Elizabeth is a sort of sister-in-law of mine. She and her sister were both adopted so when I married her sister Elizabeth became my official sister-in-law-by-adoption. When Margaret and I divorced Elizabeth became my ex-sister-in-law-by-adoption.
Even though Margaret and I were divorced I still had a soft spot for Elizabeth and saw her every so often. She was married to a guy who I suppose was OK. I didn't particularly care for him myself but I wasn't the one who was married to him.
I dropped past to see Elizabeth one sunny afternoon. I hadn't gone to the neighbourhood specifically to see her but I thought that seeing I was close by it would probably be rude not to drop in. I swung past and found her home. She put the kettle on and we had some afternoon tea and just chatted for a while.
Eventually I broached the subject that she'd been avoiding.
"What's the problem, Elizabeth? Anything I can do to help? Just listening while you vent may relieve your nerves a little."
It was burningly obvious to me that there was something wrong. She just wasn't her normal vivacious self.
"It's nothing," she mumbled.
I just sat quietly, not pushing. If she wanted to talk she would. If she didn't, she wouldn't.
"I've been having a few problems where sex is concerned," she suddenly said. Oh, boy. Just what I wanted. True sex confessions. I just nodded wisely.
"I saw a doctor about it and he said it's all in my mind and he referred me to a psychiatrist. I saw him last month and we talked a bit. At the end of the session he told me to go home and have sex and tell him about it when I came back."
I nodded. There wasn't much I could say unless it was to announce that the psychiatrist was a dirty old man who was a closet voyeur. Probably wrong of me, casting aspersions on a man of noble character and integrity.
With that Elizabeth firmly changed the subject and we continued talking for a while.
While we talked I considered Elizabeth. While not super-model material she was the essence of the pretty and vivacious girl next door. Not many men would be reaching for a crowbar to pry her out of their bed. I felt a teeny bit sorry for her husband if he was only getting a bit because of doctor's orders and could I get a doctor to order me to have sex? Unlikely.
"When do you go back to see the shrink?" I asked, harking back to the touchy subject.
"Um, tomorrow," came the red-faced admission.
Why so embarrassed about it? The reason clicked.
"Ah, and have you obeyed doctor's orders?" I asked, deliberately not looking at her.
"No," she hissed.
"Dear me. Naughty girl. One should always do what the doctor commands, you know."
I got a nasty look. It was also a mulish one. She wasn't going to be forced into getting screwed, apparently.
"Just a suggestion but I won't complain if you want me to help you do as the doctor advised. I can lie back and put on a brave face while you sate your lusts upon me."
"It's not funny," she told me, though the quirk on her lips told me she saw the humorous side. "For a start, you're enormous. You'd crush me."
"You flatter me. I hadn't known you knew how big I was. Did Margaret blab?"
Her face was an interesting shade of red as she answered.
"I wasn't talking about that and you know it. I have a petite stature. You're somewhere in the size of XXXL plus. You'd totally squash me."
"I did say I'd lie back and let you work your wiles. I'm sure you could climb on top of me and experiment to find out what works. Aren't you ever on top?"
From the blush on her face the answer was no and she'd never even considered the possibility.
"So why don't you tell hubby that you want to be on top tonight and see how it goes?"
I could see her considering this and I could almost see the point when she decided no from the way her shoulders sagged slightly.
"On the other hand, I could lie down on the carpet in the front room and you could experiment. That way you need go only as far as you want to go. I'll just lie back and see what happens."
"You're kidding me," she said. "You're not kidding me, are you? You seriously think I'll do such a thing?"
"I have no idea if you will or won't. I'm just putting the idea out there. You can go as far or do as little as you want. Everything would be under your control, except for one little detail."
"Really? And what little detail would that be?"
"You would have to get fully undressed first. I mean, if you can't be naked in front of me then the experiment wouldn't even start to work. You'd be too inhibited."
"I see. I let you undress me and then have sex with me."
"You're not listening. I'll be doing nothing of the sort. You'll have to get undressed yourself. As for having sex afterwards, we'll see what happens, but it will be your choice. I will just be taking it easy."
I arose from the table and held out my hand. She took it rather nervously and I escorted her into the front room. I settled down on the couch, looked at her, and winked.
"If you're going to get undressed, now's the time," I murmured.
She was biting her lip but she now had a more determined expression. She turned away from me and started getting undressed. She was only wearing a t-shirt and tights so it was only a matter of moments and she was naked. I didn't try to touch her.
"Turn to face me," I coaxed.
"No. Put your hands behind your back," I added, when she tried to use them to hide behind.
"You look lovely and sexy," I assured her, "but you will notice I'm keeping hands off."
I settled down onto the carpet, lying back with my hands tucked under my head. I lay there waiting, watching her.
"I don't know what to do," she said in a half-wail.