Corporate family days are created by truly evil people, I think to myself as I look around at the several men forced to bring their child to work. It was hell having to work in this place yourself but then subjecting your child to it. In some ways I was lucky that my wife did not care for my career or have any real interest in my work. We had been married 20 years and had 5 children. The youngest was 5 years old and the oldest 19. After 20 years of marriage I was growing tired of sex with my wife. It was never the same and if I was not a horny dog even at this ripe age our 5th child would not have been born. After watching my wife give birth for the fifth time I was more interested in porn and erotica for sexual relief as I could not stomach the idea of having to fuck my unattractive wife.
"Do you know Adi Mehta?" A soft and sweet voice spoke from behind me.
I turned around to see this light skinned beauty clutching the hand of a young boy. It was wrong of me to place emphasis on her skin tone but I was always attracted to lighter skin toned women. My wife was darker toned and I always wondered what it would be like to be with a light skinned woman. They just had an enchanting nature about them. She looked to be no more than mid to late twenties and I only guessed that because the boy looked at least 6. She could pass for someone in her early twenties. She had a cute smile, subtle red lipstick, she had these beautiful light brown eyes, her hair had a natural volume and she wore a delightful red color desi kurta. She was at least 5'6" and I was always attracted to long legged girls. For a brief moment, I was mesmerized.
"Sir?" She asked as I must have been staring for too long.
"Sorry. I was just thinking who it could be. Aditya Mehta? Data Analysis?" I asked.
"Yes. Sorry, the family call him Adi at home. Adi forgot to bring our son and he was so excited about seeing his dad at work." She said. I wondered if it was a mistake or if he did not find the idea of babysitting a kid for an 8 hour work day appealing.
"I will get him for you. By the way, I am Ishaan Joshi." I said introducing myself.
"Anika...uhm...Mehta," she said as she felt the need to give me her full name. She awkwardly held my hand to shake it following our introduction. I slid my hand against her palm and caressed it gently. She gave surprised smile at this but she did not complain.
I kneeled down to shake the hand of the child and asked, "So what is your name, big man?"
This little interaction made her smile and I was pleased at this as I was not as flexible as I used to be and even kneeling was tricky at my age.
I called down Aditya but I could not help but linger and watch their interaction. There was a coldness I felt was evident between them. She had a natural warmth and affectionate nature and I could see this as she fixed her child's clothes and kissed him on his cheek. There was no such affection between husband and wife. Aditya was cold and walked away without a proper goodbye. My mind began to form ideas around their marriage and I found this Anika intriguing.
We were in different departments but the little I knew about Aditya was that he was an arrogant man and he worked at all hours of the day. He was the archetypal workaholic. He was only 30 and wanted to prove himself and I was at a different stage of my life.
As the next few days went on, I began to pay more attention to Aditya and even strike up some conversations with him. Once as we sat in a group in the cafeteria I mentioned that I was thinking of clubs for my son to join. He mentioned that his wife had joined their son to a soccer club on weekends and a light bulb went off in my head.
I had a search and there were three clubs running in the city. They lived on the other side of the city and this narrowed it down to 2. It seems like it would be a trial and error weekend. We went to the first soccer club and my son enjoyed playing around but there was no sign of Anika. I thanked the coach for his time and said we would check our availability before signing up.
The following weekend we went to the other club. The boys had gathered and still no sign of Anika. At least my son was enjoying his weekends.
Then a SUV pulls up to the parking lot and I see her once more. She takes my breath away as she seems to be moving in slow motion in my head. Another desi kurta over jeans this time. Very chic, I thought to myself. But her face was so beautiful and perfect. Her body was lean. Women often let themselves go once giving birth, well, my wife did in any event. Her breasts looked to be at least a D cup. She was ripened and ready to impregnate.
I quickly turned back to the field before she caught me staring once more. She was distracted with her son and was rushing to get to the field as she was late. I felt an elation at finally finding her and I was relieved that Aditya was not there. It was a calculated risk as he did not seem the type to take an interest in his child's hobbies but I already had my explanations prepared if he happened to turn up.
