When I got home Wednesday evening, Ann had our laptop on and a pile of underground newspapers beside it. "Hi, Honey," she said as I came in. "I thought I'd do a little market research."
"Market research?" I replied.
"I think we should find out what to look for in swinging and doing shows."
"Are you still on that kick?"
"Why not? We both love sex. We love watching each other get laid. We love being watched. We could use the money, not that we're broke, but we could afford a few more things with the extra cash."
"I don't know. Chance encounters are one thing. I don't have a problem with that. But deliberately meeting for people for sex is something else."
"What's wrong with it? You deliberately left me alone to fuck Eric. You deliberately fucked the girl from the escort agency."
"Because you wanted me to."
"Tom Harper. How can you be so open-minded and a prude at the same time? It won't hurt to look these over."
She opened a newspaper and we looked at the ads. There were numerous display ads for escorts and masseuses featuring naked girls. While they did not say "Sex for Sale," the messages were very clear. "Generous gentlemen" was mentioned in almost every one. A couple ads advertised for couples and female customers. The classified ads covered almost every sexual persuasion imaginable. There were gay men and women wanting to meet the same; straight couples looking for other couples or singles, mostly single women. Men seeking single women and couples was the largest category. We circled a few of the couples for couples ads. Most of them demanded letters with nude photos in the initial response. Some people in the personal ads wanted experienced swingers only while others welcomed newbies. The latter was definitely our category.
I traced her inner thigh under her skirt with my fingertips up to her crotch. Instead of finding the panties I expected, I discovered a naked pussy. "Keep that up and dinner will be late. We haven't shaved yet," Ann said with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "That finger reminds me of something I need your help with."
"You know you can always count on me. What is it?"
"There's a new intern who is constantly hitting on the nurses. He's propositioned me twice. He knows his medicine inside out, but he's impossible to work with."
"Has anyone talked to the administrator?"
"Not yet, but I have a plan that should either straighten him out or get him fired. If I don't succeed, we're going to file a complaint on Monday. I'll tell you about it while we shave."
We went to the bedroom and stripped. We talked over her ideas and refined them a bit while we shaved each other. Even though neither of us had any stubble, we did it anyway for the pleasure it gave us. We cooked and ate our dinner wearing our new bathing suits. The paste-on cups on her big boobs covered so little that I had a constant bulge in my G-string. Even after twenty-three years of marriage, she could still turn me on. Thoughts of the past week kept me very excited. I couldn't think of anything short of major felonies that I wouldn't do for her.
After dinner, we booted up our computer and signed online. We went to the newspaper website. It had the same ads as the paper edition. There were a few nude shots of the alleged employees; most of them showed only of the women's backs. There weren't any pictures of men. No prices were listed.
Ann called the phone number in the ad. A woman attempting to sound sexy answered. "Hi," Ann said, "my husband and I saw your ad for couples, and we wanted to get some information."
"What would you like to know?" Her voice became very businesslike.
"Prices for one thing. What services are provided?"
"Are either of you bi?"
"No. We're both straight."
"Okay, we have a one-hour show featuring a man and a woman. That starts at two hundred. That's just for watching. Naturally it's higher for audience participation."
"How much higher?"
"If only you participate, then it's two-fifty. For your husband, it's three hundred, and both of you, it's three twenty-five. That's what most couples go for. I don't have anybody available tonight. We're booked up for the next week."
"Oh." Ann sounded disappointed.
"Would you guys like jobs, We can't handle all the couple calls we get now."