Hi everyone. Apologies for disappearing for so long - it's been a difficult few months for us. The truth is that in November 2021 my husband and I decided to separate. What had begun as fun and exciting encounters ended up driving a wedge between us. While we remain the best of friends, and still love each other, it was clear that our marriage couldn't ever be the same again - so we decided to take a break.
If anything, it's been a bit of a relief for us both. We don't have a mortgage to pay, and the kids moved out about 3 years ago, so it's kind of like a natural progression in a way. Hubby's renting a room from a single friend nearby, so we see each other all the time. Most of his things are here, so he's around a lot. And yes, we have enjoyed the odd friends-with-benefits evening. So it's sad, but it's also all good.
Anyway, all this has meant that I've been somewhat inactive for a while...until last night.
Although I still occasionally go out with my husband and other couples, I've started to have more nights out with just the girls - something which I never used to do very often, but I really enjoy.
Last night myself and two old friends met up for a drink at a lively pub in a place called Lye. Now, Lye is not a particularly nice area but it does have a great pub popular with affluent people which also has a very conveniently situated curry restaurant just across the car park. It's also near the station and easy for us all to get to, so we met up 6.30pm - all glammed up for a Saturday night of Prosecco and giggles.
This pub's always busy, but we managed to get a table upstairs in the gin bar. With it being Saturday night I didn't look out of place in a figure-hugging pink Bodycon dress and elegant black patent court 5" heels. My friends were dressed in similar outfits, so we certainly got our fair share of indiscreet looks from men of all ages.
We were having a lovely and uneventful evening until about 8.30pm when across the room I noticed someone I hadn't seen for a while. It was Kayleigh.
If you've read my other stories you'll remember Kayleigh. She's a young girl who lives locally to us, and we once shared an experience in an alleyway with her boyfriend and my husband. It's fair to say that Kayleigh is a little whore who is largely responsible for turning me into the slut I am. I haven't seen her since that night, and I was hoping she wouldn't notice me, but a lot of alcohol had been consumed and we were not very quiet.
Inevitably, she saw me and came over to our table.
"Hello stranger" she said. "And where have you been hiding?"
"Hello Kayleigh. No, not hiding, just having a catch-up with friends" I replied.
"So I see" she said, smiling to my sightly bemused girlfiends.
"She's a dark horse this one" Kayleigh said, placing her hand on my knee under the table and squeezing gently. "She'll lead you astray if you're not careful!" she added.
"So who are you here with?" I asked politely.
"I'm out with the girls too, but they're all off into town." She said.
"Oh, you should go with them. A young girl like you." I said, hoping to encourage her to leave.
"Nah, not really my thing. Anyway, I don't need to go into town to get a bit of action." She replied, giving me a knowing look.
"Anyway, see you later ladies" she said as she stood up on her impossibly high heels and swayed back to her equally slutty friends.
"Who was that, Sarah?" asked one of my friends.
"Trouble" I replied.
"Oh, she's just a girl on a night out" said my other friend. "She's enjoying herself. We were like that once, or don't you remember?" She joked.
"Yes, well...are we going for this curry, or not?" I said, keen to get away from Kayleigh.
As we got up to leave Kayleigh and her little gang moved over to sit at our table.
