This story is a direct continuation of part 1.
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"Hello," Daniel answered. His voice sounded sleepy.
"Hi," Sara said in a low voice.
"Hi," He replied.
There was a long pause. She did not really know what to say.
"Do you want to come over?" Daniel asked.
"Yes," She replied in an even lower voice. There was a faint rustling of sheets.
"Did I wake you?" She asked.
"Na, it's OK." He replied.
"Did you work tonight?"
"Yeah," he replied with a yawn. "But I got home at 4 am already." There was a slight pause when he checked the time. It was a bit after 10 AM. "So, I slept for six hours."
"I can come in half an hour." She felt self-conscious. She did not want to sound as if she was eager, but she really wanted to see him.
He yawned as he woke up more. "Great, then I have time for a shower." Daniel said.
"I can bring you breakfast if you want." She winced. It was sounding as if she was trying to please him, but she knew his refrigerator was probably empty.
"You are a real gem, Sara." Daniel said with feeling and she smiled.
Stupid, stupid, stupid. She berated herself after hanging up. Why did she say half hour? She will never make it. She ripped off her top and pushed down her shorts and cotton panties. Naked she rummaged through her drawer until she found a matching silk bra and panties with laces. Putting on the panties she realized she had to start with breakfast. She hurried downstairs and into the kitchen and began with coffee. She was conscious about being naked except for panties, but she felt good about it. She knew she looked good and was proud of her body. It was something Daniel had taught her. He had taught her so many things in the last months. Things such as sex was good if you did in the right way.
So, here she was moving around in the kitchen in nothing but panties and felt good about it. Six months ago, she had not even dreamed about walking around the house without being decent. Even if she was alone at home. She made some sandwiches and then she went upstairs again to get dressed while the coffee maker was brewing.
She checked herself in the mirror. She looked her best having spent the morning taking a long bath. She had scrubbed her whole body to make her skin smooth and shaved her legs and armpits. Her long hair was looking good since she had been to the hairdresser the previous day. She had even put on a bit of makeup before she had worked up her nerve to call Daniel. She put on her bra and checked again how she looked. Still good. Then she put on the dress she had bought the day before together with a pair of high heel ankle strap sandals. She brushed her hair one more time and put it up in a ponytail. She checked again in the mirror and she was looking good.
While looking at her reflection in the mirror she wondered if she was doing the right thing. She has been with Daniel five times now. This was the first time she had taken the initiative calling, and she felt nervous. The first time had been that fateful day when she had walked home from the grocery store. He came across her in the parking lot and pressured her to follow him home to his apartment. Once in his apartment one thing led to another. The other times they met he called her. First time he called about her credit card and driving license. Then her forgotten earrings. Then her hairbrush she usually kept in her bag. Then a scarf. Then, last time, her earrings again. Every time he called after three, four weeks. She had agreed to come to his apartment again to pick up whatever she had left. Last time she did not leave anything, and it was almost six weeks without him calling. She had become increasingly edgy. Especially in the last week. She was reluctant to admit it was because she missed sex with Daniel. But she knew that deep down she wanted to be with him again. In the last few days, it was even more since she was coming up on her fertile period of the month. She did not want to say no to Daniel if he called. It had been everything but safe the first time they were together, and the second time had not been good either. Afterwards, when she got her period, she realized it was madness. It would be a disaster out of all proportions if Daniel made her pregnant. Her husband Paul, and her children, would be devastated. Her parents, Paul's parents, everybody would be unhappy. No, after the second time she had been careful not to meet Daniel when it was anywhere near her ovulation.
Another thing she come to realize after meeting Daniel the second time was sex. She finally had someone to compare with her husband. She realized that sex with Paul was dreadfully boring. He was a disaster at pleasing a woman. He did not do more than use her as a glorified masturbation tool. Sex with Daniel was instead everything it should be. They did it together, communicating, cooperating, no shyness or restrictions. They did things she had heard her friends talk about. But she had never believed or understood since the things were unthinkable with Paul. Instead, it came so natural with Daniel and it felt so good.
After the second time with Daniel, she had been on a small pink cloud of happiness for more than a week. She would replay in her mind over and over what she had done with Daniel. She had sex with Paul, and it was the usual boring sawing machine. Afterwards, she was sitting on the toilet thinking and letting Paul's sterile sperm seep out of her. She realized all the wonderful things she did with Daniel, she should be doing with Paul instead. For the first time she felt guilty towards her husband.
When Daniel called again to ask if she wanted to come and pick up her earrings, she was not only concerned about being spotted by a neighbor. She had come to her senses about where she was in her cycle and a nagging feeling it was not right towards Paul. She had gone to Daniel anyway and it had been just as good as the previous times. When she had gotten herself decent again before leaving, she had on purpose left her hairbrush in his bathroom, so he had a reason to call her again.
When he called again, she had not hesitated even if she knew deep down it was wrong what she was doing. It was feeling too good what she and Daniel did for her to say no.