The phone only rang once before I picked it up. I listened as a quiet voice simply said, 'It's done.' The click as they hung up followed by the dialling tone was deafening as it broke the silence before I shut the call off. My belly was now wet from the spontaneous orgasm that just occurred.
I lay back in the darkness as I thought over the last few days...
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The week had started as normally as any other in what now passes as the 'New Normal.' Even though we were jabbed up-to-date with every damn thing that should protect us, at our age we both showed a retinance to going out into the big and now slightly frightening world. Careful? Of course, we were, as were most all of the people in our older age group that we knew. Out of courtesy to others, we usually wore masks whenever we went into a closed-off space. Made us feel safer as well, even though as time was passing fewer people did - inevitably we relaxed our way of thinking as well.
The phone call from an old friend of Jan's was unexpected. He was in the area and would like to meet up. Notwithstanding all that was going on, we said yes of course. We had lunch together and a great catch up that was a delight.
Jan asked where he was staying and given that he had told us his business was local we were surprised when he mentioned a town about fifty miles away.
'Sign of the times,' he had said. 'No other vacancies any closer.'
When he went to the washroom a short time later Jan looked at me and said, 'Can he stay with us?' As he'd had all his jabs and had been properly tested I responded, 'Yes - I don't see why we might at least make the offer. So we had, and he gratefully accepted. Max had rung the Five-star Hotel shortly afterwards and cancelled the booking. With some embarrassment, he had said, 'I will have to go there for one night. For a start, all my kit is there and I have to pick it up. Also, it's too late to cancel, so I may as well stay the night then stay the rest of the time with you.' So it was settled that that would happen.
Jan quizzed him about the hotel, it was quite famous and far out of our price range. As he was telling us about it Max suddenly stopped and said, 'Look it's got two separate bedrooms to the suite, why don't I treat you to the night and you can see what it's like for yourselves.'
Jan positively bounced in her seat and responded, looking at me, 'Oh Max, what a lovely idea, Sven darling can we do that please.' Both turned to me expectedly, seeing I looked a little worried.
Max said, 'Look I'll go pay the check while you two have a chat.'