“I hope, after this is over, Claire appreciates what we have done for her.” I told my wife. My wife’s name is Miriam (Mimi). We worked in the same company. It is a huge conglomerate. So we rarely see each other at work. And Claire is one of my wife’s five best friends. They hang out more than we do. They all work in the same area in the company. Although I do enjoy going out with my wife, having other people means that I don’t have to tag along on shopping trips.
My wife is a very good cook. Today, we are preparing a banquet for Claire’s 30th Birthday. I recommended to just hire a catering service and everybody just chip in. The original plan is to have it at Angela’s (another one of the five) place. In the last minute, their septic tank decided to leak. The second option is our place. So here we are - a couple of hours before the first guest arrives and we are still waiting for a few dishes left that are now baking in the oven.
The plan is to cook the dishes, put them into containers and drive to Angela’s. The cleaning will be done after we come back from the party. Due to the change in venue, I am now in trouble. I have to clean up and wash the dishes. I have to set up the tables in the back yard. I have yet to mow the lawn. Luckily, I managed to convince Bob to come a little bit earlier to help me out.
I am just starting to put the dishes into the tub. When the doorbell rang, it’s probably Bob. Punctual, as always. Bob is a nice and cheerful guy that worked at the same area as my wife. I have gone out in the fairway with him on a few occasions. He plays a decent game of golf. Mimi got the door and it is Bob with the new wife – Brenda. I hastily tidied up my hands and came out to greet them.
Bob is dressed down and ready to do my yard work. He handed me his suit which I immediately hang in the closet. Brenda, on the other hand, is already dressed for the occasion. Brenda is a looker. However, on my opinion, she is dressed too conservatively. Her hair is tucked behind her back, simple makeup and long sleeved blouse. Come on. This is a party. It won’t kill her to show a little bit of skin. Although, this is the first time I saw Brenda. There is something very familiar with her.
I offered them something to drink, but they just requested for water. So I went back to the kitchen to fetch them two glasses of water while my wife socialized with them. I am still trying to recall where I saw Brenda. I almost drop the glasses of water when it finally hit me.
“Holy shit!” I exclaimed. She is Lilith – Queen of the Damned. I am 99 percent sure she is the stripper that my buddy hired for a birthday party I attended almost a year ago. The erotic images of that evening are now crystal clear in my head. The worst part is that I am starting to get an erection. I put down the glasses on the countertop, took deep breaths to clam down. I wiped the sweat running down my forehead and finally able to compose myself. I am sure the Bob will suffer from severe trauma if I tell him what I know. Therefore, I have to be 100% sure before I confront Bob. I head back to the den and handed them their water. Of course, I acted as if I don’t know anything. But, I spend the rest of the conversation staring at Brenda.
The chit chat has to end. We have our chores to do. I showed Bob to the garage to bring out the riding lawnmower, while achingly holding back my big mouth. I will be devastating if I got this wrong. So prudence might be the responsible priority – for now. We fired it up and he started fulfill his offer. I headed back to the house but before running into my wife rolling out of the driveway. She has to make a quick trip to the bakery to pick up the cake. I am about to question why not let the other girls get the cake, but I decided not to. It is typical of Mimi to take charge and take responsibility for everything. I gave her a peck on the cheek and headed into the house.
It will be very awkward being with Lilith – I mean Brenda – alone in the house. Would I be able to hold my tongue and not say anything? I don’t think I have to worry about that because as soon as I am in the house Brenda is waiting for me.
“You are actually doing him a favor by letting him mow the lawn for you. He is like a kid. He always wanted a riding one but we don’t have much of a lawn to need one. Listen, Dave. I want to come clean. By the way you are staring at me earlier, you recognized me from somewhere. I am not sure if you will remember. But I am sure that you will find out sooner or later.” She stood up will those pleading eyes and confessed her past to me.
“I love my husband very much. He pulled me out of the lascivious pit that I dug myself into. I don’t want to hurt him.” She begged me not to tell Bob. She hugged me tight. After a few seconds, I felt a familiar stirring between my legs. So I immediately untangle myself and proceeded to the kitchen and put the apron back on.
I don’t know what to do. Should I ruin their marriage because of something that happened in her past? They seem to be happy together. Why should I involve myself in the first place?
“Dave?” I heard Brenda called out my name for behind the entrance to the kitchen. I don’t feel like hearing her plead her case again. So I told her that I would not say anything to Bob or anyone else. She seemed to be delighted by my decision. She offered to help. I nicely declined. She might ruin her outfit. Plus, Mimi will be home soon. We have plenty of time to clean up.
I seemed like I spoke too soon. Mimi called from the bakery. The cake will not be ready for, at least, 15 more minutes. She said she is going to wait for it. She instructed me to turn off the oven and that she will be home soon. I told Brenda the bad news and asked if her offer to help still stands. She agreed so I picked up a freshly washed T-shirt and shorts from the dryer and led her to the bathroom to change. She seems to wear the same size as Mimi so I am sure she will fit into those.
She came out of the bathroom, put on an apron and started to dry the dishes I left at the countertop. We started chatting. As the conversation progress, we eventually ended up at the incident we first met.
Part 2 – Getting re-acquainted with Lilith
Brenda started to narrate how she came into this profession.