This happened a few years ago. My wife and I had been together for a little over 10 years, and things had gotten a little stale. Our communication was terrible, and her sex drive was much lower than mine.
I'd started working a new job in an office, with plenty of attractive women to look at and flirt with, and that's where the trouble really started. For the most part, the interactions were innocent enough, a smile or compliment here and there, but nothing more. At least until I met Darla.
Darla worked as one of the assistants to the higher-ups. I'd swing by her desk a few times a week, and we'd chat and talk about life and work. She was about 15 years my senior, but she didn't look it. Her long blond hair accentuated her blue eyes, and her frame reminded me of a skinny hourglass.
I tried to only stare when I knew she was looking at something else, but she caught me a time or two looking down her shirt. She would only smile and go back to what she was doing on these occasions, enjoying the fact that I was checking her out.
Knowing that I was good with computers, she'd asked me at one point if I could come over to her house and help her with some issues she'd been having, but I wasn't sure if that was a good idea. I had no intention of cheating on my wife, but I also wanted to get to know Darla a bit better outside of work.
We'd only been working together about a year and half when our company underwent some major restructuring. As part of this, Darla was let go and I was devastated. She'd been one of my favorite people to talk to, and spend time with, in the office.
Shortly after leaving, she sent me a message on social media, as we hadn't exchanged numbers prior, and asked me again to help her with her computer. She needed to get it working again so she could fill out resumes, and I decided that helping a friend get back on their feet was a good excuse to go over to her house.
The first few times I went over, we worked on getting her computer working. I was only able to go once a week for an hour or two, but we were getting along well and I didn't see any harm in spending more time over there even after we got her issues resolved.
We still flirted a bit, but she knew that I was off limits for anything more. We'd spend time watching football and just chatting, and I helped her with projects around the house and getting ready for job interviews. Sometimes we'd even share a glass of wine, opening up a bit more to each other about things like our love lives (mostly her troubles finding a good man).
One evening, after a couple glasses of wine, we stepped outside for some fresh air. We'd been working on converting some old tapes to a digital format, and we both needed a break. As we stood in her back yard, looking up at the stars in the cold night air, she said she was thinking about kissing me.