As Brae exited Arrivals, there was Arthur in a sport coat and slacks with a bouquet in his hand to welcome her home. Six foot, broad shouldered, crew cut, he was impressive for a sixty year old. She felt frumpy in the over sized gray cable knit sweater that did nothing for her ample breasts. She was wearing loose jeans and sneakers for the plane trip, her brown hair in a ponytail. He took her in his arms; they embraced and kissed. It was hard to believe she had only been gone a week.
"So, how are you? How are the boys?"
"Like me, they missed you. Let's face it, I'm not cut out to be a mom."
She laughed as they walked to baggage claim, "They don't like your cooking?"
"What cooking? We had delivery every night."
They claimed her bag and they walked hand and hand to the car.
In the car Art asked, "So, how was the meeting?"
"Oh. The usual. We met every morning, had lunch and after lunch, we went touring. There's a lot to see in New York. One day, shopping; one day an off Broadway show; one day, the Bronx zoo. Then each evening, one of the associate companies had us in for dinner."
"And after dinner?"
"We were on our own. We usually gathered at the bar."
"And were there any handsome men?"
She laughed, "One of the speakers addressed us as handsome men and beautiful women. And, yes, there were some handsome men at the bar."
"And were they hitting on my beautiful wife?"
"Let's just say, I never had to pay for a drink."
They pulled into the drive, kissed quickly and went inside. The boys were home from school and came to mom, hugging her, telling her they missed her. Art took her bag upstairs and placed it where it would be easy for her to unpack, but he didn't open it, not wanting to invade her privacy.
Back downstairs he announced that they were having pizza delivered. The boys cheered and Brae kissed him, thanking him for not making her prepare dinner.
After pizza, the boys were sent upstairs and Brae told Art she was going up and shower and change. Art went into watch TV. An hour later, she came down in a nightgown and robe. She and Art tucked the boys in and as soon as they stepped out of the boys' room, she wrapped her arms him and kissed him, her tongue invading. She led him to the bedroom, pulled off her robe and gown and crawled into bed naked.
Art stripped and climbed into bed beside her. They kissed and Art pushed her on to her back and rolled half way on top of her. He kissed her chin, her earlobe, worked his way down, kissing her neck, then her breast. He eased his hand between her legs, rubbing, and pushed a finger into her wetness.
Brae reached down, found his erect member and stroked it. As she spread her legs, Art knelt between them, running his tip up and down, finding the spot and easing in. Slowly he pushed in, Brae loving every thrust.
They kissed as he stroked in and out. He found her nipple again and sucked. She felt his member growing, going faster. She pulled him hard against her breast, "Bite it."
He did and as he exploded inside her, she shook with her own orgasm.
He kept stroking until he slipped out and lay down beside her.
They cuddled together, Art asked, "Did you meet anyone special?"
"You're jealous. You want to know if I slept with anyone. And I assure you, I did not."
She was quiet for a moment and then went on, "But, yes, I did meet someone special. There was a young man, but when you're fifty, most men are young. Anyway, we met; we talked. He told me about his wife and two daughters. I told him about you and the boys. He told me he had been in Afghanistan when the youngest was born. I asked him what he had done in Afghanistan and he told me he was just an ordinary Marine. He went on patrol. He watched friends be crippled, get killed. He was just glad to get out alive. I asked how he lived with it.
"He asked me if I had a book that I would often go back and read because I enjoyed it. I thought about some of the Literotica stories you and I have read together. I didn't tell him that but agreed, that there were books I reread often."
She was quiet for a moment, thinking, there were books that she read when she was alone, passages that would help her fingers or her vibrator bring her off. But she didn't need to tell Art about those. There were some pleasures Art didn't need to know about.
She went on, "He then asked if there were books that I would never read again and I agreed there were. He explained that his time in the Marines was like a book he read but wouldn't read again. It happened to someone else. He put it on the shelf and forgot about it."