Every man considers his wife to be the hottest woman on the planet. It doesn't matter if she is young or old, slim or fat. His perception is colored by one simple fact: he sees her through love-colored glasses. Of course, his favorite way to see her is stark naked.
This is how I see my Barb through my love-colored glasses. To me, she is the most beautiful woman on earth. At our wedding, my buddies expressed their envy for my landing such a beauty. Her skin is flawless. She has high cheekbones, and a nose with just a slight upslope at the tip. A man could drown in her blue eyes. She has breasts which are firm, don't sag a bit, and have proud nipples that stand out even when she is not aroused. Her waist narrows just the right amount that she does not seem emaciated. Her hips are perfect for making babies.
Both of us are strong swimmers. We often will have a little competition in the pool. If she beats me, it's for real. When we bought our house, one factor in our choice was a neighborhood community swim center. During the summer, we spent almost every Saturday there. Her bathing suit was a simple white maillot. The high hiplines were the only parts that exposed much flesh. I usually wore a pair of baggy swim shorts.
Sundays were our sunbathing days. Our attire was a little less conservative in our own backyard. She had a black bikini which I adored. The bottom, though, completely covered her butt; the bra exposed very little of her boobs. I had a matching black speedo. One Saturday in July when we were getting ready to go to the pool, I suggested that she wear the bikini instead of the maillot. "I can't do that," she said. "There are children there. It's not appropriate. What will their parents think?"
I shook my head. "Barb," I said, "most of the mothers wear skimpier bikinis than yours. I've never seen anyone get upset."
She thought a minute. "You're right. Plus the lighter suits might allow us to swim faster."
"That's the girl I love. Shall we have a race to test your theory? Say, three laps."
"You're on."
When we arrived at the pool wearing our usual t-shirts, a couple playing with their children that we had seen there many times before waved to us, and we waved back. The woman's bikini showed almost half of her breasts and the corners of her ass cheeks. "What did I say?" I asked Barb.
"You were right," she replied. "I guess I'm just a little too prim and proper. I'm wearing this bikini from now on." We dropped our towels on a pair of chaises and took off our t-shirts. Barb glanced around as she dropped her shirt on the towels. As she straightened up, she noticed the couple looking at her. "They're staring at me," she whispered. "They've never done that before."
"They're just surprised that you aren't wearing the maillot. That's all. The lap lanes are open. Let's go."
We dashed to the edge of the pool. Barb quickly counted to three, and we dove into the water. I was quite surprised by the extra speed I had with the speedo. The baggy shorts had definitely been a handicap. I had not expected that Barb's bikini would give her much additional speed, but she kept pace with me stroke for stroke. We were tied at the end of the first lap. Quickly we reversed direction and headed back to the far end of the lanes. Again we went neck and neck. As we reversed direction the third time, I saw the determination to win on her face. I had a competitive nature and was equally intent on winning. Halfway back, her jaw was set tightly. I then realized that winning would give her an ego boost that would overcome her earlier trepidations about wearing the bikini. I slacked off just enough to let her win by the length of her forearm.
We stood in the shallow end of the pool catching our breath. I noticed, but did not mention, that the thin fabric of Barb's bra adhered to her breasts putting her nipples prominently on display. I wasn't the only one who saw it. After a minute, we climbed the steps out of the pool and went to our towels to dry off. Several sets of eyes followed us. When she bent over to dry her legs, Barb became aware of her boobs being so well displayed. "Oh, no," she moaned. "I never expected this to happen. I'm so embarrassed."
"You have nothing to be ashamed of," I said.
"I might as well be naked." I smiled. "What is that shit-eating grin about? Look at all those men staring me."
"They are only validating what I've known since the day we met: that I am the luckiest man on earth. Let them look all they want. They know that I'm the only one who gets to touch."
"Damn!" she said as she slammed her towel onto the chaise. "Why do you have to be so sweet when I'm mad? You take all the fun out of it. If I didn't love you, I could hate you." She wrapped her arms around my neck. Our lips locked into a passionate kiss as she ground her pelvis against mine eliciting a rigid response from my cock. "There. Let's see how you like having women stare at you knowing that I'm the only one you will stick it in."
"Let them dream. If there weren't for all the children running around, I'd stick it in you right here."
"I think you are turned by the idea of people looking at us."
"Aren't you?"
"A little bit. I love it when you undress me with your eyes. These guys are doing the same. At this moment, I want you to take me home and succeed."
"I'm confused. A minute ago you were embarrassed to have all these people staring at you. Suddenly you are ready to strip naked in front of them."
"I know. I'm confused too. It's like a switch in me marked 'prim and proper' has been turned off. My inhibitions have disappeared. Now when you say I'm desirable, I understand it. I'm so happy that you feel that way. I've always felt that way about you. Before, I thought desire was just for us. There's a big world out there full of it. I want my share."
"We brought our books with us. Let's do some reading and let people walk by and look us over. When you've dried off, we can swim again."
Returning to our chaises, we finished drying off enough to avoid getting our books wet, and then stretched out books in hand for about an hour. An hour later, we dove into the pool for a leisurely couple of laps, and then returned to our reading. More people than usual for a Saturday strolled past us; both men and women pretended to not stare at Barb's nipples. My boner was equally admired. We did another swim-and-read sequence and picked up our things to go home. Neither of us put our shirts on.