Triad - Hard Times
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Backgroud to Triad with many chapters to follow. This part of the story sets the stage and includes romantic loving. Further parts of the story get more exciting.
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I want to share our story in hopes that it may encourage and support others to find their own ways of living well. The story starts with hard times, but shows their is a silk lining to every cloud. Let me begin a couple years ago when my wife Stephanie and I were having our good friend Natalie over for dinner one Friday night.
"Hey Tom, Natalie should be here anytime, you should get the wine out and pour us all a glass."
"As you wish." with a wink.
Just then the door opens as Natalie lets herself in, not only expected for dinner but always welcome.
"Right on time, I have a glass of wine with your name on it!"
"I hope you have something stronger than wine, I need a good stiff drink after today!"
"Yeah, I've got your stiff drink right here!" pointing down with innuendo.
"Sorry, I'm in a pretty sour mood and won't be much fun for dinner tonight, but really need some company."
As I split her wine into our glasses and get a real drink for Natalie, my better half does the more appropriate comforting.
"We are happy to help however we can. What was so bad today?"
"We have all been seeing the economy headed down, and it finally caught up to me. I was just laid off indefinitely!" she chugs the strong rum and coke I had handed her. Shaking her glass for a refill.
As I go to fix another for her, throw out the obvious, "What a coincidence we were planning on layin---"
Stephanie cuts me off "Knock it off! You jerk, this is serious, and no time for joking around."
While we have all been friends since High School and have talked very openly about everything including sex in all those years nothing ever actually happened besides good natured teasing and innuendo.
"So you have savings and can get assistance for awhile, you'll be fine. Nothing to worry about."
"No, six months ago rent went up and I was having trouble keeping up as it was. Then that idiot hit my car and he didn't have insurance leaving me with the bill. Now this! I don't know what I am going to do."
"Well you can still draw unemployment."
"Yeah, but it won't come even close to covering expenses."
"Lets forget about it for the night and get silly drunk. We can figure it out tomorrow."
"Absolutely!"
"It has been awhile since we got loaded."
I quickly get to taking things up a notch. We all enjoy a few drinks before even starting dinner so in no time we are buzzing. We soon get back to joking and laughing and put the worries behind for now. Natalie stays ahead of us in drinks and after we settled into the couch for awhile, she dozes off first.
I gently scoop her up and carry her to our spare room upstairs. Reluctantly taking her next door to the Master Bedroom.
Being a little sloshed I take notice of things that I usually try to overlook to protect our friendship. First her smell, the alcohol adds a little but she is wearing a wonderful light perfume that tickles my nose and stirs my interest. Then her soft breathing and lovely peaceful face that doesn't show any of her current troubles. The way her silk shirt followed her curves and falls into that wonderful valley between her firm C-cups.
Drinks turned my usually innocent care for her into disappointment at having to tuck her in and not take her to my bed.
When she is comfortable for the night I head back down to help clean up, but found it was already done. My wife on her way to the stairs.