I sat looking out the front window at the snow covered ground and leafless trees that lined the house when the doorbell rang. My wife, Tammy, and I were exhausted after moving into our new house all weekend. It was a pleasant surprise to see some of our new neighbors smiling, introducing themselves, and bringing homemade dishes to welcome us to the neighborhood.
Most said their goodbye's and were off to let us rest, but one couple who were about our age, early thirties, stayed behind to chat. Jerry was about five foot eleven and thin as a rail with brown hair and eyes. He was a computer specialist for a large company. His wife Mandy was around five foot five, blond, with blue eyes and pleasant to look at with a nice curvy figure. She stayed at home taking care of their four year old son, Trevor. My own wife was built around the same but with dark hair, and a little taller. I, however, was the complete opposite of Jerry. Standing five feet ten inches I was broad in the shoulders and athletic with sandy blond hair and brown eyes. My Tammy stayed home with our son, Drew who just turned two, while I had just taken a job as an assistant football coach at the community college.
Over the course of the year we spent quite a bit of time hanging out. I didn't have much in common with Jerry but we both endured it because the girls had turned out to be such good friends. Tammy and I had been married since college and had a very secure relationship. We also enjoyed a tremendous sex life. It had always just clicked for us and we enjoyed each other frequently.
One evening Jerry went out of town for a seminar and the girls planned a night out and elected me to watch the two little guys. "Have fun!" I exclaimed as they left for a night on the town. Mandy was taking full advantage with her husband out of town. He basically hovered over her all the time and would hardly let her out of his sight. Tammy and I would laugh because Mandy was such a busy body when he was at work, talking with all the neighbors and catching up. Then as soon as Jerry came home he would trot out and bring her home. It was amusing, but I kind of felt for the guy. You wouldn't normally expect a girl with her beauty and personality to go for a guy like him, basically a geek, so he felt the need to keep her close.