*warning: this story involves a cheating spouse. All participants are 18+*
Ali
I couldnt believe I had gotten roped into this. School was over, my teaching year was finally complete. My husband Tom and I were planning a getaway to greater Ft. Lauderdale the first week we were out. It had been a long year and I was very much looking forward to a week with a lot of sun and no responsibilities.
I was also looking forward to perhaps working on my marriage and sex life a little, if I'm being honest. Five years into it, I had to admit things with Tom were a little stale. He is a good guy but has a very stressful job, and he's gained a few pounds lately. I keep myself in good shape and I take pride in that, but I know I'm not exactly the most adventurous in bed. All throughout high school and college I had a reputation as kind of a prude, and for good reason I guess. Tom is actually the only man I've ever had sex with. I was raised very religious and our community in the Florida panhandle is extremely conservative.
Anyway, the trouble all started on a Thursday, the second to last day of school. I was excitedly discussing my upcoming vacation with Chloe, probably my closest friend among my coworkers, when the principal, Mr. Bates approached. After some small talk about the hot weather and how fast the school year had gone by, he cut right to the chase.
"Mrs. Thomas, I need a favor. I couldn't help but overhear you saying you'd be in Ft. Lauderdale next week. As it happens, Mr. Trask who was supposed to go as an additional chaperone for the baseball tournament has gotten ill, and we need another chaperone. Coach Davies can't keep track of 20 high school kids all by himself, and he'll need to be focusing on his game plans anyway. The good news is the tournanent is in Ft. Lauderdale, and the team hotel is literally directly next to the resort you are staying at. You could definitely still go on your vacation, and all we're asking for is just a couple hours each night to keep an eye on them and make sure they don't get in too much trouble. It's so close, you could just walk over and back. I'm not going to make you go, but it would really be looked on favorably by the administration."
My stomach sank. Was this really happening? I could refuse, but I knew it would be a mark against me professionally. Plus, if I was catching the principal's drift correctly, this might help out during our compensation reviews, which were in two weeks. My work was following me south on my much anticipated getaway. The baseball team was the pride of our high school, the top ranked team in the state. Usually the season would be over before school ended, but a hurricane earlier in the season had pushed everything back a week. The week-long state tournament would be the week after school. At least I enjoyed baseball, I often went to the games on nights that Tom was working late. "Sure Mr. B, I'd be glad to."
He looked relieved and genuinely thankful as he hurried to make an excuse to leave before I changed my mind.
"That went poorly for you," Chloe said.
"If you think that was bad, wait until I tell Tom tonight."
Tom
This was beyond frustrating. I rearranged my very busy work schedule to take a week off with my wife, book an expensive resort, and 2 days before we leave, she tells me she's going to have to spend half of it working. And mostly at night too, during the prime time for vacation sex. Ali has seemed more disinterested in sex lately, and I was hoping we could find a spark. I'm about 15 lbs up from my weight when we got married, but it was more like 25 a month ago, I have worked hard to get in better shape specufically for this trip. Ali is as fit as ever, and if anything even more attractive to me than when we married. She's petite at only 5'2", with light brown hair and hazel eyes. Her ass is great, but her flat tummy and well-proportioned C cups are a sight to behold.
We've just started the conversation about kids, but aren't even trying yet. I'm happy to wait as long as possible.
Anyway, despite my frustration I tried to put on a good face for Ali. What else could I do?
Ali
The last day of school was mostly uneventful. Chloe informed me that she and her boyfriend might catch a game during the tournament if the team advanced that far, as they were taking a vacation to the Keys in a few days. We made plans to catch up.
As I finished my last English class of the year and said goodbye to the seniors, I felt a little sad and at the same time glad to see them go. I take pride in my work, and given that this was an AP class, many of them were headed for bright futures. I stood by the door pondering this while I watched them leave.
