Please do not read this story if you do not like the theme of cheating partners. I'm always interested in what people think, as long as it's constructive.
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Saturday morning shone through the bedroom windows onto the slumber of James Healey and Claire Chesterton wrapped up in their ornate double bed. She was resting her head on his chest whilst he played with her hair. "See, you don't need to go out to have a good time" said James, slyly continuing the argument from the previous night.
"No, I guess I stand corrected," Claire grudgingly agreed. "But we can't just shut ourselves off from the world." She never was able to let an argument lie.
"Maybe not, but there is something romantic about the idea," smiled James not wanting this to escalate into an argument again.
Claire was just about to reply when the phone rang. She picked it up and instantly started squealing down the phone with that vivacious, bubbly character of hers. James watched her as she became totally consumed in the conversation. "I take it that was Chloe" James offered dryly as she put down the receiver. She was always the same when Chloe rang; it was like she became a giddy schoolgirl excited by the mischief they could get up to together.
"Yeah, she wants us to come out tonight to that new club that's just opened in the centre of town, apparently there are several different theme rooms β 60s, 70s, 80s. You'll love it, you can spend all your time in the 80s room!" she said enthusiastically. James knew that this was one of those times when arguing would prove utterly futile. "I, on the other hand, will spend most of my time in the 60s room dancing, then I think I'll chill in the 70s room" she proclaimed bunching her dark mahogany hair into a ponytail as she stood.
Claire spoke euphemistically β she liked her mind-expanding substances, particularly when she was drunk. James' face turned to dread at the thought of it. He hated clubbing with a passion; he'd much sooner have an intellectual conversation than battle his natural self-consciousness trying to dance. Claire, on the other hand, was a natural. She looked amazing on the dance floor; her perfect, svelte figure, a revealing outfit, her Latin hereditary giving her all the self-confidence she needed to really let go and enjoy herself.
James stared as she inspected herself in the mirror. Was it out of pure vanity that she went through this meticulous process every morning? Or was it to look good for him, her boyfriend of near enough 18months? She continued to fiddle with her eyebrows as he gazed over her beautiful body hidden only by the flimsy lilac t-shirt and shorts. Sometimes they were so different, but sometimes they were so alike. As much as he adored her in those moments of privacy, she also had another side to her, the one that wanted to live life to the full, to sample the assorted fruits of life and say no to nothing. Claire finished her inspection and flashed a smile at James as she danced toward the shower. She was definitely excited about tonight.
The day rolled quickly by and Claire went out shopping with Chloe for a new dress leaving James watching TV as the football results came in. Arriving back home she approached him with a devilish look on her face, "I've got something special for tonight," she whispered in his ear as he sat on the settee.
"Can I see it?" he asked feeling lightly aroused at the thought of her in another skimpy dress.
"Not until later!" she teased.
"What, when every other guy will be staring at you too? That's not fair!" he protested.
"It's totally fair β I'm only going to be returning with you! I'm going to get changed, we have to be at Chloe's for 7." And with that she hopped out of the room.
James placed the single can of lager he'd been sipping all afternoon on the side and pondered the night ahead sinking into the couch. The nervy cold feeling in his chest increased as he foresaw images of Claire turning from Jekyll into Hyde, except Hyde was a dance-crazed, flirtatious, nubile young woman who exuded sex. And God, she was sexy. Her shoulder-length brown hair, her creamy skin and smooth, curvaceous body. Any guy would run laps to get her. Increasingly, James suspected he wasn't up to the task.
Claire was busy turning herself into James' vision of Hyde upstairs. After around an hour she tiptoed catlike into the front room where he was still sitting. Upon noticing her he involuntarily rose to his feet: she looked stunning, her eyes huge and iridescent. The skimpy black dress was tied around her neck and once around the small of her back, exposing virtually all of it. It was loose and hung low around the front giving an ample view of her perky 34C cleavage. She cut a figure of imposing femininity, her flaming red high-heels matching her lipstick and making her as tall as James at 5,9". He almost couldn't handle her, "You look amazing!" he said breathlessly touching her slim waste.
Her smile broadened and she hugged him whispering in his ear, "I can't wait for tonight!"