"Damn! I've spent years jealous that you snagged the most beautiful girl at State, but fuck that, now I can't believe you snagged the best cook at State," Larry sighed, "That was incredible. I've had meals at 5 Stars that wouldn't top this."
Brad grinned, "She's a great cook, but I have no doubt it will change how you look at her," he chuckled. In college and ever since Brad and Jennifer graduated and got married, their one single friend had overtly admired her attire and made subtle comments about the tall blonde. "But there's more," he said in a mock infomercial voice, "she got a promotion at work which doubled her salary, and on top of that, you ever heard of 'Tell me, Beth,' the advice column?" he asked his friend.
"You're not supposed to tell people who I am, "Jennifer protested. "Christ! Larry, you can't ever say a word to anyone," she said firmly.
"I might keep my mouth shut if you do something for me," he grinned as he stared at her chest. He put up his, hands, "Kidding, kidding. I would never...unless you both wanted me to," he sighed. "Sorry, no. I haven't heard of it."
"You've never changed," Jen chuckled, "Ok, just a flash," she said as she whipped up her tee and back down, briefly exposing her bra-covered breasts.
"Jen! No more wine for you," Brad sighed. "Let's see, one glass before, two here. Yeah, you're cut off."
Jennifer held out her glass as Larry picked up the bottle, "It's this sort of stuff that women and girls write in about," she said. They ask me how I'd handle...well, men suggesting sexual favors in return for something, or their husbands or boyfriends giving orders," she looked at each guy.
"Sorry. I was kidding," Brad said. "She's really popular. She answers every letter under the pseudonym but can only publish maybe 10% of the replies." He looked proudly at his wife. "Check her out in the News. Her column is in the Living section."
Larry took a sip of his beer, "You'll have to tell me about your favorites." he asked, "I'll be there is a lot you can't put in the paper."
"Yeah, those I write directly back, actually I write back to all, I just don't submit all of them to the editor. I get a lot of the workplace sexual harassment ones, boyfriends wanting...more, you know, anal, threesomes.
"I have a few good ones but my favorite, which I decided to publish since it was so well phrased was....hang on." She got up and grabbed her tablet.
Larry admired her wonderful ass wondering for the thousandth time how it would look without the jeans. Her breasts seemed a size larger than at school but her waist was still incredibly tiny. 'God! Look at that triangular thigh gap,' he thought.
Jen sat back down but not before noticing the intense look on their friend's face. She nodded toward Larry before addressing her husband, "I remember when you looked at me that way." She smiled and tapped a few times on the screen, "OK. Here's one. I'll save the best for last, 'Tell me, Beth, has your husband ever sent you to his boss's office to get a promotion? Last week my hubby and I met for lunch and when I went to kiss him goodbye he stopped me. He asked if I could take some papers up to the 12th floor to this VP's office. I was baffled as to why until I got there and was expected. Long story short it was three hours before I got to my car and my hubby got the Senior Director job. What would you have done? Signed Bent Over Forward.'"
"What did you say?" Larry asked, "Shit, that takes balls to set your wife up like that."
"Dear Bent, I hope he used protection since that is standard for...can I say it? Prostitution. Next time lay down the ground rules, hourly rate, no kissing, rear access is extra, etc.. I would also lay down the ground rules with your pimp/hubby as it is unprofessional to get into an intimate relationship with your pimp. You should not fish off the company dock and all that."
She looked at the two men, "I might have been a bit harsh on that one. I think what I told the next one was better, but hard to take back."
"OK. Listen to this one. 'Tell me, Beth, has your boyfriend or husband ever told you to do something as strange as this? Last night we had friends over for a party and my beau's old frat buddy helped us clean up. We were sitting in the living room and he looked conspiratorially at his buddy before ordering me to disrobe and crawl over and give the guy a...well it rhymes with Rob Lowe reversed. I refused and stormed out. Now he's not speaking to me. Has any of your men ever told you to do something like that? Signed, Ordered to Oral."
Brad shook his head, "Ok, I might have suggested you had enough wine, but I'd never do that," he sighed. "I'll bet you told her to dump the guy."
Larry nodded, "Not so uncommon. So what did you tell her?"
"Let's see...Ok, 'Dear Ordered, Actually, no, but remove the order from the situation. Was he cute? Would you have wanted to give him a Rob Lowe if you were single and you were on a date? If yes, then I think I would have played the game your boyfriend wanted to play. On the other hand, if this guy didn't interest me, I'd have laughed it off and told them both I was tired and left them to watch West Wing,'" she finished.
"Nice," Brad said, "I cannot believe any guy would do that." He looked at his old friend, "Is that weird or what?"
The taller dark-haired man shook his head, "There are all kinds out there, but almost all men like to show off their girlfriend's...um skills or assets. Look how proud you are of Jen's cooking, her promotion, and the column. Let me ask you something, how well does she suck cock, or how great is she in bed? Does she allow you to fuck her ass? Or, does she ask you to? Rhetorical! I don't want you to answer but think about it. A lot of men are incredibly proud of their wives. They all enjoy walking into a crowded room seeing heads turn, eyes on...well, Jennifer." He looked at the most beautiful girl he'd ever met, "You love it and if you deny it, you're lying. All men love it."
Brad blushed thinking back to the weekend before. They weren't entering a crowded room but at the beach. They'd found a quiet corner but it wasn't quiet for long. The boys came over and kept sitting closer before asking Jen about things. He wondered why he didn't object when Jen playfully asked one of them to put sunscreen on her back. He remembered feeling, what was it? Pride? He shook his head, "I'd never. I might appreciate the looks men give her, but that's it."
"You'd be surprised," the friend sighed, "That feeling of pride as you see the men ogle your wife, knowing they are undressing her in their minds is not just an ego boost, it arouses you. It excites all men knowing other guys would love to be enjoying your wife's assets," he grinned at the woman, "Sorry to talk about you as if you weren't here, but your husband is in denial."
Brad blurted, "Bullshit. I might take pride in seeing how men look at Jen, but it's because it reinforces how I feel about her. If I get excited, it's because this renews my admiration for her...charms."
Jennifer chuckled, "Was that it last Saturday night?" she blushed, "Sorry, it was just...well, after the beach, we didn't get much sleep," she said softly. "You sure seemed to have noticed my charms for the first time in...I don't know." She looked at their friend, "There were these boys who were really helpful. I doubt I'd ever been more thoroughly covered in sunscreen."
Larry nodded. "That's what I'm saying. Those boys were touching your wife in places that only you've had access to. I'm telling you, first it excites you seeing how men look at your wife, then it's arousing to see her dancing with someone who shows how much he desires her and only you can have her, then it gets even more arousing when they test the limits as they touch her intimately." He looked at Jennifer, "Ordered probably had flirted with his buddy, maybe danced and been physically close and her boyfriend wanted the added excitement of seeing her offer one of her better skills, you know, show his buddy what he can't have every night."
"OK, I get it. I'm sure there are a few guys, but not all," Brad said, "I'd hate it."
Larry laughed, "If I had a dollar for every guy I've heard say that...you want to know why I'm still single? Married woman. I'm not talking about cheating, I'm talking about being the guy getting Rob Lowed while the husband watches. I'm telling you, these are not unhappy guys...quite the opposite." He paused, "You can't imagine how happy they are until you've been there. I've yet to come across any guy who didn't get off on it"
"You just did," Brad said a bit more loudly than he'd liked, "You've been lucky or you hang around with perverts."
Larry chuckled, "Dude, you know at least three of the couples. No, I'm not saying who, I don't kiss and tell, but you guys see them frequently."
Jennifer looked at her husband and mouthed a couple of names questioningly.