell he was loose.
He hardly gave me a look until completing his collection of supplies for the slaw. Dan liked to cook, and he was truly a pleasure to observe in the kitchen - not only because of his physique but also his technical savvy and culinary expertise. He had his own special recipe for homemade slaw, something he'd acquired from his Grandma Aikens. Dan insisted on making the dish for every fish dinner. Everybody loved it. I loved watching him put it together, slicing and dicing and mixing the ingredients.
"Are you alright?" Dan brushed beside me as he organized his items on the counter. He turned to face me. It was clear I hadn't totally recovered from our sex. My cheeks felt warm. My heart was still thumping. I found it hard to imagine how he could appear so relaxed after what we just did in the guest room.
"I'm fine," I responded. Dan looked around the first floor curiously as if expecting to find company. It was his way of asking about Andy's whereabouts. We had an odd way of communicating without speaking.
"He's still upstairs asleep," I motioned with a nod. "I checked on him right after we... finished." Dan smiled, knowingly. He could sense my discomfort and embarrassment.
"I expected him up by now." Dan unwrapped the cabbage and carrots, then reached for a knife.
"Me too," I admitted. I handed him the cutting board which I pulled from a drawer. "I guess you totally exhausted him with all that wading in the pond, cleaning fish, spraying each other off with the hose in the barn."
Dan smirked at my comment. "I think you had a bit to do with wearing him out yourself."
"I know," I giggled. "I'm surprised I didn't have to carry his ass to bed after giving him such a hardcore hand job. That beer must have hit him like Sominex." Dan, on the other hand, was as lively as ever, completely resilient to the intensities of the day. "By the way," I added, "I never thanked you for saving my husband's life."
"What are you talking about, Meg? That incident in the pond?"
"Of course, Dan. Did something else happen?"
"Not that I recall," he answered. "But it wasn't a big deal. That could have happened to anybody. Andy just needed some help."
"Stop being so humble. I'm still pissed at both of you for being out there in the middle of the lake, but I'd probably be a widow if you hadn't rescued him."
"Then, I guess we would both be single." Dan gave me a sly grin, turning his attention to cutting vegetables. I looked down at the counter, uncomfortable with myself for giving his suggestion more than a moment's consideration.
"So, I see I didn't wear you out, Mr. Superman." My breath caught in my chest for having made such a statement. Dan laughed in his familiar sexy tone that echoed the rising storm. The lights flickered as the thunder grew louder.
"You want to go another round, Meg? We can put dinner on hold for a few more minutes. I mean, Andy might be out for the night. Maybe we should usher in the rain with our own little..."
"Dan, we can't." For the first time in our post-coital conversation, I looked directly into Daniel's eyes. "That thing in the bathroom was a mistake. I shouldn't have walked in there. I shouldn't have been looking at you in the shower. I shouldn't have... let you undress me. I've never cheated before. I don't know what came over me, and I feel like I've lost my mind."
Dan put down his knife and lifted my chin with his finger. He leaned over and kissed me sweetly. I didn't stop him.
"Do you remember," he asked, "that kiss in the foyer? Do you remember when I came to apologize about blessing you out?"
"Yes," I admitted. "Just like it was yesterday. But that's been a while, about six months ago."
"And during those six months, Meg, I've thought about you every single night."
I hesitated, immersing myself in that memory. I too had relived that moment repeatedly. Practically every morning, racing down the stairs before work, I would look at the foyer and picture Dan kissing me. There were even moments making love to my husband where the image invaded my brain, the taste of Dan's lips and the smell of his cologne.
"Every single night?" I asked. Dan nodded affirmatively. "Even in the middle of fucking those bimbos from college?"
"Well, to be truthful, Meg, I always took them back to the dorm first."
I reared back and smacked him hard in the chest. It wasn't even playful, though he chuckled just the same. So did I, despite my subdued agitation. "You big dick head! I ought to kick your ass!"
"Sorry, I couldn't resist. You set yourself up, Meg." Dan pulled me closer and hugged me against his well-muscled frame. For the briefest second it felt like I belonged there, warm and protected. The scent of Old Spice Timber Body Wash wafted through my nostrils. His powerful arms gripped me as if to never let me go.
"How can you feel so perfect?" I released him and wriggled myself free, careful to avoid his stare. I was still soaked from our play session in the bathroom, and it was getting worse. I had neglected to wash myself after Dan's large deposit, too worried about my husband awaiting my overdue arrival in the kitchen.
Even when I discovered that Andy was still sleeping, I opted against cleaning my messy pussy. I liked the slick sensation against my sandpaper denim. I wanted to feel Dan for just a few minutes longer.
"I'm serious, Dan. We can't do this again!"
He was completely all over me, lips to my lips, tongue in my mouth, hands on my butt and breasts. Smoothly, he shifted and grasped my aching cunt. The kissing halted abruptly as he glanced at my midsection.
"Meg..."
I looked down. I was totally soaked... just a big gleaming wet spot like a target on the crotch of my shorts. I stepped forward to get a view of myself in the half bath mirror. I looked like I had pissed on myself.
"Fuck! Do you think Andy will notice?"
"Probably not if you put a towel around your waist."
"Very fucking funny, Dan." I was already rummaging through the laundry room looking for something to wear. Unfortunately, I had taken everything up to our room where I had neatly tucked away each item of clothing.
"I've got to go change," I exclaimed. "Can you unplug the Fry Daddy for me. I'll be back in a second."
I scurried up the stairs in my bare feet, careful to walk quietly as I approached the bedroom door. Inside I found Andy lying on his side in his briefs, facing the opposite direction. He was snoring softly, and I was tempted to cover him with the sheet. Instead, I leaned over the mattress and looked at him dreaming. I wondered what world he was visiting while I was downstairs getting reamed in the room right below him.
Two hands touched my shoulders, and I jumped with a startle. "Dan, what are you doing?" I turned to confront him, trying my best to keep my voice down. He kissed me simultaneously.
"Stop!" I insisted with a muted command. "Get back downstairs."
"Meg, this is your chance," He whispered.
"My chance for what?"
"For your fantasy."
"What fantasy?" I was becoming hysterical.
"Your fantasy to have Andy watch you."
I looked at Dan in disbelief. I did not recall discussing that fantasy with him. I wondered what I might have revealed.
"Are you crazy? Andy's not going to watch us! He will never agree to that! Get your ass back downstairs, Dan!"
"You can pretend, Meg. He's right here. You can pretend he's watching."
"You've totally lost it, haven't you? We're not doing anything here! It's not the same, Dan. This has nothing to do with my fantasy."
Like a vampire, his mouth was on my neck and his hands were slinking up the small of my back, lifting my tank top and exposing my breasts. I was taken by surprise. I was paralyzed with desire. The thunder roared loudly. The rain pummeled the roof.
"Dan," I whispered. It was a breathless objection which he completely ignored as he ripped off my shirt.
"Get these off," he growled, pulling at the button on my shorts. He jerked down my zipper. Then, he locked his thumbs into my beltloops, pausing for a second as I gripped his wrists in protest. I was no match for his strength, no equal to his determination as he slid my shorts over my thighs.
"Just look at all the cum in the crotch of your jeans. Just look at this milky pussy." Dan cupped my peach as he opened my legs. He squeezed me like a sponge, and the deluge fell. I flinched as if hit by a bolt of lightning. I gushed in his hand. I climaxed in his arms. Thunder rocked the house like an earthquake. God raged in his Heaven.
"Turn around, Megan. Get on your knees. Lay your arms across the mattress. Grip the sheet with your fists."