A good bit of time passed since that first email. During that time Joan wore dress slacks only twice. She was followed her owner's instructions precisely. Joan never looked outright slutty. But she did wear skirts that were just short enough to make anyone with a penis take notice. Her blouses were always the button up type, I assumed for easy access.
Before Kevin, it took a special occasion for Joan to put on make-up. If she had eyeliner and lipstick on it usually meant we were going to the company Christmas party or one of our extended family had died and we were on our way to the funeral. Now, Joan wore eye liner, make-up and lipstick every day. At least she put it on in the morning. It was always gone by the time I saw her after work. She took extra time to get ready for work; always taking a shower and filling the bathroom with the scent of sexy perfume.
One night, about a week after I had read her first email; Joan came home looking like she had just run a marathon in her skirt and heels. Her blouse was not neatly tucked into her skirt as it had been that morning. Her pony tail was off center and only partly held by an old hair band. She had no lip stick or make-up on and her face was flush.
"Are you ok?" I asked as she came through the door.
"I'm fine." she replied dismissively
"You look like hell" I said genuinely concerned.
"The state achievement tests are next week so I stayed around to help organize the testing environment. We moved tables, not a good idea in heels but, yeah know I'm on the testing committee and no one else was around. They all left early; I should have thought of that too."
Joan apologized for being late and said she was going to change and be right down to start dinner.
Her reason for her appearance and tardiness was completely realistic. The testing started in a couple of days. Joan is on the committee overseeing the testing environment. Everyone else on that committee is nearly twice her age.
But I knew this was my wife talking. The woman who cared for and loved only her husband, had two college aged daughters and was a Sunday school teacher. This woman, this Joan, would never tell me that she was late because she was fucking Kevin. This Joan, with her briefcase in hand and scuffed high heels would be shattered if I pointed out that her blouse wasn't buttoned up right. She must have put it on as hastily as she had made her ponytail.
I didn't ask about her blouse. I let the incident pass. I knew that some time, soon I would be reading all about her day and it wouldn't have anything to do with testing preparation. Just because I didn't ask the obvious question didn't mean I wasn't curious. After a few seconds I followed Joan to our bedroom. Our youngest daughter, the twin that was born first, had called with a surprise. I figured I could fall back on that if Joan got suspicious.
The ploy wasn't needed.
Joan left the bedroom door ajar. It was open just an inch or two but that was enough to to see Joan standing in front of the mirror. She was staring at the mirror but not at her image. Her mind was somewhere else; probably at school reliving her rugged intercourse with her black student. She lifted her right arm. Her large right breast lifted slightly. Her nipples were stiff. Joan took her left hand and gently lifted her right breast. She stoically stared at the purple mark that was suddenly revealed. She ran her fingers lightly over it. She switched arms and lifted her left breast with her right hand. There were several purple marks under this breast. Her lips formed a silent gasp as she pressed on the discolored flesh. She licked her lips and I knew from her expression that these were badges of pleasure.
They were Kevin's love bites. He had done this before. After her first email, while we were fucking I lifted her hair. On the back of her neck, just below her scalp line was a massive dark purple hickey. These were smaller versions of that same branding.
Joan's revelry faded. She left the mirror for her dresser. I stepped away from the door, adjusted my growing hard-on and walked into the room. Joan was still naked. She managed to angle herself away from me as I came in. She looked absolutely calm as she put on a pair of sweatpants and sweatshirt.
She asked me what I wanted for dinner and we decided on stir fry, because she could throw it together in a couple of minutes. Then we talked about the mundane chores of work and she told me that she had some paperwork to get through tonight. She was fixing her ponytail when I left. I remembered the message and stuck my head back in the room just in time to see Joan put the flash drive in the bowl on her dresser.
"Cora called. She said she has a surprise for us and wants to coordinate a time for a visit." I said trying not to look too long at Joan's dresser.
Joan instantly responded with "What do we need to coordinate for? She can come home anytime.
I just shrugged my honest reply and went downstairs.
While Joan cooked dinner I took the flash drive into my office and copied it onto my computer. Turns out, that was a good decision.
Joan hardly said a word through dinner. She kept her eyes on her plate or stared blankly out the window into the backyard.
When I asked about her day; she turned her head and stared at me, so I asked again. Then she blinked a couple of times, shook her head slightly and said, "Oh, my day was pretty good." Then she dropped her head back down and stared into her food.
That was her longest sentence all evening.