The dismissal bell finally rang and for the first grade elementary teacher it signaled that three months of sanity had arrived. The thirty-four year old Kate breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Goodbye Ms. Kate" several students shouted as they headed out for their summer break.
"Bye children, see you next year" she called.
Kate picked up her box containing most or her personal belongings and headed towards the door. She would have to return sometime over the following week to pick up the rest. Right now she was headed to Joe's tavern to meet her friend Joy whom she had known since middle school.
Kate put the box onto the back seat of her Silver Corrola. As she closed the door she saw Brad standing there.
"Any plans for the summer," he asked?
"Oh just the usual" Kate replied.
"You and Paul headed anywhere nice?"
"No, Paul will be away for most of the summer. It's his three month turn on the rig. He just left a few days ago."
Brad looked at her and said, "That must be tough having your husband away on an oil rig for three months at a time."
Kate nodded and said, "It does make for some lonely times."
Brad smiled and said, "Let me know if you need anything. It certainly would be easy to help you out since our yards back up to one another."
"I will do that Brad, thanks for the offer."
Kate watched Brad turn and leave. Millie is a lucky woman Kate thought to herself. Brad was a tall hunk of a man. He taught fifth grade science and being a teacher he wouldn't be away for three months at a time. Oh well she thought, such is life.
After a short drive Kate arrived at Joe's Tavern. She parked her car and walked in. As she looked around she heard a familiar voice say "Are you still driving that old thing?"
Kate turned around and said "One of these days Joy I will shock you with something a little more modern."
Kate broke into a huge smile and the old friends hugged one another. Joy led Kate back to the table she had reserved for them.
"So how is teaching these days," asked Joy?
"Nothing new, nothing changed, she replied. How about you?"
Joy shook her head and laughed, "if I had the guts I would just leave Hank, you know."
"Two peas in a pod," said Kate.
Kate and Joy sipped on their drinks and caught up on what had happened since they last saw each other. As they ordered their third drink, they stated talking about their lackluster marriages, Kate was lamenting on how lonely she felt especially with Paul gone all summer. Any trips would be done alone and she would have to rely on "Miss Daisy" the vibrator for fun. She just wanted more out of life.
Joy chuckled at the last comment and said, "I got tired of mine too and my husband is home all the time!"
Joy looked around to see if anyone was paying attention when she leaned towards Kate and softly said, "I found a solution."
"Whatever do you mean," asked Kate?
Joy stopped for a second and looked at her lifelong friend debating on saying any more. "We have know each other for a long time Kate. We have done a lot of things together."
"Absolutely," said Kate.
"I have not told a soul about what I am going to tell you and if you were not my life long friend and confidant I wouldn't be telling you now."
Intrigued Kate leaned in towards Joy and whispered, "What are you talking about?"
"I have been having an affair."
"You what!"
Joy shook her head at Kate to lower her voice. "I said I have been having an affair."
"Oh my God Joy, how can you?"
"Well I am and I must say it has changed my life. I don't have to care that Hank isn't interested in sex with me any more. He's probably fucking his secretary anyway."
"Joy I can't believe you just said that word!"
"Well Kate it's the new me. I am getting lots of sex and I am happy. I feel good."
"How did this happen," Kate asked?
"I stumbled on to a web site of chat rooms called "private chats for everyone," said Joy.
"What is that," Kate asked?
"It's a chat site for people to talk privately with other people. Some people talk about tv shows, some talk about sports some talk about gardening. and some talk about sex. I was on the site for a few weeks talking with this man and he started talking dirty to me and that turned me on so much I agreed to meet him. He lives about an hour away and we get together every other week and have sex."
Kate was stunned and stared at her best friend, never expecting to hear such a thing. She didn't know what to say.
"Really Kate, it is quite an experience and I really think you should try chatting there. You don't even have to do the sex chat room, try something else you enjoy like the teacher's room or the beach lover's room. You may just find someone you like chatting with. Then again, maybe if you try the sex room you might get lucky and not need your vibrator any more."
"Oh I could never cheat on Paul, but tell me more about it."
The ladies talked through another drink before they had to part ways.
"Really Kate, give it a try, you have nothing to lose."
"I couldn't," Kate said, but her mind was telling her something different. After all she would have the house to herself for the next three months.
After she got home Kate changed into her pjs and made dinner. She watched tv for a bit before deciding she would read her latest romance novel. Three minutes into reading she got to a steamy part and she felt the normal arousal starting. She thought about using her vibrator, but the chat room Joy had told her about kept popping up in her mind. What the hell she thought, I can at least see what Joy was talking about.
She got her laptop and sat cross-legged on the leather couch. It took a few minutes to remember the name and then she found it. Kate saw lots of so called rooms to chat in. She found the room for teachers and she tried to go to it. A box appeared on her screen that contained questions that were required to be answered in order to set up a profile.
She used the name Kate733. She listed her state as Maine but didn't put her city. She noted she was a female and a teacher but skipped the general description part and she was all set.
She entered the room. There were dozens of people chatting about all sorts of things and she just read what was being said for awhile. Finally she joined in.
Kate: "Hi everyone, I am new here."
A lot of people replied hello or welcome. Kate went about chatting for the next two hours before she decided it was time for bed.
Kate: "Thanks everyone it's been fun."
She received a lot of good night replies. One person, Him said, "I hope to see you here again soon."
Before leaving the chat room Kate checked Him's profile. It stated that he is a married male school teacher from Maine. That's interesting she thought.
Kate brushed her teeth and then climbed under the covers, propping her head up to read her novel. She only made it through three pages as her mind kept drifting back to her conversation with Joy. Eventually she fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning Kate got up a little later than normal. She went about her usual morning ritual before deciding she would take care of her flower garden.
As she went to go outside she passed by her computer and she stopped. Hmm she thought too herself, maybe I will take a minute and see what's going on in the chat room.
Kate opened her laptop and found the teacher chat room. She noticed there were not nearly as many people as there was last night. She chatted for a bit and was about to leave when she saw the name Him.
Kate; "Hello Him."
Him: "Well good morning to you. How was your night?"
Kate: "Same old thing, read a book, watched tv and went to bed."
Him; "Sounds pretty much the same as mine, lol"
Kate: "Any big plans for today?"
Him: "Nope, home alone and trying to see what mischief I can get into."
Kate: "What kind of mischief?"
Him: "Can i pm you?"
Kate: "What's that?"
With that a rectangular box appeared on her screen with the words "You have a private message." Kate checked the accept box. and with that Him said hello.
Kate was a little surprised but found this private message thing interesting.
Kate: "So now what?"
Him: "So now we can chat and no one else can see us."
Katie "Why do we need to do that?"
Him: "I thought it might be better for being mischievous."
With that Kate closed her laptop. Her heart was racing with guilt, but why she wondered, she hadn't done anything wrong. Maybe it was racing with excitement, she thought.
She got up and went about her business, but the chat room stayed in the back of her mind all day.
When she finished her chores she went inside and called Joy.
