My husband and I have been married for 12 years. We have a lot of good between us—including great sex when we have the time for it. At just over 40 I've managed to maintain myself—still slipping into the same sizes I did when we got together. I think we're aging well and are both attractive people. I know it because I still catch eyes from people when we're in public and my husband surely tells and shows me his interest on a regular basis. In bed I've always been open to his advances and have pretty much been ok to whatever he wants to do with me.
A few weeks ago I was told that I needed to go to Norway on a business trip. I work in IT and we're taking over an employee group there so we need to show face and get to know our new coworkers. Basically, it's a boondoggle and we didn't even scheduling any work the last full day that we're there so we can go have some fun.
When researching what to do, my well-traveled husband gave me some travel tips and encouragement. It was all normal until he gave me a pause by advising me that if we go to some hot springs that women may go topless. He then totally called me out by reminding me that I've told him I thought women are attractive and that I felt I'd missed out some by never getting to experiment with a girl in my younger days. I felt momentarily defensive, but he said it so casually and honestly that it diffused the negative emotion. Then he went on to say, "you know, if you're in that environment and you feel an attraction or there's a chance for you to experience something in life you'd wanted to before it's too late, then I think you should. I think it would be hot as hell for you to kiss a woman, or have her go down on you, or you go down on her."
I tried to brush it off, but we talked and he was genuine. He kept checking in with me and making sure he didn't cross some line. As I thought about it, I figured that, first, there's almost no way and second, why would I either be offended or shun this idea. Later in the night I went to take a shower with the full intent of us having sex. I let that idea turn in my head and by the time the shower was over I could tell I was wet and ready for sex. I came harder than I had for a while and then thought I'd put that all away as some fantasy idea.
That was until I landed in Norway. Everything about this foreign land was beautiful. The streets, architecture, mountains and the people. There were tall, handsome and confident people were everywhere. I was in a different place and my husband gave me a qualified hall pass to use in this land of enchantment.
Our first day of work started cordially, like a first date, as we started to get to know each other. I was the only girl from a room of nerds on my side and there were all guys on their side of the nerdery. But in the afternoon, their only female employee showed up and I was immediately like a little school girl. She was a mid-30s charming picture of grace. Blonde with an athletic frame who stood maybe 2 inches taller than my 5'7" height. When we first shook hands I felt week in the knees with the ominous words of my husband still in my head. It became real, even though I had no idea about anything of her except her beauty. I knew, though, that I could kiss her and more.