This is the final part of the story. There is quite a lot of dialogue but it should help bring everything together. Comments and feedback, good or bad are welcome but please be constructive, please don't waste your and my time with pointless rants and insults. Otherwise enjoy.
Phallophobia is a real and recognized condition.
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Louise sat at the kitchen table, a cup of coffee, untouched and cooling in front of her. She tried to make sense of what she'd seen, perhaps she should have confronted her husband at the time but for once she was speechless. She'd heard tales of wives or husbands accidentally discovering a secret, an affair or some such, about their spouse, but this was something different, something that took her completely by surprise, enough to stun her to silence and force her creep away as though she was guilty.
She'd only needed her hand cream and she knew John was in the shower but she entered the bathroom anyway, it was nothing out of the ordinary, something they did regularly like any other couple. He was leaning forward with his hands against the tiled wall, his head up and water pouring over his face. Louise smiled as she studied him; he was still handsome and fit his body as firm and muscled as when they'd first met, a very attractive and sexy man. She secretly watched him for a few seconds then reached for her cream, but as she turned back toward the door her angle of view changed and she saw it.
But now as she waited to confront her husband Louise had begun to doubt what she'd seen, she couldn't understand why he'd do it, what it could mean? She couldn't imagine he'd do it to himself, what would be the point? That meant only one thing: somebody else was involved, somebody intimate enough to persuade him to wear a chastity device.
But perhaps she had imagined it, the shower screen had been dappled with water and vapour so it wasn't exactly transparent, could she be mistaken? Erring on the side of caution she decided against a direct approach, instead she would give him an opportunity to explain, to prove his innocence if necessary, without the need for a confrontation.
Footsteps from above told Louise that John had finished showering. So leaving her coffee untouched she went into the lounge trying to decide how to approach the problem.
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"Hi handsome, wanna show a girl a good time?" Louise said huskily as John entered the room. She felt so self conscious suddenly: acting sexy for her husband was one thing, pretending to be someone she wasn't was quite another. But if her nervousness was there beneath the surface, John's was palpably evident. And as Louise approached him she thought she detected the faintest hint of panic in his eyes.
He stood as though held in place as she draped her arms over his shoulders. She kissed him once and teasingly ran her tongue over his lips, and pressing up close she moved her body seductively against him the way she imagined a lap dancer might. She could definitely feel something, something hard pressing against her, but was it his erect penis or something else? Either way: she felt the cursed irrational fear begin to rise and had the overwhelming urge to pull away, it took a lot mental effort but she managed to control her growing panic and keep her voice steady.
"Is that a hard lump of plastic in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?" she whispered into his ear.
John was stunned into silence. Somehow she knew, he was sure of it. Why else would she act this way, why would she mention hard plastic, and especially today of all days? How did she find out? Did she peek into the bathroom? And he recalled how the door had been left ajar. But that didn't matter now: the problem was: how could he possibly explain, his mind whirled and he had no idea what to say.
Instinctively he pulled away. Louise was relieved, the terror in her mind was growing and she didn't know how much longer she could hold there with his cock pressing and threatening against her. But she was also disappointed and felt tears welling in her eyes. She felt his rejection just confirmed her suspicion: he was definitely hiding something, and what she saw in the bathroom wasn't just her imagination. She managed to remain in control, biting her lip in a way she thought was sexy but also giving her time to force back the tears "don't you love me anymore?" She pouted, and seeing the look on his face, the nervousness and guilt, she realized her fears were confirmed and suddenly she no longer had the heart to continue with the charade.
"Of course I do, it's just that I'm tired, I've had a hard day." John said evasively. In his confusion it was the first thing he could think of. But he knew it was hopeless, there was no way out. He felt his life and marriage collapsing around him.
"Tired? But you haven't done anything today, or don't I do it for you anymore?" Louise said and half heartedly moved closer again but she knew the damage had been done.
"No...Yes...it's...I can't..."
Her demeanor changed and she looked into his face "can't?" She hissed, now sure in her knowledge and growing angry "what? Is there something wrong with you? I thought I was the one with the problem," she sneered, and this time it was she who pulled away, and with purpose.
"No I mean..." John was clearly flustered, but Louise clenched her fists and took a deep breath, she moved away, she couldn't trust herself not to strike him.
"So what exactly do you mean?" She said coldly as she sat on the couch and crossed one leg over the other, she clasped her hands together holding her raised knee. She looked up questioning, her head tilted to one side. She watched her husband floundering, a part of her enjoying his discomfort. When he didn't answer she went for the kill "could it be something to do with what you're wearing?"
"W, what? Wearing?" He said uncertainly. He was busted, he knew it and she knew that he knew so she didn't need to explain, she just looked at his crotch and raised her eyebrows, a small smirk of triumph on her face.
John swallowed and licked dry lips, desperately thinking. He could deny everything, maybe act innocent, appear nonchalant and pretend it was all just a joke, but he knew it'd be a waste of time. He needed something plausible, but what? What ridiculous excuse could there possibly be for innocently wearing a cock cage? "well it's like this honey: I wanted to see what it'd be like having my cock locked away so I couldn't touch it, so I'd be in pain every time I got a fucking hard on, because I'm fucking stupid and I thought I'd be fun!" Yeah, like she'd buy that!
So he decided to confess, it was the only way. But try to keep it sketchy, explain his frustration, perhaps he could even put some of the onus on her and hope, pray, she was in a forgiving mood "It's not what it looks like," he said but regretted his words immediately.
Louise pulled her head back in mock amazement "Oh my God! Did you really just say that? So tell me; what in fucking God's name does it look like?" She responded sarcastically, her voice rising with her anger.
"Okay, if you must know it's because of you, I've tried but you never..." He said desperately trying to gain some high ground, but Louise shot him down.
"Don't you fucking blame me, I'm not the one fucking around, and I'm not the one locked in a fucking cock cage." She said loud and firm. His wife's uncharacteristic bad language and the words cock cage shocked John, he never suspected that she'd know what it was and it took any fight he had completely out of him.
He slumped in defeat, his whole body seeming to sag "I'm sorry. I guess I was angry at you. I know you don't like sex, and I respect that and try to live with it, I love you so much, but...well I just needed to let off steam, drive the frustration away..."
Louise wanted to scream at him, tell him she did like sex, he knew she did, she just couldn't... she was damaged, faulty. But she managed to calm herself and remembered how she had been the one to suggest he take a lover. But that had just been words, her guilt talking. She hadn't meant it, and she certainly hadn't meant for him to go behind her back. Instead she said "How many times," but in a much more controlled tone than she felt.