Chapter Two
She didn't move.
I gave her my best smile, the one that I honed to perfection when I would ask the local car dealer or hardware store owner for sponsorship for my son's baseball team, and the one that still served me well when I talked to someone from the City Council or the County Commission about support for the Senior Citizen's Center or a music festival.
"Come in, Lori," I said, being careful to say her name as I had been taught in one of a dozen fundraising or leadership seminars, "I've been looking forward to meeting you."
She still didn't move so I stepped forward, covering the small distance between us, and kissed her softly, my over-lipsticked lips leaving a tiny red smear.
Then I whispered, my mouth so close to her ear that my breath would be warm and moist, "It's okay, Lori, I know and I understand."
Her eyes met mine and I saw the glint of understanding, and of change. Her grin was sudden, full of victory. She turned and threw her arms around David's neck and pulled him down into a hard kiss. And I knew I had won.
I stepped back in a gesture of welcome and they entered my home, her two hands on his arm, very possessive, his on her hip, equally possessive. I felt the first tiny rush of anticipation, very deep in my belly, as I watched.
They sat on the couch then, together. He was leaning back and she was snuggled into the crook of his arm, as he and I used to sit.
"Get us a beer, Martha," Lori said, that grin almost predatory now.
I went to the kitchen, got two mugs from the freezer, and poured the craft beer that was David's favorite this week, something called "Alexander's Special Red" if it matters, set them on our little silver serving tray, and went back to serve my husband and his lover, my back straight as I walked.
When I got to the couch David said, "serve properly, Martha." So I eased to my knees, glad the Voltaren worked so well on my arthritic knees, and offered the tray with two hands, my eyes downcast. I had been doing a LOT of thinking and had expected to be required to serve so I was ready.
The next request did surprise me although, looking back, I suppose I should have expected it, or something close to it anyway. Lori wanted to establish her place in the pecking order of course.
"My feet are sore, Martha," she said, "rub them."
But I didn't hesitate. I unbuckled the ankle straps of her fuck-me shoes and pulled them off. Her feet, like the rest of her really, were plump and cute, with short toes with tiny nails, no arch to speak of, a light tracing of blue veins across the tops, and very distinct tendons running to her toes.
I started at the little toe of her left foot, gently rolling it between my thumb and forefinger. I stretched it and bent it back and then down, spread it away from the other toes. I took my time, tracing the cuticle of the tiny nail. When I was satisfied I lifted it, kissed it, and started on the next toe.
"That's nice, Martha," she said in a soft breathy voice and when I looked up I saw that David was kissing her, a deep, thorough kiss, his left hand caressing her cheek while his right was entwined in her hair.
I kept doing as I was told, though, attending to each toe in turn, thoroughly, carefully, finishing it with a kiss, all the while watching my husband making love to this other woman, kissing her as we had kissed thousands of times, his hands exploring her as they had once explored me. The big surprise was how much I was enjoying this while David's kisses got more intense and his hands started exploring.
By the time I got to the big toe of her left foot, he had the top three buttons of her blouse undone and his hand had disappeared inside her bra. I smelled the first faint whiff of her excitement as I started on her right foot.
When she whispered, "that's right, baby," I'm not sure if she was talking to him or to me. I don't think he was either.
By the time I was finished with her right foot he had her bra pulled up and her perky little titties were on display. They were small, very small, I guessed barely an A cup. Her areolas were small too, the size of quarters, and her nipples barely larger than a boy's. They were very pink and very cute.
As I watched he rolled a nipple between his thumb and forefinger and her breath caught.