Just a warning, this story had a lot of "loving wives" content, some "Good Sam" stuff and no graphic sex scenes. It's not fit for anyone to read, so you have been warned.
I grew up in a small town in Kentucky. The one thing we had going for us was a Toyota plant moved there. This meant two things, first a lot of money went into our schools and community. Second, a lot of Japanese people moved to our tiny little corner of the world. None of this really affected me until my freshman year of high school. I guess I benefitted from a better school, but I hadn't even spoken to a Japanese person since the plant moved here. They ran in their own group - not mixing much with the local rednecks.
The very first day of my freshman year in high school, the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen sat down in front of me during our first period class. Her name was Mary, but that isn't her real name. The Japanese often took American nicknames to fit in better. Her father was a big shot in Toyota and was transferred to our little town. It served his public image to have his daughter enrolled at a public school, as Toyota was pumping lots of money into our school system, and it would be a big statement if he still didn't feel like it was worthy of his own daughter.
I have always been a big step down from people like her. I'm a second-rate athlete, a second-rate student, and second rate in the looks department. Mary didn't even know I existed. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with who I am, but it's just realistic to know where your lane is too, and she was out of my lane for sure.
Of course, by our senior year, she was dating the star quarterback on the football team, was going to be the #1 student academically in our class and was elected prom queen. As far as high school went, she was famous. None of which really mattered to me. I was in an entirely different galaxy than her.
Imagine my surprise on the first day of college, when she sits down in my row for my very first class at the very basic college I attended. OK, so she still didn't know I existed, but at least I got to lust over her from a far. I was just surprised she was attending our university and not some ivy league school. While still a sweet girl, Mary was also very aware of her own beauty and believe me, she was absolutely stunning.
Mary was average height - maybe 5 feet 5 inches, with lightly tan skin and long, silky black hair that went all the way down her back to the sexiest bubble butt I'd ever seen. It was the perfect ratio and super firm. Surprisingly she had fairly large breasts for an Asian woman, but she was still was very slim. She quickly became the recipient of most of the male student's attention at our little college.
If she was popular in high school, she exploded in college. Out from under the watchful eyes of her parents, she apparently discovered the joys of sex, and gave any good-looking guy a try. It wasn't exactly a secret that if you got a date with her, you would get to see how she performed in bed, and believe me, a lot of guys got the firsthand experience. It was a constantly changing list of the top athletes and jock types she was dating. She was quietly referred to as the "Mary-Go-Round" because she definitely made it around the campus.
So, you can understand my confusion when at the start of our senior year she just came right up to me in my first class and asked me when I was going to take her out. Well, of course I wanted my turn on the Mary-go-round since I had lusted after her for years, but I was shocked that she even knew my name.
I quickly found out she also knew I went to high school with her, and even knew what classes we had together. Apparently, I hadn't been completely unknown to her. She had known me all along, but before now had no interest in dating me. I wondered why she was suddenly interested now. Had she run out of muscle-heads to play with?
Of course, I asked her out after she pretty much told me to. Nobody turns Mary down. I didn't do anything special for our first date. I was a poor college kid who ate ramen noodles at an embarrassingly frequent rate just to scrap by, but I managed to pull enough money together for a dinner followed by a concert by my favorite band in a bar for our first date.
Mary was absolutely stunning when she dressed up for a date. I needed duct tape to keep my jaw off the floor. She had a flawless beauty that came without her even trying. She dressed classy but sexy. I think she could make a potato sack sexy. Everyone who saw us lusted over her and envied me for having her as my date.
Everything seemed to go well, we chatted pleasantly enough, but to be honest, she really didn't seem very interested in me. She wasn't cold, but just not enthusiastic about it. Despite her reputation as easy, I didn't even get a peck on the check at the end of our date. However, equally as surprising, she told me to meet her for coffee the next afternoon. I was as confused as much as it was possible to be confused.
We went on like this for several weeks. She didn't seem particular excited about going out with me, yet we kept spending time together. I was torn for a long time between wanting to find out why she was going out with me, but not wanting to blow my chance with her either. The one thing that concerned me is I knew she was also dating another guy at the same time. There is truly no privacy in college, but we hadn't said anything about being exclusive, so I didn't worry about it.
The question of why she was dating me ate at me for weeks. Mary finally allowed me to kiss her and hold her hand, but not even a sniff of the "mattress strapped to her back" reputation she had acquired up to that point. I decided I had to know. I'm not bad looking, just average, but I didn't want to waste my time either. It was my senior year, and I wanted to have some fun if it wasn't going anywhere with her. I was afraid I was headed for the "Friend-Zone".
One night as we were walking in the park, I asked her. "Mary, why are you dating me? I'm not up to your standards, and you don't really seem to be attracted to me."
"Jason, you are a nice guy." she replied. "I am attracted to you, but you are totally different from the guys I usually date, and that was by my choice. You don't understand my culture. My parents will be expecting me to get married after I graduate. Yes, I like to have fun. I'm not going to lie about it. I am well aware I have a reputation, but those guys are just for fun, nothing more. I can't bring one of them home to meet my parents. My father would eat them alive."
"So, I'm just keeping the seat warm until you find a husband?" I fired back.
"No Jason." Mary tried to explain. "I am very serious about my intentions with you. The thing is, I have no interest in stopping having fun. Life is supposed to be fun, and I want an exciting life. To me, a boring life is worse than death. You seem like the kind of mature, intelligent guy who can understand that and accept it. We've been dating for two months, and you haven't even tried to get me in bed once. You are the kind of guy I can bring home to my parents. You are the type of guy I can rely upon in the long run."
"What are you saying?" I pleaded with her to be more clear.
"I'm saying, I intend to choose a guy to get engaged to. It's between you and Brent, whom I'm sure you know I'm also dating. After college, I intend to get married and have the public image my family requires. My husband will work hard, appear at all the required social functions, and keep an outstanding public image. In return, I would see to it that all of his needs are satisfied, and I will be a good wife to him. We would just have an understanding that our agreement includes us being able to date on the side. We will just agree to keep our affairs discrete and maintain the public image expected while we continue enjoying our lives." Mary laid it all out to me.