The couple I wrote this story for are delighted at the volume of negative comments the first part received, mostly from that vast horde of "Anonymous" readers. They hope this second chapter will draw just as many! As for me: as a writer, I thank those who have written me to say they enjoyed the way the story was written. It's not always easy to tell someone else's story in a way that satisfies both parties. On to the conclusion!
Okay, so we've established that it wasn't the cat. Bernie was only an aggravating symbol of what was happening to our marriage. Carol continued to tease me after that night. In fact, it got worse; much worse. The next night she didn't get home until after 8:00. When she did get in she made no pretense about where she'd been.
"I met James and Burt after work for drinks," she said. "We had some work to do, after work. You know?" She gave me that grin, and slipped her hand around my neck. "You look desperate. Are you okay?" She stared into my eyes, a look of genuine concern on her face.
"I... I'm fine," I told her. "Carol, I mean... what are you doing? You're out all hours now, and you come home looking like you've run a marathon. You don't seem to care about my feelings at all anymore."
She stared at me for a full 30 seconds. I knew how whiney I sounded; my words hung in the air. "Awww, baby," she said at last, "of course I care about you. If I didn't, I wouldn't let you know what's happening! Would I?"
"I guess," I said, dejection in my eyes. "How..."
"How what?"
"I keep thinking about it. How many times have you..."
She finished for me, finally putting all my fears to rest. "Fucked them?" Her gaze never wavered as she nodded. "I know this is difficult for you. You're being cuckolded, and it's natural to rebel against that, isn't it? Knowing your wife is fucking someone else, yet knowing how happy it makes me..." She sighed. "It doesn't mean you're not great; you are. It just means I'm more satisfied than ever as your wife."
I took a deep breath. "Carol, I need to know."
She grinned again. "You need a number, cuck?" Her eyes raised toward the ceiling, and I could see she was counting in her head. She looked at me again. "You mean Burt, or James, or a total since I began? I mean, it's been going on for a while. As I'd thought you would have figured out by now," she added.
I felt a tear form and then escape from my right eye. Oh god, how many men had she fucked? And why could I do nothing but cry about it?
She took her hand from my neck and wiped my cheek, then kissed me. "Let's just say it's been enough to make me realize that I have the greatest husband in the world." We kissed again, and she repeated, "You are, you know."
Another tear, and another brush across my cheek. "Okay, stop that, now," she said, her face breaking into a wide smile. "I've been neglecting you, I know. Three months is absurd!" She hesitated. "Don't worry, I won't make you wait that long again. It was... kind of a test, you know? And you passed with flying colors!"
She released me, and actually began to bounce on her spiked heels, her eyes also filling with tears, I saw. Her joy at my submission was infectious! I managed a smile. Even with a black hole smoldering in my gut, I was finding myself happy for her. I wanted to make her happy, now that the boundaries had been established, but I still didn't know where I stood.
"Honey? Will I be able to act like your husband? I mean..."
She beamed at me, "Of course you will, silly," she said, half-giggling. "In fact, a day like today always leaves me really horny afterward! I'd really like if you would do what you did for me last night." That cruel grin that I'd grown to love reappeared. "Will you do that?"
Still, I hesitated, knowing she'd just been with at least two men. "I... well, I guess," I said softly. At this point, I didn't think I could turn her down. This was going to be my new reality. But, had she cleaned herself up first?
Carol was already reaching behind herself for the zipper on her dress. It was a dark blue spandex type material that really highlighted her long, lean body. I didn't recall seeing her wear it before; but then, she seemed to have a lot of new outfits. I wondered if her bosses bought them for her, or was I paying for them? Regardless, she always looked sexy, anymore.
"Can you?" she asked, turning her back to me.
Like a good cuckold, I ran the zipper from her neckline down her back. Watching her skin appear, I felt myself getting hard. God, how I wanted to kiss my way down her back, following the line of that zipper! Just knowing I might get to please her again had me aroused. Twice in two days? Maybe this time I'd get to fuck her, and show her I could compete with those other men.
She turned, holding the top against her breasts. "Take it off me, will you, cuck?" she purred, fixing me with that smoldering look she'd perfected. In the low light of the living room, she looked like one of the porn stars I'd been watching. My cock throbbed as I reached for the shoulder straps. Slowly, at her urging, I pulled it down and she allowed the material to slide over her breasts and down.
"God, Carol," I breathed, "you're so beautiful."
She smiled at me as I slid the slinky dress down over her hips. "Am I?" she asked. "Thank you, baby."
I unpeeled her like a banana, and she at last stepped out of the circle that was her dress on the floor. She was still in her heels, but totally naked above. I saw tiny bruises and what looked like bite marks on her breasts and down her sides, and one huge hickey on her left thigh.
"They marked you," I exclaimed. "Oh, god! Are you okay?" I reached for her.