Incredible as it may seem the Stocky Pilgrim part of the story is true.
THE STORY SO FAR
I am George Smith. My wife, Tricia, and I invited Paul to make us into a 3some. It has worked reasonably well (so far) because we have 6 agreed rules.
OUR 3SOME RULES
Rule 1 - Tricia and I would sleep overnight in our marital bed.
Rule 2 - Paul could cuckold me just 3 or 4 times a week.
Rule 3 - The arrangement should take place predominantly in our house.
Rule 4 - Paul and Tricia needed to agree to keep it a secret.
Rule 5 - "On each person's birthday the other 2 must organise a special treat. Paul will be responsible for organising a special treat for Tricia's and George's wedding anniversaries.
This was Paul's suggestion. He made it shortly after I suggested the first 4.
Rule 6 - Massages are Paul's and Tricia's time.
This originated with Tricia, when the 3some arrangement had been in place for a few months. Truth to tell, I am ambivalent about having to obey this rule. I am excluded from my own house for their massage time.
No marriage is perfect. All involve some give and take. Overall however our 3 person marriage is a substantial improvement on our previous normal 2 person variety.
JEALOUSY
Of course, I felt jealous that Paul has such control of my wife. Jealousy is a natural emotion.
But jealousy can also engender progress. Jealousy was probably responsible for one of the world's greatest scientific advancements.
NASA was created because President Kennedy was jealous of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic's Uri Gagarin. Uri was the first man to leave our planet. President Kennedy therefore set the "hard target" of the USA getting the first man on the moon.
My jealousy made me more responsive to my wife's needs. My jealousy made me "shape up".
Without Paul I might well have become complacent. It is a truism that "complacency kills marriages". Complacency is often the precursor to people having affairs or to the other partner calling it a day.
PAUL'S EX-WIFE'S FAULTS
Paul partly blames his ex-wife for being sexually and emotionally complacent. She expected Paul to be happy with her lack of affection and lovemaking. He feels that his ex-wife could (and should) have tried harder.
He cites one day when his wife said only 20 words to him. She spent the whole evening playing computer games on her laptop. One of the words was in response to Paul asking if she wanted a cuppa. All she said was "coffee", not evenb"coffee please." Nor did she say "Thank you" for the coffee.
When his then-wife's friend phoned, she spent fully 20 minutes in conversation. Then she went back to her computer game. She never even drank the coffee that Paul had made for her. Paul ended up pouring it away.
Paul thinks that his marriage would have ended sooner but for their mutual love of music. They shared a love of a wide range of music, from punk through to classical music. Like many couples, they sang together in the privacy of their home.
Sometimes they sang together at Karaoke nights. They sang the Sony and Cher classic "I've got you baby". Little did they realise that, like the legendary singers, their marriage wouldn't last.
TRICIA
My wife had fancied Paul and he her. Tricia is much happier with 2 men lusting after her. Tricia tells me that she is now much happier with me. I am more attentive to all her wants. We have better quality sex.
Tricia likes it that I get on well with her lover. We 3 are all "mates". Of course it helps that our cocks are roughly the same size. I don't think I could bear Paul if he had a 7 inch or larger penis. Neither could I stand it if he belittled me.
Tricia also likes it that Paul has never spoken badly about me.
PAUL
We never ask what Paul does on his days off. We know he is a member of various dating websites.
We recognise that he might one day find a girlfriend and want to marry her. We know that would end our 3some.
Frankly I hope that he doesn't find someone to marry. But that's probably just me being selfish. I know Tricia feels this too. She wants Paul as much as I do.
Tricia isn't in love with Paul. That is a major part of why our 3some works so well.
RULE 5 - TRICIA AND MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Under Rule 5 Paul had to make arrangements for my wedding anniversary. He knew that Tricia and I both wanted to sleep with him all night. We tried it one night, but it wasn't successful.
This was only because our bed is too small for 3 of us.
Paul said "I have booked you into a hotel in Worcester. The attraction is that the hotel has a large 4 poster bed and a connecting door to the next room.
