Picks up right where it left off.
"Jesus Christ! What did I just do?" I thought as I came down from orgasmic bliss and watched my wife bounce from the room.
I had just told my wife to call our friends, one of which was her former lover, to arrange lunch so we could discuss having a threesome.
In a day, I went from thinking of divorcing her to wanting to watch her with her sexy friend. I must've lost my mind in lust.
Cheating is cheating, whether male or female. That was a clear opinion in my mind. How could it not be cheating for us to have a threesome? It's the same thing whether we are together or not. It's sex with another person. Damn! I had really messed up.
I walked downstairs to talk with her, only to hear her talking with Ann.
She said, "Come over at noon. We'll have some steak sandwiches and the kids can have hot dogs with mac and cheese."
She saw me walk in and gave me a thumbs up.
To Ann, she said, "Perfect. See you soon."
After hanging up, she said, "It's all set. After lunch, the kids can occupy themselves and we can have the
adult
conversation."
She jumped up, kissed me on the cheek, and said, "I'm going to get in the shower. Be a lamb and defrost the steaks for sandwiches."
As she glided up the stairs, I watched her in silence. I knew I was past the point of no return.
I went to the freezer like a zombie. Pulling out the sandwich steaks, I set it in the sink and ran water over them to defrost. I was in a daze, completely unaware of what was going on.
I didn't notice I had company as I stood by the sink until I felt a tug on my shirt.
"Daddy? Applesauce?" My youngest asked.
I snapped out of it and handed my toddler an applesauce cup and spoon. I watched her sit down, open it, and eat without a care in the world.
I had a jarring thought. If this stupid fantasy went bad, would we end up divorced? Would I lose my kids to part-time fatherhood? Could I still stop it?
That was a simple answer—yes, of course, I could stop it. What would the impact of that be? Would Sally be upset? Would she go behind my back and do it anyway? Fuck! What would happen then? Divorce to be sure.
I thought the perfect situation would be if Jim said no. That would get me off the hook as the bad guy, but again—would they go behind my back and do it anyway?
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I pan-fried the steaks and had the Mac and cheese ready when they arrived. The kids ran around as they usually did and Jim came into the kitchen.
"Dude, is it too early for a beer?" He asked patting my shoulder.
"I could use one too," I said. "Grab a couple from the garage fridge please. I've got some Shark Attack red ale in there.
"Nice," he said and padded away.
Ann and Sally walked in and Ann gave me a knowing smirk. She kissed me on the cheek and said, "What's up, sexy?"
I got a queasy feeling in my stomach and said, "Lunch is just about ready."
She walked off and Sally said, "I'll get the kids settled. Al, could you open a bottle of wine for me and Ann."
"Sure, babe."
I knew they had likely walked over as they usually did, so I wasn't worried about the day drinking and them driving home after. I figured we would all need the drinks to be able to handle the conversation we would be having.
Once the kids were finished, they went off to do what the kids do, and we stayed in the kitchen. Sally looked nervous, while Ann had a mile-wide smile on her face.
I opened up a couple more beers and Sally filled the wine glasses. Sally looked at me and smiled. I couldn't tell what was going through her mind and we hadn't spoken about the threesome topic since the phone call.
Sally said, "Guys, Al and I talked about the possibility of opening up our relationship."
Jim all of a sudden perked up with an almost evil grin.
Ann winked at me.
"This morning, Al told me that he wouldn't mind seeing me with Ann, but there were conditions."
Ann frowned and asked, "What conditions?"
Jim looked at me as I nodded to Sally. I realized that was the last chance I had to stop her and for some reason, I didn't.
"Jim, Al said that I could be with Ann, but only in a threesome with him. You wouldn't be allowed to have sex with me."
"That's not the way it works," Ann said sharply. Jim was strangely silent.
"It's the only way it could have happened," Sally answered.
Wait! Did she just say could have happened?
Sally continued, "I've decided that we won't be doing that."
Jim smiled again, clearly thinking he was going to get his shot at Ann after all.
"What do you mean, Sal?" Ann asked.
"I've decided that we won't be doing anything."