"Good night. Have a nice time. Give my regards to Katrin's sister. She's really good in bed."
"John, you two are not normal. It's nice... but could we please talk now about, well, that..."
She hesitated.
"John, I'm more than a little nervous, but thank you for making me feel comfortable."
"You feel comfortable with all that? Katrin, please excuse me, but it's my strange way of coping with my own embarrassment."
"I'm really happy we could meet. I already feel like it was a good idea. Mike was flying up with the clouds all week, it was like a new beginning. It has been very nice for both of us since we met with Jana."
"How long have you been married?"
"Six years. I met Mike one year after I arrived in the US. I finished university, worked for a few years and saved a little bit. I had a little luck and was offered work here in New York. I liked it so I stayed. It's very different to Tallinn. Estonia is nice, but I like here much more. I had a big problem with English, but continued studying it at language school and now it's a lot better. But even now when I get nervous I forget sometimes. And I will never be able to hide this accent."
"Better that you never do lose that accent! You guys have never done anything like this before?" I asked.
"I know Jana told you how we met? This is very embarrassing for me! For some years now my naughty husband liked to talk and imagine things, you know, those things, just for a little excitement. Maybe I liked to be naughty a little bit too? We never did the real thing, it was only for fun in our imaginations. It was nice though playing secret games. Mike liked to tease me about being with other men. When I saw Jana, I saw and felt something special in her. It happened the first moment I saw her sitting alone in Central Park. I am not a lesbian and I never did anything like that in my whole life! It just entered my head and happened. It is not possible to explain it."
My jeans were straining.
"I never thought of experimenting in that way, I surprised myself. I'm happy though that I did this strange thing! I was really happy and surprised when Jana called. I assumed that it was all forgotten at best or simply not wanted. Three years is a long time! And the impulse to do such a thing was never the same and so I never did such a thing again. And certainly we have never done anything, not to the extent of making something like that a reality. And it really wasn't easy for me to come here today, I was so nervous. But I really wanted to come. Jana told me you that you two are the same like us. And that you took that giant step into the unknown three years ago! This had a huge effect on me when Jana told me your story. But in a special way... I've been a little bit crazy since, thinking about those secret, naughty things. Maybe thinking more than a little bit for the naughty part? Somehow I know I can tell you that."
Have I really known this person for less than an hour?
"Katrin, I'll be a little bit serious for a moment. Don't worry, it doesn't happen often. That first adventure Jana and I experienced was difficult to describe. It was like opening the door of your most forbidden, embarrassing secrets and playing in a game created from those secrets. All that and much more while the most important person in your life watched and starred in the game with real people you didn't know. It was risky, erotic, amazing... intensely exciting, but truly challenging on every level. Nothing about it was easy. Jana and Mike's meeting was the same and really unexpected. I had no idea. It was beyond exciting, but very confronting. I don't think it is possible to ever accept easily and it certainly isn't for every couple. I somehow discovered and accepted during that first time three years ago the most profound, erotic excitement I had ever experienced up until that moment. This realisation came as I watched Jana feel all those 'special' things she and I had only imagined with another person. As an onlooker, I could best describe what I saw that night as an expression of honesty and joy. It was the honesty to share what she really wanted and the joy she felt realizing her desires in exciting reality. It's not a description that would normally come to mind when describing your partner doing those things, but that's exactly what it was. I had never before that moment thought in that way, but I wanted her to feel everything. She did and it was very special. It changed us. Imagination and reality though are very different. I can't believe I told you all that! I know that due to our unusual connection you already understand. It was very strange. And I think it's going to be very strange too when Mike and I eventually meet. How do you speak to a stranger about that? I guess I am doing that now, aren't I? But somehow you already aren't a stranger. You are strange, you must be, but not a stranger."
She smiled at that. "Thank you, it is a nice compliment. And for sharing. I like that. Oh, sorry, I didn't mean your wife, I meant your thoughts and feelings. It's normally a big problem for men to do that. You are a different man maybe?"
"Normally it's a big problem to share your wife like that too! So maybe not that different." I couldn't let that one slip by!
"Did you watch their video yet?"
"It's a really big thing for me and I thought very hard about it. Mike and I discussed it a lot too. But no, I didn't watch it yet. The whole thing with Jana was both a huge turn on and a huge hurdle for him to get over. Of course for me too. But it was obvious, although difficult to accept and admit, that we both wanted it to happen. The excitement was, hmmmm. I was crazy in my head that he would do it for real, but Jana made it all so easy and natural. I was more than a little jealous that my beautiful husband would go with such a beautiful woman. Honestly, I was extremely jealous, yes a lot. But, I love Mike and trust him and we knew that the excitement would be greater than any short-lived jealousy. After that night, I was so happy that he went through with it, for him and for me. It's so embarrassing to talk about this, but I know you understand. The whole thought that we could make this real, and did. And... it, you know, does crazy things to you, not just in the head. Mike changed a little bit too, in such a good way. His night with Jana was an amazing experience for him. He told me everything. He was very nervous to tell me what happened. He was also nervous about you and Jana, everything. Mike has a very active imagination and Jana told me you do too. Mike told me every small detail and we've both been like excited teenagers since. I'll tell you a naughty secret, just between you and me - I really liked listening to all those details! I was never like that before, but maybe now I'm a bit strange, I really want to know. I really want to hear from Jana's perspective too, just maybe not quite yet. Women are very naughty when they talk sometimes!"
She appeared part mischievous, part nervous.
"This is so awkward, but I want to ask you something? Normally Estonian women are very direct, but this one is very nervous now."
"Direct is good for me! In truth I'm really embarrassed you know all these private things about me already and we've only just met! But please feel comfortable to tell me whatever you want. Everything is ok for me. Don't worry, nothing could be more awkward than accepting what our partners did."
She looked thoughtful for a moment and hesitated before speaking. "I would like us, you and me, to watch the video together for the first time."
I was stunned. The reaction in my pants was instantaneous. Walking without embarrassment would be impossible for the foreseeable future.
"Yes, it's ok. But please promise it isn't the 'Titanic' video you want to watch. Actually it's more than ok! It's incredibly weird, but let's do it. As long as the football isn't on." I almost choked trying to get my words out. It was a miracle I could still speak at all.
She giggled and smiled. "Thank you. This makes me really happy. But I like football too! And I hate the movie 'Titanic', maybe it's good to watch after a lobotomy, no? I really did not know how to ask this question, thank you. I carried this big weight with me and you make this so easy."
"I really shouldn't be, but I feel really comfortable with you. I don't know what to say really. I guess that unusual Czech person I married has something to do with it! I think surprised is not an accurate description for all this. Maybe shock is a closer approximation? I couldn't imagine how I would have approached this first meeting with you if I had known about it in advance. We already have a strange connection because of their meeting last week, but this is not a conversation you can have with just anyone."
"This is true, yes. I think the same thing."
"So let's meet in the next week or two when we have had a little time to think about all this. For me it won't be possible to think about anything else! If I walk in front of a bus before we meet again you will at least understand why. This whole situation is so improbable and I'm not sure how we are here or what will happen. I am a little overwhelmed. And really, look at you! Look at Jana! Thank you God!"
"John, you speak the same secrets in my head. You, Mike, Jana, how is this possible? I took a chance, but it really wasn't easy for me to take it. I am really a bit shy, but my imagination is making big excitement. It's so sexy and exciting to think about all this. You also took a chance, and everyone is happy you did. We will meet soon."
Her Nordic/Slavic accent was hard to resist. The heavier the accent, the hotter it was!