Please try to enjoy my submission for this year's
Valentine's Day Story Contest 2024
and vote accordingly. Thank you.
"Valentine's Day will be special this year," Alicia's voice sounded like a whisper, silk over steel, as she breathed in Brian's ear, entering the hotel lobby on the evening of the 14th of February. "I think it's time we tried something... different."
Alicia's words floated through Brian's head as they walked in, opulent chandeliers casting prismatic dances on the polished floors. He had anticipated a night for just the two of them, a private celebration of love, twisted in silken sheets. But Alicia's next whisper shattered that illusion, dropping into his ear like a lead weight.
"We'll have a special guest joining us tonight, baby," she murmured, her breath hot against his lobe. "I invited Greg."
Brian's heart beat hard, like of a panicked deer trapped in headlights.
"Pardon?" He turned to his wife, not understanding what she meant by that. He was really prepared for a romantic, yet vanilla evening in this fancy hotel. And here and now, his wife was telling him... what exactly?
"Don't worry...," she went on, whispering.
They had a short line waiting at the reception so she took the opportunity to explain to him her plans for the rest of the night.
"Nothing will happen that you didn't see in your cuckold porn. Yes, that's right, I've found them in your browser history," she added, when Brian turned to her with his eyes wide. "But relax, I won't make a scene now. I even enjoyed some of those videos!"
Brian could, then, feel his face turning red. He could still feel the weight of her gaze, piercing through the hidden depths of the festish fantasies in his soul.
"So I decided to play along, honey," the lovely brunette went on. "If you like watching a married woman having hardcore sex with another guy, why not try it? We might both enjoy it! I invited Greg from work, you know, I mentioned he's always hitting on me. I thought, why not serve both you guys?"
They stepped closer to the reception, with only one other couple registering and paying in front of them.
"Imagine, baby," Alicia cooed, her lips barely grazing his ear, "you paying for the pleasure of another man with me." Her tone was playful, but the edge cut deeply, humiliating him.
"Next, please," The girl at the reception with the name tag 'Erica' snapped Brian back to the present. The receptionist's eyes were a practiced neutral, but he could swear there was a glint of knowledge behind them. As he handed over his credit card, his cheeks flamed with a crimson hue.
"Room for Valentine's special, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson?" Erica asked, her smile professional yet perfunctory as if she were privy to every nuance of their arrangement.
"Y-yes," Brian stuttered, the word sticking in his throat like dry toast. He fumbled with the card, his hands suddenly clumsy.
"Sign here, please." Erica slid the paper across the counter, her nail tapping the line impatiently.
His signature, once a source of pride in its looping flourishes, felt like a confession etched in ink, each stroke an admission of his deepest, darkest urges laid bare for the world--or at least the hotel staff--to see.
"Enjoy your stay," Erica said, handing him the keycard with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
"Oh, we definitely will," Alicia said playfully, and Brian shuddered at the harsh tone in her voice.
"Thank you," Brian managed to murmur, his voice tight, as he pocketed the keycard.
"Isn't she lovely?" Alicia teased, her gaze lingering on Erica a moment too long as if sizing her up for some unplanned role in their evening's script. "I bet she sees all sorts of things, working here."
"Probably," Brian mumbled, unsure if he was more embarrassed by the thought of Erica judging them or aroused by the implication of her involvement.
"Come on, hubby," Alicia said, her arm slipping through his, her touch both comforting and commanding. "Let's not keep our guest waiting."
As they walked toward the elevator, Brian's mind whirred with conflicting emotions--shame, anticipation, jealousy, desire--all tangled together in an exquisite knot that tightened with each step. It was going to be a Valentine's Day unlike any other, and whether he was ready for it or not, the stage was set for their ultimate secret fantasy to unfold.
***
The clack of the hotel room door's magnetic lock disengaging was a gunshot to Brian's composure. The images of the cuckold porn he had watched and read were now running through his mind. Will any of them really happen to him tonight? Was his wife speaking seriously? Wasn't she mad at all?
They stepped into the dimly lit room, suffused with the faint smell of industrial cleaner masked by floral air freshener. The city lights played voyeur through the sheer curtains, casting geometric patterns onto the plush carpet.
"Sit," Alicia commanded, pointing to the edge of the king-sized bed that seemed too big for anything resembling love.
Brian obeyed, his hands resting awkwardly on his knees,as Alicia paced before him, like a predator in her tailored suit. She stopped and faced him with the precision of a lawyer delivering her closing argument.
"So, Brian, I found your... collection," she began, her voice threading the needle between accusation and intrigue. "Your digital harem of cuckold fantasies."
He felt a flush creep up his neck, the heat of a thousand suns in his cheeks. His tongue felt like sandpaper as he tried to form words, any words, but none came.
"Shh," she soothed, placing a finger on his lips. "It's okay. I've decided we're going to play it out. Your fantasy, my rules."
She unzipped her suitcase, revealing the scandalous red lingerie and heels he'd recalled they bought together just last week.
"Stand up," she instructed.