There is no underage sex or violence in this story.
***
I've been married to Bruce for 3 years now. He's very nice man with a job that is rather ordinary, but the pay is good and his position is secure. Whilst my Bruce is a sweet man, he's never seemed able to show his emotions, and as he has no close friends to confide in, he keeps everything bottled up inside of himself.
The more I thought about it, everything about our lives is so reasonable, perfectly logical in every way. So normal in fact that sometimes I want to scream. Bruce may be nice but to be frank, he is also boring.
Then it happened. I went shopping one day and bumped my shopping trolley into the back of somebody else's. It shook me a little as I knew it was my fault. I had been walking around in a dream world. The elderly man I had bumped into seemed nice and pleasant and was very concerned.
He could see I was upset so he invited me to have a cup of tea in the cafe attached to the supermarket and we just talked and talked and told each other about our lives. We had a corner table so we weren't distracted by too much noise.
I told him that my name is Jennifer and I'm 25 and my husband Bruce Miller was the same age, and an Accountant. I shared loads of family information which wasn't very dramatic but Brian (that was his name) was very attentive to me a I spoke For the first time in ages I felt important.
Brian told me that he was just over 60 and went on to explain that his wife had passed away about 8 months earlier and he now lived alone.
He spoke so nicely and was so sincere as I listened intently to him telling me about his wife. It was like a touching love story that had a sad ending. I was sorry when we had to leave.
It turned out that Brian lived in the next street to me and as he didn't have a car, I offered him a lift. It had started to rain and he gratefully accepted.
I usually do a daily shop as I don't really like having large bills and the next day, I again saw Brian at the store again picking up some cakes. When he saw me he immediately came over and said, "Thanks for the lift yesterday. You must allow me to buy you a cup of tea in return."
It really wasn't necessary but I accepted as it was a change from every day life.
Obviously, Brian was a lot older than me, but it was all so very innocent at the time. The thing that made me feel nice was that it was really different from the usual routine. As he was living so close to me it seemed silly not to give him a lift home and in a way it was sort of our secret.
This happened for about 4 days, with the usual cup of tea and chatting on the way home. For some reason I didn't say anything to Bruce about my new friend.
On Friday I had to give it a miss as I had to go with my husband to the solicitors to sort out some legal business about our house. For some reason missing our tea made me feel irritable and I wondered what Brian would be thinking, when I wasn't there.
On the Saturday I made my way into the supermarket once more. I made sure that it was about the same time as my previous visits. It was so silly but I felt like a happy young girl when I saw him hanging around the check out desks. He seemed to be waiting for me.
He looked as relieved as I felt when he saw me and although Brian had finished his shop, he came around with me pushing the trolley. When we had finished I immediately suggested that we go for a cup of tea.
He looked hesitant and my heart sunk a little until he said, "You pass my house on the way home Jenny, I hoped you would call in for a cup of tea. I have bought a few scones which I know you like." It all seemed so natural and nice, I happily agreed.
As we were sipping our tea, he told me that he had really missed seeing me the day before. I joked, "I am glad you thought about me Brian."
He looked at me seriously and said, "I hope you don't mind, but you have no idea of how much I thought about you, Jennifer."
I certainly didn't mind. I know its a very hackneyed American phrase but to be honest I felt like a million dollars.
We seemed to be able to chat about everything and anything. He wanted to know about my husband and my family and how I was brought up and school activities.
I felt so alive telling him about everything. I also wanted to know about his life and his wife. He was so interesting and clearly loved his wife very much. He was also very close to his brother, William who had recently retired.
When I asked about his brother, he was obviously very proud of William who was a very well known academic. William was a couple of years older than Brian and lived down on the South Coast with his wife Mildred.
Apparently William had been the Head Master of a very prestigious Finishing School for Young Ladies and Gentlemen aged between 18 and 23. Brian explained that there were only about 50 pupils in total and it was from educational establishments such as these that the leaders of our political life came from for over the last century.
It was so interesting as he gave names of certain high flying politicians who were former students. The school was noted for still favouring old methods of discipline and forms of behaviour which were frowned upon in modern educational practises.
Throughout the following week we met every day at his house after the shop. Brian may have been old enough to be my father but I could see he fancied me and I made a great effort to look nice for him. I even wore my best blouse and a shorter skirt than usual.
I realised that I couldn't go on like this indefinitely without saying something to my husband, so I casually mentioned to Bruce at the end of the second week, "I called into a friends house for some tea today, he's very nice."
I deliberately mentioned 'he' to see what reaction I would get from Bruce.
As I mentioned earlier, Bruce isn't a very expressive man. He looked a little surprised but said, "That's nice Jen. You could do with some more friends. What's his wife like?"
I immediately thought it was a sort of leading question and played it straight, "His wife passed away last year. He is 60 and lives alone."
Bruce went quiet for a while before saying, "So it was just two of you in the house alone?"
He wasn't directly accusing me of anything but I could almost see the pictures building up in his mind. I agreed, "Yes, just the two of us, having tea."
I added, "I met him in the Supermarket and I've have been to his house several times."
Before he could say anything I added, "And we were alone there, each time."
Bruce looked surprised but didn't ask anything more. He was very quiet and I could almost see the pictures growing in his head. He seemed off balance.
Strangely the situation was making me feel much more alert and alive. Nothing had happened, but Bruce was showing much more attention to me. When we retired for the evening he even tried to make love. He wasn't much good at it but the effort was enjoyable.
Over the next few days I saw Brian in his house and he was making great efforts to please me. I told him which cakes I liked best and sure enough, they were waiting for me at tea time. He also opened a bottle of red wine. It was lovely.
I also made efforts to please. I bought a nice uplift bra and let the top button of my blouse undone. I could see him staring a little and looking at my shortish skirt. It was knee length but it sometimes slid up a little when I moved.
It was an adventure which we were both enjoying.
Each evening after our Evening meal, Bruce tried to make more conversation. I knew he wanted to ask things but couldn't quite manage it.
Without having to do anything I was enjoying the situation.
Finally he cracked and tried to ask casually, "Have you seen your friend today for some tea?"
I nodded and answered in the same tone "Yes, of course. I've seen him every day and sometimes we have a glass of red wine. Good quality. I enjoyed it."
Bruce looked shocked. "Every day? You didn't mention it."
I looked at him, equally surprised, "I'm sorry, I didn't think I had to."
He was on the back foot again. "No, no. Of course not. I was just a bit surprised."