This is the third installment of the "In a World..." series, detailing the erotic journey of Ginnifer and Rick. This narrative can stand alone, but it's at its best when read in the slowly-building sequence. This is also a cross-category story that leans deepest into the prurient parts of the "Loving Wives" category. More sensitive readers should check the IaW Foreword (a stand-alone chapter) to see if this story is right for them.
Yours truly,
Wilson Spalding
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Ginny was arranging charging cords for her iPad and laptop in my living room.
I'd bought this duplex maybe two months ago and didn't really have the time to furnish it like it needed, so arranging power cords was an exercise in minimalist aesthetics.
She noticed me staring and held up her hands like "Whaaaat?"
I chuckled and shook my head. "Maybe you should just move in."
Her expression was guarded. "I dunno. Is it too soon?"
"You're kidding, right?"
I'd proposed a week ago. Pretty sure we'd used the "married" word. I can be explicit like that. Maybe dropped in a "wedding" among other dirty words.
Granted, it was in the heat of the moment, but she'd accepted. We went with it; talked about it plenty that night, but not much since then. Pretty sure she was wondering if it was real or just bedroom talk. If we didn't mention it, it might still be a thing. Did SchrΓΆdinger's cat ever get married?
After my question, she was quiet, her expression serious as a heart attack. I knew why: eight intimate videos of her with her ex were now gathering hits on YouPorn. She'd been burned by bedroom talk before.
I gestured around. "Ya know, I just bought this place. I barely have any furniture. You have an apartment full of furniture and no long-term lease. We were made for each other!"
She held up a finger, like she about to protest, but it did make sense.
"Ginny," I continued. "There's a tape measure in the junk drawer. Why don't you check the living room, make sure your sectional will fit."
The living room was an empty cavern, there was no question it would fit, but that wasn't really the point right now.
She took a deep breath and looked toward the kitchen like she was about to walk out to the edge of a 3-meter diving platform. For a relationship built on kinky sex, furniture could be terrifying.
"First drawer."
She walked over, opened it, and stared. "What's this?"
"The tape measure?"
"No. The blue, velvety thing."
"Oh, that! That's... for you."
She held up the little clamshell case. "For me...?"
"Well it has your name on it."
"Holy shit!" She covered her mouth. "It..."
The little case fit in the palm of her dainty hand.
I nodded. "Yeah, it's a 'case'. You know, you put things in it."
She nodded, dumbstruck.
"It looks better on the inside."
She finally opened it and tears immediately streamed down her face. "Oh, my god."
"You said 'yes' last week... I'm hoping you're still saying 'yes'."
"Yes!"
She slid the engagement ring on, the diamond sparkling. "It's beautiful!"
"It is..." I wasn't referring to the ring.
She played with it on her finger. "It's a little loose."
"I like it that way."
She blinked, then choked back a giggle. "Nice. Voyeur..."
"Pornstar."
She hustled around the breakfast nook, wrapped her arms around me and laid on a huge, glorious kiss. She tasted like vanilla mint.
"Let's see it."
She held out her hand like a Disney princess and we watched the sparkle.
I held her hand in my own. "That was eight videos, right? You and Ed?"
Ginny nodded, slightly squirmy. "And, uh, Dave in the last two..."
"Yeah, how could I forget?" It took a second to wipe the stupid smile off my face. "There needs to be a ninth video. You, Ed, Dave... and this ring."
Her jaw dropped. "You're so bad!"
"I am. I really am."
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Where did this all start?
If you're just joining this story, two weeks into a crazy relationship, I proposed to a 23-year old Scots-Irish redhead who was the book definition of "hot mess." She was a slut in denial, turned on by exhibitionism, who got guilty-wet at the thought of cheating.
As for me, I'm a 26-year old Production Manager for a Studio That Shall Remain Nameless. Yeah, I'm a pretty lucky guy who just bought a duplex with cash (and I average 90-hour weeks during production). I work hard, so I take my play time very, very seriously.
Which kinda brings me back to Ginnifer. If you haven't already guessed, my fiancΓ©e was destined to be my hot-wife. Or at least that was the direction all our kinky talk was headed. Until it happens, though, it hasn't happened.
Now, I've heard that polyamory is wrong, but mostly because that mixes Greek and Latin roots. It's supposed to be either multiamory or polyphilia, but after multiple orgasms, it's okay if your vocabulary gets a little scrambled.
Okay, I kid, but the whole open marriage thing wasn't that weird anymore. It was getting close to mainstream, but maybe not quite there yet. In fact, there was just enough awareness for the rednecks to project "cuck" as an insult. Funny bit: that's where the whole "horny" thing comes from. The fact that it was still a little "taboo" was part of what made it exciting.
I tried picking it apart, but it was complicated. Women were sluts for different reasons, men loved them being sluts for different reasons.
Why did it turn me on?