The Raft Trip
* This is basically a true story. No names or locations to protect the innocent.*
My wife and I had just gotten back from dropping the baby off at college. We were officially empty-nesters. My lovely wife, now in her mid 40s, was having a tough time with it. We were in cool summer cloths in our living room. I was wearing nylon basketball shorts and no shirt or boxers. My wife had on an old pair of yoga shorts and a short tank top. To take our mind off of the lonely house, we were looking through old picture albums. Nothing to wild or sexual just a couple looking at pictures.
The book we had open was from my wife's early career. She had just gotten her first job out of college and we would meet in about 6 more months or so. The album was of a vacation she had taken white water rafting. She told me she had taken over the accounts of the rafting company. As there CPA, they had invited her out for a trip after tax season, being there new accountant. She got all the little mom and pops and strange quirky businesses as the new kid. The pictures were beautiful. She told me all about the rapids and the approaches and the fellow passengers. It was 2 boats, 2 guides, and 4 couples as well as her. She had loved it. I was feeling bad about never doing it with her.
We got to the group photo and I was reminded at just how pretty she was in her 20s. She had on a demure speedo one piece and most of other women, all wives, had on bikinis.
I asked her about it. "Hey how come no bikini like the rest?"
She answered." We all had to wear wet suits anyway so a one piece was more comfy."
It was two night three day trip. All meals included.
She said. " We had great meals and wonderful wine and to be honest, lots of weed. Remember I was just out of college."
I could tell the two principles were your average ski bum, surfer types, younger looking but probably her age, both were tan buff and I had to admit it, handsome.
I asked her. " Did they hit on you on the trip?
She paused for a minute, blushed, and went on not answering.
We got to about the middle and she quickly skipped over three or four pages and kept going.
I stopped her, and asked "Hey what was on those?'
She replied... "Oh nothing Dear" and tried to move on.
Well I knew my wife. She was trying to keep something from me. I told her "No. Show me those pages." Thinking the worst like she had a boyfriend there or was hooking up with someone.
I told her. "Hey it's OK. It was before we were married. Whatever it is, it wont affect us."
She was almost in tears. "Remember, I was young and single and did crazy things sometimes." She answered.
Now I had to see, so I insisted holding her hand and to be honest, getting a part chubby from just the thought of it.
She sat closer and handed me the book with shaking hands and slipped her arm around my neck with her head on my shoulder. The book was in my lap but low on my knees and I had my hands holding it propped up to see. The first page focused on some sort of a hut or building next to the river.
She told me. "They built a sweat lodge that evening after dinner."
On the page were pictures of many of the couples in just a towel, some wives topless. One of the guides was holding the flap up as some slipped in. He was buck ass naked and really, really buff. Well so far not so bad. The next picture was of my wife at 26. wrapped in a towel but obviously nude under. You could see her cute little butt cheeks peak out as she ducked though the door.