Chapter Eight
EPILOG
NOTE: Here is the final chapter in this relatively long narrative. I hope you have enjoyed it. It seems like I've gotten to know these characters over the past several months and will miss them in many ways. On the other hand, it will also be good to move on to something new. As always, I appreciate constructive criticism that will help me with improving my writing skills. If you really hate me and hate my characters, well, I'm sorry. Just give me one star and move along. After all, you're getting free reading material and I've learned that writing takes a lot of work and concentration. I and the other aspiring writers on this site don't need discouraging or hateful comments.
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Our sex life was amazing after our first night with the poker guys. We had fun discussing all that night's events and the conversation took on a whole new dimension since I wasn't having to tell Holly what had happened. This time, unlike our past experiences, she knew for herself everything that happened.
There was one awkward conversation that I knew we needed to have but I wanted to hold off for a few days. After a week or so had past, I finally got around to something that had troubled me. I asked her what the heck was going through her mind when she was with Rich.
"That wasn't 'just sex', was it?"
She had to admit that there were some strong underlying currents going on during that particular episode. Furthermore, she didn't really know the what or why of it. She had casually known Rich for nearly four years and had never been emotionally or physically drawn to him before. But now, she had to admit that a few times since the 'Poker Night' she had thought about him. She told me that she even masturbated a couple of times while thinking about him just this past week.
I had to know, so I asked; "Are you in love with him?"
She was startled by my question and initially said; "No way! Absolutely not! How could you even think such a thing?"
But over the next two weeks she had to confess that there was something between the two of them that she just didn't understand. She didn't think it was love but did say that there was definitely a lusting in her heart for him even now. We both agreed that we needed to be especially careful since both he and she were married. I told her that feeling affection for him was understandable and even acceptable at some level, but we just couldn't allow it to go any further than that.
She fully agreed and promised me that she would never contact him or be with him without me being present. We left it at that and I knew in my heart that I just needed to trust her to remain faithful to that promise. At the same time, I also knew that I needed to keep a close watch on the situation whenever the two of them were together.
So, over the next couple of weeks after that first 'poker night' Holly and I would talk about what happened nearly every night before going to sleep. Often that would lead to mind blowing sex. Yet, at other times, one or both of us found ourselves lying in bed next to each other while feeling noticeably uncomfortable over what had happened.
We always went to sleep cuddling and loving on one another but there were definitely a few tense moments. Especially when we would discuss her relationship with Rich. And also when we discussed some of the outlandish things that she said during the passion of the night. It was one thing if her statements and comments had come out while under a hypnotic state. But now we both knew that she was fully aware and cognizant of what she was saying and some of those things were downright troubling to me.
Even her wanting Chuck and I to double team her and the fact that she singled him out for special treatment caused some alarms to go off in my head. She assured me that it was simply because Chuck and she had been together before at Lou's Tavern so she was more familiar with his body. Also, she knew that Chuck was my best guy friend so that also made her more comfortable with him. For some reason, she just felt safe with him. I thought that was odd considering how he let both of us down at Lou's Tavern.
Some of the things she did at poker night were just so outrageous for her personality and so out of character from her previous history, I couldn't get over the fact that she wasn't under hypnosis. She had a difficult time trying to explain what was going through her head as she was acting like a total slut. The most troubling thing for her was to discover that she truly enjoyed doing all that stuff.
Inevitably our nighttime discussions turned to what might or might not happen at the next poker night. Finally, I asked her if that night with the guys was a 'one off' experience or might there be more to come.
Rather than answer me directly, she asked a question right back saying: "What do you want it to be?"
Quite honestly, I hadn't been able to get my mind off that incredible night. It didn't help that nearly every other day Chuck would either call or I would see him and he would continually ask if Holly was going to perform for us again at the next poker night. Chuck wasn't the only one either. In the three weeks since that night I had heard from Jeff, Wally, Rich and Kyle all of them basically asking the same thing.
It was obvious and understandable that all the guys were looking forward to a repeat performance. It's easy for them to ask and I suppose I would be doing the same thing if I were in their shoes. But good grief; this is my wife we're talking about! And now since I know that she wasn't under any sort of hypnotic influence, it's just hard for me to reconcile how I'm feeling about the whole thing!