I Stood At The End Of The Path

Character List

Sarah - Main character

Brad - Sarah's Husband

Sue - Swinger

Mark - Sue's Husband

Chapter 1

I stood at the end of the path. I had butterflies in my stomach and my knees felt weak. It was drizzling and my hair was wet. My Mac was covered in tiny droplets and my feet were cold and damp because i was wearing fashion shoes.

I went to walk along the short path but my legs seemed to be unwilling.

Let me tell you how I came to this impasse.

My other half, Brad has been with me for 18 years. In that time we have been through thick and thin but generally we have had a good marriage. However, we have become empty nesters since the kids have grown up and left us to our own devices. I as a mother felt that I was no longer needed except for baby sitting but I felt a bit lost. This feeling lead me and hubby to start to drift apart and we were just stale and bored and in a rut. Brad, my husband was losing himself in his computer and weekend nights at the club drinking with other disconnected men.

However, it was one of these drinking nights at the club that changed our lives.

Brad came home, a little merry and worse for wear, but he was also excited. I was in bed reading when he got home but he wanted me to listen to his account of a conversation with Mark, a man we know casually.

Mark and Brad got talking and in his drunken state Mark revealed to Brad that he and his wife Sue had done something to break the boredom of middle age. It turns out that Mark and Sue are swingers on the quiet and have been for about a year. I tried to get more from Brad about this but Mark was not willing to reveal more to him. Soon after that Brad said he was very tired and fell asleep next to me. For some reason I didn't sleep for a long time. I was very disturbed by the thought of what Brad's drunken friend had revealed. Not in an outraged way, but in a way that stirred something inside of me. I wondered which one of them had wanted to try it and how they had revealed their decision to their other half and what had been the reaction?

Then I thought about what it must have been like when they actually did it. Were they nervous, embarrassed? Did they cope? Was there jealousy? Did they argue afterwards? Or was it sexy and intense? I think that about 2am I realised that this was so exciting it was something I would like to try. I wasn't sure how I would tell Brad but I knew it was the most excited I had been about anything in my dreary life for a very long time.

All day I tried to work out what to say to Brad when he came home from work and after dinner was over I asked him if he remembered much about his conversation with Mark.

"I wasn't that drunk. Yeh I remember. I don't think he wanted to say any more after he let it slip."

"Well I've been researching on the internet and it's much more popular than you would think."

"Uh why are you researching about wife swapping on the internet?"

"Because I think it would be good for us to try it."

"You have to be insane, that's for perverts and nutters and beside which you would never go through with it, you're too shy and prudy."

"I've thought it through and I think we should consider it besides im not prudy."

"Why?"

"Our sex life is a bit hit and miss, we haven't made love in weeks and I feel like were drifting apart. The kids are all grown up and I'm starting to feel that we've finished that part of our lives. It can't all be down hill till were old and past it, can it?"

"So you think we would be better off doing it with others?" Brad Said.

"I love you even if you've become boring." I Smiled

"Ok so what have you learned about on the internet?" he asked.

"Well, lots of people our age break up or drift apart or have affairs or other stupid stuff. Then it all ends in tears. It could be an adventure it's something we can share. We get to meet new people and get new friends."

"It's a bit extreme though isn't it?"

"Well loads of people do it, more than you would think. So it can't be that bad." I said.

"So you're happy to meet other couples and have sex with them."

"I'm ok with it if you are. I haven't slept with anyone else since I was eighteen so it's going to be strange. If we decide to do it that is."

"Even if we did decide to do it, how would we start?"

"I thought of that, and I think the best way is to ask Mark and Sue for their help."

"Mark only let it slip when he'd had a few and he wasn't keen on saying more."

"That's ok, if you agree to do this I'm going to go round to Sue's house and ask her. So are we going to do this?"

"I'm not sure, it's all a bit sudden."

"Yes I know but we have to do something before we bore ourselves into oblivion."

"I hate it when you call me boring."

"You're not boring dear, but we do have to do something about our lives before we get too old to live life."

"It's a good job I'm not the jealous type."

"It is a good job, we've never been the jealous type have we."

"Well, I'm not sure about this, it's a massive risk to our marriage."

"I know but we love each other and as long as we remember that it's just adult fun. As long as we're together at the end it won't matter."

"But getting people we know to help us?" said Brad.

"It's the safe way, they've done it already, and they may not even want to help us."

"Well, if they don't it won't be the end of the world."

