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Chapter 8
We met Carol for brunch at noon on Sunday and had a leisurely meal. The conversation was light at first, then we got into a discussion about our increasingly complicated personal lives.
Amy filled Carol in on her tryst with Eric, during which I grew uncomfortable due to the increasing tightness in my shorts. I had always suspected that women were more graphic and honest about their sexual encounters when discussing them with each other than men are. I had no idea.
After Amy finished her story, I mentioned to Carol the concern Amy had about my relationship with her. "Amy feels she has lost you as a confidant because of our sexual relationship, Carol."
Carol protested, "No! Absolutely not. Randy and I are just having some fun, but I won't let it continue if you feel you can no longer trust me, Amy."
Amy gave me a pained look and explained to Carol, "I trust you, I just don't want to put you in a situation where you have to be careful what you say to Randy. I am honestly not worried about losing him to you, though I really don't understand why. You are very attractive and fun, and I probably should be concerned."
Carol replied, "Getting into a serious relationship with a married man is not going to happen with me. We are all in uncharted waters here, but I respect a girl's need to have someone to talk to about her personal feelings and fears. I would never tell Randy something you told me in confidence, Amy. I might need to tell you something that I don't want Randy to know, and I feel I could do that without worrying that you would betray me. Have I given you a reason to doubt me?"
Amy sighed, "No, of course not. I think I am still adjusting to have a best friend who is also a, a...sister wife, or whatever the fuck we are."
Carol and I laughed at the description.
Carol said, "Good God, not that. I can't imagine how those folks do this and raise each other's brats at the same time."
We sat in silence for a few minutes, smiling at each other. Then Amy said, "Randy and I talked about me looking for a different lover than Eric.'
Carol raised her eyebrows. "Why is that?"
"Eric is very pushy and demanding," Amy explained, "he has been after me to meet him again."
"Is that bad? At least you know you have his interest."
"I think I was caught up in the excitement at first. I just don't find him as attractive now that I am getting to know him better," she said. "You know as well as I do why a smart girl doesn't put out until at least the third date."
Maybe Carol did, but I was clueless. I admitted as much, saying, "I just thought you girls needed longer to decide if you wanted to have sex with a guy."
Carol and Amy laughed, as I sat wondering what was so funny.
Amy said, "Please explain this to my husband. He won't believe me if I tell him."
Carol patiently filled me in, "Women are just like men. If we meet an attractive guy, we usually know immediately that we want to have sex with him. There are two problems with actually doing it. One is that, unlike guys, girls get bad reputations for acting too fast on those feelings. The other is that guys tend to either write off a girl who is too easy, or latch onto them like a puppy."
Amy nodded as Carol was schooling me.
"It appears that Amy has a new puppy," Carol quipped.
I thought about what she was saying, and it made perfect sense to me. It also suggested a solution. "What about if the guy you are interested in is a player?" I asked.
"What do you mean?" Carol asked.
Amy could see where I was going with the discussion. She jumped in, "One of the guys I told Randy that I was interested in is a single guy at work who seems to have a thing for married co-workers."
"It seems like he might be the answer to your dilemma." Carol said.
"I just can't imagine asking him out," Amy replied. "I am not comfortable initiating things with other guys. If Eric hadn't been so forward, none of this would have happened. Jamal flirts with me at work, but he does that with all the younger girls, and even a few of the older ones. and he is very careful to keep from being obvious or doing anything that would be cause for a harassment complaint. His comments are always ones that can be interpreted several ways.
Last week at work I had to get a male patient, a big guy, probably 275 pounds, into the shower for his bath. Jamal came up to me and asked 'do you need any help with your bath later?' The way he said it, with a smile and his sexy, low voice, I know he wasn't talking about helping me with the patient."
Amy hadn't mentioned this to me. I wondered if other guys hit on her, too?
Carol thought about it for a few minutes. "You need to get him in a social situation where you can let him know you are interested. I bet he goes after you in two seconds when he is not at work and worried about a sexual harassment claim."
"The people at the hospital never go out together after work. I guess I could suggest something like that."
"You might have better luck if you throw a party and invite some of the people from work, including him. You guys have that new patio and firepit at your house, so you could have a party out there. I would be happy to help you organize it."
Amy looked at me, and I said it sounded like fun. Amy and I both had a few friends and people from work who had invited us to their homes, so we could return the invitations and have a nice little get together. The girls started making plans about when to have it and what to serve. I was trying to figure out how we would work out the logistics of Amy with another guy if we had a house full of people.
We finished eating and walked with Carol back to the parking garage. Amy asked her, "What are you doing for the rest of the afternoon?"
Carol indicated that she was free, and asked what Amy had in mind. I was curious about that too, since Amy had acted lukewarm to the original suggestion from Carol that we get together. Amy suggested that we go for a swim at the pool in our subdivision.
Carol said, "I would need to stop by my house to get a swimsuit."
"If you don't mind wearing one of mine, I have several that would probably fit you." Amy told her.
"Okay, I will follow you guys then."