I am staying in that next room. I can come through and share your bed. I have purchased some anti-snoring medicine.
Tricia was so pleased that she stripped naked in front of Paul and I. He also stripped naked and they fucked there in the lounge while I watched. I was amazed how intimately they had become. Paul now knew how best to please my wife, and therefore me.
After they finished, I said to Paul "Thank you. That is the best anniversary gift we have ever received. We both want you to stay. Do they do breakfast in bed? It seems a pity to have to dress to go down for breakfast."
Paul said "I'm ahead of you. The bring it to the rooms at an agreed time."
Paul then watched me and Tricia making love.
RULE 3
Paul hadn't broken Rule 3. Sex would still take place predominately in our house.
Plus Paul knew that the hotel was discrete about the sleeping habits of their guests. That is why they weren't bothered about unlocking the connecting door.
WORCESTER
We travelled up by train from Southampton to Worcester. Paul had reserved 3 seats around a table which seated 4 people.
It is a lovely journey made extra special because we had 4 hours of chat with Paul, without sex neing involved. I got to know him better in those 4 hours than in the previous 4 months.
The hotel was only a few hundred yards from the Fore Street Station.
Paul had booked us a 5 course evening meal. We had 7 hours to wait before they started serving.
SUITCASES STORED
We had arrived before the 2 rooms were ready. The hotel kept our suitcases and we took a quick look at the public rooms. The hotel was built in the 15th century. Originally it had been used by pilgrims.
THE STOCKY PILGRIM
The bar was called "The Stocky Pilgrim". A notice explained
"Worcester Cathedral was once an important pilgrim shrine.
A 1997 excavation surprisingly discovered a fully clothed 60 year. old, 15th century man. He was stockily build and approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall. The body was in good condition.
He wore woollen garments and knee-length leather walking boots. Beside his body lay a long wooden staff, with a double-pronged iron tip. The staff was coated in a purple, kermes and bone-black dye. Kermes was expensive since it is made from the bodies of female oak-gall producing insects
The survival of clothing and pilgrim equipment within makes it unique.
Perhaps he was dressed this way to be more easily recognisable on judgement day, when the righteous are called to heaven.
The artefacts recovered from the burial are now on display at Worcester Cathedral".
BEING TOURISTS
Paul said "It would be criminal not to see the Worcester museum and the cathedral. We could even catch Evensong."
WORCESTER MUSEUM
I thought that most of the exhibits were passe but Tricia and Paul enjoyed them. I liked the exhibit about Worcestershire Sauce.
The museum also had an art gallery. The art collection is especially rich in works by British Impressionist artists whose names I had never heard of. But they were spectacular.
They also had gorgeous landscapes by a Worcester artist. Again I hadn't heard of him, but I spent a lot of time admiring them.
Tricia and Paul sat and waited patiently for me. We then had some locally sourced cakes and coffee
I said 'In my view it should be called "Worcester Art Gallery and Museum".
Tricia said "I should be careful of who you say that to. They may still burn heretics."
Luckily I hadn't been overheard by anyone with authentication to burn a heretic. We proceeded in safety past the ornate Guildhall towards the cathedral.
WORCESTER CATHEDRAL
We were in time to look round before Evensong began.
I said to Paul "I am surprised that you want to go to a service of worship. I never realised that you were religious."
Paul said "I am not particularly religious. But there is something magical about hearing the choral music inside a magnificent purpose-built structure. If we sit in the choir stalls our bums will be sitting in the same stalls that men and women have sat in for centuries."
Tricia isn't religious, but she was keen to experience a high-church service. I was surprised that the choir sang nearly everything, we sat or stood but contributed only to 2 hymns.
I had forgotten that Paul had a wide taste in music. He sat there spellbound by the Anthem "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem."
Tricia was quite appreciative of the music. I thought it was okay for a one off. Even for a pagan like me the cathedral is worthwhile seeing. So was the Stocky Man exhibits.