Chapter One
Jared noticed him first. He was tall, athletic looking, and probably about 40. His hair was blonde and short, but not quite military short. Somehow his face and demeanor said a lot to Jared: kind, respectable, confident. He wandered past their table a couple of times, scanning the large, bustling room. He seemed to be looking for someone, or maybe he was seeking an empty table. That would not be an easy find in the Titletown Sports Bar two hours before the big game.
Jared and his young wife, Erin, were sitting alone at a table for six and he felt a little funny about it. They were both 25, and had been married just over a year, after meeting in graduate school in Kansas City. She was tall and athletically built. Her shoulder length dark brown hair framed a face that made you think of Liv Tyler. He was medium height and a bit on the thin side, with sandy brown hair under his baseball cap, and wire rim glasses. By now Erin had noticed the table hunter too, and watched with interest what was unfolding.
The blonde stranger made a move toward a table nearby where a group was just leaving. Another patron saw him approaching the table, but beat him to it by running. Anyone watching might have expected an argument to ensue. When the tall stranger got to the table he pulled a chair out, drawing a rude glare from the runner, who had flopped quickly into his own chair. 'Here we go,' Jared thought. Instead, the stranger offered the chair to the runner's date, and politely scooted her in, smiling broadly at the now embarrassed victor of the table race. He then turned and walked back toward Jared's table, grinning to himself.
"Should we ask him to sit with us?" Erin wondered out loud. When he got close Jared caught his eye and motioned to the empty seats. "You're welcome to sit here if you like." he said. It was the polite thing to do and then he wouldn't feel as guilty with only two of them at the big table.
The stranger's blue eyes lit up and he looked at the empty seats. "I wouldn't want to impose, and I have three other friends with me."
"Just three?" Erin replied.
"Well, OK, actually it's twelve, but you already offered." he quickly shot back. "No, it's really just three, and thank you very much. That's very kind of you."
He sat on the stool next to Erin and held out his hand, first to Jared, reaching across the tall bar table, then to Erin, shaking both of their hands and introducing himself as Marcus. Soon his friends, Ben, Jonathan and Becky, joined the three and Marcus introduced everyone. As it ended up, all of them had come from out of town. Some near and some far, but they all came to see the big game. Drinks, food and friendly conversation followed, with Marcus taking the lead in making the young couple feel as if they were part of the group. An hour or so had passed and the six were getting along like old friends, even taunting each other over their mixed team loyalties.
While the other four at the table were engaged in conversation, Erin leaned over and whispered quietly to Jared, her lips barely brushing against his ear. The music and the people in the sports bar were loud, but he heard every word of Erin's whispered message. And as the words rang in his head, they were almost deafening, "I want Marcus to fuck me."
As fast as the tympanic nerve could carry the message to his brain and the brain could fire off a burst of messages to the muscles of his body, he noticeably shuddered with excitement. He glanced up nervously to see if anyone caught it. Ben's eyes were glancing down just as Jared looked up. Jared searched his face, but it said nothing about noticing.
Jared and Erin glanced furtively at each other, they then both glanced around the table at their new acquaintances, involved in a jovial pregame banter. Unintentionally they both settled on Marcus at the same time. When he casually glanced their way in the middle of a laugh they were busted. At least that's how they felt.
With a tilt of his head and a querying look, Marcus nonverbally asked for an explanation to the strange look they were giving him. Erin shyly lowered her eyes and brought her hand to her mouth to cover her nervous smile. Jared just smiled back at him, and all of a sudden had this terrible, naughty itch.
Chapter Two
Jared and Erin had discussed the topic many times over the last several months. It started as a crazy fantasy that Jared thought he could NEVER share with her. As they grew closer and their physical relationship progressed, they talked more about the things that they liked and disliked. The next logical step was exploring fantasy. They were both kind of nerdy that way. They both enjoyed reading fiction and watching movies, and it seemed natural to both of them to incorporate fiction and role-play into their romantic lives.
The first time they talked about it, while sitting in their bed, Erin had to practically pry it out of him. It was their six-month anniversary and they spent the entire evening in bed, drinking champagne, talking, touching and cuddling. He was embarrassed and more than a little afraid to admit it. He was ashamed of the idea that he was so turned on by the thought of watching her with another man -- his kind, shy, demure little Erin. After several minutes of pleading, and her repeated promises of special rewards for his willingness to share his fantasy, he finally spilled the idea to her. Her jaw dropped and she stared at him with her big, beautiful green eyes. He immediately apologized and retracted the idea. He was sure he had hurt her, and he wished he had never spoken the words.
When the words first left his mouth, she reacted the way she would have if her mother had been sitting at her side. She wasn't a prude...well, okay, she was a bit of a prude, but not on purpose. NaΓ―ve was a better way to describe her, although she did have a secret desire to show the world that she could be adventurous too. After the initial shock of what he said had passed, she noticed a tickly butterfly feeling in her stomach. A nervy tingle had washed across her entire body. Her face flushed red and her voice was caught in her throat. That was SO indecent. It was so deliciously indecent. Oh, my God. Had she really thought that? Deliciously indecent? The butterflies fluttered furiously. She was almost ashamed of her excited reaction to such a lewd idea.
She was lost in her own thoughts, then was brought back like a bolt to Jared. He was rambling through an apology and was clearly upset. She hadn't given him any positive feedback to his words, only stunned silence. She could easily let this pass. Yes, that would be the prudent thing to do. She could ease his conscience with a few kind words. After all, she had begged him to tell her. And she knew from the look on his face that he would NEVER bring it up again. That would be best, wouldn't it? She couldn't possibly admit to the excited tingling racing through her body at such an indecent thought. Such a deliciously indecent thought.
In a snap she made a decision. She had to give him at least a little positive feedback, but she couldn't admit to how much the idea excited her. She leaned forward and whispered in his ear, because there was no way she could say it out loud, "Really...you would like that?"
He nodded sheepishly.
"Well, OK, I could play along with that...but ONLY as a fantasy, of course."
His face transformed. A smile replaced the grimace. For the moment it was a tremendous victory just to know that she wasn't angry or upset. For a few moments it didn't even occur to him that she actually seemed open to the idea of indulging his fantasy. "Of course! Only as a fantasy!" he blurted.