"Mrs. Thomas," I heard a man's voice with a heavy southern twang say, disrupting my thoughts. "I just wanted to thank you for everything this year. I feel more prepared for college because of you. I know my athletic schedule was hard to work around but you were always fair with me and always made an effort to be flexible."
This voice belonged to Hunter Logan, the valedictorian of the senior class. He was also the ace pitcher on the baseball team. His 97 mph fastball got him drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round, but he turned down a signing bonus of over $2 million to go get an education, putting off his professional baseball dreams for a few years. He was bound for Vanderbilt in the fall. He was one of those kids who was a joy to teach, always polite and eager to learn.
"I enjoyed having you in my class, Hunter. Good luck at Vanderbilt, and good luck ar the state tournament. I'll actually be around some as a chaperone, I may even drag Tom out to one of the games."
"Awesome!" he said. "Thanks again for everything. See you down there."
Tom
I should have known it wouldn't be this easy to get away from work. Of course an emergency would come up right before we were to leave and it was all hands on deck. I had to go in.
I called Ali at 7pm Friday night and told her the bad news. "We can't leave tomorrow, I have to work. We'll get an early start Sunday." She seemed disappointed but I didn't have any control over it.
Ten minutes later, she called back. "Honey, would it be alright with you if I rode down on the bus with the team? Coach Davies said it's fine, and that way the first night of our resort stay won't go to waste."
Honestly it sounded good to me, not only will at least someone get the benefit of the night we already paid for, but this way I won't feel guilty about working all day Saturday. "Sure, babe, have fun. And behave yourself," I add sarcastically. I don't think Ali's ever been in trouble in her life.
Ali
The bus ride the next day was long and mostly uneventful. I found myself getting bored, so I walked down the aisle of the bus to see what everyone was up to. Several of the players were huddled up in the back corner of the bus with the Diamond Girls, which was basically the baseball equivalent of cheerleaders. They supported the team, kept stats, and served as bat girls and other miscellaneous things the team needed. "Mrs. T, you want to play truth or dare with us?," asked one of them. It was Rachel, a pretty brunette who was was very smart but had a reputation for being a bit of a slut. It seemed like she had dated half the team at this point. There was a rumor around the school that she had given handjobs to the entire JV squad as their initiation onto the team.
"No thanks Rachel, I'm not sure that would be appropriate." Several of them laughed as I turned to walk back to my seat, and I heard the word "prude" from someone. Looking back, I still don't really know why I let this get to me, probably it was the fact that I'd been subjected to this type of label my entire life. But it struck a nerve, and it certainly was the start of a domino effect that set the tone for the rest of the trip.
"You know what?!" I retorted, turning back to face Rachel. "Fine. I'll play your game, and I'll take a Dare, because I fully expect to be called a prude again for chooosing Truth. Obviously, however, I won't be going through with any dare that's inappropriate in my capacity as an employee of the school." Reactions were mixed and ranged from a shocked silence to whoops of approval and surprise from some of the players. Rachel looked taken aback, but only briefly.
Recovering, she said flatly, "Ok then, I dare you to get in the hot tub with us in the pool at the hotel tonight."
My face flushed despite my efforts, but before I could object, James, the shortstop spoke up.
"You can't really say that's inappropriate, I mean what better way to chaperone than to be right there with us?"
I still could have easily made a clear and convincing case that this did not fall under the norm of what chaperones do, but this was just another of many points this week where I should have backed down but my pride wouldnt let me.
"Fine," I shot back, "but not until after dark. I can chaperone fine from outside the hot tub until then." I figured at least this way I if it was dark enough, I wouldn't have a bunch of horny high school kids staring at my tits covered my only a bathing suit.
When we arrived, I walked immediately next door to my resort and checked in. I told Coach Davies I'd be back over to the pool area of the team hotel at 5:30 pm, where the senior members of the baseball team were having a cookout. Coach Davies was a stickler for rules, and he only permitted the seniors to have a little flexibility on trips, the underclassmen were basically confined to their rooms.