Bang, bang, bang, bang.ungh ungh ungh uuuuuuuungh!!!!
I knew of Ryan long before I ever actually met him. My girlfriend and I were living in a duplex at the time and he was the young stud who moved in next door and seemed to entertain a different girl - loudly - every night of the week. It wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the fact that Chloe and I were suffering through the first serious dry spell of our relationship. We'd always enjoyed a healthy and active (if not very adventurous) sex life, but now, after three years together, we often went weeks without having sex, and when we did, it was the boring, perfunctory stuff of middle-aged couples.
I knew that I was at least partially to blame. I had recently turned 30, and the full-length mirror in front of our shower reminded me daily that I had let my gym membership lapse and it showed. I was an athlete throughout high school and remained naturally fit through college and into my mid-20s, but now, a combination of age, a long-term relationship, and a demanding career were taking a noticeable toll on my midsection. I wasn't fat by any means, but where I once wore toned and clearly defined abdominal muscles, there was now just a shapeless haunch. I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me a bit self-conscious, but my decision to get back into shape was less about my own vanity and more about my concern for my Chloe.
She was naturally gorgeous and she had stayed in impeccable shape over the years. She was only two years younger than me, but she still got carded when we went out to bars. More importantly, she still turned heads every time we went out. If her fiery red hair couldn't catch a man's attention, than her body certainly could. Her waist was almost impossibly slender in proportion to her buoyant c-cup breasts and full, perfectly round ass. In short, she had a body built for fucking. She was the kind of woman men couldn't help but stare at, and I took it as a compliment whenever I caught one looking.
So you can understand my disappointment in myself and our relationship. We were still very much in love, but the thought that I was so lethargic and out of shape that I couldn't arouse much passion for the gorgeous creature that slept next to me made me question my own manhood. I knew it was time to start hitting the weights and the treadmill again. I wanted to do it for myself, and for Chloe, but it was Ryan who really motivated me to take action.
It seemed my new neighbor's busy schedule of constant fucking had kept him rather busy, so he was still moving some boxes and large furniture despite the fact that he'd been tormenting me with his late night grunts and thrusts for about three weeks. I came home early from work one evening to see him shirtless and sweating, effortlessly lifting an easy chair from the back of his Jeep.
"Hey, buddy," he said as I walked past.
"Hi," I managed awkwardly. I'm normally a pretty outgoing, neighborly kind of guy, but the fact that I my introduction to Ryan came from the kind of epic sex sounds I had previously only heard in porn made our first face-to-face a little weird.
But there was something else. I'd always considered myself 100% hetero, a full 0 on the Kinsey scale, but something about being unexpectedly confronted by the sheer male perfection that was Ryan took the wind out of me. Maybe it was just the fact that I had become so self-conscious about my own sorry physique, but the sight of his perfect 8-pack abs and corded arms made me feel about three feet tall and anxious to get inside.
After a quick "see ya later" nod to Ryan I bolted up the front steps and after what seemed to be a lifetime of fumbling for keys, charged through the door, eager to catch my breath in private. Instead, what I caught a sight that set me back on my heels again.
Chloe was perched on the back of the couch staring out the window with a transfixed expression Id never seen on her before. I knew instantly that she'd had a similar reaction to the sight of shirtless Ryan.
"Hi," I said, trying to sound amused and understanding.
"Christ!" she shrieked. She apparently had heard me burst through the front door. "You scared the shit out of me!"
"What are you looking at?" I asked, walking over to the window.
"Oh, just the new neighbor moving in. Just wanted to see who we'll be living next to."
"Ah, yesΓthe late-night lover."
"What?"
I had forgotten that Chloe usually fell asleep hours before I did and likely hadn't overheard any of Ryan's activities.
"This guy's got a different chick over every night and they fuck for hours." I said. "I can't believe it never woke you up."
"Really?" Chloe said, unable to conceal her intense interest in the matter. "How do you it's always a different girl?"
"Trust me, you can tell."