This is entirely a work of fiction.
Introduction
Several years ago I joined some friends in visiting a cabaret in a large southern city. We were going to see a singer that had opened the cabaret and had caused quite a stir. Her act was a blend of old songs, a beautiful voice, and a mastery of all the tools of her trade. And she was skimpily dressed.
During break, one of our group was successful in having the lady join us.
Besides being beautiful she was also a delightful addition to our group. We spent the evening at the club and on each break she would join us. And each time she would draw one of us out as she genuinely sought to know each one of us.
When it came my turn I told her that I aspired to write. She promptly told me she had a lot of stories to tell and that we should get together. I gave her my number and said, "Any time." It was over a week later when she finally called but when she did I quickly agreed to meet. I heard many stories over the next few months. Many were about herself and are covered in other stories I have posted. Her story name is Jo Ann Bancroft.
This is a story about an episode in the young life of man who later broke up her marriage.
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The Bertolini and Marco
Marco's Italian family were relatively well off but not rich. There was no problem sending him to the University after finishing his scuola secondaria superiore course of studies. Marco was a good student and after his first year of study at the university he was rewarded by a vacation with his cousin Felix at a small resort town on the Adriatic Sea. A whole summer was theirs to enjoy.
It was the same resort town where an older and even wealthier Don Alberto Bertolini and his wife Dona Lena maintained a summer house.
The Don Alberto was from an old, wealthy and very sophisticated family. People in the town where the Bertolini originated said they thought when the world was created that the Bertolini had money. They owned vineyards, olive groves, pasta factories, and small machinery manufacturing plants in various towns in Italy. Don Alberto in his time had expanded to small hotels in Milan, Paris and Amsterdam.
It was rumored Don Alberto had interests in less savory activities but a team of lawyers kept any such activities at arms length from Don Alberto and the legitimate business.
Being the scion of such a family it would not have been surprising if Don Alberto had merely been a useless playboy but that was not the case. Alberto was strong physically, mentally and emotionally. He was the type of person, to coin a cliche, that would, "Suck the air out of the room." when he entered.
The Bertolini supported the arts and were opera aficionados as well as being active in various community and philanthropic initiatives.
In the less savory side of life Don Alberto ruled with an iron hand and a steely determination.
Don Alberto was eight years older than Lena. He had met her when she had just turned eighteen and was a tall striking girl with flashing dark eyes that was already cast in a small town opera production with a much older cast with much more experience. She quickly stole the show..
They courted chastely before being married in a large ceremony that enveloped the small town that Lena had been born in.
Don Albert was proud of his new bride and very much in love with her. Even as she bore and raised two children she still attracted attention in Milan, Florence, Paris and especially the small towns they might visit.
Lena had developed into an accomplished singer and from time to time would participated in small town opera productions. During these performances Don Alberto would burst with pride.
Being older and with experience over the years Don Alberto was able to develop his wife sexually where she was able to be content and satisfied in her role as wife and mother. Don Alberto was devoted to his wife but still found it necessary to continue some of his earlier contacts since he was away from home on business on numerous occasions.
But Lena was now approaching forty just as Don Alberto was approaching forty eight and young Marco whom they had yet to meet was approaching twenty. They were on a collision course.
The first white hair had appeared in Lena's jet black hair several years ago and now they were becoming more abundant. Eight years older, Alberto was already gray and had experienced diminished sexual drive for some time now. He had always been proud of his seven inch engine but most of the time he was only semi hard as he made love to Lena.
But Don Alberto was concerned that his younger wife's aging was slowing his own sexual vigor.
Alberto had always taken a very active interest in his wife and had interjected himself many times into her life situations to make things better for her. Now Lena's low moral was no different. With no immediate ideas Alberto encouraged a whole new wardrobe but that had only a small effect.
While selecting new clothes Alberto encouraged Lena to select more revealing outfits. He was gratified with the outcome. It seemed to work. From low cut blouses and gowns they moved on to see through skirts, blouses and dresses. And slowly the selections became more extravagantly revealing.
