I was having coffee with a my dear friend Ann who had recently lost her husband and though she is fourteen years my senior, we enjoy each other's company and her and I have been friends since we met when we had our homes built over twenty years ago. We have either met over coffee or have lunch together at least once a week since.
We generally talk about everything from our children to our grand kids, but last Thursday when met the subject of sex came up.
I'm not sure why, I don't remember how and I didn't really intend to talk sex with her, but I have been aggravated and real frustrated with my husband lately and when Ann kind of brushed on that subject, I mentioned that Bob had started almost demanding me to have a threesome with him and another man to fulfill a long time fantasy of his.
I was more than shocked when her reaction was less than supportive of my negative views on the that subject.
"Rickie, don't make the same mistakes that I made with Richard, may he rest in peace." she crossed herself and told me.
From the surprised look I felt on my face I could tell that she felt compelled to explain: "Without going too far into the personal details of your objections, let me just tell you that for years I denied My Richard the same fantasy. When I finally gave in after losing a silly bet, I realized that my ignorance had cheated us both out of the resulting sexual pleasures that we could have enjoyed together for many more years prior to that stupid bet. Now he's gone and not a day goes by that I don't think about how I cheated him out of that."
And I just sat there with my mouth open staring at her in total disbelief, surprised that she of all people would give into such a promiscuous request from her husband Richard.
"Now close your mouth and listen to me and take the advice of an old friend." She openly said: "If Bob wants to bring another man into your marriage bed to share you, do not, under any circumstances prevent that ... Embrace it. I know you're not a stupid woman Rickie, lay in a few ground rules and enjoy yourself, you're still young. Get it while you can."
I sat there for a moment. I didn't know how to react. I didn't know what to say.
"Well? Ann finally asked.
"Like what?" Flew out of my mouth.
"Insist you pick the man." She said: "Make it someone you know and trust, someone who you know is clean, mature and has experience, and above all, one who will keep his mouth shut. Book a nice hotel room, make Bob buy you a fine dinner and have him meet the two of you there and enjoy the attention of two men pleasing you sexually at once. Basically, that's all there is to it. Let me tell you, it's an experience like no other!"
I felt myself starting to get aroused as my mind fantasized briefly over what that would actually be like and without thinking I asked: "Where would I even go to find such a man if I were ever willing to take such a leap?"
"Peterswiftt lives two doors down." I heard the words and I saw her lips move to form them, but I couldn't believe what I had heard when she said That.
"Who? My own voice came out quite loud: "I'm actually discussing this!" I thought the instant that I asked her that rhetorical question.
"Peter, Peterswiftt ... I'm sure you've seen him." She immediately fired back.
"Oh ... I had." Rushed into my mind: "Tall, powerfully built, salt and pepper hair, distinguished looking: "Yes, I've seen him ... But what makes you think."
And she cut me off: "I have coffee with him once in a while. He is easy to talk too and not only was he a good friend to Richard, he was there for me when Richard was hospitalized and he stood by me through all of the arrangements after his death." She explained.
I asked: "Was he the one that you?"
"No." She stopped me: "I had him write our story. " Not Wanting To Share" ...Sound familiar?" You can find it on LIT. He did, well, we did ... Well once when I really needed it but that's all. Rickie, he's hung like a horse."
All of a sudden, the way that whole conversation had turned was too much for me and I knew that Ann was seeing on my face and watching me blush: "Do you think ...?"
"Yes I know he would and You should." She finished the sentence for me: "I can call him for you if you prefer."
"What would you even say? I'm no supermodel!" I reacted.
"You're still young and attractive, what do you mean?" She asked.
"Ann, I'm forty three and a little plump, I wouldn't interest him like that." I responded.
"Well, look at me." She reasoned: "Like I said honey, you are still young and attractive, Please don't be foolish and waste it. I'll just tell him that you and I had this talk, that you are unsure how to proceed with Bob and the whole thing and I'll fib and tell him that without you knowing that I was calling him for you, I just wanted to see if he was interested."
"Well I don't know." I said
"Well what will it hurt?" She asked and waited on my answer.
"I need to think this through, this conversation is moving way too fast." I answered.
"Not fast enough to prevent you from wasting more of the life that you can never recover. Take it from me, listen to me and learn from my mistake." She instructed.