"We can sign up to a swinger site and start blind." I offered.

"We don't have to do that right away though, do we?"

"Well I was thinking of going to see Sue tomorrow." I offered.

"That soon?"

"Why not? We're ready for an adventure."

"If you're sure, I'll leave it to you to organise it." Said Brad.

"If this happens you're going to see me like you've never seen me before."

"How so?"

"It's going to mean a lot of sex with other men and you with their wives."

"I hope I'm going to be ok seeing you getting fucked by other men and besides I might not come up to their expectations." Said Brad.

"Don't worry you will be fine I'm sure and I think it might be exciting seeing you fuck someone else, you're good at sex and I enjoy making love with you." I said.

"So we're ok to do this then?"

"Thank you dear, I knew you would agree. I'm happy to talk to Sue. I will definitely go there tomorrow."

"I'm not sure what's going to happen now but it's exciting thinking about it."

Hugging Brad I said "I love you my husband and all this talk has got me going so let's go upstairs....."

Chapter 2

And that is how I came to be standing in the rain frozen to the spot at the start of Sue and Mark's path.

They say that every journey starts with the first step but my heart was beating much faster than it should and the butterflies in my stomach had reached swarm intensity but I willed myself to take the few steps necessary to get me to their door. Three taps and a short wait before I realised they had a Ring doorbell. Then the door opened and there stood Sue. She was only a very distant friend, one to say "Hi" to and she must have been surprised to see a bedraggled me on her door step. She looked brighter somehow from the last time I saw her, I couldn't put my finger on it but she looked more contented or confident, even sexy, even if she was quite a big lady. She stood there for a moment before she recognised me.

"Oh hi Sarah, what a surprise. Come in out of the rain."

I stepped into the hall grateful to be out of the rain and in the warmth of the house. I was surprised, Sue seemed much more confident than I remembered her. She seemed to have an aura about here that I had never seen before.

"Well Sarah, I'm a bit shocked to see you in my kitchen."

"Yes sorry about coming around unannounced. I took a chance that you would be in alone."

"Coffee?"

"Yes please, two sugars please." I nervously said.

"Whatever you've come to tell me, it's making you nervous I can tell." She said placing a steaming mug in front of me.

"Well this is much harder than I imagined."

"Whatever it is, just say it please, the tension is killing me."

"It's a question actually."

"Oh?"

"The other night Mark and Brad were at the club drinking. Mark let on to Brad about your little adventure." I said.

Sue looked at me with a frown. "I'm not sure what you're talking about."

I persisted. "Mark told Brad that you were swingers and had been for a year."

Sue looked angry and said "Well if you're here to judge..."

"No not at all." I interrupted her.

"So what are you here for?" asked Sue.

"Well we want you to help us."

"Really? in what way?" She asked.

"I've talked it over with Brad and we want you to help us get into what you do."

"Really, it's not as simple as all that."

"We've talked about it and were not the jealous type and we've been married a long time so we know each other really well."

"And you want a bit of excitement?" She said.

"Well yes, it's become a bit stale in the bedroom and we want to liven things up a little." I told her.

"It certainly gets lively and you have to be a bit open minded, and quite frankly not too picky."

"I guessed that was the case although I've not told Brad that."

"Perhaps you should. Me and Mark have been married 23 years and we've found out more about each other in the last 12 months than all the rest of the years."

"Will you help us then?"

"What sort of help do you want?"

"We were hoping that perhaps we could go with you the next time you did something."

"I'm not sure, it's a big step to take,"

"I promise you we are committed to this."

"It was very overwhelming for us the first time. Emotionally I mean. And pretty terrifying at times."

"We're ready to try so will you help us?"

"If you go to a party you need to be prepared to have sex with multiple partners. Are you ok with that and being naked in front of people?"

"I'm not sure, it's never happened."

"Its sort of a given that you have sex with everyone at the party. On the bright side Swingers tend to have good hygiene standards and are usually good lovers."

I jokingly said "What even the women?"

"Yes even the women."

That sort of floored me a bit as I had never considered that as a possibility. However the fluttering in my belly had now moved south to between my legs.

"I don't really want you getting there and embarrassing everyone by having some sort of breakdown and demanding to leave. I've seen it happen before." She said. "It ruins the party."

"We're going to be fine, it might be a bit strange at first but we'll be ok."

"I hope so." She said.

"What happens at a party, can you at least give me a clue as to what to expect?"

