I was at a party with Bryce, my husband, when this dumb woman turned around and carelessly bumped into him. She looked at him as she took a step back and I could almost see her lip curl as though she smelt something bad.
"Bryce," she said, lowering the ambient temperature by ten degrees with the chill in her voice.
"Nardia," said Bryce, lifting the temperature back up with the warmth of his reply. "How go things?"
"Fine," she said. "I'm married. This is Neale."
You'd think she was running him up a flag and saluting the way she said it. A 'see - I've got a prize' sort of voice.
"Congratulations," said Bryce, almost sounding as though he meant it. "I'm married, too. This is Cherri."
Nardia glanced at me and I could see her dismissing me as a brainless bimbo. What a bitch.
"What do you think of them?" asked Bryce once we'd gone our separate ways.
"She's a bitch," I said candidly. "He's something of a stud, though."
"You've got her pegged," he agreed, "although she was always good in bed. Not as good as you, mind, but not bad."
"Really? Just what are you up to?"
"Me. Nothing. You're so suspicious. It's shameful."
"Uh-huh."
"Still, if I was to give you the nod could you take him out of circulation for half an hour or so?"
"Easy. If you're thinking of fucking that woman I don't think she's likely to agree. She didn't seem too impressed with you."
"Would I cheat on you?" he demanded.
"Like a shot," I told him. Did he really think I was dumb because I'm blonde?
"Maybe," he said, "but I'm not intending to ask Nardia for sex if that's what worries you."
"It doesn't worry me nearly as much as you going to the slammer for rape."
"Will never happen," he said.
Maybe, maybe not, but I had a suspicion that he intended to fuck Nardia whether she agreed or not. Probably without asking.
I had him take me for a stroll through the gardens which were quite extensive. The owner had put a lot of work into getting these established. I also made a note of a couple of secluded spots.
We'd been back with the main party for a while when Bryce told me to take Neale out of the picture for a while.
"I'll have him show me the gardens," I told him.
I ran into Neale just as it looked as though he was going to head into the house. When I say ran into I mean that literally. He bounced quite nicely against my cushions. Needless to say he looked down, getting an eyeful of my cleavage.
"You're Neale, aren't you?" I asked him. "Married to that nice Nardia."
"Ah, yes, and you're Cherri, yes?"
"Sort of. My names actually Cheryl but Cherri sounds so much more feminine, doesn't it." (More bimbo blonde was what I meant.)
"Yes, yes indeed. A good choice of a name."
"I say, could you walk me around the gardens for a while? I was going to have Bryce do it but he's drinking with some friends."
"Ah, certainly. I'd be delighted."