As the clothes revealed more Alberto and Lena would travel to Paris, Amsterdam and other very liberal cities to show Lena off. Lena thrived and so did Alberto. Walking down the sheik streets of Paris with no bra and only a thong under a thin see through dress drew appreciative looks, turned on Alberto and enlivened Lena. Not only was her morale improved but the quality and frequency of their sex tripled.
It was during this period of their life that Alberto found that Lena would not only tolerate being displayed from hotel windows but would actually relish it. Displaying Lena naked to total strangers became part of their normal sex play
In addition Alberto started introducing mild bondage to Lena. In a typical evening Alberto would strip Lena, then tie her and make her stand in front of a hotel window. The following sex was hot for both of them.
While Lena's morale had improved from Alberto's attentions she was still bothered with aging. Reaching forty for a beautiful woman is always difficult. It was during that time that Lena arrived with Alberto to spend the summer at their beach house.
It was the same resort town where young Marco Napolino arrived with his cousin Felix with both feeling very much on top of the world.
On previous summers at the beach house Don Alberto and Lena had never swam at the topless section of the beach but this time they agreed they should try it. On reaching the beach Lena peeled off her top without any coaxing from Alberto. Then and for the rest of the summer the topless area was their beach.
Being able to show herself so freely was stimulating for Lena but by now their new life style was loosing some of its' effect on Don Alberto and he was once again servicing his wife with a less than hard implement.
On arriving Don Alberto insisted that she make herself available for a small opera production being put on in the resort community that summer. Following Alberto's suggestion she wore a sheer dress the morning of the tryout with no under garments. Her nipples showed large under the thin material. Combined with a beautiful voice it was predictable that she was offered a part.
It was one afternoon while the group was rehearsing that Marco saw her for the first time and like Alberto twenty years previously he was smitten. Felix, Marco's cousin who had accompanied him to the beach couldn't understand what was so captivating about a woman twenty years old than Marco.
After that afternoon Marco developed an intense interest in opera. While Felix cruised the beach and the youth hangouts Marco would head to the outdoor pavilion where the opera practice was taking place.
There was an older man attending on most afternoons. Quickly Marco connected the man, Don Alberto, with Lena.
While that realization was a downer it still didn't dampen his attraction to Lena.
Marco felt certain that Don Alberto had no idea that his wife was the object of his interest but he was wrong. One night during dinner Don Albert announced to Lena.
"You have an admirer."
"Oh." Lena briefly replied. It was not unusual for her to have admirers during an opera season.
"Yes, the tall young man that watches all of the practice."
"You are kidding me. He is young enough to be my son." Lena replied, giving away the fact that she had indeed noticed Marco.
"Nevertheless, he is totally taken with you. I believe if you said good morning to him he would wee wee in his pants"
The conversation didn't go any further that night but the next day as she was stepping down from the stage to join Alberto she caught Marco's eye and gave him a brief smile.
The following day as she was entering the pavilion and making her way to the stage she made a point of passing Marco.
This time when she caught his eye she smiled and said, "Good morning."
Marco was caught by surprise but did manage to mutter something back that was largely unintelligible
The smiling and speaking went on for the rest of the week. As Don Alberto observed the innocent interaction an idea was forming in his mind that soon became a plan to bolster Lena's low morale and help his own flagging performance. He would use the young man's attentions to show Lena that she was still desirable and attractive.
Don Alberto introduced himself to Marco and when the opera troupe moved from the pavilion to the small opera house in town Alberto obtained a pass for Marco so that the friendship could continue. After moving to the intimate opera house Alberto formally introduced Marco to Lena and invited him along with them for lunch.
Alberto had anticipated that Lena would like Marco's company but he was surprised how much. Lena lit up like a school girl and Marco responded in kind. Alberto had never seen anyone have such an effect on Lena's outward demeanor. In Marco's presence she glowed.
Alberto was pleased with his part in helping Lena break out of her "reaching forty funk." He now had his bright, vivacious, fun loving wife back. He hadn't taken into account however the raging hormones of a young man just turned 20 and a healthy female who was about to realize an early midlife sexual awakening.
