It was a Monday afternoon like any other, and I sat on the couch, cradling a glass of wine to unwind from the long day of housework. We do not work during weekends. Monday is the day of cleaning. Just as I was going to press the TV remote control, in burst Caitlin, my closest friend, without even knocking on the door. Her cheeks were rather red, as if she had run a marathon. "Andrea," she panted, "you're not going to believe what happened Saturday night."
Her eyes sparkled with the sort of mischief that can only be born from a secret too juicy to keep to oneself. I sat up, setting my glass down with a soft clink. "What's up, Cate?" I asked, curiosity piqued. As I poured her a glass. She took it gratefully, gulping down a mouthful before speaking.
"I was at an all male strip show," Caitlin began, her voice a mix of excitement and apprehension. "You know, the kind of thing you do for a hen's night, but I went with a few of my work friends for shits and giggles." She took a deep breath, her eyes flicking around the room as if searching for a ghost of her husband Ethan's disapproval. "But it was so much more than that."
I leaned in closer, my heart racing with anticipation. Caitlin's stories could be so riveting, and I knew this one was going to be a doozy. She took another sip of her wine, her hand shaking slightly. "One of the dancers, Derick, he had this. this. thick penis," she whispered, her cheeks flushing an even deeper shade of red. "He was so sexy, and when he looked at me, I just knew."
Her words painted a picture in my mind: strobe lights, the thumping bass, and Derick, a sculpted Adonis with a wicked smile, making his way through the sea of eager women. "He pulled me on stage," she went on, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "And before I knew it, he was all over me."
I could almost envision it as Caitlin described the scene: her voluptuous breasts heaving while Derick's hands roamed all over her, teasing and tantalizing every inch of her. "He whispered the filthiest things into my ear," she said, her eyes glassy with lust. "It was like he knew exactly what I wanted to hear."
Her voice had turned to a whisper; the closeness of her confession had cast a marked tension in the air. "And then.he slipped his fingers into my panties, and I just.I just couldn't help it. I was so wet." She paused, her fingers swirly-twirling the wine in her glass as if to capture that moment in its crimson depth. "He started playing with me, right there in front of everybody."
It was almost beyond conception that Caitlin, always poised and proper, would lose herself to some stranger's touch on a public stage. Yet, the way she spoke-modest and exalted at once-told me it was true. "What did it feel like?" I breathed, my own pulse quickening as I imagined the scene.
Her eyes went distant, lost in the memory. "It was electric," she murmured. "I'd never been touched like that before. So rough, so demanding, yet it was as if he knew my body better than I did." She took another sip of her wine, the hand visibly shaking. "And when he slipped his thumb into me." Her voice trailed off, leaving the room thick with unspoken passion.
For a while, we said nothing, just the hum of the refrigerator somewhere in the distance and our hearts racing. She moved a step closer to me, and her voice was no more than a whisper. "After the show, I couldn't get him out of my head. All I could do was replay it, every touch, every word. It was like I was famished for something I didn't even know existed."
It was a bombshell of a confession, and I felt its fire spread inside me. "Caitlin," I began, trying to steady my voice, "are you saying what I think you're saying?" She nodded, her eyes never leaving mine. "After some more shows he showed up from nowhere", she took a deep breath, "I ended kissing him, and before I knew it his hand were under my dress again, his thick fingers playing with my pussy right next tot the stage."
My mind swirled along with the strobe-lit image of Caitlin, curly blonde hair a halo as her body arched in ecstasy beneath Derick's hands. "It's not like me, Andrea," she said, her voice full of amazement, laced with an edge of guilt. "But it just.happened. And it was amazing."
Her admission hung in the air between us, a silent question. Was she seeking judgment or validation? I took another sip of my wine and tried to filter the riotous mess of feelings that swirled within me: jealousy, curiosity, and arousal-I didn't know exactly which one, but it was something, and I knew I would have to tread with caution. "It sounds intense," I finally said; my voice was a little too high. "But we're all entitled to our own fun, right? Did you. enjoy it? Tell me more!"
Caitlin leaned back into the couch, a small smile playing on her lips. "God, yes," she murmured, closing her eyes briefly. "It was like nothing I've ever experienced before. And the best part was, he knew it. He could feel it." She opened her eyes, her gaze locking onto mine. "Andrea, I couldn't get enough of it. The way he makes me feel, the way he looks at me.it's intoxicating."
It was one of those weird mixes of emotions: a part of me was happy for my friend, while this other voice was just panging with something almost like jealousy. I quickly swished it aside, though, curious to hear more. "What happened next?" I asked, my voice coming out a little too eager.
"He laid me down on the stage, right there for everyone to see," Caitlin said, her voice lowering as she recounted the steamy details of her tryst with Derick. "His thumb was still inside me, and he was whispering these incredibly dirty things. I could feel every eye in the room on us, and it just.it just made it better." She paused, taking a deep breath. "I was so turned on, so lost in the moment that I didn't even care who saw. It was like I was in a different world, one where only pleasure existed."
I leaned in closer, my heart racing as the scene unfolded before my mind's eye: Caitlin's body, normally so reserved and elegant, had become a canvas of passion, lying with her legs spread open for this stranger to know. The image was so alive, so erotic, that I could feel the shiver run down my spine. "And then?" I prompted, my voice a mere breath.
Her eyes snapped open, a wild look in them. "He slid his fingers out of me, so slow," she said, her voice thick with lust. "And then, without a word, he unbuckled his pants. He was so.so thick, Andrea. Thicker than Ethan. He took my hand and placed it on him, guiding me to stroke him, while kissing me hard, biting my bottom lip." She paused, her hand clutching the edge of the couch cushion. "I could feel him growing, getting harder with every touch. "He told me to take off my panties," she continued, her cheeks now scarlet. "So I did. And then he.he dived with his head between my legs."
The room felt hot, the air thick with the scent of Caitlin's arousal and the heady aroma of our wine. I could almost hear the club's music echo through her description, the bass bumping in my chest as she described Derick's tongue darting over her clit, hips bucking against his face. "It was like nothing I've ever felt before," she said, shaking. "He knew just how to touch me, lick me. It was like he was made for me. I begged him to stop teasing and just fuck me."
And her words sent tingling electric streams along my spine; I felt the clutch of reflex on my thighs as passion stirred deep and primal in me like a sleeping giant. "And did he?" I choked above a whisper.
"Yes," Caitlin breathed, her eyes glassy with the memory. "He flipped my dress up, and there I was, naked before everyone, his cock inside me, filling me up all a way Ethan never has." She paused, her face contorting in a mixture of guilt and pleasure. "It was like he owned me, like I was put on this earth just for him to use."
I just could not believe my ears. My friend had just described the most passion-filled encounter with a stranger that would make any erotic novelist jealous. But as she continued to describe, in detail, what happened, the sense of shock mixed with arousal started to stir within me. "What about Ethan?" I ventured, trying not to sound judgmental. "Does he know?
Caitlin's smile faltered, and she took a long pull on her wine. "No," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. "I don't know how to tell him. It just. happened. I didn't plan for it, but once it started, I couldn't stop." She paused, looking at me with a mix of hope and fear. "Do you think I'm a terrible person?"
I took a moment to consider her question-the room spinning with the implications of her confession. "No," I said finally, reaching out to squeeze her hand. "You're not terrible. You're just.human." It was a truth we both knew, one that didn't always play nice with societal norms or the vows we'd pledged to our husbands. But in that moment, it was the only truth that mattered.
Caitlin's shoulders eased a fraction, and she took another deep breath. "Thank you," she murmured. "I just.I don't know what came over me. I've never felt like that before."