It was a great kiss, rivaling Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen in THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR and Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in THE WILD THINGS.
I was in the shadows and simply watched it, hypnotized by the intensity and passion of what I saw. The fact that it was between my wife and my best friend did not detract from the erotic impact of that wonderfully romantic caress.
I saw them kissing goodnight in the dark hallway after a long day at the nude beach and I couldn't deny how sexy and touching it was to watch them kiss. When I saw it I immediately felt they needed to sleep together and make mad, passionate love without me to interfere. As I watched I imagined his cock sliding inside her pussy and I decided right then that I wanted it to happen for them.
The beautiful kiss removed all jealousy and anger I may have felt before seeing them in such a long and heated embrace. When I left them kissing in the hall I truly wanted him to fuck my wife and consummate their bond, which obviously went far beyond just friends.
From that day on I could think of nothing but getting them together, finding a way to let my wife and my friend know I knew about their feelings for one another and wanted them to fulfill their passion, to be free to express their love.
Funny that I didn't react differently, but seeing them kiss made me accept their feelings and understand they loved each other. I respected them both and learned something that night about unconditional love. If I loved her I wanted her to be happy, and being with him sexually would obviously make her happy. I began obsessing about the kiss and how oblivious I had been about what was right in front of me. Like a man standing in water and not realizing he was in a flood until the water was at his chin.
I began seeing them in my daydreams, kissing and having sex while I watched like I had that fateful night. I felt remorseful because I had missed the signs and had not been aware of the bond they obviously had between them. I began to think about times we were together when I hadn't noticed their attachment, their fondness for one another.
I remember the night we skinny dipped at the beach and I had left them for an hour while I hiked back to the car to retrieve her camping gear. When I got back they were sitting together talking but the closeness of their bodies hadn't told me anything. When they playfully teased one another and touched and frolicked together I never heard the excitement in their voices, the affection in their movements, the sexual intensity of their words.
I began planning how I would let them know I knew and understood. How I would explain that I was not angry at them but irritated at myself for not knowing and being more aware, for not seeing the signals they had to be trying to send me. I felt I had let them down, the closest people I had in my life. I was determined to make it up to them, to let them have the time together they clearly wanted.
I began planning how I would leave them alone together, giving them the freedom to act on their feelings. I thought about how I could let them know I was okay with those feelings about one another, that I understood, that I actually wanted them to be able to be together and have the sex I knew they wanted.
I decided to leave for a while, putting them together like they would want, giving them freedom to be who they needed to be. I would travel and be gone for weeks, and they could do whatever they wished. I told her I would be gone for two weeks, and I also told her I knew how she felt about Jake. She listened, then she stared at me before she spoke.
"Did you see us?" she asked. I kissed her and nodded. "So, are you leaving me?" I said absolutely not. I told her I loved her, that if she wanted to still be married to me that I also wanted the same, that I understood about her and Jake, and I said he was my best friend and I wanted that to continue as well. "Are you giving us time together?" she asked.
"That is it exactly," I said. "When I get back you can tell me what you want to do." She smiled, kissed me and nodded. "While I am gone you two can have the time together that you have wanted, needed, and that now I want for you."
I called and told Jake what I had said to Claire. He listened quietly, then thanked me for understanding. "I love Claire," he confessed. I told him I knew he did and that I did as well.