Mike sat at his small dining room table staring down at the textbook in front of him. He could think of about a hundred other things he'd rather be doing tonight than his research. It was Halloween night and he wished he could be out with his wife at their friend's Halloween party. Unfortunately, the professors in his research group didn't seem to care much about the holiday or his party plans.
Mike was in his fourth year of graduate school and he was well on his way to getting his PhD. His classes and research this term had been particularly difficult and he had been spending much more time than he was used to wrapped up in his studies. His school had a secondary location about 70 miles away, and Mike had been spending a lot of time at one of the labs on this campus.
It only took a little over an hour to drive back and forth, but Mike had been spending so many late nights at the lab he had started sleeping there a few nights a week. His small cot in the tiny room at the lab was far less appealing than spending the night in bed with his wife, but he knew it was something he had to do and, fortunately, something that would be ending soon. He knew that soon his research would shift its focus and he could stop spending so much time at the distant lab.
Dana, Mike's wife, had been her usual supportive self. They had been married just over a year and a half and Mike couldn't imagine his life without her. Dana was his "rock". Mike was sure that if she hadn't been around he probably would have dropped out of school. Whenever times got tough she was always there to support him no matter if it was just talking through his concerns or picking up some of the extra chores around the house.
Mike knew he had been neglecting Dana the past few months, but it seemed like he had to spend every possible moment keeping up with his classes and the demands of his research advisor. Dana never complained about it, but Mike knew they had been spending a lot less time together lately. He missed being with her and looked forward to better times when this term ended.
A particularly frustrating aspect of this time was that their sex life had practically come to a halt. Ordinarily, they shared an amazing sex life. All through the time they'd been married and for the few months before they'd been married when they'd been fooling around, Dana never failed to drive Mike wild. She was adventurous and playful during sex and could easily change back and forth between being very direct and "in control" of their fuck and being very soft and gentle and responding perfectly to Mike's lead.
In particular, Mike loved when she was at her wild, controlling best. They never played any domination or control games beyond some light bondage, so she didn't control their fucks like that. It was more a change in her attitude. When she felt particularly horny or wild, she got a lusty gleam in her eye and would fuck Mike with the wild abandon of a total slut. He had always been turned on by a woman who didn't wait for the man to always make the first move.
Mike had some wild times in college before he met Dana but none of that compared to the wild fucks he shared with her. Now, however, Mike could feel the tingling in his neglected cock as he thought about Dana. He seemed to be so preoccupied and then tired when he finally did come to bed these past few months that he and Dana had hardly been able to fuck. He tried to keep himself in check by jerking off in the shower on a near daily basis, but after being used to Dana's wild fucks that simply wasn't enough.
Then there were all those nights when he slept on the cold, uncomfortable cot at the lab rather than in the warm bed next to Dana's naked body. He hated those nights at the lab, but he kept telling himself that it would be worth all the sacrifices when he was done with his research and out of grad school.
Tonight was like many other nights over the past few months. He and Dana had planned to attend a Halloween costume party hosted by their friends. They were supposed to go with Ken and Leslie, a married couple they had been friends with for a while. However, a big presentation Mike was scheduled to make on his research had just been moved up a week and he felt like he had to go to the lab and get some work done. He was disappointed and pissed off that he was facing another night alone on the cot in the lab instead of partying with Dana and his friends.
He shook his head, gathered up his papers, and got ready for his trip to the lab. He reminded himself about the talk he and Dana had at the start of the term. They acknowledged that this term would be difficult and would be the peak of his workload in terms of time in the lab and classes. Sometimes he wondered why he was pushing himself so hard, but he knew he'd be glad in a couple of months when this phase was done and he could finish up his research and focus on writing his dissertation full time.
He smiled at Dana as she appeared from the bedroom in her costume. She and Leslie were going early to help their friend set up for the party, so even though it was only the middle of the afternoon she was in her costume. Mike admired Dana as she walked by. She had selected a witch costume that consisted of one of Mike's favorite black dresses. The dress stopped at mid-thigh and the deeply cut collar displayed just the hint of Dana's fabulous cleavage. He wasn't sure what exactly it was, but there was definitely something about the way the dress hugged her curvy body that turned him on.
She completed her "costume" with black nylons, black shoes with heels just tall enough to give her ass a sexy sway as she walked, and a pointed witch hat. In truth, it wasn't all that great of a Halloween costume, but she looked really hot all the same. As usual, she completed her look with a perfect application of make up and even put a fresh coat of polish on her nails that matched her deep red lipstick.
It wasn't much later when he heard Leslie's car pull up outside their apartment. Leslie and her husband, Ken, had quickly become great friends for Mike and Dana. They had been especially great for Dana lately as they gave her someone to hang out and party with when Mike's work kept him at home. Both Ken and Leslie worked for the same company as Dana and that is how they first met. It only took a few evenings out together for them to form a fast friendship.
Leslie knocked on the door and Dana quickly opened it and greeted her friend. As they talked Mike discreetly glanced at Leslie. Aside from her being a great friend, Mike had also always been aware of how good looking Leslie was.
He and Dana usually referred to Leslie's look as "punk rock". Leslie's hair currently was short, bleached blonde, and spiked, but at various times its length, style, and color had changed wildly.
Leslie's personality was very outgoing and boisterous and she often dressed in wild and eye catching outfits. There was also something that Mike picked up from Leslie's personality that made him think she would be an absolute animal in bed. Sometimes he wondered how Ken could keep up with her.
Ken was a quiet guy with a very dry wit. Once you got to know him he was hilarious and quite talkative, but as he got to know people he was very quiet and reserved. This made him appear to be the near polar opposite of Leslie. Even though Mike knew Ken pretty well and knew he wasn't as quiet or straight-laced as he appeared at first, he still wondered how he could keep up with Leslie. Whatever they did it seemed to work as they'd been married nearly three years now and seemed very happy.
