Three years ago, I lay nude on the diagonal of my bed resting after a rather lovely hour enjoying my spouse's body. In my brain I kept asking myself why we didn't have sex all the time.
Tom was in the bathroom washing his hands because at the exact right moment during sex, my shy-only-in-bed husband, had decided to stick his finger into my anus just before he ejaculated into my vagina. This, of course, made us cum at the same time and sent giant waves of shivers up and down my spine. The good shivers... not the bad shivers.
The thing I couldn't share with my husband was that just days ago, another man had made me shake and shiver similarly, except he had his entire penis inserted into my ass. After I'd come, I was dry mouthed and dizzy from all the panting and moaning.
Judge away. People do. You'll get no excuses from me.
I sleep with my lover, Ben, once, maybe twice, a year. And it's been that way for a decade. I love both men for very different reasons, and Ben knows about Tom, but not the other way around. And just to throw it out there... Ben is married, too.
My lover and my husband have met. We travel in some of the same social circles, but not often enough for the two of them to be overly intimate. In fact the two men enjoy each other's company, getting together for a beer often when I'm not around from time to time.
Anyway, I'm lying on the bed, spent and happy, when Tom asked, "When I travel (he's gone 3 months at a time for work), what do you fantasize about to get off?"
I couldn't very well tell him that somehow I'd made my fantasies of an older, more demanding lover a reality, so I told him about my visits to free porn sites and that often times, I'd rather write my own fantasies and listen to music and masturbate with toys to my thoughts. Then I asked him what he did when he was away. "I masturbate to porn, like you, but I just use my hand."
"See anything on the internet you want to try at home?"
He laughed. "Not really, it's not what they're doing that turns me on. It's just the naked people." He laid down on the bed and took a sip of his water. So, I rolled over onto my side and propped my head up on my hand to continue the conversation.
"Are you telling me you don't fantasize about anything or anyone in particular when you masturbate?"
"No. It's pretty much a visual of nudity and a lot of friction."
"How boring," I teased. "No typical male fantasies of threesomes?"
"You know I thought about this once, but I don't think I know any women who would really be up for it. And I'd be too nervous about sexually transmitted diseases to go outside our circle."
"Ha. I understand that. Okay, well what if you were picking another man for me to have my dream threesome, not that another woman wouldn't be okay, too."
"This is hypothetical, right?"
"Of course."
"Ben." He said clearly. A more paranoid woman would think that he knew something.
"Why Ben specifically?" I was very curious.
"Because I think with all the sexual bravado that Ben puts out there to everyone that he'd want to do it and wouldn't be looking for an emotional attachment. I think he'd also be able to keep his mouth shut."
It was hard not to think about my spouse sitting behind me on Ben's thighs pinching the tips of my nipples as I road my lover to orgasm. From a purely sexual point of view, it sounded wonderfully fulfilling.
It was true. Ben was the opposite of Tom regarding sexual bravado. Tom was quite happy with the monsoon versus drought we had going on in our marriage. One month it would be sex four times a week, and then we could go half a year with nothing. The only determination seemed to be me. Tom never asked for sex, but was always happy to have it when I asked. And often times, I just got tired of asking. I think I wanted something more romantic out of him, which is probably where the very romantic, sexually charged Ben fills the void. But then again, monsoon season always starts right after Ben and I see each other.
Ben is about a decade older than Tom and I. He's a lot louder and bolder than I am in my thirties, but when he's being sincere, his voice becomes exceedingly gentle. He exudes trustworthiness. When I met him I was extraordinarily shy about talking about anything that really mattered to me. It took years, but he brought me out of my shell. This was long before we slept together. The problem was, we established an intimate long-distance friendship, and then in the right circumstances -- we both jumped over the line and into a bed together. I wish I could tell you the first time was fabulous, but it really was a barrier breaker. There were so many emotions that first time, but we had years to process how we feel about each other. Even now, though, we don't talk about the emotional side too often. To do so, in Ben's mind, would be somehow cheating on his wife. Odd, since every other indicator says that he loves me as much as I love him. I guess everyone has their line, mine was after we kissed for the first time. I had to choose between never seeing him again, or putting myself directly in his path and going the whole way.
