One Last, Farewell
They never managed to get together again, and the end of his time at home came. Things just didn't work out. He went on a long, family vacation, then, when he finally got back, she had to go out of town herself. That was early August, and then it became mid-August and then he was off to college.
It looked as if the little affair was just over, and she told herself that was really alright. She did know all along that it could not last. She really didn't want it to last. She had no intention of maintaining a long-term relationship with him, though she may have harbored a vague expectation that they would have at least a little more time together. But, it didn't happen.
Typically, for a Saturday night, she and her husband were ready for bed, more or less, by 10:00 p.m. She was just putting on her pajamas. He was already between the sheets, and his eyelids were trying to go shut and stay shut, though he feebly resisted, trying to wait for her, contemplating a little marital bliss.
The knock on the front door came at 10:02. She was just starting to button her pajama top. He was startled awake and went to investigate, pulling on a pair of shorts along the way. Dressed in those shorts and an undershirt, he opened the door cautiously, flipping on the porch light and peering out to see who was there.
It was her young lover. "Oh, hi," he said to the guest. "Come on in," he continued, swinging the door widely and gesturing somewhat exaggeratedly with his arm. "So, what's up?"
"Uh...," the young man replied, completely unsure what to say. He had a melancholy look on his face and dropped his eyes to the floor, searching haplessly for a good way to explain himself.
His host understood well enough. "Honey?" he called up the stairs. "You have a visitor."
She had been waiting up in the bedroom, expectant, thinking—hoping—that it might be him. She was anxious, but a little relieved as well. She had hidden from herself the disappointment she felt over not ever seeing him again. "Seeing," that is, in a meaningful way. The mere thought that he had come to see her raised expectations dramatically, and had already aroused her. She had been thinking about having sex with her husband, but this happy news aroused her far beyond that. It wasn't a matter of preference, just the excitement of something different and, of course, somewhat illicit. No doubt, the fact that the sex was illicit, her husband's sanction notwithstanding, made fucking this guy all the more exciting.
Plus, he could perform for hours! He could wear her out, thoroughly satisfy her, satiate her lust, and leave her sexually fulfilled beyond anything she had ever known.
She came down the stairs in her pajamas, not being shy with either of the men in the place. Her husband passed her on the way, gave her a kiss on the cheek and said, "I guess you two have some things to talk about. I'm going to bed. Take your time. I'll leave your reading light on."
She went on down knowing she had her husband's blessing, though, somehow, that did not diminish the excitement of "sneaking around."
"Well, hello," she said, extending her hand, awkwardly, to shake his, as if they hardly knew each other. Of course, that was the case, and it seemed pretty evident at the moment. Yet, they also knew each other with exquisite intimacy, and both were keenly aware of that fact.
"Hi," he said, rather sheepishly. She responded with an affectionate smile that put him more at ease.
She took his hand and led him into the living room, then turned back briefly to close the pocket door behind her, shutting off the room from the front hall and, honestly, from the stairway and from her husband. She told herself it was so her husband would not be disturbed by their talking. She did sense that the young man wanted to talk, to say goodbye, and that was why he was here. Truly, though, she expected that he wanted more than talk. She was not ready to admit it to herself, but she knew deep down that she too wanted more than talk.
She sat down on the couch leaving a respectable distance between them, for the moment at least, not wanting to be pushy or to seem needy. "I thought maybe I'd not see you again. Everything alright?"
"Yes," he replied uncertainly. "I'm sorry ... I was so sorry I never got to see you again and now I have to leave tomorrow, and I just wanted to—had to—come over and tell you how much you ... how much it has meant to me to know you and ... you know." He glanced toward the pocket door and continued, "Is it alright for me to be here?"
"Sure. It's fine. I am glad to see you. I am glad we can say goodbye properly."
He looked toward the door again. "Is it really alright?" he asked.
"It's fine. Really. He is, I think, glad you came to say goodbye. I guess I've been a little mopey and he doesn't want me to be sad. He's okay with you and me, though I think he does get a little jealous sometimes. Our marriage is very strong, though, and I love him more than anything—anyone," she added somewhat pointedly. "We've been married a long time and will be a long time more, God willing. Of course, he knows, as well as you do, that you and I can't keep seeing each other much longer. I am committed to my marriage and you are too damned young for me anyway! You need to get on with your life and find a girlfriend—someday a wife you can grow old and share a full life with. I think your leaving for college, while it is sad and I will miss you, is a good thing for all of us."
He nodded in agreement. He knew she was right, even if he didn't want to accept it. He thought she was the most beautiful woman he knew. She made him very happy, and he did not want to let go, not yet, anyway.
The sad look in his eyes made her sadder still and she wanted to comfort him. She reached out her hands and took his. She looked into his eyes and smiled fondly, encouragingly. She wanted him to know that she was open to any advances he might be contemplating.
By this time her husband, who knew he would never get to sleep so long as the visitor stayed, had ventured quietly back down the stairs and stood in the hall trying to hear them through the thick, wooden, pocket door. He wasn't really trying to spy on their conversation. He was listening for sounds of love making. He had been disappointed by the fact that he had missed his opportunity to catch them—and perhaps watch them—fucking the last time the young man had visited, when they did it wantonly in the basement right under his nose. He did not intend to miss any chance that might present itself this time. He could hear their voices, their soft conversation, but could not make out their words. He wondered whether they would ever do anything but talk! He hoped they would. He wanted them to fuck and do it loudly. He wanted to hear her moan with pleasure, to hear him grunt as he spent himself into her lustful, unfaithful bottom. He did not know why he wanted that, but he knew that he did and that was all that mattered to him just then.