"Well, we normally get there about 8. It's a normal three bedroom house. The host and his girlfriend are really friendly and welcoming. It's just people sat around talking and having a few drinks."

"How many people are at a party?" I asked.

"Usually 3 to 6 couples."

"So what then?"

Sue laughed. "After a few drinks and some conversation things turn sexy. The difference is the hand that goes on your leg isn't your husband's, he's busy feeling up another woman next to you.

"What should we wear to a party?"

"Well ultimately you end up wearing nothing. But dress sexy. Most women have stockings and suspenders and other sexy lingerie with nice clothes on top and sexy make up. The men just dress smart but casual." She said.

"It then moves to the bedroom where the clothes come off and everyone gets on the bed. It's very sexy and seeing another man's cock for the first time is so exciting." She continued.

"Do we take our own condoms?" I asked feeling a little red in the face.

"Me and Mark are no condom swingers but if you feel the need yes."

"My god isn't that a worry?" I said.

"It's what we agreed between us when we started. I want to feel cum inside me. But it's up to you."

Then she asked "Have you got any rules yet?"

"What do you mean?"

"Some couples have loads of rules that they're supposed to stick to."

"What like?"

"No kissing, Condoms only. No single men, No oral. All sorts."

"No kissing?"

"Yeh, and loads more."

"What rules do you and Mark have?"

"Anything goes as long as we are doing it together and we go home together."

"He's with you the whole time?"

"No, but he's close by."

"Does he watch you?"

"Sometimes i suppose but he's mostly doing his own thing."

"Does that embarrass you?"

"God no, it's a turn on. Although I have met women who won't fuck in front of their partner."

"Do you watch him?"

"Not specifically, but I see what he's doing quite a bit."

"How do you feel about that?" I asked.

"It's a hell of a turn on once you get used to it. I mean how would you feel if you saw Brad fucking another woman?" she asked me.

"I think I might be excited by it. Actually I'm excited about it now." I said blushing even more but feeling things happening down below.

"And what if the woman he was fucking was me?"

"Well I suppose it's going to happen at a party so I'm ok with it."

"That's good. I hope Brad is excited about your little adventure."

"I'm sure he's going to love it."

"Have you considered what it will be like with other women?" Sue asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked naively.

"Most swinger women want to explore their bisexual side as well."

"Oh, I never considered that."

"That was partly why I agreed to swing in the first place." She said.

"Oh" I said a little flustered.

"It all seems very natural when the party is getting going." She said.

"I never thought about that before but maybe. Brad is definitely not into that." I told her.

"No, neither is Mark. Oh, our next party is Friday night. Is that soon enough for you?"

"Shit, that's the day after tomorrow!"

"Well you better get prepared. This may be life changing, it was for us."

"We don't have the car, They're waiting for parts and won't be ready till Saturday morning."

"That's a shame."

"Could we go in your car?"

"Like I said, if you want to leave early, we're not going to bring you home till the party ends."

"Once we get there we won't be leaving early, we're going through with this on Friday if you are ok giving us a lift there that is." I said

"Ok, I will give our host a call and ask him if there is room for one more couple."

"When can you let me know?" I asked.

"Write your number on the pad and I will give you a call tonight."

"Thanks Sue. Now it's going to happen, I'm a bit scared."

"That's natural, the first few times I was a nervous wreck."

"But it went alright?" I asked.

"Yeh we've never been happier, I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves if you're open minded and take it slow. Trust each other and communicate and remember to have fun."

"Yes, that's what we're doing this for after all. Is there any sort of preparation we need to do?"

"Well you could trim your pubic hair or go bald like most women and be very hot on your personal hygiene, both of you. It's ok to have one or two drinks just to get mellow but don't get drunk it's just not sexy. It's always good to bring a few drinks with you and a soft drink and some carbs for in the car on the way home. She instructed.

"Well, you've given me a lot of good advice but I need to get going now."

"Ok, I will give you a call to let you know if the host can fit you in." she said.

"Thanks Sue, for the coffee and the advice." I said as I opened her door ready to go back up the path.

"My pleasure, and don't worry, I know it's scary but I'm sure you will enjoy every minute."

"Thanks Sue, see you soon."

"Bye Sarah, I will call you later."

"Thanks for the coffee, I must get on, I've got a lot to do."

I went back up her path with more on my mind that when I went down it. It had stopped raining and I was grateful for that but the conversation with Sue had left me aroused and scared at what I had agreed we would do on Friday night. But the excitement to...