My name is Jenn, I'm 39, married with two children and I work as a legal secretary for a large law firm. My husband, Brad, is also 39, Brad and I are very much in love, and we have been married for fifteen years now. However, like most couples, jobs, kids etc. have put a damper on our relationship. I don't always feel like he's attracted to me.
I work with an Associate Attorney, Ron, who is African American, he is in and out of the office regularly. Ron has an outgoing personality and he's easy to talk to, he's a nice guy. He's in his late twenties, good-looking, tall, well built and a great dresser. Through office gossip, I've heard he's been with a two women at the firm. The word is he's really big, so maybe there's some truth to what they say about black guys. I'm pretty sure he flirts with me, he does it discreetly, and he's cute about it. I work out but I'm still very self-conscious about my body. Both girls who he hooked-up with are in their mid-twenties, and beautiful with perfect bodies, I can't believe Ron also finds me attractive, it's flattering,
I've read several articles online, on Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Vogue etc. that it's a pretty common thing for a white woman, especially a married one, to be somewhat curious about black men. I also, I read that a lot of times it's a turn on for the husband to have his wife desired by other men, particularly black men, because it's so taboo and kinky. My husband and I are usually open and honest with each other. So I felt guilty not telling him about the situation at work.
I decided I needed to tell him. Late one night after the kids were in bed and things were quiet, I told Brad that, earlier that week Ron and I were talking about working-out and he said, "That my workout routine was working because it was producing good results."
Brad just kind of looked at me, "Who? Ron, the black guy from work?" Brad didn't say anything else or have much of a reaction besides that.
A couple of days later, out of the blue, Brad asked if Ron had been back in the office. I told him I'd seen him that morning and Ron told me he liked my perfume. Brad asked if Ron was married or had a girlfriend, I said no but I had heard he had hooked-up with two girls from the office and they gossiped about it. Brad asked, "What did they say?" It was an awkward conversation to have with my husband but I felt I needed to be honest, so I said, "well supposedly, Ron has...a big...you know..."
Brad just started laughing, telling me, "I know, I've seen a few at the gym." The conversation moved on and that was the end of the discussion.
By that weekend, I started to notice Brad was being much more attentive and complimentary towards me, it felt good. We were talking about work and Brad asked if I'd run into Ron again. I told him, he stopped by after lunch briefly. Brad didn't say anything but I could tell he was waiting to hear more. I told Brad that I had prepped three cases for Ron and he was surprised that I had them finished them so quickly, he gave me a big, long hug and thanked me. Brad just looked at me and smiled. That night in bed Brad, for the first time in weeks, couldn't keep his hands off me.
A few days later, after the kids were sleeping, we had a few glasses of wine and talked. Brad had a lot of questions about work and Ron. I finally mustered the courage and asked Brad, "Did you think Ron's flirting with me or he's just a nice guy?"
Brad grinned, and said, "I think he thinks you're hot, why wouldn't he, you got a pretty face, nice curves and well you got something black guys love, a big booty!"
I enjoyed the compliments, it was nice to hear that from my husband, but I did playfully slap him for the booty comment. I said to Brad, "But I'm married."
Brad said, "I don't think guys like Ron care, he probably just wants to get in your panties and show you how big he is, guys like that don't care if you're married, heck they don't care if the husband watches it happen."
I almost fell over, I couldn't believe Brad was talking like that, but there was something stimulating about the whole situation, Ron hitting on me and Brad and I talking openly about it. It felt good that we had such a strong enough relationship that we could be so open and honest with each other. I felt daring, so I just opened up, I told Brad, "you know it's kind of a boost to my confidence and I wondered a little about the whole black guy thing." Brad said, that he understood and he heard that it was common for a woman in my circumstances to be curious about that. It was a huge relief that Brad was so understanding.
A week later, Ron was in the office and we casually chatted. As I turned to walk away, Ron asked me "Would you like to grab a drink after work?"
I was shocked, I quickly told him, "No, I was meeting my husband for dinner, and a date night after work."
Ron smiled and told me, "that the three of us should hang out sometime, drinks on him."