She stood at the side as her son ran on to the field in that joyous way children do. She was breathing heavily from the exertions of rushing to the field. I liked watching her chest heave as her breasts jiggled. I returned to face the field but kept an eye on her from the corner of my eyes.
I noticed her glance at me and then do a double take as she recognized me. I waved at my son at this point to present her with an idea of why I was here. Her son then waved at me as well as he seemed to remember me from his day at work and I waved at him back. At this stage, I made it a point to look around the field and then our eyes landed on each other. She was now sat on some benches away from the other parents. She had a subtle smile as my eyes rested on her and this caused a sense of optimism within me. I walked over to her as she seemed to be too shy to approach me.
"Anika...uhm...Mehta?" I said as I approached her, mimicking her initial introduction.
"Ishaan...uhm...Joshi?" She said in a giggly voice but I made it a point to notice that she remembered my name. It was a brief encounter a few weeks ago but she remembered me. That was the important part.
"Do you mind if I take this seat? I don't know any of the other parents here," I asked.
She nodded her head and I took a seat.
"Is Aditya not here? Men usually do the sports activities for kids," I asked. It was only polite to ask about Aditya and it was a way to make a subtle point.
She just remained silent. She did not offer an excuse. This lack of an answer was more telling about the distance in their relationship.
I made small talk and asked about how long she had been coming. It had been a few months and she began to tell me about the kids in the group and their parents. She seemed to be quite involved and I needed any excuse to get talking to her.
As we were sat side by side my hand would brush against her leg from time to time but she did not seem to mind. She had toned and nicely shaped legs. I noticed her feet in the sandals and her toes had been painted red and matched her nails. She still managed to remain stylish despite being a busy mom and it just made me think about how much my wife had let herself go.
I kept any contact brief so that she would just think it was innocuous. She shuffled once when my finger lingered on her thigh but I acted in a subtle manner when removing it.
I pried her away to get a coffee while we waited for the kids to finish their session. The conversation was all just surface level but I liked watching her laugh and giggle. It made me feel warm inside.
"You have a cute laugh," I commented.
She all of a sudden stopped and had a serious face.
"You shouldn't say things like that to me," she replied.
I felt like a fool for pushing my luck and apologized for any offence I had caused. She accepted the apology and we went back to talking normally like nothing had happened. She was trying to set boundaries and I would have to be more cunning in breaching them.
We had not realized the time and had to rush back to make it in time for the end of the session. We made it just in time and the kids were huddled together as the coach gave some final words. Before the kids arrived, I asked for her number. I worded the request carefully and said it would be used for any issues relating to the soccer club.
We parted soon afterwards but I noticed a glance back at me before she got into her SUV. She was intrigued.
***
Anika
It had been a difficult 12 months for me as my marriage was on the rocks as Adi seemed more and more obsessed with work.
Our son was born 5 years ago. It was early in our marriage when I became pregnant but then we moved to America for Adi's job. I noticed Adi slowly change over the last 4 years.
We wanted a second child which we felt would bring balance to our family and we had been planning this for 3 years but I had not become pregnant. I was the woman, so I was blamed by my mother in law for failing to bear another child. But in truth Adi could not find the energy for sex when he was always working and when we did have sex he was often done within a few thrusts. Sometimes he was not even fully inside of me.
Today was a Saturday but he had to return to work and I never really saw him anymore. I felt a distance between us and it seemed to be growing.
I had to work hard in America to find friends and socialize but I had very few. A few moms that I met through the school and clubs for my son but I had never quite fit in with them.
Ishaan was strange. It seemed like some twist of fate that his son would join our soccer club of all soccer clubs but at least he was friendly and easy to talk to.
I did not really think about him for the rest of the week as I worked on my home life. My son kept me busy with his clubs and school. The life of a housewife was busier than most people could imagine. I was always rushing around and there was never enough time in the day.
I rarely saw Adi as he would leave early for the office and arrive back late in the evening. We managed to have sex in the middle of the week but it lasted less than a minute. I was just grateful he managed to ejaculate inside this time and I hoped it would lead to some good news.
It was 9 in the evening on Friday and Adi was still not back from work. He messaged to say he would be there most of the night. I had put my son to sleep and settled down to watch TV to pass the few hours until Adi arrived.