"Baby, I'm home," I called out as I entered through the front door into the hall way. Our football team had played terribly but at least a few beers after in the local had raised my spirits somewhat.
"Is food ready?" I called as I started towards the dining room door
My wife entered the hallway from the kitchen and froze. The colour in her face went from the palest of browns to white and then red. I looked at her face and then eyes trying to understand what had caused this change in expression before I realised she was looking at the man behind me.
"Oh, sorry, I said that Leroy could come to ours for food. He's always complaining about how bad the curry is down at the local."
Leroy moved past me towards Priya. He must have been 6'2" a good 6" taller than me and black as coal compared to my brown complexion. The contrast as he towered over my 5'5" wife was startling. Leroy's face lit up in a smile as he stated that he hoped Priya did not mind him eating here.
Priya nodded, adjusting the heavy saris that she had worn since we married 3 months ago. My insistence that this was not India and girls were not expected to dress traditionally all the time had obviously had no effect.
Me and Leroy moved to the dining room where we were served and began to eat. Though Priya was quiet she played the dutiful housewife as she topped up our beers and ensured that we had extra servings of curry and roti. I noted that Priya's face seemed to go red as she served Leroy but I guess that she has still not adjusted to non-Indian people in her time in the UK.
After dinner, Priya retired upstairs whilst me and Leroy watched the football highlights sipping a few more beers after which he left.
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What had been a one-off became a regular occurrence each Saturday. Leroy would comment on how tasty my wife's cooking was and I noticed that Priya would blush and nod. He also made some comments that she looked nice in her sari and how pretty Indian girls were. This was all taken in good spirits by me but Priya would go very red at such comments.
Some two weeks after the first time Leroy had visited our house, we were sitting watching the football highlights when, rather than going upstairs, Priya came into the living room. I was sitting in an armchair and Leroy was on our two seated sofa, the only available space was to sit next to Leon which, to my surprise, Priya did.
Priya did not join in the conversation that we were having regarding how badly various teams had played that day but I noticed that she would sneak glances at Leroy when she thought I was not looking. When Leroy would look at her back she seemed to turn away, blush and adjust her heavy sari. After the programme had finished, Leroy made his excuses and left.
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We got into a routine of Priya joining us to watch the match highlights. It was odd that when we would speak alone her knowledge and understanding of the game did not increase despite all the time she was spending watching it. As the weeks passed the weather changed and it got hotter. My suggestion that she wear western clothes rather than her heavy saris as it was getting warmer fell on deaf ears for the most part until one day of note.
Rather than join us in the living room straight after dinner, Priya had instead gone upstairs. Leroy had been wearing a vest today with his arms bear and I had noticed Priya looking at his arms and chest and her face had been redder than normal. About 30 minutes into watching television Priya entered through the living room door.
Instead of wearing her heavy sari, Priya had changed into a black skirt which ended just above the knee and a white halter neck top which left her arms bear. The outline of her black bra which covered her B cup breasts was visible underneath the top. My wife was slim with a short torso and long arms and legs which were all on display. Priya and Leroy's eyes met as she walked into the room and Priya's face seemed to turn redder.
My wife then walked into the living room and sat next to Leroy without a word. I noticed Leroy's eyes moving up and down my wife's shapely legs, staring so hard I'm surprised he did not burn a hole through them. He would occasionally glance up and look at the outline of her bra also and her pretty face. We continued to watch the match and once it was over Leroy made his excuses and left.
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From that day my wife wore skirts around the house more often but especially on Saturdays when Leroy was due to visit. His eyes seemed to be glued to her as she was serving us food and as she was walking around the dining room. I noticed that when she turned her back to us his eyes followed to her rear. My wife seemed to stare at Leroy's big black arms and broad chest when she thought he was not looking.
The way she sat next to Leroy after dinner in the living room seemed to change too over time; rather than simply sit still she seemed to adjust her position constantly. This had the effect of moving her skirt so as to reveal more of her leg and even her slim pale brown thigh. I occasionally thought I saw glimpses of her black underwear as she adjusted herself on the couch.
A particularly hot afternoon, I noticed that Priya was stiller on the coach than she has been in some time. I stood to get more drinks when I saw that Priya's leg was up on the couch and Leroy's black hand was gently stroking her thigh. The contrast of his black hand against her pale brown skin was startling.
When I returned after fetching more beers his hand seemed to be higher than the last time I saw it, almost underneath her dress. Priya's eyes were closed and she appeared to be breathing heavier than normal. We continued to watch the television until the program had finished. Leroy then made his excuses and left. I noticed that afterwards, Priya's face seemed very red.
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