I'll never forget the day my husband Todd asked me if I would help him with his career.
I will admit, looking back on the whole affair, I was really naïve. I really believed that Todd's primary reason for wanting me to show his boss, Marvin Abbington, a good time was all about his job. I had never heard of men actually
wanting
their wives to sleep with other men.
"Honey, I thought Mr. Abbington
liked
your work."
"He does, but that's not enough. He likes everybody's work in our division, but he's got to let at least two of us go."
"You think he'd fire you?"
"Baby, I don't know for sure. I just want us to have some insurance, that's all. If you
go out with him, and he has a good time, he won't even think about letting me go. But if you don't want to, I'll understand. If worse comes to worse, we can always move back to New Jersey. Your father said he'd hire me back any time, remember?"
Todd was very convincing. And I think, on one level, he actually was worried about his job. But, as I learned later, he also really
wanted
me to have sex with his boss. That's the part that really surprised me.
I told him I'd think about it, but he kept bringing it back up.
"So, have you thought about it, sweetheart?"
"I haven't made up my mind yet," I'd tell him whenever he brought up the subject. And I hadn't. I knew Marvin Abbington--a little--and he was not a jerk, by any means. He was older that Todd and me by about ten years. He made a good appearance, and always treated me with respect whenever we ran into each other.
Eventually, Todd got tired of my indecision, and announced one morning that he had invited Mr. Abbington to our house for dinner.
"I haven't said a word to him, it's just dinner. Like I said, I don't want you to do anything you don't want to. I know you like to cook and entertain, and that's all this is. So just be yourself, honey. That's all I ask. OK?"
At first I was pissed that Todd had invited his boss for dinner without first discussing it with me, but after thinking about it, I realized that it might be a good idea to have him over. It would be an opportunity for me to assess just how much jeopardy Todd's position in the company really was.
Of course, Todd wanted the evening to be special. A great meal, some real good wine, and "good company," by which he meant that he expected me to be the cordial host that I always was whenever we had people over. "Nothing more," he kept telling me.
Well, the evening went smoothly enough. I wore one of my favorite dresses, and heels and Todd and Mr. Abington both told me how nice I looked. My special roast beef and baked veggies was a hit, and afterwards Mr. Abbington and Todd smoked cigars out on the deck.
Todd thanked me for being the perfect host.
"You were great, Honey. Marvin told me outside how lucky I am to have a woman like you. He thinks you're a very special person."
"That's because I am," I told him.
In bed that night, Todd once again brought up the subject of going out on a date with Mr. Abbington.
"Honey, I don't think Mr. Abbington will fire you. He likes you too much."
"I don't want to take that chance, Baby. I'm not asking you to go to bed with him. Just show him a good time. Like you did tonight."
"No sex?"
"Like I said, honey. I don't want you to do anything you don't want to do."
"But what about what
he
might want to do? It's not too hard to imagine that if I go out with him and show him a good time, he could want … to dance with me …kiss me …
feel me up, whatever."
"I'm sure he'd be a gentleman, Honey."
Like I said, this conversation took place in bed. I could see that Todd was getting aroused when I mentioned what Mr. Abbington might want to do with me on a date. That's when I first realized that this was about more than just job insurance. My husband was getting turned on by the idea of my being with another man, much to my amazement.
"You wouldn't be upset if I let him kiss me?"
"Sweetheart, you'd be doing it for
us