Dear Readers:
Well, time has passed and I will have to consider my attempt to solicit ideas from you as a flop. I apologize for the lateness of this conclusion, but I was out of the country for three weeks at the end of October and without internet access.
First, the number of responses was disappointingly low. Second, a great majority of the responses missed the point. I was looking for ideas as to how you wanted the ending to go, instead most responses offered nothing more than very general suggestions ("she ends up as a slut," or "he needs to find out," etc.). I wanted to get a feel for what you wanted, not a new listing of possible scenarios. Sorry, I didn't convey my thoughts well.
However, the responses surprised me with the number who just wanted to have her indiscretion discovered; she becomes a slut, gets a divorce, and goes down the path of sorrows.
Well, sorry, that's not how it ends. I want to thank Nicholl9, rooster1, Alvaron53, GW66, zed05, KOLKOR, toesman, katib, Bazzz, and SleeplessinMD for their efforts. Also I apologize to about eight others whose names I lost in transit.
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When we left our Shelly you read:
I stood up. Carl rose and took me in his arms. He said, "Shelly, I have a good marriage and I love my wife. But you and I had something very special that I destroyed. I still love you and I want to make love to you. I want to show you how much I still love you."
* * * * * * : I couldn't believe what was happening, and I was not being forced. Was I going crazy? Carl had stripped his shirt off as he came. I had stood to meet him.
My mind was racing. I knew this wasn't right. But I had already opened the way. One side was telling me that I wanted to finish what was left undone years ago. The other side was telling me that the past was the past and to let it remain the past.
The part of my mind that was creating the most noise was that from which my dreams had originated. We had been in love. An error on Carl's part had denied us our dreams of marriage and happiness.
Riding in on the next wave was the knowledge that I had a wonderful happy marriage and that I truly did love my husband, not to mention our little boy. If what I was about to let transpire ever became known to Cary, what would become of our marriage?
As these and other multitudes of thoughts raced in my head, I became aware of Carl's arms encircling me and drawing me to him. God, his arms felt good, just as I last remembered them.
He kissed my ear and said, "Shelly, This is a dream come true. After I ruined our plans, I never, in my wildest dreams, ever thought I would have the chance to make love to you."
I felt his fingers start to fumble with the clasp to my bra and I put my arms around his neck to give him easy access. I felt the clasp pop as my breasts were released from their confines. At the same time our lips met and it was only a moment before our tongues engaged.
My head felt a lightness come over it. The feelings of lust and passion were taking ascendancy over the "What if" thoughts. While still locked in the kiss, I felt his fingers touch lightly on my shoulders as he slipped the straps of my bra off.
I took one arm at a time from around his neck and allowed the bra to drop off one arm and then the other. It then dropped to where it caught between my stomach and his lower abdomen. I moved away from him slightly and the bra dropped to the floor.
A new wave of passion swept over me as my naked breasts contacted his naked chest. We broke the kiss and Carl led me over to the couch. And we grasped one another again and began another hot kiss.
Now in an almost total state of passion, I let my hands drop to his belt and began to unbuckle it. At the same time his hands were cupping and massaging my breast. I don't know what is was, but I had never felt this kind of passion and desire build up in me before.
Was it truly passion? Was it love that was still burning within me? Was it the excitement of doing the unthinkable? Was it simply the thought of experiencing what had been denied me? I don't know. But I do know I was out of control and wanting to know what it would have been like if things had been different.
Quickly my thoughts turned back to the task at hand as his belt came lose and I reached for the button and the zipper on his trousers. As I worked on his pants, I felt his hand slip down inside my thong and take a firm hold on my cheek. Once again the contact sent a wave of chills running through me.
Breaking the kiss, he kissed my ear and exclaimed, "I had forgotten how good you feel. Thank you for letting me fulfill a dream."
I said to him, "I guess we are both fulfilling a dream Carl."
Before I could get his pants undone, I lost grip as he is dropping to his knees and starting to pull my thong down. Since my garter belt is over the thongs, they can only be pulled down so far.
I sat on the couch and started to run my fingers through his hair as he prepared to remove my garter belt and stockings. Before he really got started, he got to his feet and walked out of the room. I was shocked. But he returned in a moment with a camera in hand and he told me he wanted some pictures for his private collection. I said, "Ok, but nothing beyond glamour posing.