This is a sequel to 'Nervous,' but it isn't necessary to read that story first.
"What's the biggest thrill you get out of this?" my wife asks. She's getting ready to meet a man. We haven't met him yet, but if all goes well we'll have a threesome.
For her, of course, the attraction is she gets to have sex with someone new, variety. We've been doing this for over a year now, she's relaxed about the process, yet admits she still has butterflies and goosebumps when another tΓͺte-Γ -tΓͺte seems on the horizon.
I've enjoyed this, watching her as she flirts with a man, seduces him. But the question, what exactly do I get out of it, has never been asked.
'Hmmm,' I think, 'good question.' I consider for a few minutes, then give her first one answer, but then I think of another, and another. In the end, I come up with seven things I really love to see.
She laughs, "Just like a guy. Well, let's see how many of those I can make happen tonight!"
We review the intel on our date that we got off the website, Donnie, 5'10", 190 pounds (he says,) divorced. Driving to meet him, I ask, "Nervous?"
Lisbeth laughs, "A little. I always am when we meet a guy for the first time. Remember how I was with Lou? I was a real Nellie on that one, and look how it turned out. I'm really ready, I hope Donnie is!"
We find The Spot, a tavern less than ten minutes from our house. We've never been except to meet a man, we're unlikely to bump into anyone we know. I pull into a parking space, go around to open the door for her. As she climbs down and her skirt slips up I get a quick glimpse of something dark, her sundress is short for a woman of her age, but not for what we're planning to do, god willing. I'm glad she's wearing her anklet, I gave it to her after her third guy, Jim, six months ago. If Donnie works out, he'll be the sixth. I don't know if Lisbeth is counting, I certainly am.
The bar is dark, three guys look around, all of them concentrate on the skin above my wife's push-up bra. One stands up, he must be Donnie. It takes only a split second to make that first impression. Mine is 'not bad.' Combed hair, clean shirt, slacks, boat shoes. And besides, it's not my first impression that counts, it's Lisbeth's.
"Hi," he says. Now for that first thrill of the night, Lisbeth's reaction. I think I can tell what's going to happen just from the way she approaches him. With one fat guy, I could tell she didn't want to touch any part of him; needless to say, nothing happened that night. When Donnie offers a handshake she places her palm on his shoulder, presses toward him, gives him a kiss on the cheek. The other people in the bar might think he's an old friend, but I know what it means. That her breast brushes his arm lets me know what she's thinking.
"Hi, I'm Lisbeth," she offers warmly.
We head for the patio, the temperature is still in the low 80's, we're a half hour from sunset. The music blares a bit loudly, perfect for the purpose. He already has his beer, I order a Yuengling, Lisbeth selects a Lime-a-rita. We begin small talk, almost unimportant except if the guy hogs the conversation or brags too much about himself. Donnie does neither, in fact his reaction is perfect when he asks, "So, what do you guys like to do?" and Lisbeth teases,
"You mean other than..." The tables tops are glass, I watch as Lisbeth pulls her skirt up a bit on his side to show almost all her leg. I chuckle when he does a double take, but he doesn't look away.
Just after he orders another beer, Lisbeth gives me the signal. "We've got this great patio at our house," she slips into the conversation.
"We just had it revarnished," I add, the positive reply. If I had decided he wasn't for us, I would have said, 'but it needs a little bit of work.' As a result, Donnie doesn't know his fate has already been decided, we talk about home improvement for a few minutes as if it was a subject of interest. I make the excuse of needing to use the boy's room, Lisbeth is left to conclude the negotiations, she's good at it. I stay away five minutes, by the time I return Donnie's beer is finished, he's laid a twenty on the table, plenty for drinks and tip. "Babe, Donnie wants to see what we've done with the patio. You ready to go?"