It took two years for me to be ready to have sex with Ben, and the big thing that pushed me over the edge was that he actually came right out and told me he was fantasizing about me. He wanted me. And, when your husband is gone and you're in the middle of month seven of drought season, and a very sexy, flirtatious, smart and caring man tells you he has the hots for you, it makes you feel very -- physical.
So fast forward to present day. I'm standing in the corner of a bar looking to my left where Tom is at a table talking with three men he works with and gulping down a bottle of red wine. To my right is the bar where Ben is sitting with his back to me next to someone who I'm guessing is a stranger having a beer. I've just come out of the bathroom and noticed both of them in the same room. I've had a couple of martinis and I'm feeling extraordinarily amorous, and I hope that I look somewhat sexy in my red silk dress and platform heels.
And I know, after years of being selfish and having them both at different times that what I'm about to do is the equivalent of crossing the streams on Ghostbusters. I walk toward Tom and he puts his arm around my waist and pulls me close. I kiss the side of his head and whisper, "May I be so bold as to ask if I can bring Ben home to our bed tonight?"
Tom snaps his head around to look at me in the eyes. He can see I'm not joking. We'd never had a threesome. "Really?" he asked.
"Only if you're totally sure that it's okay with you." He takes a sip of wine and nods.
"Really, you're sure?" I ask again.
"Why not?" He says. "But how are we going to ask him about it?"
"It's probably best if I do it," I mention.
"In that dress, yes." he says kissing my lips. "Let me know how it goes."
"The worst he can say is no, right?" I ask.
He nods.
I slowly make my way over to the bar and sit down on the stool beside Ben. He is surprised to see me, but kisses me on the cheek and offers to order me a drink. I take him up on the offer and get a shot of tequila. Since I rarely drink when I'm with him, he knows something is up.
His new friend at the bar dismisses himself so we can talk.
"Tom is here," he says more of a clarifying statement than a question.
"Yes."
"Too bad," he says smiling into his beer.
"Actually, Tom and I were wondering if you might want to join us at our house tonight."
"You don't think that will make you too uncomfortable if we're all just sitting around drinking and chatting."
"Sex, Ben. Tom and I would like you to join us for sex."
Ben is entirely silent for a full minute. He's only ever that quiet when we make love.
"How in the world did you sell him on this idea?"
"Actually, it was Tom's idea."
Ben takes a long drink of his beer. "Does he want to fuck me?"
"I have no idea, you guys can talk about that at home, if you decide to come. But I don't want you to do it unless your inner-Ben is entirely okay with it." I put my hand momentarily on his chest to emphasize the importance of his heart.
"Sleeping with you is one thing," he started to say.
I waved my hand to indicate that he didn't need to continue. "If you're not up for it, you're not up for it. It's okay."
I stood up to go back to Tom with my tail between my legs. Ben caught me by the elbow and looked my body up and down. "Count me in. I'll meet you at your place in an hour."
I kissed him on his cheek and then returned to Tom. I nod at him and he gets up, nods at Ben and then follows me out of the bar to our car. I let him know that Ben would rather not have sex with him, and Tom is okay with that.
At home, I'm nervous. I wonder how many lines I'm crossing. I'm wondering if Tom will be able to tell that Ben and I are lovers. I wonder how many times I can orgasm before I lose consciousness.
I change from my dress into a silk robe and get myself a glass of water. Tom disappears to his office to "get some things done" like it's an ordinary night at home. When the doorbell rings, I get up to answer it. Do I kiss him on the lips and just go at it or do I welcome him in and get him a drink and the three of us see if there are any ground rules? There should be some kind of guidebook for beginners, I think.