1
"I want to watch you fuck my wife," Eric suddenly whispered, as he stood next to me at the quiet end of the club's bar.
"You want to what?!" I sputtered in disbelief. If I hadn't just swallowed, I would have probably choked on my drink.
He moved closer and repeated, "I want to watch you fuck my wife," as I stood there dumfounded.
"What kind of a man says something like that to a casual acquaintance?!"
I thought.
"Or, to anyone, for that matter?! This guy is really drunk!"
"What's the matter?" Eric slurred. "Don't you like my wife? What the hell, you spend enough time dancing with her every weekend!"
I did like to dance with Roxanne, as well as a number the other women, at our town's little social club. You know the kind of place I'm talking about; one of those small town clubs with the big antlered animal splattered across its emblem. Anyway, there had never been anything more than dancing and innocent conversation between Eric's wife and me, and nothing more than small talk between Eric and me. I didn't even know the couple all that well! After all, I wasn't one of the town's natives. I had only moved there after taking my first job out of college. I liked to dance, Roxanne liked to dance, and Eric didn't like to dance. So, Roxanne and I got together, fairly often, on the club's dance floor on Saturday nights. That was all there was to our relationship. (Such was the social life of a young, single guy, who wasn't in any hurry to get married, in a small town that seemed to be full of desperate to get married, divorced and desperate to get remarried, and married women.)
"What's the matter, Alex?" Eric repeated indignantly. "Isn't my wife good enough for you?"
In truth, Roxanne was an attractive, mature lady. On top of that, she had a friendly, outgoing, vivacious personality. But, that wasn't really the point.
"Your wife is a very attractive woman, Eric," I said carefully. "But, I think you've had way too much to drink tonight."
"I'm not drunk."
"Then, where did this come from, all of a sudden?"
"Eric hesitated, then quietly admitted, "I've been trying to talk Roxy into it for a long time. This week, she finally said she'd do it. Besides, Roxy likes you."
"Your wife actually agreed to this?!"
"Yes."
"You're kidding?!"
"No, I'm not kidding," he answered smugly. "Well, Roxy's not exactly crazy about the idea, but she said she'd do it for me, just this once, to make me happy. Besides, I promised to buy her a really expensive pair of diamond earrings, if she'd do it for me."
"Unbelievable!" I sighed.
"What?"
"Nothing," I said aloud. "Listen, Eric, I'm really flattered that you asked me, but...."
"But, what?"
"But, this is really bizarre! I mean, you're talking about your wife, for crying out loud! How long have the two of you been married? Twenty years, at least, I'll bet! Listen, Eric, you really should think this thing through, all right?"
"Listen, buddy, I have thought this thing through," he answered. "Don't you think about it for too long, O.K.? You're not the only young stud in town, you know!"
"Yeah, that's true," I said. "Well, I've really got to get going, Eric. I have to get up early tomorrow morning. We'll talk about this again in private, O.K.?" I didn't really have to get up early the next morning, but I wanted to get out of the club A.S.A.P. that night!
"O.K., Alex, we'll talk about this again in private," he sighed. "But, I really don't know how you could pass this up. I know I couldn't, if I were in your shoes!"
"All right, Eric, I'll think about it, and we'll talk the next time I see you," I said. "Goodnight."
At that, I beat a hasty, and very early, retreat from the club.
"My gawd,"
I thought,
"Eric is really drunk! And delusional, as well! What a small town Saturday night this turned out to be!"
2
A few days later, I wasn't terribly surprised to run into Roxanne at the local supermarket. It was just too small a town to be able to avoid her, or Eric, for very long. It was obvious, from her deep, dark blush, Roxanne was embarrassed to see me. I mean, no one's blush is more prominent than that of a fair-skinned redhead.
As I've said before, Roxanne was a very attractive woman. She was a short, voluptuous (And, I don't mean fat!), dark-eyed, natural redhead. To me, she was one of those women who just get better looking as they get older. Somewhere in her forties, Roxanne had the big bust and wide hips of a mature woman, but the narrow waist and smooth, creamy-white skin of a girl. Her big, wide, dark eyes, wide smile, and bubbly personality added even more to her attractiveness. I had to admit, if she were younger and single, or maybe just single, I might have been tempted to chase after her.
"Hi, Roxanne," I said. "Did you get Eric home all right on Saturday night? It looked to me like he was really tying one on when I left the club." I thought to myself,
"Maybe that will put her at ease."
"Hi, Alex," she replied shyly. "Yes, Eric was pretty drunk. He never drinks that much!"
"I didn't think so. I know I've never seen him like that before."
I know," she said, as she blushed again. "Listen, Alex, I'm really sorry about what happened. It's just that...."
"Forget about it, Roxanne," I soothed. "He just had too much to drink, that's all."
"Thanks, Alex," she said with relief.
"Well, it was nice talking to you. Maybe I'll run into you and Eric at the club this weekend," I finished and continued down the aisle.
"There now, that wasn't so bad,"
I thought, as I went about my shopping.
I was surprised, however, when Roxanne approached me again in the supermarket's parking lot.
"Listen, Alex," she said, as she blushed a deep crimson yet again. "Eric really wasn't kidding with you on Saturday night."
"He wasn't?"
"No, Alex, he wasn't."
"What's going on, Roxanne," I said, after a moment's hesitation.
"I'll tell you what's going on," she gushed. "My husband is obsessed with seeing me have sex with another man! He's been bringing it up, almost everyday now, for months."
"Oh," was all I could manage to say.
"Wow! This really is crazy!"
I thought.
"Listen, Alex, can go somewhere and talk about this?" she pleaded, as she looked deep into my eyes.
"What...?"