The summer between my undergrad year and my start of grad school, my friends and I would hang out at a local pub on Long Island that specialized in IPA beer, pool tables and live music. It was one of those places that gave off that great vibe that made you feel great the minute you walked in.
There were three of us -- Michael, Rod and I -- the dynamic trio -- two black, one white guy -- we called Michael the oreo filling and he said we were just cookie crumbs. We were as bad at darts as we were at pool, but we have a great time and a lot of friendships were made that year.
I usually met on Tuesday nights, but for some reason, they were both out of town, so I was solo and the place was a little dead -- I was talking to the bartender and shooting pool when this guy walked in and nodded to the bartender. Tony set him up with a beer so I guessed he was a regular. He looked familiar to me but I don't ever remember talking to him -- looked about 30, medium build, sort of a "suit", brown hair, blue eyes. Fairly unremarkable.
After getting his beer, he sat backwards on his stool, facing the billiards room watching me play. I caught him out of the corner of my eye but didn't think any more about it and continued playing until I sunk the 8 ball on a errant cue shot. Disgusted, I restacked the balls and put my cue stick back on the wall rack and headed over to grab another beer from Tony only to find one sitting there waiting for me next to the suit.
"Thanks, Tony" I said -- Tony motioned to the guy next to me and said, "Don't thank me, your friend here bought it for you"
I turned to the guy and thanked him for the beer -- "Ryan", I said offering a fist bump.
"Duane -- Duane Tolles"
"Thanks for the beer Duane -- I see your wedding ring and you probably already have picked up on the fact that I'm not gay or bi -- so sort of wondering why the beverage?"
Duane laughed -- "Yeah, I'm not gay, bi or anything close to that - married, two kids...I've seen you around and wanted to say hello -- where's your buddies tonight?"
I told him that they were both out of town for the long weekend and that being the creature of habit I am, I still showed up for a beer and a game. I asked him if he played pool -- He said he'd be up for a game, so we moved into the billiard room and racked em up.
Over the course of the game, Duane told me about himself -- Born and raised on Long Island, married his childhood sweetheart eleven years ago, good job, nice house in the burbs, two kids, the whole nine yards.
I told him I was getting ready to start my grad program up in Boston in the fall and outside of chasing girls and drinking beer with my friends, I was basically a dredge on society.
He laughed and said that he saw me in action a few times -- that I seemed to do alright with the ladies and he noticed I seemed to have a "type" -- white, petite, slightly older -- sometimes married....
I frowned at that last part -- "Um, you seem to have been keeping an eye on my extracurricular activities pretty closely, Duane. I didn't sleep with your wife, did I?"
Duane laughed..."No, nothing like that...You'd be hard pressed to get that miracle to happen -- Lori isn't exactly the wild type -- she's taking her role of conservative wife and mom very seriously -- plus I'm fairly certain there's a vein of racism that runs in her family tree -- not sure you'd be welcomed as much as run out of town."
He pulled out his phone and showed me a picture of he and Lori with the kids -- She was indeed petite -- a little short haired blonde with small breasts and great legs that would look amazing wrapped around my ears. I didn't let that thought pass my lips to Duane but I was certainly thinking it. The kids looked like Duane and yeah, they were the all American family all right.
"Looks like you've got the world by the tail, Duane" I said. "Sexy little wife and two good looking kids -- life is good!"
Duane smiled slightly and took a sip of his beer before speaking.."You would think so, right? Of course, it's not the luxurious wild life I see you and your friends enjoying -- hooking up with women left and right, but it's comfortable."
I started to protest and say we didn't hook up with every woman we saw, but decided not to go there. He seemed troubled and I figured it would be better to just listen than talk.
Once the game was finished, we got fresh beers and moved to a booth away from the bar -- the place was quiet anyhow but it seemed like he needed to get something off his chest.
He was scrolling through the pictures on his phone...from my vantage point, I could see more pictures of Lori, some in little skirts and dresses or tanks and shorts -- a couple braless ones that made me crazy, even viewing them upside down -- Nothing obscene or naked, but I had to admit the man's wife was a little hottie.
Growing up, we called girls like that spinners...nothing sexier than to have one hop on your black cock and spin them around and wait for the orgasm..lol.
Duane put the phone down and looked at me -- sort of like he wasn't sure where to go...I waited...sipped my beer -- some things can't be rushed I guess.
Finally, he said, "Ryan -- this is going to sound sort of weird -- so hear me out. Things between Lori and I are sort of, um, I don't want to say stale, but not super exciting right now. Between our jobs and the kids, we're sort of fallen into a rut. Sex is routine, not as exciting as it used to be. I miss the spontaneity we used to have before kids -- hell, I can't imagine the last time we had sex. It's so fucking sad."
I listened to Duane -- I had heard the same thing from my sister after she had her kids -- they sucked the life right out of their relationship -- eventually it got better, but it took a while. I told him that everything he told me sounded about par for the course and that all couples go through stuff like that.
Duane looked at me and said, "I wish you would have known Lori when we first met -- she was a little wild and crazy -- blowjobs in the car on the way to concerts, short little skirts and tanktops with no bras, the sexiest dresses you ever saw and if she wore panties, they were thongs and lace or sheer...Hell, now it's all granny panties and pantsuits. I can't tell you the last time I got my dick sucked."
I laughed at the granny panties comment which made Duane laugh and lighten up a little.
He continued -- "I'm serious man. I see these little white women hanging all over you and know you're having the time of your life and I want that back for myself!"
I told Duane that there was something to be said for the stability and love of a good woman. He laughed and said, "Sure, sure.."
I assured him that the only reason we got all the girls is because we're all 12 inches, thick as coke cans, can go all night and eat pussy like it's our last meal. We both laughed at that bullshit and I said that sex sometimes takes a back seat to family or work stuff.
I asked what Lori did for work and he told me she was a nurse and he was a mid level manager for a tech firm. They had been married for almost 12 years and the kids were in elementary school which ate up a lot of their time.
I said that maybe they need to get away -- get family to watch the kids, go to a hotel somewhere and relax for a long weekend, get dressed up and go to dinner and dancing in the city followed by heavy drinking and watching porn in the hotel room afterwards...