"What time does your flight arrive?"
"It's scheduled to land at 9:10, but I don't want you to come to the airport to pick me up. It'll be easier if I catch the hotel shuttle bus. Meet me at the airport Holiday Inn. That way you can sit down somewhere inside and wait for me."
"Did you want me to get a room? We would be driving home pretty late."
"It's your choice. If my flight's on time we can drive home, but if I'm delayed we may want to spend the night. We'll just have to be flexible."
"Sounds good. I'll wait for you in the restaurant. If you get in too late, I'll book a room."
"I love you, Beth. You're good to me."
"I love you, too, Tom. Travel safe."
I hung up my phone. My flight home would be leaving in three hours. The airport shuttle was going to leave in half an hour and get me to the airport in plenty of time. I hadn't heard any reports of delays, but winter weather was always dicey. I hated flying out of Chicago, but that was where the client was. I had been here for four days installing the new software and training the staff on all the new updates. The trip was uneventful but long and tiring. It would be good to get home to Beth.
Beth and I had been married for six good years. We haven't started having kids yet, but it is definitely in the plan for us. Right now, we are enjoying working and getting established in our careers. I work for an insurance management software company. I still travel working with the clients around the country. I have eight months more of this before I get enough seniority that I can stay home and send someone else. Beth works as an accountant at a small firm outside of Memphis. She likes working there and has no plans to move. She works late when I am out of town, so she can spend more time at home when I'm not traveling. The flexible hours and friendly coworkers make it a great place to work.
I had missed Beth terribly. We hadn't had sex in the week before I left. A nasty cold followed by her period meant no farewell sex. Add to that all the friendly women on the staff at United Benefits I was down to fuck. The women their wore pencil tight skirts to just above the knee. They were all young and in great shape. If I didn't know better I would say they all were in the same aerobics class based on the way they all seemed to be friends. And those cute women were always touching me on the arm, laughing at my jokes, making very direct eye contact. I was good and faithful to my wife, so I didn't pursue to see if those women were anything more than just friendly, but I was more than ready for some time alone with my wife. I was really hoping she'd decide to get a hotel room.
I got to the airport in plenty of time and everything seemed great. We boarded on time, so I sent Beth a text telling her were on our way. However, just after they closed the doors they found a problem with the water pump in the rear bathroom. We sat around for forty five minutes while they tried to fix it. Most of that was waiting for the technician to show up. I didn't text Beth, because I didn't know how long the delay was going to be. Then when we did get the clearance to land everything was so rushed trying to get us out quickly I forgot to send her a message. I wasn't too worried. She would check the status of the flight and know when to expect me.
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As long as Tom was arriving late I stayed late a work. I went out with a few work friends for dinner. There is a nice Thai place across the street where five of us went. Jerry is older and married with two kids. Jason is single, but gay. Shonda is single and my age. Tracy is older and divorced. We had a good time chatting. They knew I was going to pick up Tom from the airport after a long trip. Jason and Tracy were teasing me about how I was going to get laid tonight. Jerry and Shonda laughed at my expense, but at least they didn't try to make it any worse. I'm pretty sure I blushed deeply at their jokes, because I was definitely in the mood for sex.
Usually I like to be romanced to be put in the mood for sex, but tonight I was already thinking about getting my husband home and in bed. I wanted to feel his arms around me and his weight on top of me. Jason's crude jokes were making me laugh, but also making it hard for me to think about anything other than getting Tom naked and alone. I was toying with the idea of masturbating when I got back to my private cubicle, even though I knew I would never do that.
After dinner I worked for two more hours. I checked on Tom's flight and saw that it was slightly delayed. I didn't want to start a new project, so I decided just to leave for the airport a little early. I could get a dessert in the hotel restaurant while I waited. I had a romance novel I was reading that I could use to keep me company while I waited. I made better than expected time and got to the hotel a full hour ahead of Tom's arrival time. The restaurant was really more of a bar but wasn't crowded. There was soft jazz playing, but it wasn't loud or distracting. I found a table in the back, ordered an Irish coffee and settled in to read my book.
I hadn't been long before a two guys in suits sat down at the table next to mine. They were laughing and telling jokes back and forth. The jokes were definitely off color ("What's the difference between a woman taking a bath and a nun? One has hope in her soul!"), but not inappropriate for a barroom setting. It reminded me of Jason and all the dirty jokes he was telling early. I tried to focus on my reading, but I couldn't help but hear their jokes. ("What did the leper say to the hooker? Keep the tip!") When I had to stifle some laughter, they turned to me in feigned indignation asked, "Were you eavesdropping on us?"
"Sorry, but you were being pretty loud."
"We can go away if we were disturbing you."
"No, that's fine. I'm just waiting for my husband."
"Where is the lucky guy? It's pretty late to be sitting in a bar all by yourself."
"He's flying in tonight. He's been away on a business trip."
"Ah! A kindred spirit. We're in town on business. I'm Mark. This is Dave."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Beth."
"Looks like hubby is going to get lucky tonight." Dave said. I must have gotten a confused look on my face. "Whenever my wife starts reading one of those books, I figure I've got pretty good chances for getting laid."
I started to blush. He was not far off, but I didn't really want the conversation traveling into dangerous territory with a couple of strange men.